Of Counsel
David B. Hartvigsen
David B. Hartvigsen, a founding member of the firm, has focused his career on water law, local governmental law, and water company governance. He has shaped Utah water law through prominent court cases and key legislation. He represents individual and corporate water right holders, irrigation and canal companies, water districts, and municipalities on all water matters and on related administrative matters such as corporate governance, master planning, impact fee enactments, eminent domain actions…
E. Jay Peck
Jay Peck is recognized by other attorneys as preeminent litigator. Mr. Peck was a partner at Nielsen, Henriod, Gottfredson & Peck from 1976 through 1980 and a shareholder in Nielsen & Senior, PC for 24 years. Mr. Peck is a member of the United States District Court for the District of Utah mediation and arbitration panels. He served for several years as a member and chair of the Utah Governor’s policy Board for the Division of Services for Persons with Disabilities…
Clark R. Nielsen
Clark Nielsen is a distinguished attorney who has been practicing law since 1976. He has significant experience in appellate work, having spent a significant portion of his career handling appeals for firm clients and working as a Utah Appellate Court staff attorney. Mr. Nielsen also has extensive experience in family law matters and real estate sales transactions. Currently, Mr. Nielsen’s practice primarily focuses in Appellate Law and Family and Domestic Law, in…
Jennie B. Garner
Jennie B. Garner is a business lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in commercial litigation, including securities and derivative litigation, bankruptcy adversary proceedings, and real estate matters. Jennie also advises companies and individuals in business entity matters…
Peter Gessel
Peter joined Smith Hartvigsen as of counsel in 2021. Previously, he worked as a water policy advisor for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food where he actively participated in legislative drafting groups and advocated for agriculture-friendly water legislation with the governor’s office, the legislature, and fellow federal and state agencies. During his twenty years in Utah’s water community…
Lisa Watts Baskin
Lisa Watts Baskin joined Smith Hartvigsen as Of Counsel in January 2022. She holds a law degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University. She has practiced law for over 30 years with significant experience in local government, land use, administrative law, government affairs, initiative and referendum, legislative drafting, and appellate litigation.