Recommended Attorneys

Andrew McAdams is a criminal defense attorney in Utah with an extensive background in criminal law and trial practice. He served as a full-time felony prosecutor in Arizona and Utah for eight years, handling thousands of felony and misdemeanor criminal charges at every level of court proceeding and successfully taking numerous cases to a jury trial. He proudly defends clients throughout the State of Utah as part of the criminal defense team at Canyons Law Group.

Bret W. Rawson is a seasoned litigator with graduate-level training and experience in crisis communications, with a decade of applied experience working for VIPs within the private sector, Federal government (US Senate and an FCC contractor) as well as extensive legal experience in criminal and civil litigation to include administrative law.

Brian Craig has 17 years of experience as a lawyer. Before starting his own law firm, Brian worked for several years in the legal publishing and legal information services industry as an attorney for Thomson-Reuters and Wolters Kluwer gaining experience with contracts, employment law, real estate law, tax law, privacy law, and other practice areas. 

Craig Johnson graduated from Brigham Young University in 2000 with a BS in Business Finance and BYU Law School in 2004. After clerking with several Fourth District Utah Judges for a year, he prosecuted for 15 years (2 years with the Weber County Attorney’s Office; 13 years for the Utah County Attorney’s Office), before moving into the private sector and opening his own private criminal defense law firm, Craig Johnson Law, PLLC.

After receiving his B.A. from Brigham Young University, Joseph Jardine studied at the University of Idaho’s College of Law, graduating with his juris doctor degree and quickly passing bar exams in both Idaho and Utah. With over 100 trials on his resume, Joseph possesses the knowledge and experience necessary to help Farmington and Davis County residents secure the futures they deserve.

Mark W. Brown helps clients by ensuring a competent defense of criminal charges. He resolves cases by articulating to both prosecutors and judges a course of action that will meet the interests of justice while minimizing collateral consequences for clients. If the need arises, Mr. Brown will take your case to trial. He is an experienced jury trial lawyer and has won Not Guilty verdicts on cases ranging from 1st Degree Felonies down to misdemeanors and infractions.

Matt Munson received his Bachelors of Science in Political Science from The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. He was later awarded a Juris Doctorate from The S.J. Quinney College of Law at The University of Utah. While attending law school, Matt was appointed to represent the law school in the ASUU Senate, served as the President of the Federalist Society, and completed an internship with the Utah State Senate. In addition, he worked as a Law Clerk within the Tax & Revenue and Education & Health Divisions at the Utah Attorney General’s Office.

James D. “Mitch” Vilos is a graduate of Utah State University and the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University. He has been in practice since 1978, practicing in both Utah and Alabama. Mr. Vilos’ law practice focuses on primarily two areas of law, representing accident victims and handling criminal cases involving self-defense and weapons charges.

Nathan is a criminal defense lawyer who primarily represents individuals and companies accused of criminal activity. He has successfully defended individuals charged in both state and federal court for many offenses including theft and fraud charges, rape and sexual assault, tax and securities fraud, drug offenses, and other serious and complex felonies.

Being accused of committing violent crimes not only puts your freedom and criminal record at stake, but also your reputation.  Being convicted of a violent crime could result in being forever branded as a violent person, or someone too immature to handle their emotions.  One background check could destroy your job and educational opportunities.