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John Tipton

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John Tipton

Associate

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John Tipton is an associate at Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar. He is a member of the Construction, Real Estate, Litigation, and Trusts, Wills, and Estate Planning practice groups.

John graduated with highest honors from the S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2019 and was elected to the Order of the Coif. During law school, John was an Articles Editor for the Utah Law Review and competed in Los Angeles on the school’s Bankruptcy Negotiation Competition Team. Before joining Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar, John worked as a judicial extern at the US District Court for the District of Utah and as a summer associate at the firm.

Experience

Business Divorce and Breach of Fiduciary Duty: Representing business owners across multiple industries in actions involving business divorce, sale of business transactions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, valuation and buyout proceedings, and LLC dissolution.
Construction Lien Services: Advising subcontractors on filing preliminary notices, recording constructions liens, and other lien procedures.
Subcontractors and Suppliers: Representing multiple commercial subcontractors and suppliers in lien foreclosure, construction defect defense, breach of licensing and exclusivity agreements, and recovering for unpaid work and materials.
Quiet Title: Successfully defended client against quiet title and fraud claim involving $5 million dollar property.
Annexation and Land Use: Representing developers and commercial clients in land use and annexation disputes.
Boundary Line and Easement Disputes: Representing commercial and residential property owners in boundary line disputes and disputes over private and public easements. Successfully represented client at trial in securing extinguishment of easement across client's property.
Commercial Lease Agreements: Representing commercial landlords and tenants across multiple industries in lease agreement disputes. Successfully defended client at trial against breach of contract claims asserted by tenant.
Estate Dispute Litigation: Representing trustees, beneficiaries, personal representatives, and other interested parties in trust administration, probate, intestate, and guardianship disputes
Breach of Loan Agreement: Successfully represented local bank in recovering damages for breach of loan agreement.