Our Team

Douglas Durbano

Attorney
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Doug is an acknowledged and prominent business and real estate attorney with over 30 years of experience.

In 1985, Doug founded Durbano Law Firm and concentrated on business/commercial and tort law. Doug has extensive litigation experience having conducted trials in the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eighth District courts; conducted appeals to the 9th and 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and both Utah Supreme Courts and Appellate Courts, having actually argued the case.

In addition, Doug has founded, developed and directed several businesses in real estate, banking, financing and commercial areas.

Education

2003:
Strategic Management of Financial Institutions
WIB, San Francisco, California

1986:
National College of Advocacy
Stanford University, California
Advance Course in Trial Advocacy

1984:
University of Utah, College of Law
Salt Lake City, Utah
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) Degree

1980:
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah

Bar Location

Utah State Bar
Admittance: 4/30/1984

Memberships

Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Utah Trial Lawyers Association
Weber and Davis County Bar Associations
The Camber Ogden * Weber
Legislative Affairs Committee
Second District Trial Court Nominating Commission

Richard A. Bednar

Attorney
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Richard has over 30 years of experience practicing law. He has a wide range of experience, including working for 20 years in the federal court system and private practice while working in Washington D.C. Since moving home to Utah in 2009, Richard has practiced in general civil litigation and personal injury law. Richard has been a frequent presenter at Judicial Conferences and CLE presentations.

Married to his wife of 34 years, together they have six children and five grandchildren. When not practicing law, Richard enjoys coaching youth sports and umpiring High School baseball.

Education

Juris Doctor: 1989 J. Reuben Clark Law School Brigham Young
University Member, BYU Law Review

Bachelor of Arts: 1986 Brigham Young University

Experience

Attorney, Feller & Wendt, Layton, Utah.

Partner, Lattin & Bednar, LLP, Woodbridge, Virginia.

Attorney-Advisor, Central Legal Staff, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Washington, D.C.

Judicial Law Clerk, Chief Judge Frank Q. Nebeker, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Washington, D.C.

Law Clerk, Criminal Appeals Division, Utah Attorney General, Salt Lake City, Utah.

John Keiter

Attorney of Counsel
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John practices in a variety of litigation areas including banking and finance, commercial litigation, real estate, collections and personal injury claims. Prior to pursuing a career in law, John spent 5 years in the banking and financial sector managing real estate, performing loan workouts and restructuring, and negotiating real estate sales.

Prior to joining Durbano Law Firm, John worked at a large Salt Lake City Firm representing clients of all sizes and in a variety of matters. John attended the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. During law school, he served as the Notes and Comments Editor for the Arizona State Sports and Entertainment Law Journal and interned for Judge Madeleine C. Wanslee of the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona.

Education

2017: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Arizona State University: Phoenix, Arizona
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) Degree

2009: David S. Eccles School of Business | University of Utah: Salt Lake City, Utah
B.S. Business Administration

Achievements

Utah Bar Admittance | October 10, 2017
Arizona Bar Admittance | June 5, 2018
Lead Notes and Comments Editor, Arizona State Sports and Entertainment Law Journal
US Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona | Judicial Externship 2016

Publications

One Country, Two Systems: The Integration of Hong Kong into China and its Implications on Freedom of Expression, 5 Ariz. St. Sports & Ent. L.J. 210 (2015)

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