Hanks & Peterson, P.c.

Area Practice

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Child Custody
• Paternity
• Child Support
• Parental Rights
• Adoption Law
• Employment Law
• Criminal Defense
• Personal Injury
• Commercial Litigation
• Business Law
• Real Estate
• Litigation
• Land Use
• Appellate Practice
• Civil Litigation
• Water Law
• Public Lands Litigation
• Environmental Law
• Administrative Adjudications
• Administrative Agency Practice
• Administrative Hearings and Appeals
• Administrative Litigation
• Federal Administrative Law
• Judicial Review
• Civil Appeals
• Foreclosures
• Fraudulent Conveyance
• Escrow Agent Liability
• Escrow Law
• Business Crimes
• Business Fraud
• Business Litigation
• Business Torts
• Family Business Law
• Child Abduction
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Fathers Rights
• Grandparents Custody
• Grandparents Visitation Rights
• Interstate Adoptions
• Juvenile Criminal Law
• Parental Kidnapping
• Private Adoptions
• Stepparent Adoptions
• Termination of Parental Rights
• Visitation Rights
• Federal Civil Practice
• Civil Liberties
• Civil Rights Defense
• Civil Rights Section 1983
• Discrimination
• Garnishments
• Post Judgment Collections
• Secured Collections
• Unsecured Collections
• Commercial Bad Faith
• Commercial Crimes
• Commercial Fraud
• Commercial Torts
• Secured Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Commercial Real Estate Litigation
• Computer Crime
• Computer Fraud
• Fifth Amendment Law
• First Amendment Law
• Fourth Amendment Law
• Freedom of Information
• Freedom of Religion
• Construction Litigation
• Breach of Contract
• Commercial Contracts
• Contract Litigation
• Corporate Criminal Law
• Corporate Fiduciary Law
• Corporate Litigation
• Assault and Battery
• Burglary
• Civil Forfeiture
• Criminal Appeals
• Criminal Conspiracy
• Drives License Suspension
• Driving While Intoxicated
• DUI/DWI
• Expungements
• Federal Criminal Law
• Felonies
• Forensic Accounting
• Manslaughter
• Misdemeanors
• Search and Seizure
• Sex Crimes
• Sexual Assault
• Shoplifting
• Stalking
• Theft
• Traffic Violations
• Vehicular Homicide
• Victims Rights
• Weapons Charges
• Wire Fraud
• Civil Drug Forfeiture
• Drug Crimes
• Drug Forfeiture
• Drug Trafficking
• Condemnation
• Inverse Condemnation
• Land Annexation
• Property Rights
• Endangered Species
• Environmental Administrative Law
• Environmental Litigation
• Hazardous Waste Liability
• Alimony
• Annulment
• Cohabitation Agreements
• Domestic Relations
• Domestic Torts
• Domestic Violence
• Marital Agreements
• Marital Property Distribution
• Marital Property Law
• Marital Property Settlements
• Matrimonial Law
• Post Divorce Modification
• Postnuptial Agreements
• Premarital Agreements
• Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)
• Restraining Orders
• Separation Agreements
• Spousal Support
• Civil Fraud
• Fraud
• County Government Law
• Federal Government Law
• Federal Tort Claims
• Government Tort Liability
• Governmental Law
• Local Government Civil Rights
• Local Government Law
• Local Government Liability
• Political Subdivision Liability
• State Government Law
• Adult Guardianship
• Conservatorship
• Guardianship
• Hospital Negligence
• Indian Child Welfare Act
• Automobile Liability
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Insurance Litigation
• Personal Liability
• Property Damage
• Property Loss
• Property Subrogation
• Subrogation
• Investment Fraud
• False Arrest
• Law Enforcement Liability
• Law Enforcement Officers Rights
• Police Brutality
• Police Liability
• Police Misconduct
• Conflicts of Interest
• Legal Malpractice
• Legal Professional Liability
• Federal Civil Litigation
• Federal Litigation
• US Supreme Court Litigation
• Chiropractors Malpractice
• Failure to Diagnose
• Medical Liability
• Medical Negligence
• Nursing Liability
• Nursing Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Negligence
• Obstetric Malpractice
• Optometric Malpractice
• Podiatric Malpractice
• Psychology Malpractice
• Surgeons Liability
• Wrong Site Surgery
• Municipal Civil Rights
• Municipal Liability
• Municipal Torts
• Public Land Law
• Industrial Accidents
• Occupational Injuries
• Accidents
• Aids Litigation
• Animal Attacks
• Automobile Accidents and Injuries
• Automobile Negligence
• Bicycle Accidents
• Boating Accidents
• Bodily Injury
• Brain Injury
• Catastrophic Injury
• Dog Bites
• Head Injury
• Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Pedestrian Injuries
• Personal Injury Appeals
• Plaintiffs Personal Injury
• Sexual Abuse
• Slip and Fall
• Spinal Injury
• Whiplash
• Wrongful Death
• Inadequate Security
• Negligent Security
• Premises Security
• Right of Privacy
• All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability
• Breach of Warranty
• Accountants Liability
• Agents and Brokers Liability
• Appraisers Liability
• Architects and Engineers Liability
• Architects and Engineers Malpractice
• Clergy Malpractice
• Clergy Sexual Misconduct
• Directors and Officers Liability
• Professional Malpractice
• Professional Negligence
• Adverse Possession
• Boundary Disputes
• Community Association Law
• Condominium Association Law
• Easements
• Quiet Title
• Real Estate Brokers Malpractice
• Real Estate Foreclosure
• Real Estate Fraud
• Real Estate Litigation
• Real Estate Title Insurance
• Right of Way Easements
• Church and State
• Hotel Liability
• Hotel Security
• Securities Fraud
• Civil Liability
• Intentional Torts
• Mass Torts
• Tort Liability
• Mold Litigation
• Truck Accidents
• Trucking Liability
• Estate Litigation
• Fiduciary Litigation
• Fiduciary Liability
• Trust Litigation
• Embezzlement
• White Collar Crime Defense
• White Collar Fraud
• Contested Wills
• Building and Public Safety Codes
• Environmental Land Use
• Land Development
• Land Use Litigation
• Zoning Law
• Zoning Variances
• Water Rights
• Natural Resources

Additional Info

With decades worth of experience, Utah divorce attorney provides informed counsel and effective representation.

The firm has an extensive divorce/family law practice as well as a broad civil and criminal litigation practice in state and federal trial and appellate courts. The firm also practices water rights, natural resources, energy, and utility law. The firm is one of few nationally that has litigated public land recreation and motorized access issues in state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court.

At Hanks & Peterson, P.C., we understand the unique challenges of family law. That's why we chose to make it a cornerstone of our practice. Family law issues have an emotional component that is present in few other types of disputes. An effective Utah divorce attorney must not only have a mastery of the law but also the compassion and real-world experience to help you manage these emotions in a healthy and constructive manner.

The Salt Lake City divorce law firm of Hanks & Peterson, P.C. is committed to establishing longstanding relationships with our clients. We know that the most fundamental rule of business is that happy clients keep coming back. Our mission is to provide the resources and comprehensive services you need as well as the personalized service and value you want.

We have the experience and resources to tackle the complex and difficult cases but also offer value and reliability for more common place legal disputes. Our clients include individuals, businesses, local governments, advocacy groups, financing institutions, farms, oil companies, homeowners associations, and more.

As a family law firm in Salt Lake City, we understand how difficult a divorce, custody dispute or support battle can be and strive to help you face the variety of issues involved. We apply the same tenacity and judgment to every other area of our practice. If you are going through a legal dispute in your personal or business life or if you need legal counsel for an upcoming transaction or venture, Hanks & Peterson, P.C. offers an effective alternative to impersonal and expensive big firms.

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