Biography

Salt Lake City family lawyer James Hanks has been licensed to practice law for nearly 30 years. During that time, he has garnered experience in nearly every major area of law. Prior to beginning his own practice in 1992, Mr. Hanks practiced in labor law,

Practice Areas

• Divorce
• Child Custody
• Child Support/Alimony
• Marital Torts - Alienation of Affection
• Adoption
• Personal Injury
• Criminal Defense
• Wills and Trusts

Education

• Gonzaga University School of Law
  1984
• University of Utah
  1981

Languages

• English

Associations

• Davis County Bar Association
• Utah State Bar (Member: Family Law Section
• Family Law Section Executive Committee
• Unlawful Practice of Law Committee, 1992-1997).

Admissions

• Utah 1984
• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah 1984
• U.S. Supreme Court 2011

Representive Cases

• Alexander v. Alexander, 737 P.2d 221 (Ut. 1987)
• Avila v. Winn, 794 P.2d 20 (Ut. 1990)
• Moffitt v. Barr, 837 P.2d 572 (Ut. App. 1992)
• Wells v. Wells, 871 P.2d 1036 (Ut. App. 1994)
• Nielsen v. Ketchum, 640 F.3d 117 (10th Cir. 2011)
• Nielsen