Mr. Carlile is a commercial litigator with more than forty years of experience in a broad variety of litigation and transactional matters, including business separations, contract drafting and disputes, construction litigation, banking, insolvency litigation, eminent domain, land use regulation and property disputes.
Mr. Carlile has extensive trial experience with both jury and bench trials. He also argues appeals in both federal and state courts. Mr. Carlile was lead counsel representing banking interests in large fraudulent mortgage schemes. He also served as lead litigation counsel for the State of Utah as counsel for the receiver of one of the then largest property and casualty insurance company insolvency proceedings in the country.
Alternative Disputes – Mediator
Mr. Carlile is a trained mediator and conducts mediations through privately scheduled mediations. Mr. Carlile is a certified mediator through Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, Mediation Skills Training Program since 2017. He received his arbitration certification through the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, Arbitration Training Institute. Mr. Carlile is also a panel member of the Utah Alternative Dispute Resolution Services. He has extensive experience representing clients in mediation, in the areas of commercial litigation, trust and estate disputes, land use and zoning matters.
Community and Legal Recognitions
Mr. Carlile and his wife have been deeply involved in community affairs serving in a variety of elected and appointed positions. He is a past president of the Provo Rotary Club and served many years on the Utah County and Provo City Planning Commissions and Boards of Adjustment. He also served on the boards of the local Habit for Humanity and Provo Housing Authority.
Awards and Recognition
- AV Preeminent (5.0) rating with Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America© in Commercial Litigation
- Mountain States Super Lawyers in the category of Business Litigation
- Utah’s “Legal Elite,” as published in Utah Business Magazine
Education
Brigham Young University, J.D., 1981
- Chairman of the Moot Court Board
Utah State University, B.A., Accounting, 1978
- Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Alpha Psi
Professional and Civic Activity
- Panel Member, Utah Alternative Dispute Resolution Services. 2020
- Member, Mountainland Applied Technology College Board, 2008-2019
- Member, Housing Authority of Provo Board, 2008-present
- Member/Past Chairman, Provo City Planning Commission, 1997-2003
- Member, Provo/Orem Chamber of Commerce Board, 2001-2003
- Chairman, Utah Valley State College Foundation Board, 2001-2003
- Member, Utah County Career Services Council, 1999-2003
- Member, Utah County Planning Commission 1990-1995
- Member, Utah County Board of Adjustments 1990-1996
- Committee Member, Provo City Project 2000 (General Master Plan Revision Committee)
- Advisory Board, Habitat for Humanity Utah County
- Member/Past President, Provo Rotary International
Professional Experience
- Law Clerk to Judge David K. Winder, United States District Court, District of Utah, 1982
- Associate, Parsons, Behle & Latimer, 1981
- Admitted to Practice
- Utah State Bar
Utah Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Utah
