For over thirty years, Mr. Wride has been helping clients with litigation and insolvency-related problems. He has extensive experience in the areas of commercial litigation and bankruptcy, representing creditors in large bankruptcy cases and lawsuits. He also has significant experience with insurance company insolvencies. In addition, he has represented many clients in large appeals before numerous appellate courts, including the Utah Supreme Court, various federal circuit courts of appeal, and the United States Supreme Court.
Brent D. Wride was last modified: August 26th, 2025 by
Awards and Recognition
- Mountain States Super Lawyers (2013-2024) in the categories of Bankruptcy: Business and Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor
- AV Preeminent (4.7) rating with Martindale-Hubbell
- Utah’s “Legal Elite,” as published in Utah Business Magazine (2007-2009, 2011-2020)
Education
University of Chicago, J.D., 1987
- with honors
- Member, CHICAGO LAW REVIEW
Brigham Young University, B.A., English, 1984
- magna cum laude
- Phi Kappa Phi
Professional Experience
- Law Clerk to Honorable Deanell R. Tacha, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1987-88
- Admitted to Practice
- Utah State Bar
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Utah
Utah Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Awards
Presentations and
Publications
- The Utah Court of Appeals Clarifies the Duties a Bank Owes to Customers and Non-Customers (Utah Banker Magazine, Issue 2, 2022)
- Political Protest and the Illinois Defense of Necessity, 54 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW REVIEW 1070 (1987)
