Mr. Dibble is a shareholder of the firm and a member of the firm’s Employment Section, where his practice focuses primarily on defending employers in a range of employment matters. He is also involved in a broad range of litigation and commercial matters.
Mr. Dibble has experience representing large and small companies at all stages of litigation. His practice includes complex commercial litigation, general litigation, federal and state employment litigation, administrative agency practice, and advising on business and employment issues, including compliance with Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). He also represents employers in cases involving claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dibble completed judicial clerkships at both the United States District Court for the District of Utah, where he clerked for Chief Judge Dee V. Benson, and at the Utah Court of Appeals, where he clerked for Judge James Z. Davis. While clerking, Mr. Dibble gained valuable insight into federal and state litigation and trial and appellate practice.
David B. Dibble was last modified: August 26th, 2025 by
Awards and Recognition
- Chambers USA in Labor & Employment (Band 3)
- AV Preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell
- Mountain States Super Lawyers (2017-2024) in the category of Employment Litigation
- The Best Lawyers in America in Labor Law – Management
- Utah’s “Legal Elite,” as published in Utah Business Magazine (2009-2012, 2016, 2018-2020)
Representative Highlights
- Lampe v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Case No. 2:22-cv-0055 (United States District Court, D. Utah, 2024). Summary judgment granted in favor of Delta Air Lines, Inc. against employee claiming sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and unequal pay in violation of the Equal Pay Act.
- Behrends et al v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Case No. 2:20-cv-00191 (United States District Court, D. Utah, 2024). Summary judgment granted in favor of Delta Air Lines, Inc. against former employee alleging discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on disability, failure to accommodate disability, harassment, assault and battery, and wrongful termination based on public policy.
- True v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Case No. 2:21-cv-00433 (United States District Court, D. Utah, 2024). Summary judgment granted in favor of Delta Air Lines, Inc. against former employee alleging she was terminated due to her race and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- Hanson v. Kennecott Utah Copper, LLC, 2023 WL 4826548 (United States District Court, D. Utah, 2023). Summary judgment granted in favor of Kennecott Utah Copper, LLC against former employee who claimed that he was subjected to wrongful termination, discrimination, and retaliation under the ADA.
- Represented national car dealership group and obtained complete dismissal of employee’s claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and violation of religious liberty (2023).
- Moleni v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., Case No. 2:21-cv-00043 (United States District Court, D. Utah, 2022). Summary judgment granted in favor of Delta Air Lines, Inc. against former employee claiming that she was wrongfully terminated due to her race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This case was litigated in both the state and federal court systems through numerous levels of appeal and was won by Delta six separate times.
- Finneman v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., Case No. 2:19-cv-327 (United States District Court, D. Utah, 2022). Summary judgment granted in favor of Delta Air Lines, Inc. against former employee alleging that she was terminated due to her race, gender and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- Represented regional car dealership and obtained complete dismissal of employee’s harassment and discrimination claims (2021).
- Yanzon v. Birrell Services, Inc., 2:18-cv-00708 (United States District Court, D. Utah, 2019). Summary judgment for employer against claims of gender discrimination, disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, and retaliation.
- Hicks v. Centuri Constr. Grp., Inc., No. 2:18-CV-00350-PMW, 2019 WL 267470 (United States District Court, D. Utah, 2019). Complete dismissal with prejudice of former employee’s claim for race discrimination.
- Wilkinson v. Ogden Newspapers of Utah, LLC, No. 180400985 (Utah 4th Dist. Ct. 2018). Obtained dismissal with prejudice of former employee’s claim for religious discrimination.
- Branham v. Delta Airlines, Inc., Case No. 2017 WL 460989 (10th Cir. Feb. 3, 2017). Affirming summary judgment granted in favor of Delta on claims brought by former employee, including for FMLA interference.
- Zoutomou v. Kennecott Utah Copper, 550 Fed. Appx. 647 (10th Cir. 2013). Summary judgment affirmed in favor of Kennecott on claims brought by former employee alleging age and race discrimination.
- Barker v. Wal-Mart Stores, Case No. 060401218 (2010). Summary judgment granted in favor of Wal-Mart against 130 plaintiffs in Consumer Sales Practices Act case.
- Smith v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., Case No. 2:07-CV-00843 (2010). Summary judgment granted in favor of Delta on claims brought by former employee, including race and age discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference, defamation, and negligent supervision claims.
- McNeil v. Kennecott Utah Copper Corp., 2010 WL2232259 (10th Cir. 2010). Summary judgment affirmed in favor of Kennecott on race discrimination, racially hostile work environment, and retaliation claims.
Education
Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., 2004
- cum laude
- Senior Editor, BYU Law Review
University of Utah, Honors B.A., Speech Communication, 2001
- cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Professional and Civic Activity
- Board of Directors, Federal Bar Association, Utah Chapter
Affiliations / Memberships
- Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court
Professional Experience
- Judicial Clerkship, Chief Judge Dee V. Benson, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2005-2006
- Judicial Clerkship, Judge James Z. Davis, Utah Court of Appeals, 2004-2005
- Judicial Intern, Judge Bruce S. Jenkins, U.S. District Court of Utah, May 2002-August 2002
- Admitted to Practice
- Utah State Bar
United States District Court, District of Utah
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Awards
Presentations and
Publications
- Presenter, “Legal Issues Raised by International Expansion,” 2013 Salt Lake SHRM Employment Law Seminar
- Presenter, “How the Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease: Understanding Whistleblower Laws,” 2013 Salt Lake SHRM Employment Law Seminar
- “Is that Worker an Employee or an Independent Contractor?,” The Employers Council, April 2009
- David B. Dibble, "Parental Rights Movement on Utah’s Capitol Hill Should Not Make Gains at the Expense of the State’s Children", 2005 BYU Educ. & L.J. 1 (2005)
