Mr. Leigh’s practice is concentrated in bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, and civil/commercial litigation. Mr. Leigh represents various parties, including secured creditors, unsecured creditors, official committees of unsecured creditors, and trustees in chapter 7, 11, 12, 13, and 15 bankruptcy cases. Mr. Leigh also has experience representing commercial debtors in chapter 11 proceedings. In addition, Mr. Leigh represents plaintiffs and defendants in general commercial litigation matters, including out-of-bankruptcy workouts and other debt restructuring, collection litigation, contract disputes, real and personal property liens and lien disputes, and business torts.
Awards and Recognition
- 2024 Utah State Bar Banking and Finance Section Attorney of the Year Award
- The Best Lawyers in America© in the categories of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Mountain States Super Lawyers in the categories of Bankruptcy: Business and Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights and as a Rising Star
- Utah’s “Legal Elite,” as published in Utah Business Magazine
Education
University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2002
- Managing Editor, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 2001-02
- Staff Member, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 2000-01
- Distinguished Service Award, 2002
Brigham Young University, B.A., Communications (Public Relations Emphasis), 1998
- Dean’s List
- Alvina Soffel Barrett Scholarship Recipient
- Hyrum Smith Scholarship Recipient
Professional and Civic Activity
- Vice President (Past President) and Trustee Board Member, Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers Forum
- Member, Wyoming Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Section Council
- Member, National Board of Governors, National Bankruptcy Executive Counsel
- Co-Chair, National Bankruptcy Section Legislative Committee for the Commercial Law League of America
- Regional Chair, North America for the Lex Mundi International Insolvency, Bankruptcy, and Restructuring Practice Group
- Local Rules Committee Member, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah
Affiliations / Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Utah State Bar Association
- Salt Lake County Bar Association
- Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers Forum, Trustee Board Member
- Idaho State Bar
- Oregon State Bar
- Washington State Bar
- Wyoming State Bar
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Commercial Law League of America
Professional Experience
- Snell & Wilmer, Salt Lake City, Utah, Associate
- Honorable Dale A. Kimball, United States District Court, Judicial Clerk Extern
- Park City Attorney’s Office, Law Clerk
- Watkinson, Laird, Rubenstein, Lashway & Baldwin, Law Clerk
- Admitted to Practice
- Utah State Bar
Utah Supreme Court
United States District Court, District of Utah
Idaho State Bar
Supreme Court of Idaho
United States District Court, District of Idaho
Oregon State Bar
Supreme Court of Oregon
Washington State Bar
Supreme Court of Washington
United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Wyoming State Bar
Supreme Court of Wyoming
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Awards
Presentations and
Publications
- Courts Continue to Question Validity of Third-Party Releases in Chapter 11 Plans (Utah Banker Magazine, Issue 1, 2022)
- Bankruptcy and the Effect of BAPCPA on Landlords and Tenants, Sterling CLE Seminar (2007, 2009)
- Ethical Considerations for Attorneys in Landlord Tenant Law, Sterling CLE Seminar (2007, 2009)
- Important Highlights of BAPCPA, Utah League of Credit Unions (2006)
