David S. Dolowitz
David S. “Sandy” Dolowitz (he/him) has practiced family law exclusively for over 35 years and law for 50 years. He has experience in all areas of family law:
Divorce
Custody
Parent Time
Support
Evaluation and Division of Property
International Child Abduction and Difficult Adoptions
In July 2016, Sandy retired from the active practice of law, but remains involved as the firm’s supervising attorney and manager.
Sandy graduated from the Quinney Law School at the University of Utah in 1966. He then spent two years as a law clerk for Chief Judge Willis W. Ritter of the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He received one of the first Reginald Heber Fellowships and trained in Philadelphia during the summer of 1968. He was appointed as the Director of Salt Lake County Legal Services in 1970 and served as the Director until 1975, when that office, based on a plan he had prepared, expanded to become Utah Legal Services.
Sandy has been recognized and accepted as a Diplomat in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers, an organization made up of 100 of the top family lawyers in the country. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, where he currently serves on the Board of Governors. It is his second term.
He organized and served as the first President of the Mountain States Chapter of the AAML. He also served for many years as a member and chair of the Domestic Tax Committee until the decision was made to eliminate the committee because so few changes were occurring in tax law. At that point he was appointed to and presently serves on the Board of Editors of the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and as a trustee for the AAML Foundation. He is a Fellow in the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and recently was advised that he had been AV rated by Martindale Hubbell for 30 years and selected as Best Lawyers in America for over 20 years. He has also been selected among the Mountain West Super Lawyers. He was invited to join the Matrimonial Network, Selected Lawyers, also known as the “Dirty Thirty,” this association drew the attention of the American Bar Association Journal which wrote about the attorneys and their diverse interests, all of whom, the author declared, were extraordinarily able family lawyers. He is a member of the ABA Family Law Section and has been for many years. He has served as Chair of their Domestic Tax Committee and as a member of the Custody and Alimony Committees. He has reported on Utah Law for the Law in the Fifty States for over 30 years. He has served as the President of the Utah Section of Family Law and been honored as Lawyer of the Year. He has lectured for the Bar on many occasions and published nearly a dozen articles in the Utah Bar Journal. The most recent one dealing with a revisitation of recent developments in the law regarding gifted, inherited and premarital property. He has written two articles for The Utah Journal of Family Law. He has authored for the Family Advocate of the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section “Why You Need a Tax Expert.” For the Utah community, he served an appointment under Scott Matheson on the Board of Family Services and Governor Leavitt’s Committee on Diversity. In the Jewish Community, he has served as the President of the Jewish Community Center, the United Jewish Federation of Utah and Jewish Family Services. He has on occasion sat on the board of Directors of Congregation Kol Ami.
In 1975 he joined the law firm of Parsons, Behle and Latimer, where he practiced as a shareholder until 1987.
After joining Cohne, Rappaport & Segal Law Firm in 1987, he limited his practice to family law, practicing with the firm for 23 years, then moved to practice in his present firm of Dolowitz Hunnicutt with Jim Hunnicutt and Brandi Curtis.
James M. Hunnicutt
Driven to provide his clients with the best possible results, Jim (he/him) has a great deal of experience mediating and arbitrating disputes which tends to reduce legal costs and provide quicker outcomes. When those tactics fail to resolve a matter, Jim is skilled in the courtroom fighting for his clients’ rights. Recognizing that the legal arena is unfamiliar territory for most people, Jim goes out of his way to explain matters and answer questions in a friendly, timely, and patient fashion. Jim resides with his wife and two children in Salt Lake City.
Honors
American College of Family Trial Lawyers, Diplomate, 2023 - present
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated (the highest rating available), by Martindale-Hubbell, 2011-present
International Academy of Family Lawyers, fellow, 2021 - present
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, fellow, 2018 - present (Mountain States Chapter’s current president)
Avvo Rating 10
Utah Legal Elite, Family Law, Utah Business Magazine, 2011-2014, 2016-2017, 2020, 2022
Practice Areas
Divorce (division of marital property and debts, alimony, etc.)
Child custody & visitation (including international disputes)
Paternity/parentage
Legal separation
Prenuptial agreements
Protective orders & civil stalking injunctions
Adoptions
Private Guardian ad Litem
LGBTQ+ family law issues
Education
Boston College Law School, J.D. 2000, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Law Review
Dartmouth College, B.A. 1997, John E. Johnson Journalism Award
Skyline High School, 1994, National Merit Scholar, Sterling Scholar (English)
Professional & Community Involvement
Utah Judicial Council’s Family Law Procedures Subcommittee (2020-present)
Utah State Bar CLE Advisory Committee (2019-present)
Utah State Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee (2017-present)
Utah Journal of Family Law, Editor (2017-present)
Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure (2015-present)
“And Justice For All,” Utah legal aid organization, Executive Committee (2015-present)
Utah State Bar Fund for Client Protection Committee (2015-2019)
Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court (2015-present)
Domestic Commissioner Pro Se Calendar, Volunteer Attorney (2014-present)
Private Guardian ad Litem (2009-2022)
Utah Department of Health: Rape Prevention & Education Grant Committee (2010-2012)
Utah Dating Violence Task Force (2009-2012)
Utah State Bar Courts & Judges Committee (2007-2009)
Publications
Hague Convention Actions: A Nuts-and-Bolts Primer, Utah Journal of Family Law, Vol. 5, pp.41-62 (2018).
Another Reason to Reform the Federal Regulatory System: Agencies Treating Nonlegislative Rules as Binding Law, Boston College Law Review, Vol. 41, pp. 153-93 (1999)
Expert Witness Experience
State v. Bott, 2023, expert witness regarding divorce aspects for a criminal matter before the Utah Court of Appeals; client prevailed
Carleton v. Szigeti, 2022, expert witness regarding Hague Convention actions in Utah federal district court in matter before the District Court of Miskolc, Hungary; client prevailed
Fox v. Fox, 2018, expert witness regarding Utah and U.S. family law in matter before the English High Court, London, UK; court relied upon input in this neutral assignment
Speaking Engagements
AAML Mountain States Chapter Annual Meeting - Jun. 11, 2022, Bozeman, Montana
Co-presented on "Alimony – Need, Ability to Pay, Ways to Divide Deficit, Fault, Underemployment, Burden of Proof"
Utah State Bar Family Law Section Annual Family Law Seminar - Jun. 3, 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah
Panel speaker, "When Enough is Enough: Discovery in Family Law Cases"
Utah State Bar Spring Convention - Apr. 21, 2022, Virtual Presentation, Utah
Co-presented with Domestic Commissioner on "A Dialogue on Rule 26 Issues and Updates" Co-presented with Domestic Commissioner"
Utah Judicial Conference - Mar. 24, 2022, Moab, Utah
Panel speaker before audience of Judges and Domestic Commissioners regarding Utah alimony law
30th Annual Utah Fellows of the AAML Seminar - Dec. 3, 2021, Salt Lake City, Utah
Panel speaker debating new case law Johansen v. Johansen, 2021 UT App 130
Utah AFCC Conference - Feb. 21, 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah
Co-presented with Domestic Commissioners about new Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 109
Utah State Bar Family Law Section CLE - Apr. 19, 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah
Co-presented with Domestic Commissioner on "The Coming Rule: Utah Rule of Civil Procedure 109 and What You Need to Know as a Domestic Practitioner"
BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School - Apr. 8, 2019, Provo, Utah
Acted as a Domestic Commissioner for mock temporary orders hearing
AAML Mountain States Chapter Annual Meeting - Jun. 15, 2018, Park City, Utah
Presented on "Updates in Hague Convention Law"
Utah State Bar Summer Convention - Jul. 29, 2017, Sun Valley, Idaho
Co-presented with David S. Dolowitz on "67 Years of Family Law Success in 60 Minutes"
Dartmouth Lawyers Association Annual Meeting - Feb. 14-15, 2017, Banff, Alberta
Panel speaker, "The Top Twenty Questions that Lawyers, and Clients, Ask Domestic Lawyers"
Panel speaker, "Same Sex Marriages - Special Issues"
Panel speaker, "Children’s Issues in Divorce: Custody, Geographical Restriction, and Modifications"
Univ. of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law - Feb. 25, 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah
Guest Speaker, Family Law Practice Lab
24th Annual Utah Fellows of the AAML Seminar - Dec. 4, 2015, Salt Lake City, Utah
Panel leader, "Private Guardian ad Litem: Tips and Insights"
12th Annual Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Medicaid Planning Seminar - May 8, 2015, Salt Lake City, Utah
Panel speaker, "Resolving Estate Disputes - Mediation, Litigation or Otherwise / Panel Presentation - Our Top Tips"
20th Annual Utah Fellows of the AAML Seminar - Dec. 2, 2011, Salt Lake City, Utah
Panel speaker, "Mastering Mediation Preparation in Divorce"
Past Professional Experience
Law Firm of Hunnicutt & Curtis, PLLC, Salt Lake City, managing member 2009-2011
Law Firm of Rooker Rawlins, LLP, Salt Lake City, associate 2001-2005, partner 2005-2009
U.S. District Court, Maine, law clerk 2000-2001
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Kaitlyn E. Gibbs
Kaitlyn (she/her) is an experienced attorney with a demonstrated history of success in the family law field. Skilled in oral and written advocacy, Kaitlyn works tirelessly to meet the goals of her clients while remaining cognizant of their time and resources. Kaitlyn enjoys working closely with her clients and strategizing the best course of action on a case-by-case basis. This often times involves thinking outside of the box, as every family is unique.
Practice Areas
Divorce (division of marital property and debts, alimony, etc.)
Child custody & visitation (including international disputes)
Paternity/parentage
Legal separation
Premarital and postnuptial agreements
Protective orders
Civil stalking injunctions
Adoptions
Private Guardian ad Litem work
DCFS actions
LGBTQ+ family law issues
Professional Associations and Awards:
Super Lawyers Rising Star
Utah State Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee, Member
Utah Legal Elite
Client Protection Fund Committee, Member
Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah, Board Member
Women Lawyers of Utah, Member
S.J. Quinney College of Law, Women’s Law Caucus, Mentor
Domestic Lawyer’s Academy, Volunteer
National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, Inc., Top 10 Under 40 Award
Top 30 Matrimonial & Family Law Award
Speaking Engagements
How to Effectively Prepare for your Final Pre-Trial Conference — Family Law Considerations (January 2024)
Standards of Professionalism & Civility — Family Law Considerations (June 2023)
Previously in her career, Kaitlyn worked at the Salt Lake City firm of Jennings & Medura, focusing on family law. Prior to that, Kaitlyn served as a law clerk with the Utah Attorney General’s Office in its Children’s Justice Division.
Kaitlyn graduated in 2012 from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, where she held the positions of Note & Comment Editor of the Journal of Law and Family Studies, Managing Director of the Global Justice Think Tank, and President of the Public Interest Law Organization. She also completed internships at the Utah Office of Guardian ad Litem, which represents minor children in legal proceedings, and with Lokken & Associates.
Kaitlyn grew up in Washington and Michigan. In her free time, Kaitlyn enjoys staying active and spending quality time with her husband and three children by hiking trails along the Wasatch Front in the summer, teaching her children how to ski in the winter, and taking as many family trips as they can squeeze in. As a mother and family law attorney, she understands the importance of sensitive family law issues, and strives to preserve her client's rights.