Executive Committee
- Gloria Allred
- Sam Bernstein
- Roy Black
- Benjamin Brafman
- Joseph Bruno
- Michael Burg
- Fernando Chavez
- Sam Cherry
- Ernest Cory
- Grant Davis
- Morris Dees
- Tom Demetrio
- Tim Dollar
- William Edwards
- Robert Eglet
- Geoffrey Fieger
- George Fleming
- Mark Geragos
- Tom Girardi
- Keith Givens
- Maurice Graham
- Edward Hershewe
- Ed Hill
- Len Jacoby
- Lynn Johnson
- Gail Koff
- Mark Kosieradzki
- Mark Lanier
- Fred Levin
- Ramon Lopez
- Tom Mesereau
- Robert Michael
- Sheldon Miller
- Billy Murphy
- Howard Nations
- Richard Newsome
- Brian Panish
- Jerry Parker
- Jim Parkman
- Darryl Phillips
- Dan Ramsdell
- Gary Robb
- Mark Robinson
- James Rolshouse
- John Romano
- James Roy
- Sheldon J. Schlesinger
- Derek Sells
- Hezekiah Sistrunk
- Jock Smith
- Stephen Smith
- Kent Spence
- Harvey Weitz
JEFFREY GOOCH
Jeff is the founder and owner of The Gooch Firm, P.C. For more than a decade, he has enjoyed a solid ten year career of representing good, everyday people who experience injury, tragedy, or even death due to the fault of another. He has never represented large corporations or insurance companies. Early in his career, Jeff was taught that clients always come first. Jeff has patterned The Gooch Firm, P.C. after this rule, and he and his team practice client service on a daily basis.
While working on his undergraduate degree, Jeff met William A. Barton, of the firm Barton & Strevor located in Oregon. William A. Barton's mentorship initiated Jeff's dream of becoming a lawyer. Following this dream, Jeff went on to attend Brigham Young University School of Law. While attending school he clerked for the law office of Young, Kester & Petro. He was assigned to work at on a class action case involving over nineteen hundred plaintiffs. It was during this assignment that he met the legendary Gerry Spence. This introduction led to Jeff being hired as an associate attorney for the Salt Lake firm of Spence, Moriarity & Schuster. Jeff had the rare opportunity to be trained by the two best in the legal profession, his mentor William A. Barton, and former employer Gerry Spence. This is evident in all aspects of Jeff's work - Jeff is well known in the community, respected throughout the legal profession, and his talents are highly sought after. Because of this, Jeff has recovered for hundreds of people of injured individuals, with case values of several thousand dollars to multi-million dollar settlements.Jeff has had the opportunity a wide range of cases that encompassed many different areas of law. He specializes in medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, construction accidents, just to name a few.
Jeff believes that victims need a voice for justice, and is willing to consider most serious injuries.When not working, Jeff enjoys time with his wife and their two children. His grandmother also plays an important role in his life, and has lived with him for the past eight years. The Gooch family enjoys cycling, triathlons, and the responsibilities that come with the latest addition to the family, Tinkerbell, an English Mastiff.
EDUCATION:
- Juris Doctorate, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, April 1997.
- Vice Chair of the Board of Advocates, Moot Court
- Traveling Team Member (Products Liability Competition)
- Winner 1994 Moot Court Competition (Torts Section) Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and English, Brigham Young University.
- Dean's List
- National and local member of Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honor Society
AFFILIATIONS/SPECIAL DISTINCTIONS:
ATLA, member National College of Advocacy, associate The Order of Barristers, member Board of Governors for the Utah Trial Lawyers (now know as Utah Association of Justice) Trial Lawyers College, graduate
ADMISSIONS:
Utah State and Federal Courts.
Idaho State and Federal Courts.
Has participated, Pro Hac Vice, in cases in Montana, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, and California.
LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS:
Medical Evidence in Utah Court: Your Guide to Effective Use Salt Lake City, UT, 5/17/05, National Business Institute Advanced Expert Witness Deposition Tactics in Utah Salt Lake City, UT, 12/15/05, National Business Institute Speaker at Idaho Trial Lawyers' Annual Convention Sun Valley Idaho, July 2004, The Use of Demonstrative Evidence
The American Trial Lawyers Association
