Bret Evans is a member of the firm’s commercial litigation and bankruptcy practice groups. His practice is concentrated primarily in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy, foreclosure and creditor’s rights. He has represented creditors and banks in fraud cases, replevin actions, receivership actions, and other claims. Bret has also assisted financial institutions with matters related to consumer financial services, including cases involving claims of wrongful foreclosure, alleged violations of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and lien disputes.
University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 2014)
Faculty Award (2nd Highest Cumulative GPA)
Order of the Coif
William H. Leary Scholar
Articles Editor, Utah Law Review
Brigham Young University (B.A., Political Science, 2010)
Utah State Bar
LGBT & Allied Lawyers of Utah, Board Member (2019-present)
Young Lawyers Division, Wellbeing Committee Member (2018-2019)
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Salt Lake County Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Utah Business Magazine, 40 Under 40 (2023)
The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones To Watch, Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law (2021-2023); Bankruptcy Litigation (2023)
Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2019-2022)
Rocky Mountain Innocence Center, Board Member (2020-present)
Utah Center for Legal Inclusion, Treasurer (2019-present)
Volunteer Tax Preparer (2012-2014)
Utah Supreme Court, Judicial Clerk to Justice Jill Parrish (2014-2015)
Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, Summer Associate (2013)
U.S. District Court, Judicial Intern to Magistrate Judge Paul Warner (2012-2013)
Utah
Supreme Court of Utah
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Colorado