Tait Meskey, Associate at our Salt Lake City law office
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Tait Meskey

Associate
Biography

Tait is a commercial litigation and business bankruptcy attorney who assists clients with a wide variety of business disputes and bankruptcy matters. He has represented clients in state and federal courts in matters involving contract claims, business tort claims, real property disputes, and adversary bankruptcy proceedings. Tait has reached creative solutions for his clients in bankruptcy matters, pre-litigation works outs, foreclosures, and receiverships, including through fraudulent/voidable transfer litigation and replevin actions.

Tait has experience litigating civil matters in Utah state and federal courts and has represented clients in federal bankruptcy proceedings across the country.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Utah


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Utah
  • United States District Court, District of Utah


Education

  • University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., cum laude)
    • Utah Law Review, Executive Footnote Editor
    • Legal Writing Teaching Assistant
    • S.J. Quinney College of Law Student Fellow
  • University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business (B.S., Marketing)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch,
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026)
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy (2026)

Representative Experience

  • Represented lenders in stay relief actions in bankruptcy court
  • Represented numerous court appointed receivers
  • Sought the appointment of receivers over real property and business entities
  • Defended and prosecuted numerous fraudulent/voidable transactions actions
  • Represented creditors in adversary proceedings across the country
  • Represented judgment creditors in judgment enforcement actions

Previous Professional Experience

  • Mitchell Barlow & Mansfield, P.C., Associate (2020-2022)
  • Utah Attorney General, White Collar Crime & Commercial Division, Law Clerk (2019-2020)
  • Third District Court of Utah, The Honorable Judge Todd Shaughnessy, Legal Intern (2018)