Kranendonk v. Gregory & Swapp, PLLC
The Utah Court of Appeals its decision in Kranendonk v. Gregory & Swapp, PLLC ( Case No. 20120660) reversing the trial court’s dismissal on summary judgment and remanding for trial Ogden resident Jodi Kranendonk’s claims of legal malpractice and fraud against her former attorneys, Gregory & Swapp, PLLC d/b/a Craig Swapp & Associates in Salt Lake City, Utah and Spokane, Washington. This case is set for a jury trial in early 2015 on these and other claims in the Third District Court in Salt Lake City. Peck Baxter partners Brandon J. Baxter and Shaun L Peck represented Jodi Kranendonk on appeal, and tried the case in 2015.
Update: On March 10, 2015, a Salt Lake County jury returned a verdict finding that Jodi Kranendonk suffered $3.5 million in damages as a result of her former attorneys’ legal malpractice and other violations. That verdict is now a $4.684,644.40 judgment on appeal before the Utah Supreme Court.