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Clarkson & Associates, LLC
Meet the Award-Winning Team Behind Clarkson & Associates, LLC
Clarkson & Associates, LLC is a locally owned law firm serving the Utah, Arizona, and Nevada areas. Our attentive, client-focused practice is the result of our deeply trained and experienced team. Learn more about them below, and call Clarkson & Associates today for all legal services.
Clarkson & Associates, LLC
Founded in 2003 in beautiful southern Utah, Clarkson & Associates (formerly Clarkson & Draper) has established itself as one of the premier full-service civil law firms in the area. The attorneys and staff at Clarkson & Associates are dedicated to providing effective, results-oriented representation with an emphasis on personal attention. The attorneys of Clarkson & Associates have extensive experience in nearly all aspects of civil law, including civil litigation, contracts, business formation and administration, estate planning, probate, real estate and business sales and development, commercial transactions, evictions, construction law, and debt collection.
Barry E. Clarkson
Professional Licenses & Memberships
- Utah State Bar – 1998 Nevada State Bar – 1997 Arizona State Bar – 2015
Education
- Juris Doctor, California Western School of Law 1997
- Master of Arts, Languages and Literature, University of Utah 1994
- Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, University of Utah 1991
- Associate of Arts, Dixie College 1990
Background and Experience
Barry E. Clarkson is a founding member and the current managing attorney of Clarkson & Associates, LLC. Mr. Clarkson focuses on complex business and real estate transactions as well as estate planning with local, national and international clients through offices in St. George, Utah, and Mesquite, Nevada.
Mr. Clarkson received his Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law (1997) after earning his BA in Spanish and MA in Languages and Literature from the University of Utah (1991, 1994). Mr. Clarkson is licensed to practice law in Nevada (1997), Utah (1998), and Arizona (2015). While working towards his JD, Mr. Clarkson was the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Bancroft-Whitney Award for Excellence in Contracts and the Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Scholastic Excellence in Contracts. Mr. Clarkson is honored to have an AV Preeminent Peer Rating by Martindale-Hubbell and Lawyers.com.
Mr. Clarkson is an active community member. Serving on multiple boards in local healthcare, higher education, and charitable organizations.
Matthew D. Spring
Attorney
Professional Licenses & Memberships
- Utah State Bar – 2012
- Nevada State Bar – 2009
Education
- Juris Doctor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, 2009
- Bachelor of Arts, English, Brigham Young University, 2004
Background and Experience
Matthew D. Spring is an attorney with Clarkson & Associates, LLC.
Mr. Spring has a wide range of expertise, with a focus on probate, commercial and civil litigation, real estate law, business law, contract drafting, estate planning, and business entity formation.
Mr. Spring earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 2009. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Brigham Young University in 2004. During his time in law school, Mr. Spring was an intern in the United States District Court, District of Nevada, with the Honorable Judge Robert C. Jones. Mr. Spring is trained as a mediator and volunteered for two years with the Neighborhood Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Spring is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts in Nevada (2009) and Utah (2012).
Mr. Spring is married with four children and enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with his family. Mr. Spring also speaks Spanish.
Scott B. Beckstrom
Attorney
Professional Licenses & Memberships
- Utah State Bar – 2024
- Nevada State Bar – 2025
Education
- Juris Doctorate, University of Idaho College of Law, 2024
- Bachelor of Arts, Communications, Brigham Young University, 2020
- Associate of Arts, Utah Tech University, 2017
Background and Experience
Scott B. Beckstrom is an attorney with Clarkson & Associates, LLC. Before becoming an attorney, Scott worked for a community bank for five years, where he helped with financial transactions, business development, credit analysis, and community outreach. Scott has experience with business transactional law, estate planning, probate law, contract drafting, business entity formation, small claims actions, HOA law, and civil/commercial litigation.
Scott’s family has been in St. George for five generations, and he is excited to return to St. George after being raised in Boise, Idaho. Scott enjoys the southern Utah outdoors, spending time with family, and coaching local youth sports.
Michelle Heinz
Legal Assistant
Michelle is our legal assistant and bookkeeper extraordinaire. She maintains numerous daily processes that keep Clarkson & Associates, LLC running at our award-winning level of excellence.
Laura Sargent
Receptionist
Meet Laura Sargent, who is our receptionist at Clarkson & Associates, LLC. She's the friendly voice on the phone and has a welcoming smile for every client who enters the office.
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