There were 39 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Tooele County as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the Utah State Bar.
This is unchanged from the quarter before.
Within the county, Tooele registered the most lawyers with active licenses (25).
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
In 2022, the American Bar Association reported Utah having the highest bar passage rate for first-time takers in the country at 89%, exceeding the national average of 72%.
However, the lawyer-to-resident ratio in Utah remains low. With only 2.5 lawyers per 1,000 residents, it ranks 14th lowest nationally, which is nearly half the national average of 3.9.
As of April 2024, the average salary for a lawyer in the state is around $97,010 per year, which is below the national salary of $102,009 per year.
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Date of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander MacKay | – | 10/03/2024 |
| Melissa Annette Jacobs | Melissa Jacobs | 10/02/2024 |
| Michael B. Resare | Michael Resare | 05/03/2023 |
| Michael A. Mickelson | Caldwell Filler & Grayson | 02/13/2023 |
| Tysen Jorgensen Barker | – | 10/15/2019 |
| Cade Alan Shiozaki | US Army | 10/17/2017 |
| Katherine Mayme Filler | Caldwell Filler & Grayson | 10/12/2016 |
| Nathan Adam Harris | Tooele County Attorney’s Office | 10/11/2016 |
| Derek Steven Parry | Derek S. Parry | 12/07/2015 |
| Cory Ann Caldwell | Caldwell Filler & Grayson, PLLC | 10/09/2015 |
| Hyrum G. Miller | Tooele County Attorney’s Office | 05/26/2015 |
| Andrew K. Stagg | Utah Division of Securities | 05/19/2014 |
| Benjamin M. Nelson | Nelson Law | 10/16/2012 |
| Bryan M. Cowley | Integrity Law | 05/10/2012 |
| Mathew S. Shields | Tooele County Attorney’s Office | 05/18/2011 |
| Spencer P. Call | Tooele County Attorneys Office | 10/20/2009 |
| Derrick K. Larson | Tooele City Attorney’s Office | 05/15/2009 |
| Robert Lawrence Clegg | Tooele County Attorney’s Office | 10/23/2008 |
| Jaime Dawn Topham | Topham Family Law, PLLC | 10/30/2007 |
| Jess M. Hofberger | Tooele Army Depot | 05/23/2007 |
| Richard Tanner | Tanner Law Office, PLLC | 05/19/2006 |
| Jacob L. Linares | Linares Law Office | 05/19/2003 |
| Matthew C. Johnson | Tooele City Attorney’s Office | 10/16/2002 |
| Diana Obray | Office of Guardian ad Litem | 10/17/2001 |
| Christopher D. Brown | U. S. Army Installation Management Command | 07/09/2001 |
| Joe Cartwright | Cartwright Law Firm | 05/21/1997 |
| Gary K. Searle | Tooele County Attorney’s Office | 10/15/1996 |
| Curt W. Morris | Curt Morris | 10/17/1995 |
| John A. Witkowski | American Family Insurance Litigation Division | 07/11/1995 |
| Elizabeth M. Knight | Utah State Courts | 10/19/1993 |
| Scott A. Broadhead | Tooele County Attorney’s Office | 10/19/1993 |
| Roger E. Baker | Tooele City Corporation | 08/20/1992 |
| John MacK Dow | Tooele County Justice Court | 10/02/1990 |
| Kateni T. Leakehe | US Army Dugway Proving Ground | 05/03/1988 |
| Wayne A. Freestone | Wayne A. Freestone, PC | 05/03/1985 |
| James R. Tanner | Tanner Law Office, PLLC | 11/05/1979 |
| Ronald L. Elton | Ronald L. Elton | 09/20/1976 |
| William B. Parsons III | William B. Parsons III | 09/05/1974 |
| Kerri Anderson | Grantsville City Attorney | – |
