Michelle Quist is a Senior Counsel in the Firm's Salt Lake City office and a member of the Litigation practice group. Ms. Quist brings a diversity of skills and experience to advocate on behalf of clients in complex civil litigation, regulatory, and appellate matters.

Along with a focus on appellate work in federal and state courts, Ms. Quist represents clients in a wide range of business litigation matters, including business torts and breach of contract cases. She also represents clients in litigation matters relating to governmental entities, including election and referendum related litigation as well as discrimination and other constitutional claims.

Ms. Quist began her legal career handling high-profile, complex commercial litigation. She then worked as a staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit after serving as a law clerk to Judge Monroe G. McKay. Michelle also turned her advocacy skills to writing daily editorial articles and columns for the Salt Lake Tribune and providing political commentary and analysis for news and media organizations. She is thus often involved in high-profile media and government-related claims.

Bar Admissions

• Utah
• New York
• California

Education

• Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D.
• Brigham Young University, B.A., Political Science and Government

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2024, 2025
• Utah Business Magazine, Utah Legal Elite, Appellate, 2021; Civil Litigation, 2022

• The Supreme Court Adopts Narrow Definition of Autodialers Under the TCPA
• New ABLE Act Eases Financial Planning for Families of Individuals with Disabilities
• The Top Ten Things to Remember When Arguing in Front of an Appellate Court
• J. Reuben Clark Law Society Women in Law Webinar
• Women Lawyers of Utah & The Utah State Bar Webinar
• Michelle Quist Featured on the Silicon Slopes Live Show