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John Beckstead
John A. Beckstead
Partner
jabeckstead@hollandhart.com
Salt Lake City Office
222 South Main Street
Suite 2200
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: 801-799-5823
Fax: 800-840-4956

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PRACTICE AREAS

Financial & Commercial Transactions
Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Finance

EXPERIENCE

Mr. Beckstead's commercial finance practice includes commercial lending transactions, loan documentation, problem loan workouts, factoring, secured transactions, letters of credit, negotiable instruments, and bank deposits. His experience includes documentation of many multi-million dollar complex loans, restructuring and workout of many complex loans, and liquidation of businesses through court proceedings, through receiverships, and through cooperation of the borrower, and counseling lenders in lender liability matters.

Mr. Beckstead has an extensive litigation practice. He has defended numerous lender liability claims, including jury trials.

Mr. Beckstead's intellectual property litigation experience includes trademark infringement litigation and litigation of trademark registration rights before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Zions First National Bank v. Rocky Mountain Irrigation, Inc., 931 P.2d 142 (Utah 1997)

Zions First National Bank v. Rocky Mountain Irrigation, Inc., 795 P.2d 658 (Utah 1990)

Shelter America Corporation v. Ohio Casualty and Insurance Company, 745 P.2d 843 (Utah App. 1987)

Heath Tecna Corporation v. Zions First National Bank, 609 P.2d 1334 (Utah 1980)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Utah State Bar
- Past Chairman, Subcommittee on Contracts/Secured
- Transactions/Sales, Model Utah Jury Instructions
- Past Chairman, Utah State Bar Banking & Finance Section

American Bar Association
- Commercial Financial Services Committee, Section of Business Law
- Commercial and Banking Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation
- Regional Coordinator for Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Section of Business Law

Utah Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct (1997-2003)

Commercial Finance Association Education Foundation, Advisory Board (2004-Present)

Center for Documentary Arts, Board of Trustees (2005-2008)

And Justice for All Foundation, Founding President and Board of Trustees (1999-2004)

Utah Legal Services, Inc.
- President (1998-2001)
- Board of Trustees (1994-2004)

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Financial Institutions Law (2005-2010)

Martindale Hubble Rating: AV

Legal Elite, Utah Business Magazine (2004-2009)

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Columnist, The Commercial Factor, published by International Factoring Association, 2003 - Present.

Presenter, Panelist and Author for numerous groups, including International Factoring Association, American Bar Association, Commercial Finance Association, Utah State Bar, and National Continuing Legal Education Programs.

EDUCATION

University of Utah College of Law J.D. 1975

University of Utah B.A. 1972
- English