Michael D. Stanger Shareholder
Born in Ogden, Utah, Mr. Stanger is fluent in German. He joined Callister Nebeker & McCullough as an associate in 2004, and serves on the firm’s recruiting committee. After graduating from law school, Mr. Stanger practiced management-side labor and employment law at the prestigious labor and employment boutique of Kamer Zucker & Abbott. Practice in the busy litigation section of Callister Nebeker & McCullough has allowed Mr. Stanger to continue his emphasis in employment law, but also provided the opportunity to work on significant cases covering a broad spectrum of legal fields, including construction, intellectual property, criminal law, products liability, etc. As a result, Mr. Stanger has significant trial experience, and has also represented clients in a number of arbitrations and mediations.
Mr. Stanger is a member of the American Bar Association and its Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections. He belongs to the Nevada Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and the Utah Bar Association, where he is a member of the Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections. He is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management. Mr. Stanger was listed by Utah Business Magazine among Utah’s Legal Elite in the category of Labor & Employment Law for 2009, and also named a Rising Star in the field of Labor & Employment Law in Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine for both 2008 and 2009.
PUBLICATIONS
- — Legal Brief: In the Affirmative, Utah Business Magazine, August 2008, 48 (advising employers on proactive steps needed to defend against sexual harassment claims) Read Article
- — SOX, Lies, and Backup Tapes: Document Retention in the 21st Century, Zions Bank, September 27, 2007 and October 23, 2007
- — When Johnny Comes Marching Home: What USERRA Means for the Employment of our Returning Servicemen and Women, Zions Bank Community Magazine, July/August 2006, 70
- — Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater: Why Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome Should be Allowed as a Rehabilitative Tool in the Florida Courts, 55 U. MIAMI L. REV. 561 (2001)
PUBLISHED CASES / COURT DECISIONS
- — Herriman City v. Swensen, 2008 WL 723725 (D. Utah 2008) (granting summary judgment against claim that creation of new school district violated Fourteenth Amendment)
- — SFR, Inc. v. Comtrol, Inc., 177 P.3d 629 (Utah Ct. App. 2008) (adopting joint check rule in Utah)
- — Traco Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Comtrol, Inc., 175 P.3d 572 (Utah Ct. App. 2007) (affirming trial court’s summary judgment and bench trial award of damages to general contractor incurred when subcontractor abandoned projects).
- — Trace Minerals Research, L.C. v. Mineral Resources Int’l, Inc., 505 F.Supp.2d 1233 (D. Utah 2007) (granting summary judgment on trademark infringement claims)
- — Brent Brown Dealerships v. Tax Com’n, Motor Vehicle Enforcement Div., 139 P.3d 296 (Utah Ct. App. 2006) (challenging, under the Excessive Fines and Due Process clauses of U.S. and Utah Constitutions, fines levied against car dealerships)
- — U.S. ex rel. Told v. Comtrol, Inc., 2005 WL 2177225 (D. Utah 2005) (dismissing False Claims Act claims as barred by doctrine of res judicata and by statute of limitations),
- — N.L. v. Dept. of Children and Family Servs., 770 So.2d 220 (Fla. Ct. App. 2000) (challenging juvenile court’s decision that it did not retain jurisdiction over a foster child over the age of eighteen who continued to receive services from the Department of Children and Family Services).
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