BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Roger H. Hoole
The Diversity Foundation and Ultradent Products, Inc.

Roger H. Hoole is a Managing Member of Hoole & King, L.C., a five attorney law firm in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was admitted to practice law in October 1987. He has a Martindale-Hubbell rating of “AV.” For many years, Mr. Hoole has concentrated his law practice on settling and trying civil lawsuits for individuals. His litigation focuses on employment, civil rights, discrimination, sexual harassment, personal injury and wrongful death cases. Since September 2004, he has represented the “Lost Boys” and others in civil cases involving the FLDS Church and Warren Jeffs. He is currently President of the Utah Trial Lawyers Association and is past President of the Utah Employment Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the National Employment Lawyer Association. In 2004 he was appointed to serve as a member of the Utah State Courts Career Service Review Board. He received his B.A. from the University of Utah and his J.D. from Brigham Young University.
A listing of Mr. Hoole's publications, presentations and reported cases of interest follows:

Presented: “Rorschach, the MMPI, and the Fight Against DMEs,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention and CLE Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 15, 2005.

Presented: “What Business Lawyers Should Know About What Plaintiffs’ Employment Lawyers Are Thinking,” Annual Business Law Section Seminar of the Utah State Bar, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 12, 2005.

Reported: Farmers Insurance Exchange, Reciprocal or Inter-insurance Exchange, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Don Versaw, Arthur Vierra, and Corina Vierra, 99 P.3d 796, 507 Utah Adv. Rep. 13, 2004 UT 73

Presented: “Bare Knuckle Defense Tactics in Employment Cases: Practical and Ethical Responses,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 2, 2004.

Presented: “HIPAA,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 17, 2004.

Presented: “Using HIPAA to Save on the Expense of Medical Records,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 16, 2004.

Published: “Low-Cost Patient Records Under HIPAA,” ADVOCATE, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, April 2004.

Presented: “Pre-Trial Motions and Scheduling Orders,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 9, 2004.

Published: “Low Cost Patient Records Under HIPAA,” Utah Trial Journal, January 2004.

Presented: “HIPAA Impacts on Medical Malpractice Cases,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 23, 2003.

Presented: “How to Request Low Cost Medical Records Under HIPAA,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, St. George, Utah, June 27, 2003.

Presented: “Loss of Consortium in Utah: One policy limit or two?,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 13, 2002.

Published: “Passing the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act,” Utah Trial Journal, Summer 2002.

Panel: “Ethics and Professionalism in the New Millennium: How Are We Doing So Far?,” Labor and Employment Law Section Luncheon, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 14, 2002.

Presented: “The Plaintiff’s Perspective In Disputes With Employers,” Employment and Labor Law in Utah Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 11, 2001.

Presented: “Special Damages You Shouldn’t Overlook: An Argument For Recovering Compensation For Gratuitously Rendered Personal Care and Household Services Using Utah’s Collateral Source Rule,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 15, 2000.

Published: “Employment Contracts - A Look Back and To The Future,” Utah Trial Journal, Summer, 2000.

Published: “Employment Contracts & Employee Rights: A Bundle of Sticks, One of Which Might Hit Unsuspecting Employers, Not Just At Termination,” Utah Trial Journal, Summer, 2000.

Presented: “Employer Liability for Supervisor Misconduct,” Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 17, 2000.

Presented: “Employment Contracts & Employee Rights: A Bundle of Sticks, One of Which Might Hit Unsuspecting Employers, Not Just At Termination,” Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Salt lake City, Utah, May17, 2000.

Reported: Mackey v. Cannon, 996 P.2d 1081 (Utah App. 2000)

Reported: In re Ikon Office Solutions, Inc. Securities Litigation, 86 F.Supp.2d 481 (E.D.Pa.2000)

Presented: “Recognizing Employment Law Issues,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 17, 1999.

Presented : “Use of Jury Questionnaires,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 23, 1998.

Published: “The Challenge of Obtaining Medical Records, An Observation on Contract Copiers,” Utah Trial Journal, September, 1998.

Published: “Questions for The Defense Medical Examiner,” Utah Trial Journal, June 1998.

Panel: “Employment Laws Working, Just Abused, or in Need of Serious Reform?,” Utah State Bar Seminar, Sun Valley, Idaho, July 2, 1998.

Published : “Employer Remains Liable Under the Joint Obligations Act After Employee/Tort-Feasor is Released,” Utah Trial Journal, August 1997.

Panel: “Employment Relations and Employment Law,” The Seventh Annual Employment Law Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 13, 1997.

Presented: “Safeguarding Clients from ‘IME’ Abuse: Protecting the Injured from Further Injury,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 19, 1997.

Published: “Cancer Victim’s Lawsuit Focuses on the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Employment,” Utah Trial Journal, November 1996.

Presented: “Cook v. Zions National Bank,” National Employment Lawyers Association’s Southwestern Regional Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 1, 1996.

Presented: “Developments in Employment Law: Cook v. Zions First National Bank,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 20, 1996.

Reported: Cook v. Zions First Nat. Bank, 919 P.2d 56 (Utah App. 1996)

Presented: “Case Preparation,” Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 15, 1996.

Demonstration: “Mock Trial: Defamation Risks in Employment Today,” Council on Education in Management Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 17, 1994.

Presented: “The Negligent Employer,” Council on Education in Management Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 18, 1994.

Panel: “Sexual Harassment or Merely Rude Behavior? You Be the Judge!,” Council on Education in Management Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 22, 1992.

Published: "The Civil Rights Act of 1991 from the Perspective of a Plaintiff’s Lawyer."

Mr. Hoole spends his free time with his wife and their children. He enjoys skiing and hiking in the Wasatch Mountains, reading, writing, traveling with his family, and organizational carpentry.

Updated June 20, 2007