NAME:

Norman Joel Younker, J.D.

ADDRESS:

Fabian & Clendenin
215 South State, Twelfth Floor
P.O. Box 510210
Salt Lake City, Utah 84151
Telephone: (801) 386-8380
Fax No. (801) 532-3370
nyounker@fabclen.com

LEGAL EMPHASIS:

Medical Malpractice Investigation, Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation, Settlements, Trials

EDUCATION:

1981-1982

St. Edmund's House
Cambridge University
Cambridge, England

Postdoctoral Studies in Law

1981

Brigham Young
University
Provo, Utah

J.D.

Law

1978

Utah State University
Logan, Utah

B.S.

History Major with a Minor in Instructional Media and Emphasis in Secondary Education

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION:

1995

United States District Court, District of Arizona

1984

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

1982

Utah Bar Association

1982

United States District Court, District of Utah

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

1988-Present

FABIAN & CLENDENIN, Salt Lake City, Utah, Partner (Medical Malpractice Investigation, Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation, Settlement and Trial)

1981-1988

KIRTON, MCCONKIE & BUSHNELL, Salt Lake City, Utah (Medical Malpractice Defense and Risk Management)

1980

BARRIS & BYWATER, Burley, Idaho (Summer Law Clerk)

1979

Senator Orrin Hatch, Washington D.C. (Summer Intern)

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2008

Mountain States Super Lawyers

2008

Utah Legal Elite

2007

Mountain States Super Lawyers

2006

Utah Legal Elite

1995-Present

AV rating, Martindale & Hubbal

1994

Utah Trial Lawyers Association Life Member Award

1981

AH Christensen Memorial Award for Excellence in Advocacy

1980

Board of Advocates

1980

Dean's Cup for Outstanding Oral Advocacy

1980

Order of the Barristers

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZIATIONS:

Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Utah Bar Association

American Bar Association

Salt Lake County Bar Association

Utah Trial Lawyers Association

American Trial Lawyers Association

Charter Member of American Inn of Court 1

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

2005-Present

Advisory Board Memeber - Utah Trial Lawyers Association

2002-Present

Advisory Board Memeber, Universty of California - Davis, Center for Perinatal Medicine: Law International Symposia

1999-2002

Board Member, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Salt Lake Chapter

1990-2002

Board of Governors, Utah Trial Lawyers Association

1995-Present

American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Medicine and Law Committee Member

1996-1998

President, Utah Trial Lawyers Association

1994-1995

Utah State Department of Business Regulation, Division of Professional Licensing Prelitigation Task Force Member

1991-1993

Brigham Young University Law School Alumni Association Board Member

1988-1990

Utah State Bar Association Medical Legal Committee Member

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Handling the Expert's Expert, Selection, Preparation, Direct and Cross-Examination, University of Utah, S. J. Quinney College of Law, 2003-2004 Downtown CLE Series, March 10, 2004

Effective Expert Depositions in Medical Malpractice Actions, Utah Trial Lawyers Association, October 3, 2003

Tort Law, Salt Lake Community College Paralegal Class, November 19, 2002

Depositions of Expert Witnesses, Fabian & Clendenin Practice Pointers Presentation, February 13, 2001

The Plaintiff's Injury Case: Peaks and Pitfalls, Expert Practitioner Perspectives on Insurance, Case Development and Evaluation, Medical Issues and Settlement, Law & Justice Center, October 5, 2000

The Experts Analyze Brain Damaged Baby Cases Two, co-sponsored by the American Bar Association and the University of California, Davis Health System, September 23-25, 1999, San Francisco, CA (Member of the Advisory Group);

Practical Practice Pointers, Dealing Ethically with Difficult Clients, Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 17, 1999;

Utah's Constitution Contains Fundamental Principles of Happiness, Utah Trial Journal (1998);

Straight Talk on Tough Issues, Giving and Receiving Referrals: Both Sides of the Coin, Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 19, 1997;

Effective Case Development, Finding and Selecting Experts, Utah Trial Lawyers Association, September 20, 1996;

Medical Malpractice Prelitigation Panel Review, Learn How to Increase Your Effectiveness as a Panel Member or Participant, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Prelitigation Section and Prelitigation Task Force, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 20, 1995;

What's It Worth?, Helping Plaintiffs Attorneys Evaluate Their Cases, Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, December 8, 1994;

Risk Management and Medical Malpractice for Emergency Room Nurses, the Perspective of a Plaintiffs Lawyer, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 27, 1994;

Medical Malpractice Claims by Minors (Moderator of panel discussion), Utah Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 29, 1994;

Working Up Damages In the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Head Injury Association of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 25, 1994;

Medical Malpractice in Utah, Surviving the Jungle II, Utah Trial Lawyers Association Luncheon, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1994;

Direct Examination of Economic Experts, Utah Trial Lawyers Association, Utah Courtroom Seminar and Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 17, 1993;

How to Choose, Evaluate and Negotiate a Successful Settlement of a Tort Case, Including Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lorman Educational Seminars, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 9, 1993;

Medical Malpractice in Utah, Surviving the Jungle, Utah Trial Lawyers Association Luncheon Presentation, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1993;

Learn to Effectively Evaluate and Settle Personal Injury Claims, Professional Education Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, October 16, 1992;

When Fiction Replaces Fact, Distortions About a Continuing Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis, Utah Trial Journal, Spring, 1991;

Where is the "Screening" in Utah's Prelitigation Screening Process, Utah Trial Journal, Fall, 1990;

Malpractice Actions Against Medical Students, Interns, and Residents; Utah Trial Journal, February, 1989;

Rules Covering Shared Fees "Joint Responsibility" (written with Michael L. Chidester), Utah Trial Journal, July, 1989;

Editor, Utah Trial Journal, 1989-1992
Editor, Health Law in Utah, 1987-1988

In addition to the foregoing, Mr. Younker has lectured on healthcare, risk
management and medical malpractice to local civic clubs, hospital medical and nursing staffs, and risk management groups. He has written on these subjects for local newspapers and appeared on local talk radio shows.

PERSONAL:

1954

Born Klamath Falls, Oregon

1984

Married Kathy Wheeler

Children: Tess, Ben and Misha
Hobbies: skiing, sailing, hiking, traveling, motor biking

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