Meet Norm Younker, Of Counsel
A Career Dedicated to Helping Victims
Beginning in 1988, Norman J. Younker represented individuals in medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death cases. Prior to joining Younker Hyde Macfarlane, PLLC, Norm represented Intermountain Health Care and other defendants in medical malpractice actions. Once he realized the difference he could make in the lives of patients who have sustained injuries due to the negligence of medical professionals, he decided that's what he wanted to do with the rest of his career. Today, the capacity in which Mr. Younker works with the firm is of counsel.
Hear From Norman J. Younker Himself
Today, Norm Younker is of counsel with Younker Hyde Macfarlane injury law office in Salt Lake City, UT. Throughout his career, he practiced almost exclusively representing personal injury and medical malpractice victims.
Education and Experience
College and Post-Doctoral Studies
Norm Younker earned his bachelor’s degree at Utah State University where he graduated magna cum laude. Norm then received his law degree from Brigham Young University, where he graduated cum laude. He later did post-doctoral studies in law at Cambridge University in England.
Professional Service
Norm has served as president of the Utah Association for Justice (formerly the Utah Trial Lawyers' Association) and is currently on the organization’s board of governors. He is also involved with the American Bar Association and the University of California.
Licenses and Certification
Norm is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Utah and Arizona as well as the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Awards and Affiliations
Why Norm Younker Became a Lawyer
Norm grew up in a small town in Utah and wasn't sure what a lawyer was or actually did. In high school, some of Norm's teachers noticed that he was good at debating, and that piqued his interest in a career that requires a lot of it.
In law school, Norm took a class on medical malpractice that was taught by a doctor who was also a lawyer, and Norm fell in love with the subject matter. Once he graduated from law school, he clerked for a firm that specialized in defending hospitals and doctors in medical malpractice claims. After seven years, Norm realized patients often have legitimate claims and he changed his career so he could represent them instead.
Outside the Office
Norm married Kathy Wheeler in 1984. The couple has three children: Tess, Ben, and Misha. When he has some free time, Norm enjoys skiing, sailing, hiking, traveling, and motorbiking.
"I can't say enough good things about this firm... They have continually encourage us, believed in us and made us actually feel cared for and protected. They kept us informed on every little thing they did and every decision that was made. This law firm was not about the money they were going to make off of us, but the concern they had for the death of our mother. Younker Hyde Macfarlane, they got justice for my mom." Shelly Christenson
