Best Wrongful Death Lawyers in Utah (2026)

The wrongful death lawyers in Utah we'd call first, drawn from every city list we've published there and the firms whose own work shows these cases.

Sources checked November 9, 2026

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Of the 17 firms that show wrongful death work on our 3 city lists in Utah, Younker Hyde Macfarlane, PLLC scores highest on malpractice focus, published results, client reviews and experience, followed by Cutt Kendell & Olson and Steele Adams Hosman. Each firm keeps its best score from the cities it serves; open a city for its full list.

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Younker Hyde Macfarlane, PLLC
4.5139 Google reviewsRated 4.5 out of 5 on Google from 139 reviews
Best for: Fatal medical error claims
Among Younker Hyde Macfarlane, PLLC's published malpractice results is a jury award of $5 million in 2021. After doctors improperly withdrew life-sustaining care and a mother died, Ashton Hyde and John Macfarlane represented her family.
On our list for Salt Lake City.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Cutt Kendell & Olson
4.8211 Google reviewsRated 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 211 reviews
Best for: Wrongful death malpractice claims
After a $1 million offer of judgment, Cutt Kendell & Olson reports a wrongful death medical malpractice verdict of $16.5 million. Though the firm handles broader injury work, it has this concrete malpractice result to report.
On our list for Salt Lake City.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Steele Adams Hosman
4.9382 Google reviewsRated 4.9 out of 5 on Google from 382 reviews
Best for: Diagnosis and emergency care claims
In repeated reviews, Steele Adams Hosman's clients praise how promptly it responds and notices details. Those comments have a substantial base: 382 Google reviews with a 4.9 rating.
On our list for Salt Lake City.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Parker & McConkie
5.0226 Google reviewsRated 5.0 out of 5 on Google from 226 reviews
Best for: Families who value regular updates
When clients describe Parker & McConkie, they often mention that its lawyers listen and take time to answer questions. One reviewer described a payment dispute, although the firm's Google rating stands at 5-star across 226 reviews.
On our lists for Provo and Ogden.
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We order firms by how much of their work is medical malpractice, the results they publish, what their clients say, their experience, their standing with the regulator and the recognition they have earned, all from public records and the firms' own sites. How lists are made
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Morgan & Morgan
4.8341 Google reviewsRated 4.8 out of 5 on Google from 341 reviews
Best for: Birth injury case inquiries
Morgan & Morgan's published birth injury result is from outside Utah. A Hillsborough County jury awarded $37.8 million in 2007 after doctors delayed a needed C-section.
On our list for Salt Lake City.
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Photos: Salt Lake City, Invictus323, CC BY 4.0; Provo, Creator: Javin Weaver, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

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