Caitlin Benson is a senior associate attorney at Pia Hoyt. She brings a broad range of legal experience including years at a large, national public finance law firm (consistently ranked in the top three in the nation in terms of number and amount of bond issuances) where she gained transactional understanding representing government entities and developers in project finance and real estate matters and, most recently before joining Pia Hoyt, personal injury and litigation experience where she assisted in recovering over ten million dollars combined for her clients. She genuinely enjoys advocating for her clients and using her training and experience to help them achieve the best results possible.
Education
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, J.D.
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Judicial Process
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Constitutional Law
- Outstanding Achievement Award, Property Law
- Award, Best Agreement, Western Region, Transactional Law Meet
- Executive Footnote Editor, Utah Law Review
- Externship, Hon. David Nuffer, Chief Judge, U.S. Federal District Court, District of Utah
- Honors Intern, Securities and Exchange Commission
- Law Clerk, Utah Attorney General’s Office, Litigation Division
- Law Clerk, Questar - Dominion (now Enbridge Gas)
Brigham Young University, B.A. (English)
Admissions, Associations, and Honors
State Bar of Utah
State Bar of Arizona
U.S. District Court, District of Utah
The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100
American Association for Justice
Utah Trial Lawyers Association (Utah Association for Justice)
Women Lawyers of Utah