David M. Wahlquist Shareholder Chairman, Board of Directors   (801) 328-3600 dwahlquist@kmclaw.com
Mr. Wahlquist is a member of Kirton & McConkie's Business Litigation Practice Section, Construction, Land Use and Surety Practice Section, Risk Management and Insurance Defense Practice Section, and International Law Practice Section. His practice focuses on the resolution of construction, real estate, contract, patent, and other commercial disputes through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and/or litigation. Mr. Wahlquist joined Kirton & McConkie in 1981.

Experience Has consulted with clients regarding commercial matters and/or construction projects in all fifty states, Canada, Europe, Africa, Mexico, South America, Asia and Guam Has resolved numerous matters through court mandated and private mediations Has successfully represented many clients in arbitration and has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association for 22 years Has successfully litigated cases in numerous state and federal courts Education Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D., 1981 Member, Board of Advocates; Outstanding Oral Advocate, 1981 Admissions United States Supreme Court, 1992 United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1991 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1993 United States District Court for the District of Utah, 1981 All Utah State Courts, 1981 Admitted to Practice: Utah

Firm Management Chairman, Board of Directors Has served as the firm's Vice-President, a member of the firm's Executive Committee, a member of the firm's Compensation Committee, Chair of the firm's Construction & Land Development Practice Section and Chair of the firm's Litigation Section Affiliations Utah State Bar (Construction Law Section President) Utah State Bar Association: Litigation and Construction Law Sections Federal Bar Association American Bar Association's Litigation Section and Forum on the Construction Industry American Arbitration Association's Construction Panel Association of Trial Lawyers of America Construction Specification Institute (CDT designation) Construction Owners' Association of America Languages Spoken Navajo Other 2010 Utah Legal Elite - Business Litigation Has taught the Construction Specifications Institute's Construction Documents Technologist course at Salt Lake Community College Has lectured on construction and litigation issues for the Association of Contractors and Subcontractors, the Utah School Boards Association, the American Institute of Architects, the Salt Lake Rotary Club, the Construction Specifications Institute, and the Utah State Bar's Construction Law Section 2009 Utah Legal Elite - Business Litigation