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SpencerWillson, PLLC is thrilled to announce that Kirsten T. Taylor, the firm's longtime law clerk, has passed the Utah Bar Examination. Kirsten will be sworn in as a member of the Utah State Bar on October 13, 2026. Her research, drafting, and case-management work has been part of the firm's trial and appellate practice for years, and the firm looks forward to her continued contributions as a licensed attorney. Congratulations, Kirsten!

Sarah Elizabeth Spencer, who has served as Associate General Counsel of the Atlantic Legal Foundation (ALF) since July 2026, will stand for confirmation as ALF Vice President at the Foundation's Annual Fundraising Dinner this fall. Sarah and Kirsten T. Taylor will attend the dinner on behalf of SpencerWillson, PLLC. Founded in 1977, ALF is a nonpartisan public-interest law firm whose amicus curiae advocacy reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal courts of appeals, and state appellate courts nationwide.

SpencerWillson, PLLC has moved its downtown Salt Lake City office to the 215 + State Building, 215 S. State Street, Suite 700, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. The new office is a short walk from the Matheson Courthouse and the Utah Business & Chancery Court. Phone and email are unchanged: 801-346-8120 and sarah@spencerwillsonpllc.com.

Sarah Elizabeth Spencer, as counsel of record, authored a brief for the DRI Center for Law & Public Policy and the Illinois Defense Counsel as amici curiae supporting the petition for a writ of certiorari in Mead Johnson & Company, LLC v. Greear, on review from the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District. The brief argues that the decision below, which allowed more than 12,500 nationwide infant-formula claims to be aggregated in two Illinois counties, discards the general-jurisdiction rule of Daimler AG v. Bauman and the forum-claim connection required by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ford Motor Co., creating a state-court substitute for federal multidistrict litigation without the safeguards of 28 U.S.C. § 1407. John M. Fitzgerald of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC joined the brief. On September 1, 2026, the Court requested a response to the petition.

SpencerWillson, PLLC is honored to announce that Sarah Elizabeth Spencer has been appointed Associate General Counsel of the Atlantic Legal Foundation (ALF), effective July 1, 2026. Founded in 1977, ALF is a nationally respected, nonpartisan public-interest law firm whose amicus curiae briefs are regularly relied upon in consequential cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, and state appellate courts. Guided by a distinguished Board of Directors and Advisory Council under Chairman & President Hayward "Dan" Fisk, and working alongside Executive Vice President & General Counsel Lawrence S. Ebner, Sarah will help lead ALF's amicus program shaping arguments in precedent-setting appellate litigation nationwide. The appointment reflects Sarah's two decades of commercial litigation and appellate experience and her admission before the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple federal circuit courts.

The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock (No. 24-935), addressing whether local delivery workers who handle goods that traveled in interstate commerce—but do not cross state lines—qualify as “transportation workers” under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act. Sarah Elizabeth Spencer (counsel of record) and Lawrence S. Ebner co-authored an amicus brief for the DRI Center for Law & Public Policy and the Atlantic Legal Foundation; Ms. Spencer authored the sole amicus brief with Mr. Ebner. Merits briefing will proceed in the coming months.

Sarah Elizabeth Spencer, Founder & Managing Attorney of SpencerWillson, PLLC, was recognized in the 2026 (32nd) edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. Selections are entirely peer-reviewed and not pay-to-play, reflecting broad confidence in Ms. Spencer’s skill and results.

The firm filed Law Offices of Gabriel White v. State of Utah, seeking a declaratory judgment that the medical malpractice contingency-fee cap is unconstitutional and undermines access to justice.

The feature explored Sarah’s commercial litigation practice and her passion for extreme sports pursuits.

Annual peer-reviewed recognition underscored Sarah’s performance across complex trials and appeals.

Sarah Spencer presented strategies for litigating in Utah’s statewide Business & Chancery Court docket.

SpencerWillson deepened collaboration on high-impact amicus initiatives supporting industry stakeholders.