Attorney Mark R. Moffat

Mark Moffat is a founding member of the law firm of Brown, Bradshaw & Moffat. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1987. From 1988 to 1997 he worked as a trial lawyer at the Salt Lake Legal Defenders Office. During his time at the Legal Defenders office, Mark represented clients charged with a wide variety of criminal acts ranging from simple misdemeanors to felonies to death penalty offenses. In 1995 Mark was appointed to head the Legal Defenders Serious Youth Offender Division.

In 1998 Mark and his partners founded the law firm of Brown, Bradshaw & Moffat.

Mark's practice specializes in criminal defense, including misdemeanors and felonies, white collar cases, professional licensing and criminal matters in the juvenile justice system.

Mark is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named one Utah's "Legal Elite" by Utah Business Magazine. Mark has also been included in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of criminal defense.

Mark is a member of the Utah State Bar and is licensed to practice before all Utah state and federal courts, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Mark is currently a member of the Utah Sentencing Commission and also the Utah Grand Jury Reform Committee. Mark has served as Chairman of the Criminal Law Section of the Utah State Bar and has served for several years on the Utah State Bar's Governmental Relations Committee. Mark was formerly a member of the Rule 8 Capital Qualified Defense Attorneys Panel. He has also served in many capacities for the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, including President, President-Elect, Secretary, member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Legislative Oversight Committee. Mark is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

In The News

• Defendant charged with Murder convicted of Manslaughter by jury - Deseret News 3/10/99
• Defendant charged in federal and state court with multiple counts, including theft of dinosaur fossil, obtained dismissal of all but one count - Deseret News 7/24/02
• Day-care provider convicted in Shaken Baby Syndrome case won new trial - The Salt Lake Tribune 2/19/05; new trial resulted in acquittal - The Salt Lake Tribune 5/28/05; The Salt Lake Tribune 7/28/05
• Sexual abuse charges dismissed against former LDS Church official - Deseret News 3/30/05
• Government employee received probation for money laundering - Deseret News 5/8/05
• Charges dropped against woman accused of raping 16-year-old boy - Deseret News 4/4/07
• Co-defendants received probation in Indian artifacts trafficking case - The Philadelphia Enquirer Oct 2009