Bio
Donovan Jones is an associate attorney at Cutt Kendell & Olson, specializing in plaintiff-side personal injury law, including products liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, premises liability, and motor vehicle accident cases. He started at the firm as a law clerk, where he saw just how devastating an injury can be to people’s lives, through no fault of their own. Donovan is a tireless advocate for injury victims and works hard to get them the justice they deserve.
Born and raised in Utah, Donovan graduated summa cum laude from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science in Strategic Communication. He then attended the S.J. Quinney College of Law, graduating with high honors. While at S.J. Quinney, he participated on the national moot court team and helped found S.J. Quinney’s Employment and Labor Law Student Association. Donovan also received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legislative Process.
When he isn’t in the office, Donovan enjoys working with dogs at the Salt Lake County Animal Shelter, film photography, and cheering for the Utah Hockey Club.
Area(s) of Expertise
- Personal injury
Bar Admission
- Utah State Bar
Education
- University of Utah, B.S.
- University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, J.D.
Professional Membership
- Utah State Bar
- Utah Association for Justice
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Mr. Morris handled our case with extreme professionalism and was very quick to get us updates.
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Verdicts & Settlements
OVER $700 MILLION WON FOR OUR CLIENTS
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$16,500,000 Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice
$16.5M Verdict following offer of judgment of $1M in Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Case Jacquelynn D. Carmichael | Cutt, Kendell & Olson
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$16,400,000 Truck Accident Verdict
Jury verdict awarded for an 11-year-old boy whose family was killed in a car accident with an out-of-control semitrailer.
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$14,500,000 Medical Malpractice Verdict
Jury verdict for a premature baby that suffered an anemic shock episode, which resulted in a serious and permanent brain injury.
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$13,500,000 Spinal Cord Injury Settlement
Young woman paralyzed in a rollover accident.
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$12,500,000 Product Liability Settlement
Woman suffered a brain injury in an accident that happened after a tire failed and the vehicle rolled off the freeway.
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$4,250,000 Workplace Accident Settlement
Settlement for premature delivery of a baby boy in result of an accident involving his mother at the warehouse where she worked.
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Reputation for Getting Results
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Focused on Your Case so You Can Focus on Recovery
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We Advocate Aggressively on Our Client's Behalf
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Over $700 Million Won for Our Clients
Practice Areas
The Right Attorneys For Your Personal Injury Case
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David Cutt Founding PartnerRead BioDavid A. Cutt is a founding member of Cutt, Kendell & Olson. His practice focuses on catastrophic personal injury, product liability, and medical malpractice. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and obtained multiple seven-figure recoveries on behalf of his injured clients.
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Jordan Kendell Managing PartnerRead Bio
Jordan P. Kendell is the managing partner of Cutt, Kendell & Olson. He has represented injury victims his entire legal career. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients, including multiple eight-figure settlements and seven-figure jury verdicts.
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Eric Olson PartnerRead Bio
Eric S. Olson became a partner at the firm in 2013. Mr. Olson specializes in wrongful death, brain injury, paralysis and permanent orthopedic injury cases. Mr. Olson has recovered tens of millions of dollars for his clients during his career, through trial, arbitration and settlement.
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Jacquelynn Carmichael PartnerRead Bio
Jacquelynn Carmichael has been practicing law since 1993 and is a partner at Cutt, Kendell & Olson. Ms. Carmichael has recovered millions of dollars in damages for her clients, including a jury verdict in a medical malpractice case of 14.5 million dollars.
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Nathan Morris PartnerRead Bio
Nathan Morris joined Cutt, Kendell & Olson in 2017. Nathan has recovered six and seven figures for his clients both in settlements and verdicts and in matters ranging from wrongful death and trucking accidents, to dram-shop claims and “bad-faith” claims.
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Christopher Higley PartnerRead Bio
Chris Higley joined Cutt, Kendell & Olson as a law clerk in 2013 and stayed on as an associate attorney after graduating law school. He became a partner in 2020. He practices in plaintiff personal injury cases, including product liability, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, and general negligence.
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Lena Daggs PartnerRead Bio
Lena Daggs is an associate attorney with Cutt, Kendell & Olson. She represents injured victims in personal injury cases, including products liability, medical malpractice, catastrophic auto and trucking accidents, sexual assault, and premises liability cases.
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Margie Coles AssociateRead Bio
Margie Coles began as a paralegal at Cutt, Kendell & Olson when the firm opened in 2000. She has worked on numerous cases that have resolved for six and seven figures. She practices exclusively in plaintiff personal injury cases, including product liability, and medical malpractice.
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Matthew O'Connor AssociateRead Bio
Matt O’Connor joined Cutt, Kendell & Olson as a law clerk in 2019 and stayed on as an associate attorney after graduating from law school. He practices almost exclusively in plaintiff personal injury cases, including product liability, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith, and general negligence.
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Donovan Jones AssociateRead Bio
Donovan Jones is an associate attorney at Cutt Kendell & Olson, specializing in plaintiff-side personal injury law, including products liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, premises liability, and motor vehicle accident cases. He started at the firm as a law clerk, where he saw just how devastating an injury can be to people’s lives, through no fault of their own. Donovan is a tireless advocate for injury victims and works hard to get them the justice they deserve.
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