Tara L. Isaacson

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Tara L. Isaacson: Attorney with Tara Isaacson Law, LLC
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Biography

Ms. Isaacson represents clients accused of criminal offenses. She has represented clients accused of sexual offenses, violent offenses, drug possession and trafficking, DUI, domestic violence and white collar offenses. She has been a criminal trial attorney since 1996 and has won acquittals in 32 jury trials. She has argued cases before the Utah Supreme Court and the Utah Court of Appeals.

In 2011, Ms. Isaacson was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers.

In 2008, Super Lawyers magazine featured Ms. Isaacson in an article entitled “The Unpopular Defense.” She was selected as a Rising Star for the Mountain States Super Lawyers in 2008 and 2009. Utah Business magazine named Ms. Isaacson as one of the Legal Elite in Utah.

In 2006, Mr. Bugden and Ms. Isaacson published an article in the Utah Bar Journal, Crimes, Truth and Videotape: Mandatory Recording of Interrogations at the Police Station. This article provided an overview of cases involving false confessions. The article recommends that the Utah Supreme Court to exercise its supervisory power to require recording of custodial interrogations of juvenile and adult crime suspects.

Ms. Isaacson served as a Utah State Bar Examiner from 1998 to 2005. She has also served on the Utah Sentencing Commission's DUI Subcommittee and on the Board of the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Ms. Isaacson earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah College of Law and has been licensed to practice law in Utah since 1996. Email her at [email protected].

Areas of Practice (13)

  • Criminal Defense
  • Drug Crimes
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Fraud
  • Tax Fraud
  • Juvenile Law
  • Felonies
  • Misdemeanors
  • Administrative Law
  • DUI/DWI
  • Theft
  • Homicide
  • Sex Crimes

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Utah, B.S., cum laude, 1991
Law School Attended:
University of Utah, J.D., cum laude, 1996
Year of First Admission:
1996
Admission:
1996, Utah
Memberships:
Utah State Bar (Member: Character and Fitness Committee, 1997-2001; Criminal Bar Examiner Committee, 1998-2002; Examiner Multistate Performance Test, 2002—); Utah Sentencing Commission (DUI Subcommittee); Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Women Lawyers of Utah.
Birth Information:
Louisville, Kentucky, October 6, 1970
Reported Cases:
State v. Kenison, 14 P.3d 129 (Utah Ct. App. 2000); Dejavue, Inc. v. U.S. Energy Corp., 993 P.2d 222 (Utah Ct. App. 1999); State v. Shipp, 2004 UT App. 40.
ISLN:
910293196

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
$300/hr
Credit Cards Accepted
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Other, Visa
Other Information
Free initial consultation, Fixed fees available

Peer Reviews

4.7/5.0 (12 reviews)
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  • Legal Knowledge

    4.6/5.0
  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0
  • Judgment

    4.6/5.0
  • Communication

    4.7/5.0
  • Legal Experience

    4.7/5.0
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5.0/5.0 (19 reviews)
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3.7/5.0 (6 reviews)
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Tara is highly educated and highly capable. I feel badly for anyone who decides to go up against her because she doesn’t back down, isn’t intimidated, and knows what she is doing. You hire her you...

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Contact Tara L. Isaacson

Contact Information:

801-683-5260  Phone

801-746-8600  Fax

www.badwaylawfirm.com

www.bilaw.net

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