Contact Info
Email: dcannon@fabianlaw.com
Direct Line: 801-323-2227
Fax: 801-531-1716
Douglas B. Cannon
Doug Cannon is a shareholder in Fabian and has extensive experience in complex litigation with an emphasis on product liability, intellectual property and antitrust law.
Doug has represented clients in cases involving wrongful death, brain and spinal cord injuries, and other catastropic injuries resulting from defective products and automobile accidents. He has represented clients in state and federal court, and arbitration and mediation.
Doug is licensed to practice in Utah and Idaho.
Doug has represented clients in cases involving wrongful death, brain and spinal cord injuries, and other catastropic injuries resulting from defective products and automobile accidents. He has represented clients in state and federal court, and arbitration and mediation.
Doug is licensed to practice in Utah and Idaho.
- Practice Areas
- Professional
- Representative Projects
- Education
- Publications & Presentations
- Community Service
- Member, Product Liability Jury Instruction Subcommittee, 2004-Present
- Recognized as "Legal Elite" in the field of Product Liability, Utah Business Magazine, 2007, 2008 and 2009
- Recognized as "Super Lawyer" in the field of Product Liability, Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine, 2007, 2008 and 2009
- Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell
- Director, Fabian and Clendenin Board of Directors, 1996-1998, 2000, 2002 & 2005
- Admitted to Utah State Bar and U.S. District Court, District of Utah (1984); U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit (1991); Idaho State Bar and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho (1994); U.S. Supreme Court (2003)
- Product Liability - Doug has represented many clients in catastrophic injury cases arising from product liability. These cases involve a wide variety of products, including watercraft, all terrain vehicles, cars, snowmobiles, trucks, recreational products, medical devices, heavy equipment and household products.
- Antitrust and Unfair Competition
- Intellectual Property
- Commercial Litigation
- Patent Litigation
- Trade Secret Litigation
- Copyright Litigation
- Trademark Litigation/Trademark Prosecution
- J.D., Duke University Law School, with honors, 1984
- Law and Contemporary Problems, Style Editor (1983-84), Staff Member (1982-83)
- Bachelor of Arts in Business-Economics, University of Utah, Magna Cum Laude, 1981
- Honorary Scholastic Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
- Co-Author, “Attorney Fee Shifting: Are We Quietly Repealing the American Rule?” 47 Law & Contemporary Problems, 321 Winter 1984
- “Connecting the Dots: Using Damage Experts in a Personal Injury Case,” 2002 Utah State Bar Mid-Year Meeting
- Contributing Editor on Product Liability, Utah Trial Lawyers Journal
- Presenter at Utah Trial Lawyers Seminar on Medical Devices
- Member, Utah State Bar and Character Fitness Committee, 2001-Present
- Judge Pro-Tem
- Regularly provides pro bono service for Utah Legal Services & Needs of the Elderly Committee