David B. Dibble

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Mr. Dibble is a shareholder of the firm and is involved in a broad range of litigation and commercial matters. Mr. Dibble has experience representing both large and small companies at all stages of litigation, and his practice includes complex commercial litigation, general litigation, federal and state employment litigation, administrative agency practice, and advising on business and employment issues.  Mr. Dibble is a member of the firm's Employment Section, where his practice focuses primarily on defending employers in a range of employment matters.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Dibble completed judicial clerkships at both the United States District Court for the District of Utah, where he clerked for Chief Judge Dee V. Benson, and at the Utah Court of Appeals, where he clerked for Judge James Z. Davis.  While clerking, Mr. Dibble gained valuable insight into both federal and state litigation, and trial and appellate practice.

Mr. Dibble has been selected by his peers as one of Utah's "Legal Elite" over the last several years in the categories of Up and Coming (in Labor and Employment and Civil Litigation, as published in Utah Business Magazine).


Education 

J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, J.D., 2004

  • cum laude
  • Senior Editor, BYU Law Review

University of Utah, Honors B.A., Speech Communication, 2001

  • cum laude
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Prior Professional Experience 
  • Judicial Clerkship, Chief Judge Dee V. Benson, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, 2005 - 2006
  • Judicial Clerkship, Judge James Z. Davis, Utah Court of Appeals, 2004 - 2005
  • Judicial Intern, Judge Bruce S. Jenkins, U.S. District Court of Utah, May 2002 - August 2002
Admitted to Practice 
  • Utah State Bar
  • United States District Court, District of Utah
  • United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Professional Affiliations and Memberships 
  • Aldon J. Anderson American Inn of Court
Publications and Presentations 
  • "Is that Worker an Employee or an Independent Contractor?," April 2009, The Employers Council
  • David B. Dibble, Parental Rights Movement on Utah's Capitol Hill Should Not Make Gains at the Expense of the State's Children, 2005 BYU Educ. & L.J. 1 (2005).
Recent News
Jan 24, 2012

RQ&N is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been elected Shareholders of the

Jan 06, 2012

Forty-two Ray Quinney & Nebeker attorneys are named "Utah's Legal Elite," an impressive list

Jan 28, 2011
Fifty-four attorneys, more than half of the Firm, are included on the 2011 edition of this impressive list of legal leaders as selected by their peers.