
Aaron Johnstun
A Business Attorney that Pre-Solves Legal Issues Before They Become Issues

Primary Practice Areas
- Business transactional practice includes advise entrepreneurs on startups; emphasis in SaaS, IoT, and cloud based tech ventures; license and end user agreements; royalty agreements; partner and shareholder agreements; mergers and acquisitions; trademarks; copyrights; traditional corporate law services, 501(c)(3) organizations.
- Business and commercial litigation practice includes litigation in state and federal, American Arbitration Association, and mediation concerning partner disputes; breach of fiduciary and loyalty duties; contract disputes; fraud; contract breach; bankruptcy, employee non-competes; trade secret misappropriation; trademark and copyright infringement; and state and federal securities actions.
Admissions & Licenses
- Utah Supreme Court (Utah State Bar)
- Kansas Supreme Court (Kansas State Bar)
- United States District Court, District of Utah
- United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Utah State Bar Litigation Section
- Central Utah Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
- Martin Hubbindale “AV Preeminent,” “High Ethical Standing”, Martin Hubbindale
- Super Lawyers, Top Rated Business and Corporate Attorney, “Rising Star” 2015-2017, Super Lawyers
- Avvo Rating, “Superb”, Avvo
Education
- J.D., University of Kansas School of Law
- Brigham Young University, B.A. Philosophy
Publications
- Attorney at Law Magazine, Are Non-Compete Covenants Still Good for Utah Business? (2016)
- Farm Tractors in Kansas: How to Perfect a Security Interest, 57 U. Kan. L. Rev. 409 (2009) (with Stephen J. Ware)
- American College of Bankruptcy: Circuit Review, Tenth Circuit Editor (2007-2009)
- Kansas Bar Association Practice Handbook, Bankruptcy: Chapter 11 (2009) (with Edward J. Nazar and W. Thomas Gilman)
- When Wall Street Meets Main Street (Featured Guest), 630 AM Utah KTLK, July 17, 2010
Brief Sample of Represented Cases & Reported Decisions
- Qualtrics, LLC v. Cabrinha, et al., No. 140400600 (Fourth District Court, State of Utah)
- Bayhorse Petroleum, LLC v. Vaughn, 130904015 (Third District Court, State of Utah)
- NLABS S.A. de C.V. FreeLife International, Inc., No. 12-02081 (United States District Court, District of Arizona)
- Jones v. Johnson, No. 120401659 (Fourth District Court, State of Utah)
- Webb v. Krohn, No. 10-cv-01269 (United States District Court, District of Utah)
- Williamson v. Grote, 227 P.3d 1010 (Kansas Court of Appeals 2010)
- In re Penaran, 424 B.R. 868 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2009)
- In re Schwinn, 400 B.R. 295 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2009)
- Wild West World, LLC v. Mainland Valuation Services (In re Wild West World, LLC), No. 07-11620 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2008)
- In re Wild West World, LLC, No. 07-11620 (United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas)
- In re Restoration Farms, Inc., No. 07-11913 (United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas)
- SEC v. McNaul, No. 08-cv-01159 (United States District Court, District of Kansas)
- SEC v. Delta Onshore Management, LLC, No. 08-cv-01278 (United States District Court, District of Kansas)
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