About David Bert Havas
ADMITTED TO BAR: 1972
LAW SCHOOL: University of Utah (J.D.)
COLLEGE: Weber State Universtiy
BORN: 1941
Mr. Havas was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He moved to Utah in 1954 where he still resides. He graduated from Ogden High School and attended Weber State University where he majored in political science. He served in the U. S. Army Special Forces, saw action during two tours in Viet-Nam and earned the rank of captain . After returning from Viet-Nam in 1969 he completed his college training and attended law school at the University of Utah, graduating in 1972 with a J. D. degree.
Mr. Havas was a Public Defender with the Weber County Public Defenders Association Office. He has been in private practice representing injured parties since his admission to the Utah State Bar in 1972 . He is admitted in all State and Federal Courts in the State of Utah and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is a member of the Utah State Bar, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the American Bar Association, the Utah Trial Lawyers Association, the National Employees Lawyers Association and the Utah Employees Lawyers Association.
Mr. Havas concentrates his practice on personal injury and employee law. A firm believer in fair-play, he feels every individual, regardless of their station in life, deserves all the help they can get to guarantee fairness.
In his experience with personal injury cases, he believes insurance companies often underestimate the degree to which a person is injured and will do what they can to get out of paying what a victim deserves.
Likewise, in employment law, he feels employers often take unfair advantage of its employees. Many employers view employees as a disposable commodity rather than as a valuable asset."
Mr. Havas is married to Sandy and they have four grown children and fourteen grandchildren. His hobbies are snow skiing, biking and hiking and helping people get justice.
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