Solo, Small Firm & Rural Practice Section

The SSR Section ~ The "largest" practice in the state ~ Lawyers who are in solo, small firm, rural practice

2010-2011 Officers

Rex is Chair of the Solo, Small Firm & Rural Practice Section.

Rex has been handling personal injury cases since 1984 when he was fresh out of the University of Utah College of Law, working for a small law firm in the Salt Lake City area. Since that first case in 1984, he has successfully brought claims against the State of Utah; heavy metal rock band, AC/DC; Fortune 500 company, Amoco Oil; State Farm Insurance, WalMart, the United States Government and many other large corporations and government entities.

Rex is listed in Utah Business Magazine's 2009 Utah Legal Elite for the category of personal injury.

The articles he has written on personal injury have benefitted many attorneys. He is frequently asked to speak on the subject of personal injury and law office management and is consulted weekly by other attorneys who have questions about personal injury claims. His wife, Jan, also speaks on the subject of law office management.

He has been very fortunate to work with and learn from some of the top lawyers in the country including Greta Van Susteren, John Coale, Gerry Spence, Pat Mulligan, Marty Rubinstein and George Fleming.

Rex and his wife both drive Corvettes and are members of the Corvette Club of Utah where they meet with other Corvette lovers to participate in fun activities and take trips together.

RobRoy is the Vice-Chair of the Solo, Small Firm & Rural Practice Section, he is also th owner of Platt Law, P.C., where he focuses solely on Elder Law, Estate Planning and Probate matters. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Utah Bar Estate Planning Section, and the Utah Bar Committee on Law and Aging.

In addition, RobRoy has years of professional experience in the Information Technology ("IT") industry, and is an enthusiastic advocate for technological innovations designed to improve the efficiency and quality of the small law practice.

Mr. Kimsey is the Immediate Past Chair of the Solo, Small Firm & Rural Practice Section and has been practicing civil law for 25 years in California and Utah: Arbitrator/Mediator, Civil litigation, Insurance, Real Estate, Business, Contracts US Supreme Court, 9th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeal, US District Courts, Tax Court, Third District Pro Tem, DOPL Panel Chair

Mr Kimsey was the Chair for the Solo, Small Firm & Rural Practice Section from 2006 - 2008. His other professional memberships/associations are: Institutional Review Board University of Utah, Co-Chair State Bar Fall Forum 2003, Advisory Board, Adjunct Faculty, Eaglegate College, Ethics Officer, Salt Lake Olympic Committee