Dennis has been practicing law since 1978. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Utah State University, he received his Juris Doctorate from the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University, graduating cum laude. He has assisted thousands of clients to plan and implement their wills and trusts, structure their businesses and protect their assets, manage and structure their business transactions, including real estate, and advise in estate and trust administration.

Dennis is a member of the Estate Planning, Tax and Business Law Sections of the Utah State Bar Association. He is a former Chairman of the Tax Section of the Utah State Bar. He has been a Member of Legislative Committees on Tax, Estate Planning and Probate matters. As a former Professor of Taxation at the Washington College of Law, Dennis has been a frequent speaker at NBI tax, estate planning and trust seminars for attorney continuing legal education.

Dennis served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Utah Community Development Corporation for over 30 years, an organization dedicated to providing affordable homes to lower income persons and was President of the organization for three years where he also provided legal services in an unofficial capacity. He has served as a Scoutmaster, Varsity Scout Leader, and in other supportive capacities in scouting for nearly 30 years and remains active in working with the youth of his church. Finally, and most importantly, Dennis and his wife have 8 children between them, 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren, and enjoy many outdoor activities.

Russell G. Evans graduated from Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa in 1995. Since his graduation and subsequent return to Utah, Russell has practiced in the following areas: juvenile law, personal injury, bankruptcy and estate planning.

Currently, Russell spends the majority of his time practicing in the estate planning and bankruptcy areas. He enjoys the interactions with his clients and loves helping them solve problems and preparing them for the future.

Russell attended Brigham Young University where he received a B.A. in Spanish Translation and Interpretation (1992). Although he was born and raised in Overland Park, Kansas, he has strong Utah roots. He is a father to four adult children and three grandchildren.

Jason Haymore graduated from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis in 2010 where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Indiana International and Comparative Law Review. He also has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah in History Teaching.

Jason’s practice is primarily focused on estate planning and he serves as the Practice Lead for the Estate Planning Group of Pearson Butler. Jason is adept at finding common sense solutions for end of life planning. His clients range from young families primarily planning for the protection of their children to those with large estates seeking asset protection, Medicaid planning, and dynasty planning. Jason is married, has four children, and loves spending time at sporting events or in the outdoors with his family. When not in the office, he can usually only be found somewhere in the mountains trying to get lost on horseback.

Holly graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a Major in Political Science and a Minor in Communication Studies in 2016. She then went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from the University of Nevada Las Vegas Boyd School of Law in 2020 where she achieved the CALI award for excellence achievement by a law student in Advanced Drafting & Research in Business.

Before joining the firm, Holly worked as a law clerk with the Eighth Judicial District Court Family Division. As a law clerk Holly helped litigants navigate the stressful, emotional, and often time-consuming family court system. Her education and experiences have given her the tools necessary to assist clients in estate planning and business formation.

In addition to helping clients at the firm, Holly is a member of the American Bar Association as well as the following sections of the Nevada Bar Association: Young Lawyers, Business Law, and Probate and Trust Law.

Aside from helping clients at the firm Holly enjoys spending time with her husband and their two dogs, working out, playing pickle ball, and rooting for the Dallas Cowboys.

Blake has known most of his life that he would be working in the Estate Planning and business realm and based his schooling and work life accordingly. As an undergrad at BYU in the Marriott School of Management he studied Business Management and Finance before attending law school where he learned how to handle the financial side of trusts, businesses, and estate plans. He then went on to graduate from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University with his JD and a graduate degree in comparative law where although you don’t have a major in law school Blake’s was Trusts and estate planning.

Blake grew up with his father being an estate planning attorney and was always around the office and saw the results of proper planning through trusts, buy sell agreements and succession planning and the poor results from those that didn’t plan. He has also started multiple businesses outside of his trust and estates practice and sold one business, so he understands the needs of clients and the many different situations they may face.

Blake focuses primarily in the areas of estate planning, trusts, probate, business formation and business succession planning. He is the current managing partner at Trusted Estate Planning Attorneys and hopes to grow the practice to reach more people and help everyone understand the importance of a trust and estate planning and then help them implement their trust and estate plan.

He is currently a member of the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council, a member of the National Planned Giving Council, and a Board Member of the BYU Management Society Las Vegas Chapter.

He is the author of “You Can’t Take It With You, The Top 15 Estate Planning Questions Answered in Plain English” (get a copy here) and is a regular guest lecturer at colleges such as UNLV and BYU.

He has been married for 8 years and enjoys spending time with his wife and their two boys. He has a passion for golf, travel, entrepreneurship, and working out.

Allison serves as an associate attorney at Elysium Legal, where she passionately supports clients in shaping their futures and safeguarding their families and assets. Before her tenure at Elysium Legal, Allison earned her Juris Doctor from the esteemed Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in 2022. She graduated Cum Laude from The University of Arizona in 2018, holding a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a focus on International Relations and complemented by a minor in Spanish. Professionally, Allison is affiliated with both the State Bar of Arizona and the State Bar of Utah.

Outside of work, Allison loves discovering culinary delights, in the Phoenix area, as well as finding new travel adventures, and cherishing moments with her friends and family.

Mark serves as a distinguished partner at our firm, seamlessly blending his profound dedication to real estate, trusts, and estate law with a heartfelt commitment to assisting families in shaping their futures. Since initiating his legal journey in 2007, Mark has been an active advocate and expert in the Arizona legal community. He share his insights by frequently presenting on real estate law and estate planning.

After completing his undergraduate studies at Utah State University, Mark pursued his Juris Doctor from S.J. Quinney School of Law at the University of Utah. He then earned his admission to the Arizona Bar in the same year, 2007. Mark has also been admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.