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Reading, J. Bruce

J. Bruce Reading - Salt Lake City, UT

Attorney at Scalley Reading Bates Hansen & Rasmussen, P.C.

Commercial Law Lawyers in Salt Lake City, UT

15 W South Temple Suite 600 Salt Lake City, UT 84101

  • 1 Super Lawyers®
  • 53 Years 
    Experience

Salt Lake City Commercial Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/03/2026

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law
  • Construction Law
  • Family Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Estate Planning

Attorney Information

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

  • AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Other Sources of Feedback About J. Bruce Reading

Included on the 2008 Mountain States Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2007 Mountain States Super Lawyers list

Education

  • Legal Education

    • University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1972
      J.D.
  • Non Legal Education

    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1969
      B.S.C.E.

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Of Counsel

Past Positions

  • Utah National Guard, Retired Colonel
  • Professional Engineer- Utah
  • Utah Department of Transportation, Traffic Operations Engineer

Languages

  • German

Representative Cases

  • General Leasing Co. v. Manivest Corp.
    • Citation: 667 P.2d 596
    • Court: Utah
    • Year: 1983
    • Serial Number: 1983135917
  • IFG Leasing Co. v. Gordon et al.
    • Citation: 776 P.2d 607
    • Court: Utah
    • Year: 1989
    • Serial Number: 1989079690
  • Mountain America Credit Union v. McClellan
    • Citation: 854 P.2d 590
    • Court: Utah App.
    • Year: 1993
    • Serial Number: 1993115232
  • Pendelton v. Pendelton
    • Citation: 918 P.2d 159
    • Court: Utah App.
    • Year: 1996
    • Serial Number: 1996125694
  • Uzelac v. Thurgood (In re Estate of S.T.T.)
    • Citation: 144 P.3d 1083
    • Court: Utah
    • Year: 2006

Published Works

Articles

  • Behavioral Modification For Pedestrian Safety Institute of Traffic Engineering Journal, July, 1971

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 1973
  • U.S. Federal Courts, 1973
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1986
  • United States Supreme Court, 1997

Other Affiliations

  • Mountain America Federal Credit Union, Board Member, 1987 - Present
  • Consulting Engineers Council of Utah, Member, 1974
  • Salt Lake County Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, General Law Section, Vice Chair of the Business and Commercial Division, 1991 - 1993
  • Utah State Bar, Member, Bar Examination Writers Committee, 1984 - 1985
  • Utah State Bar, Member, Examiners Review Committee, 1992 - Present
  • Utah State Bar, Member, Legislative Affairs Committee, 1992 - Present
  • Utah State Bar, Military Law Section, Chairman, 1986 -1987
  • Utah State Bar, Military Law Section, Chairman, 1998 - 1999
  • Utah State Bar, Banking and Finance Section, Member
  • United Association of Equipment Lessors, Member
  • Fellow Institute of Transportation Engineers, Member

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Chi Epsilon

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Salt Lake City, UT

15 W South Temple
Suite 600
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

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Phone: 866-471-0614

Fax: 801-326-4669

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Website: https://www.scalleyreading.com

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