Utah is home to a large number of youth residential treatment centers, often marketed as ‘safe havens’ for troubled teens facing mental health, behavioral, or substance abuse issues. However, many of these facilities have faced allegations of horrific abuse, including physical, emotional, and sexual misconduct. At Mortensen & Milne, we are committed to exposing these abuses and advocating for justice on behalf of survivors and their families.

Mortensen & Milne was honored to sponsor A Christmas Carol at Centerpoint Theater. Seeing our firm incorporated into the set next door to Scrooge & Marley’s office was such a delightful touch! A truly fantastic production and a perfect evening celebrating the magic of the arts.

Thank you to Justin Zachary and Joe Denton of Denton and Zachary in Little Rock, Arkansas, for hosting M&M attorney Alan Mortensen and his family at an awesome tailgate party and premium seating at the Arkansas BYU game in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Justin and Joe are great Arkansas trial attorneys and worked arm and arm with Alan and his partner in bringing justice to surviving family members of victims of a helicopter crash in Stuggart, Arkansas.

M&M attorney Alan Mortensen was recognized at the National Center for Victims of Crime presentation in Boston, Massachusetts by Utah State Senator Mike McKell for his work against the Diamond Ranch Academy. Alan was invited to attend by Meg Appelgate, the founder and CEO of Unsilenced, a grassroots movement of survivors and advocates speaking out about institutionalized child abuse in the troubled teen industry.

Mortensen and Milne is proud to have 2 lawyers, Alan Mortensen and Lance Milne, recognized by Best Lawyers® in 2024 in America. Best Lawyers has been regarded by lawyers and the public for more than 40 years as the most credible measure of legal integrity and distinction in the United States.

Congratulations to partner Christopher Cheney on being published in the recent book Transportation Law in Canada. We are proud of Chris for his great work!

Congrats to M&M Founder Lance Milne on his inclusion into the Top 100 Lawyers! We are very proud of Lance.

Mortensen & Milne is proud to announce that its founders, Alan Mortensen and Lance Milne, have been named to the 2023 Super Lawyers List, and Christopher Cheney and Joshua Ostler have been named as Rising Stars. Using Super Lawyers patented selection process, it selects the top 5% of attorneys to the Super Lawyers list each year.

Fox 13 recently wrote about our lawsuit against Diamond Ranch Academy, in which the family of Taylor Goodridge speaks.

Here is our press release issued by M&M announcing the autopsy results for Taylor Goodridge. In addition, NBC News, the Salt Lake Tribune, and ABC4 have released articles regarding this update. You can read this articles here:

Alan Mortensen of Mortensen & Milne, met the United States Senator from Alabama, Coach Tommy Tuberville, for breakfast in Salt Lake City on April 21st, to discuss the Troubled Youth Boarding Schools and how we can improve the industry to keep our children safe and healthy.”

NBC News released a piece regarding the horrific death of our client at the Diamond Ranch Academy.

Read more regarding our lawsuit against Diamond Ranch Academy.

Our complaint against Diamond Ranch Academy.

Our presentation on our $25 million lawsuit at Trial Lawyers University.

The Mahe’s won against Century Blinds regarding the wrongful death of their daughter.

Our litigation team collected over $62 million in settlements and verdicts in 2021.