Matthew Bagley is of counsel at SpencerWillson. He is licensed in Utah state and federal courts. He brings decades of business and commercial litigation experience. Matthew holds a J.D. and a master of business administration from Brigham Young University. He is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese. After law school, Matthew and his family moved to Hong Kong where he worked as a legal consultant for Intel Semiconductor, handling counterfeiting and trademark infringement cases in the Asia Pacific. He returned to Utah in 1996 to accept a position as a commercial litigator with a Salt Lake City-based firm. He joined SecurityNational Financial Corporation in 2008 as associate general counsel. Matthew met Sarah in 2009 when SecurityNational retained Sarah's firm to represent SecurityNational in a lawsuit Matthew was handling as in-house counsel. As Sarah's client, Matthew enjoyed working with Sarah for many years on multiple matters. Sarah recruited Matthew to  join her team in 2023, negotiating a position where Matthew now works as of counsel with the firm while maintaining his position and primary professional focus as in-house counsel for SecurityNational. Matthew knows how to serve the needs of SpencerWillson's  clients and adds value to every case. He is a key member of the SpencerWillson attorney team.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SecurityNational Financial Corporation, Murray, Utah 

Associate General Counsel (2008 to present) 

SpencerWillson, PLLC, Salt Lake City, Utah 

Of counsel (January 2024 to present)  

Cohne, Rappaport and Segal, Murray, Utah

Associate attorney (2006 to 2008)

Kesler & Rust, Salt Lake City, Utah

Associate attorney (1997 to 2006)

 Bertch & Birch, Murray, Utah

Associate attorney (1995 to 1996) 

EDUCATION  

Brigham Young University - Juris Doctor (1995)

Brigham Young University - Master of Business Administration (1996)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS 

Utah State Bar - Corporate Counsel Section