A. Craig Hale
Experience
Craig Hale advises clients on tax, corporate, and business and wealth succession
planning, including start-up company formation and planning, federal, state and local
taxation issues, closely-held business transactions, and other general business and tax
matters. He regularly acts as outside general counsel for companies of all sizes,
employing his broad international legal experience to a variety of issues that
companies encounter on a daily basis. He also advises nonprofit corporations in
corporate and tax compliance matters, as well as individuals in sophisticated wealth
transfer and estate planning, charitable giving and probate matters.
Craig served as President (2008 to 2010) and General Counsel (2005-2008) of Xango, an
international nutraceutical company headquartered in Utah and doing business in 36
countries around the globe. Craig was a partner with Stoel Rives LLP, Salt Lake City,
Utah (1998-2005); and an associate at Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, Salt
Attorney
Lake City, Utah (1994-98). He was a law clerk for the Honorable Andrew J. Kleinfeld in
Salt Lake City (Holladay), UT
Fairbanks, Alaska (1993-94).
(801) 930-5609 direct
(801) 208-8995 fax
Professional Honors and Activities
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Past president and board member, Rape Recovery Center.
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Past president and board member, Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake.
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Former Judge Pro Tempore, Third Judicial Circuit Court.
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Past member, Board of Directors, University of Utah Business Alumni Association.
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Member, Utah State Bar.
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Member, Utah State Bar, Estate Planning Section.
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Member, Utah State Bar Tax Section.
Salt Lake City (Holladay), UT
Salt Lake City, UT
craig.hale@stoel.com
Education
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The University of Utah College of Law,
J.D., 1993
Articles Editor, Utah Law Review
(1992-93)
Clyde Fellow 1990-1993
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The University of Utah, B.A.,
1990, magna cum laude
Admissions
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Utah