Darrel J. Bostwick
Mr. Bostwick is a shareholder in the Salt Lake City, Utah law firm of Bostwick & Price, P.C., and a former shareholder in the Salt Lake City law firms of Babcock Bostwick Scott Crawley & Price and Walstad & Babcock. His law practice is primarily devoted to all aspects of construction contracting, claims resolution, construction litigation and construction arbitration. He has litigated and arbitrated many cases involving the interests of owners, architects and engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and construction managers.
In addition, Mr. Bostwick has consulted with clients and litigated cases regarding labor and employment issues (such as non-competition agreements, wage & hour matters, employee handbooks, drug testing, union/management relations, etc.), contractor and trade licensing, Occupational Safety and Health matters, trade-name infringement and other business organization issues, real estate matters, environmental matters, and insurance coverage.
Mr. Bostwick has written numerous articles for several publications, such as the Intermountain Contractor, covering a wide range of topics relevant to the construction industry, and is an experienced local, regional and national seminar speaker. He has assisted in writing several other works and publications on construction law and claims topics, including a construction law manual and co-authoring a Utah mechanic' lien law manual. Mr. Bostwick is experienced with computer applications in the legal field including docketing, litigation control and support, legal research, document management, discovery production and analysis, etc.
Areas of Practice
- Construction Contracting
- Claims Resolution
- Construction Litigation
- Construction Arbitration
- Labor and Employment Issues
- Non-Competition Agreements
- Wage and Hour Matters
- Employee Handbooks
- Drug Testing
- Union/Management Relations
- Contractor and Trade Licensing
- Occupational Safety and Health Matters
- Trade-Name Infringement
- Real Estate Matters
- Environmental Matters
- Insurance Coverage
Bar Admissions
- Utah
- U.S. District Court District of Utah
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
Education
- Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah
- J.D.
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- B.S.
- Honors: Graduated Top in Class, Department of Industrial Education
- Major: Construction Management
Published Works
- Intermountain Contractor
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Utah State Bar, Construction Law Section, Member
- Utah State Bar, Chairman, 1994 - 1995
- Utah State Bar, Chairman, 2000 - Present
- Utah State Bar, Litigation Section
- Utah State Bar, Labor and Employment Section
- Utah State Bar, Administrative Practice Section
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry
- American Bar Association, Public Contract Law Section, Member
- American Bar Association, Science & Technology Law Section, Member
- Associated General Contractors, Member
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Member
- National Association of Home Builders, Members
- National Electrical Contractors' Association, Member
- Sheet Metal Contractors Association, Member
- Utah Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors Association, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Babcock Bostwick Scott Crawley & Price, Shareholder
- Walstad & Babcock, Attorney








