Kaitlyn E. Gibbs

Kaitlyn (she/her) is an experienced attorney with a demonstrated history of success in the family law field. Skilled in oral and written advocacy, Kaitlyn works tirelessly to meet the goals of her clients while remaining cognizant of their time and resources. Kaitlyn enjoys working closely with her clients and strategizing the best course of action on a case-by-case basis. This often times involves thinking outside of the box, as every family is unique.

Practice Areas

  • Divorce (division of marital property and debts, alimony, etc.)

  • Child custody & visitation (including international disputes)

  • Paternity/parentage

  • Legal separation

  • Premarital and postnuptial agreements

  • Protective orders

  • Civil stalking injunctions

  • Adoptions

  • Private Guardian ad Litem work

  • DCFS actions

  • LGBTQ+ family law issues

Professional Associations and Awards:

  • Super Lawyers Rising Star

  • Utah State Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee, Member

  • Utah Legal Elite

  • Client Protection Fund Committee, Member

  • Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah, Board Member

  • Women Lawyers of Utah, Member

  • S.J. Quinney College of Law, Women’s Law Caucus, Mentor

  • Domestic Lawyer’s Academy, Volunteer

  • National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, Inc., Top 10 Under 40 Award

  • Top 30 Matrimonial & Family Law Award

Speaking Engagements

  • Sage Advice on Judicial Settlement Conferences — moderated panel of retired judges as a judicial training for active judges & commissioners (April 2024)

  • How to Effectively Prepare for your Final Pre-Trial Conference — Family Law Considerations (January 2024)

  • Standards of Professionalism & Civility — Family Law Considerations (June 2023)

Previously in her career, Kaitlyn worked at the Salt Lake City firm of Jennings & Medura, focusing on family law. Prior to that, Kaitlyn served as a law clerk with the Utah Attorney General’s Office in its Children’s Justice Division.

Kaitlyn graduated in 2012 from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, where she held the positions of Note & Comment Editor of the Journal of Law and Family Studies, Managing Director of the Global Justice Think Tank, and President of the Public Interest Law Organization. She also completed internships at the Utah Office of Guardian ad Litem, which represents minor children in legal proceedings, and with Lokken & Associates.

Kaitlyn grew up in Washington and Michigan. In her free time, Kaitlyn enjoys staying active and spending quality time with her husband and three children by hiking trails along the Wasatch Front in the summer, teaching her children how to ski in the winter, and taking as many family trips as they can squeeze in. As a mother and family law attorney, she understands the importance of sensitive family law issues, and strives to preserve her client's rights.