About Our Firm

   Greg Skordas is a shareholder in the firm of Skordas & Caston, LLC.  His practice focuses primarily on criminal defense, criminal appeals, attorney disciplinary matters, juvenile defense and police labor law. Greg is the former Chief Deputy Salt Lake County Attorney, where he worked as a prosecutor from 1987 until 1995. Prior to his employment at the Salt Lake County Attorney's Office, he worked for the Salt Lake Legal Defender's Association.

           Greg is a past President of the Salt Lake County Bar Association and Criminal Law Section of the Utah State Bar. He has served on the Utah Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice, the Utah Sexual Violence Council, and on the Boards of the Children's Justice Center at the Utah Law Related Education Project, as well as serving as attorney for the Board of the Rape Recovery Center and Intermountain Specialized Abuse Treatment Center. He has also served as legal advisor to the Intermountain Division of the National Ski Patrol.

           Greg was the 1993 recipient of the Distinguished Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the Utah State Bar. In 1991, he was the first recipient of the Scott M. Matheson award for service to law related education. He has been an instructor at the National College of District Attorneys and currently instructs at the State Police Academy. Greg is also an adjunct professor in trial advocacy at the University Of Utah S.J. Quinney College Of Law, which is where he received his B.S. and J.D. degrees. He was named Pro Bono Lawyer of the year in 2018 by the Utah State Bar.

           
           In 1990, and 1991, he was honored by the Legal Assistant’s Program at the Salt Lake Community College as the recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award. He received the Peter W. Billings Excellence in Teaching Award from the University Of Utah College Of Law in May, 2005. Greg has also received special recognition awards from the Salt Lake Area Gang Project in 1992, the Utah Courts in 1993, and the Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Association in 2006.

Greg has been named one of the best 100 lawyers in Utah. He has tried over 100 jury trials, 100 bench trials and prosecuted over 1,000 corporate and individual clients. Because of his experience and reputation, national and local legal media commentators often look to Greg Skordas to provide expert analysis. He's appeared on Fox News Channel, CNN, Headline News, Court TV, MSNBC, and local affiliates ABC, NBS, CBS and Fox. 

Our Mission

For the best legal assistance in Salt Lake City, trust the dedicated staff at Skordas, & Caston, LLC who will work hard to ensure the best possible outcome for you. We truly believe that justice is the most important aspect of any case and this is something we will always fight for.