Russell Hymas Named One of the 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Utah for Client Satisfaction — 2026

For Russell Hymas and the entire team at Good Guys Injury Law, this recognition is meaningful for one reason above all others: it comes from how our clients say they were treated when they needed help the most.

DRAPER, UTAH — May 15, 2026. Good Guys Injury Law is proud to announce that founding partner Russell Hymas has been independently selected by the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA) as one of the 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys in Utah for Client Satisfaction in 2026. The honor recognizes attorneys who have achieved significant success in the field of personal injury law without sacrificing the service, communication, and care they provide to the clients who trust them.

This selection adds to a body of recognitions earned by the firm over the years, including being named a "Best Utah Personal Injury Law Firm" by U.S. News & Best Lawyers, Top Personal Injury Attorneys by Super Lawyers, members of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. But Russell Hymas is quick to point out the distinction that matters: the AIOPIA award is built on what clients themselves say.

What the AIOPIA "10 Best for Client Satisfaction" Award Means

The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the top 10 personal injury attorneys in each state. To be selected to the "10 Best" list, an attorney must pass AIOPIA's selection process, which is based on client and peer nominations, independent research, and AIOPIA's own evaluation.

The defining feature of this particular honor is the emphasis on the client experience. AIOPIA places its primary weight on the relationships an attorney builds with the people they represent, and on the reputation they have among those clients. In their own words, the institute focuses on "selecting lawyers who have achieved significant success in the field of personal injury law without sacrificing the service and support they provide."

In a profession where many firms compete on advertising volume, this is an award that cannot be bought. It is earned by the everyday work of treating injured Utahns the way they deserve to be treated.

Why Client Satisfaction Has Always Been Our Standard

Good Guys Injury Law was built on a deliberate choice: we do not run a high-volume, every-case-that-walks-through-the-door practice. Instead, we limit the number of cases we accept so that every client we represent gets the personal attention, communication, and advocacy they need after an accident.

That choice shapes everything we do:

• Our founding partners answer the phone. Attorney Ken Christensen personally reviews case consultation requests. Clients work directly with their attorney — not a rotating queue of paralegals.
• We treat insurance companies as the opposition, not the partner. Insurance adjusters know clients as a claim number. We make sure they get to know the human being behind the paperwork — and we tell that story until they pay what's fair.
• No-Fee Guarantee. Our clients pay nothing unless we win. There are no hidden fees and no out-of-pocket costs to start your case.
• We pick up the phone 24/7. A free consultation is available any hour of the day, any day of the week, at (801) 506-0800.

Founding partner Ken Christensen knows the client side of this equation personally. Before he ever attended law school, he was injured in a car accident and dealt with the insurance system on his own. He saw firsthand how the deck is stacked against people who have never been through it before — and he built this firm to even the odds.

In Our Clients' Own Words

The AIOPIA recognition reflects what our clients have been telling us for years. These are some of the voices behind the award:

★★★★★ "I always felt that they understood the needs of not just myself as I healed, but that of my family as we dealt with a very stressful year. My wife and I cannot thank you enough!" — T. Andersen, Good Guys Injury Law client

★★★★★ "Whatever it is that you've gone through — they want to make it right. They're just good guys. They really are!" — P. Eads, Good Guys Injury Law client

★★★★★ "They were a light for me in a really tough time." — S. Sandmire, Good Guys Injury Law client

★★★★★ "They are very professional, yet very personal." — C. Darger, Good Guys Injury Law client

★★★★★ "The entire team is professional, courteous, and responsive." — Chris C., Good Guys Injury Law client

Reviews like these are the foundation of an award like this one. They are also why we say, in our firm's own words: we see more than just your accident — we see you.

About Russell Hymas

D. Russell Hymas is a founding partner of Good Guys Injury Law and a recognized Utah personal injury attorney. Russ and his law partner, Ken Christensen, met on the first day of law school in San Diego — two Utahns who, as Ken puts it, saw in each other "a rare combination in the law: intelligence, determination, and compassion." Together they built a firm dedicated exclusively to representing injury victims hurt by another party's negligence.

Russ has helped author Utah legislation to protect accident victims and hold insurance companies accountable. He has co-written The 7 Biggest Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Utah Accident Case, a free resource for accident victims across the state. He has been recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer and a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a distinction reserved for attorneys who have secured million-dollar-plus verdicts and settlements for their clients.

About Good Guys Injury Law

Good Guys Injury Law is a Utah-based personal injury law firm with offices in Draper, Bountiful, and Orem. The firm represents only injury victims — people hurt because of someone else's negligence — and handles cases across the full range of personal injury practice areas, including:

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Motorcycle accidents
• Bicycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Dog bites
• Brain injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Wrongful death

The firm has secured significant recoveries for Utah families, including a $5,000,000 wrongful death settlement, a $2,500,000 trucking accident recovery, a $1,300,000 drunk driving accident recovery, and many more results documented on the firm's Settlements & Verdicts page.

Good Guys Injury Law operates on a contingency fee structure with a No-Fee Guarantee: you pay nothing unless we win your case.

About the American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys (AIOPIA)

The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys in each state. Founded in 2014, AIOPIA's selection process is based on client and peer nominations, thorough independent research, and the institute's own evaluation, with the heaviest emphasis placed on client satisfaction. More information is available at AIOPIA.org.

Disclaimer: The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys' designations such as "10 Best," "Best," "Excellence," "Our Choice," or similar titles reflect the organization's independent selection process and acceptance criteria and do not constitute an endorsement, certification, or guarantee of legal ability, qualifications, or performance. The fact that our clients have described us as "Good Guys" is not meant to suggest we are the only lawyers in Utah who are good guys or who provide ethical representation. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. This page is for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.