Nolan W. Wright

Associate

Nolan Wright focuses on the defense of personal injury and premises liability claims. Mr. Wright represents drivers of personal and commercial vehicles, common carriers, retail stores, and restaurants throughout all phases of litigation.  Mr. Wright is also experienced with matters involving construction, real estate, contract disputes, intra-business disputes, local government law, and misdemeanors and traffic defense.  Before joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Wright was an Associate at a general civil litigation firm in Wichita, KS where he gained extensive litigation experience.

Mr. Wright graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law. He is licensed in Kansas and Missouri. While earning his J.D., he was a Law Intern with the Honorable Judge Eric Melgren in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, interned for a civil defense firm in Topeka, Kansas, and for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Kansas, 2018
  • Missouri, 2026
  • U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Location

Kansas City Office

Education

JD: University of Kansas School of Law, 2018
BSW: University of Kansas, 2014, Social Work

Contact

wrightn@hallevans.com

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Nolan

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Career Distinctions & Honors

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America; Municipal Law; Trusts and Estates; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; 2025-2027

  • Wichita Business Journal, Young Professionals, Legal Services, 2023

  • Kansas Association of Defense Counsel, Horizon Award, 2021

  • Intern, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, Hon. Eric F. Melgren, 2016

Professional Associations

  • Kansas Association of Defense Counsel

Hannah Huval

Associate

Hannah Huval joined Hall & Evans, LLC as an Associate in 2025. Ms. Huval’s practice includes general insurance defense, construction defect, trucking matters, premises liability, real estate matters, special district and municipal law, and complex business transactions. 

Ms. Huval graduated magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law.  While in law school, she clerked at a transactional firm in Mississippi and a corporate firm in Krakow, Poland. She also served as Staff Editor for the Journal of Space Law, participated in several law school societies, and was the recipient of the 1L Dedication Award and Outstanding Student Award. 

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2022
  • Montana, pending
  • Texas, pending
  • Arizona, pending
  • Wyoming, pending
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office

Education

JD: University of Mississippi School of Law, 2021, magna cum laude
BA: Millsaps College, 2016, Sociology-Anthropology, and History, Minor in Archaeology

Contact

huvalh@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Outstanding Student Award, Phi Delta Phi International Honor Society, Fall 2019
  • O’Brien Service Scholarship, 1L Dedication Award
  • Staff Editor, Journal of Space Law, 2020-2021

Sara E. Blamires

Associate

Sara Blamires concentrates her practice on premises liability, transportation, and construction defect matters.

While in law school, Ms. Blamires was a Summer Intern with the Colorado 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, a Law Clerk with the Utah Attorney General’s Office Criminal Appeals Division, a Summer Associate with Hall & Evans, and a Law Clerk with a small firm in Provo, Utah.  She was also an Extern at a firm in Auckland, New Zealand, selected as a participant for the BYU Law International Commercial Arbitration Academy in Geneva, Switzerland, and selected for a Global Law Seminar in Berlin, Germany.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2025
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah

Location

Salt Lake City Office

Education

JD: Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, 2025
BS: Utah State University, 2022, Economics

Contact

blamiress@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors

  • Woody Deem Trial Advocacy Finalist, 2023

  • Linda Anderson Semi Finalist, 2024

Appeals

  • State v. Dutton, 2025 UT App 139

Other Activities

  • Outside of work, Ms. Blamires enjoys snowboarding, hiking, rock climbing, and practicing yoga.

Languages

  • Spanish

Professional Associations

  • Utah Bar Association​

Sylvia Grace Acosta

Counsel

Sylvia Grace Acosta has over 25 years of wide-ranging litigation experience.  Ms. Acosta’s current practice includes insurance defense, construction defect, dram shop, premises liability, insurance bad faith litigation, and coverage disputes.  She also handles commercial litigation, real estate matters, estate planning, and workers’ compensation.   

Ms. Acosta is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, where she instructs and mentors students on arbitration and negotiation. She is an active member and Past President of the Utah Minority Bar Association, and active with the Women Lawyers of Utah and Utah Center for Legal Inclusion.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Utah, 2003
  • Nebraska (inactive), 1997
  • California (inactive), 2002
  • Idaho (inactive), 2010

Location

Salt Lake City Office

Education

JD: University of Nebraska College of Law, 1997
BA: Auburn University, 1994, Psychology and English

Contact

acostag@hallevans.com

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Grace

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
  • Law Clerk, Utah Court of Appeals, Hon. William A. Thorne, Jr., 2002-2004
Professional Associations
  • Utah Minority Bar Association
  • Women Lawyers of Utah
  • Utah Center of Legal Inclusion

Grace A. Seger

Associate

Grace Seger defends clients in Kansas and Missouri in matters involving premises liability, transportation, construction defects, and products liability. Before joining Hall & Evans in 2025, Grace practiced at a civil litigation firm in Overland Park, Kansas. She also previously represented plaintiffs in personal injury matters, giving her a balanced perspective on both sides of litigation.

In addition to her practice, Grace is heavily involved in legal education. She currently serves as the Head Coach of the University of Kansas Undergraduate Mock Trial team, mentoring more than 50 students in trial advocacy. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, where she assists in coaching the law school’s competitive mock trial team.

Grace earned her J.D., with Pro Bono Distinction, from the University of Kansas School of Law in 2022. During law school, she was actively involved in Mock Trial, Moot Court, Traffic Court, and the Project for Innocence.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Missouri, 2022
  • Kansas, 2025

Location

Kansas City Office

Education

JD: University of Kansas School of Law, 2022

BA: University of Kansas, 2019, Psychology and Political Science

Contact

segerg@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Top 40 Under 40 Plaintiff Civil Attorney, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
  • Pro Bono Distinction, University of Kansas School of Law, 2022
  • Advocacy Award, National Mock Trial Association, 2022
  • Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss Award for Excellence in Advocacy, 2020
Professional Associations
  • The Missouri Bar
  • Kansas Bar Association
Business & Community Service
  • Head Coach, University of Kansas Undergraduate Mock Trial Team, 2019-present
Professional Experience
  • Adjunct Professor-Mock Trial Team, University of Kansas School of Law, 2024-present

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