W. Kent Corry

W. Kent Corry is co-counsel with Grant Morris Dodds in Cedar City, Utah. He advises individuals, families, and business owners on estate planning, probate, asset protection, guardianship, and business planning. Corry helps clients prepare wills and trusts, organize succession plans, protect property, and handle estate administration. His practice combines long-standing knowledge of Utah law with practical guidance for clients making important financial and family decisions.

Corry studied business, accounting, and economics at Southern Utah University and Brigham Young University. He earned his J.D. from the University of Utah in 1971. His academic background in business and accounting supports his work with estate, gift, trust, and tax-related planning. This training helps him evaluate financial issues, explain complex legal requirements, and develop planning strategies that reflect each client’s assets, responsibilities, and long-term objectives.

After law school, Corry worked as an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service in Salt Lake City and New York City. He later returned to Cedar City and opened a private law practice in 1976. His experience includes estate planning, probate, taxation, business organization, corporate matters, and related planning concerns. Through his current relationship with Grant Morris Dodds, he continues to assist with client matters and support the administration of longstanding estate and business planning files.

W. Kent Corry has also served as an adjunct accounting instructor at Southern Utah University. He has taught tax accounting, estate, gift, and trust accounting, accountants’ legal liability, law office management, and wills, trusts, and estate administration. His teaching experience reflects a strong command of the legal and financial principles that shape effective planning. Corry brings decades of practical experience, technical knowledge, and familiarity with Southern Utah clients to matters involving estates, trusts, probate, and business planning.

Law Office Affiliations

• Co-Counsel, Grant Morris Dodds
• Member, Utah State Bar

Licensed State

• Utah

Education

• University of Utah
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Southern Utah University
  Undergraduate in Major: Business, Accounting & Economics

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