Jeff Starkey

Before joining UTOPIA Fiber in 2022, Starkey spent 30+ years representing large private landowners & real estate developers, as well as the contracted city attorney for several Utah municipalities. In 2013 he was appointed as the first in-house city attorney for Washington City, one of Utah’s fastest-growing municipalities. Prior to the appointment, Jeff was a shareholder in one of Utah’s largest law firms, Durham Jones & Pinegar, having served as the Chair of DJP’s Real Estate & Banking Practice. His legal practice of three decades of governmental law, land use, and development rights prepared him for his current role as General Counsel of UTOPIA, a Utah political subdivision. He received his Law degree from Brigham Young University and Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Utah State University.