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Justice Matthew B. Durrant, Utah Supreme Court
2003, J.D., University of Utah, Order of the Coif, Traynor Moot Court Competition Finalist, Member, National Moot Court Team
2000, B.A., English, University of Utah, cum laude
Chair, Judicial Conduct Commission
Former Member, Board of Trustees, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
Council Member, Centerville City
Board of Trustees, Davis County Mosquito Abatement District
Liaison, Whitaker Museum
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Former Member and Chair, Centerville City Planning Commission
Former President, Aldon J. Anderson Inn of Court
Former Member, Character & Fitness Committee
Former Member, Young Lawyers Board
Member, Utah State Bar
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
UHSAA-Certified Drill Team Judge
Cheylynn Hayman is a Utah employment attorney and shareholder at Parr Brown Gee & Loveless in Salt Lake City. A member of the firm’s labor and employment and litigation groups, Cheylynn represents and advises public and private employers in employment litigation, workplace investigations, and day-to-day employment and human resources matters. She has more than 20 years of experience helping employers navigate difficult workplace issues and defending them when disputes result in litigation or administrative proceedings.
Cheylynn regularly counsels employers and human resources professionals regarding employee hiring, discipline and termination; discrimination, harassment and retaliation; disability and religious accommodations; medical and other protected leave; wage-and-hour compliance; employee classification; reductions in force; employment policies and handbooks; and other workplace issues. She advises employers regarding compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and other federal, state, and local employment laws.
A significant part of Cheylynn’s practice involves helping employers address sensitive employment issues before they become litigation. She works closely with executives, in-house counsel, and human resources professionals to evaluate risk and develop practical solutions to difficult personnel matters. She assists employers in developing employment policies, procedures, employee handbooks, and contracts, and regularly provides training to supervisors and employers on hiring and termination, employee discipline, disability accommodations, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other workplace issues.
Workplace Investigations
Cheylynn is an experienced workplace investigator who conducts privileged and independent investigations for employers. Her investigations include allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, workplace misconduct, policy violations, conflicts of interest, and other sensitive employee complaints. She also advises employers on responding to employee complaints, conducting effective internal investigations, documenting findings, and determining appropriate corrective action.
Employment Litigation and Disputes
Cheylynn represents employers in employment disputes and litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage-and-hour issues, employment contracts, restrictive covenants, and other workplace claims. Her employment practice combines litigation experience with preventive counseling, allowing her to advise employers not only on how to defend employment claims, but also on how employment decisions made today may affect litigation tomorrow.
Cheylynn also has extensive experience drafting and advising clients regarding employment-related agreements, including executive employment agreements, severance and separation agreements, noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements, confidentiality agreements, and independent contractor agreements. She counsels employers regarding employee and independent contractor classification and other issues affecting the employment relationship.
Commercial Litigation
In addition to her employment practice, Cheylynn represents companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation. She has particular experience representing multi-level marketing, network marketing, and direct-sales companies and distributors in disputes involving cross-recruiting, distributor agreements, policies and procedures, international jurisdictional issues, and product-related matters. She also advises direct sales and network marketing companies regarding contracts, policies, and procedures designed to reduce litigation risk.
Cheylynn’s broader litigation experience includes temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, contract disputes, employee embezzlement and misconduct, qui tam defense matters, corporate governance disputes, and allegations of corporate malfeasance. She has also served as special counsel to the State of Utah in litigation involving constitutional challenges to enacted legislation.
Recognition
Cheylynn has received significant professional and peer recognition for her management-side employment practice and litigation experience. In 2025, the Utah State Bar Labor & Employment Law Section named her its Labor & Employment Attorney of the Year – Management Side.
Utah Business has repeatedly recognized Cheylynn among Utah’s Legal Elite, including naming her one of Utah’s Top 100 Legal Elite lawyers in 2026. Utah Business also selected her as one of its 30 Women to Watch in 2025.
Since 2022, Chambers USA has ranked Cheylynn among Utah’s leading lawyers for labor and employment law, where she is currently ranked Band 2. She has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® from 2020 through 2027 for Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, and Litigation – Labor and Employment. Mountain States Super Lawyers recognized Cheylynn as a Super Lawyer in 2025 and 2026, and previously recognized her for many years as a Rising Star.
Professional and Community Involvement
Cheylynn is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has held a variety of professional and community leadership positions. She serves as Chair of the Utah Judicial Conduct Commission and as a member of the Centerville City Council. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Davis County Mosquito Abatement District. Professionally, she has mentored several new young lawyers through the Utah State Bar’s new lawyer program.
Her past service includes chairing the Centerville City Planning Commission, serving as President of the Aldon J. Anderson Inn of Court, and serving on the Utah State Bar’s Character & Fitness Committee and Young Lawyers Board. She is a member of the Utah State Bar, American Bar Association, and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Before entering private practice, Cheylynn served as a judicial law clerk to Justice Matthew B. Durrant of the Utah Supreme Court. She graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2003 as Order of the Coif, which is reserved for the top 10% of her graduating class. During law school, she was a finalist in the Traynor Moot Court Competition and was a member of a successful National Moot Court Team.
Beyond the Practice
Outside of her legal and community work, Cheylynn is a longtime supporter of dance and the arts. She is a former member of the University of Utah Crimson Line Dance Team and previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. She is also an admitted “dance mom” who has greatly enjoyed watching her daughter develop her own love and passion for dance.
