Attorneys
Emily Adams
Partner
Freyja Johnson
Partner
Sara Pfrommer
Appellate Attorney, Of Counsel
Rachel Phillips Ainscough
Appellate Attorney
Heather Ellison
Appellate Attorney
Anna Grigsby
Appellate Attorney
Jessica Holzer
Appellate Attorney
Hannah Leavitt-Howell
Appellate Attorney
Mikayla Irvin
Appellate Attorney
MJ Townsend
Appellate Attorney
Brittany Urness
Appellate Attorney
Freyja co-founded The Appellate Group in 2020, and the firm has since grown to become the largest appellate law firm in Utah, handling around 20 percent of appeals in Utah’s appellate courts. Freyja handles civil and criminal appeals in Utah’s appellate courts, as well as the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and she does motion work and consulting in the district courts.
Before founding The Appellate Group, Freyja worked as an appellate attorney at Zimmerman Booher, did a teaching and research fellowship at the BYU law school, clerked for Judge Ebel on the Tenth Circuit, and clerked for Chief Justice Durrant of the Utah Supreme Court. She graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, Order of the Coif, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the Utah Law Review.
In addition to her work at The Appellate Group, Freyja teaches law school courses and is actively involved with the Utah State Bar. She has taught Appellate Brief Writing, Evidence, Torts, and Employment Law at the BYU law school. She has also served as a moot court competition coach and a supervising attorney for BYU’s appellate clinic. Freyja currently serves as the treasurer of the Litigation Section of the Utah State Bar, a member of the executive committee of the Appellate Practice Section, and a member of the Committee on Model Utah Criminal Jury Instructions.
Education
S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
J.D.
Editor in Chief, Utah Law Review
University of Utah
M.P.A, Masters of Public Administration
Brigham Young University
B.S., Elementary Education and Training
Clerkships
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Utah Supreme Court
Awards
Utah Legal Elite, Utah Business, Appellate Law (2024)
Pro Bono Service of the Year Award, Utah Pro Bono Commission (2023)
Mountain States Rising Star (2019-21)
Utah Leadership Academy (2020)
Admissions
Utah
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Professional Involvement
Women Lawyers of Utah
Appellate Roster for Indigent Criminal Appeals
MUJI Committee Member, Litigation Section
Executive Committee Member, Appellate Section
Adjunct Professor at BYU