From the Sections, 0819 WYBJ, Vol. 42 No. 5. 14
| Author | Terral J. Smith, Chair-Elect Federal Law Section |
| Position | Vol. 42 5 Pg. 14 |
Federal Practice Section and Its Role for Wyoming Lawyers
Terral J. Smith, Chair-Elect Federal Law Section
The Wyoming State Bar Federal Practice Section (FPS) has been reconstituted and the new Board members are reviving its place in the spectrum of WSB Sections. The FPS's primary focus is not Bankruptcy, Natural Resources or Indian law or any other specific area of law. The FPS is focusing on providing Wyoming attorneys with a go-to resource for all federal practice issues not primarily covered by one of the other federal law Sections. The FPS also coordinates its efforts with the other Sections with a Federal practice focus to provide a cohesive support net for all Wyoming attorneys related to any federal practice issue. In this article I hope to provide you an overview of the range of information and resources that federal practitioners can call upon, but it is also a very general way of letting the Wyoming Bar know that if you have a federal practice question, members of the FPS are willing and available to be a resource for you. Below is a general overview of where to find federal practice information, but remember that Section members can also post a question on the FPS Listserv to reach out to the Section membership. The FPS Listserv address is: wybar-federalbar@lists.wyomingbar.org.
Most attorneys, whether in Wyoming or elsewhere, don't handle federal practice issues regularly. In most states an attorney that runs across a federal practice issue can generally locate someone who practices in the specific practice area with minimal effort. In Wyoming, as in most intermountain states, federal practice specialties are less common and access to a broad range of federal practice expertise is sometimes difficult to locate. The FPS's intent is to be the initial resource for Wyoming lawyers to get relevant information for a broad range of federal practice issues (not covered by the Bankruptcy, Natural Resources, or Indian Law Sections). So, please reach out to the FPS for assistance if you have any federal law issues that you are not familiar with.
In many areas of the U.S., but primarily in urban areas, there is a broad spectrum of attorneys practicing almost every type or specialty of law. In many rural areas of the U.S., as in the intermountain west and especially Wyoming, many practice area specialties...
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