State Bar News

• Year: 2025
• Citation: Vol. 38 No. 1 Pg. 54
• Pages: 54
• Date: 01 January 2025

State Bar NewsVol. 38 No. 1 Pg. 54Utah Bar JournalJanuary, 2025

2025 Spring Convention Awards

The Board of Bar Commissioners is seeking applications for three Bar awards to be given at the 2025 Spring Convention. These awards honor publicly those whose professionalism, public service, and public dedication have significantly enhanced the administration of justice, the delivery of legal services, and the improvement of the profession.

Please submit your nomination for a 2025 Spring Convention Award no later than Friday, January 31, 2025. Use the Award Form located at https://www.utahbar.org/awards/ to propose your candidate in the following categories:

Dorathy Merrill Brothers Award - For the Advancement of Women in the Legal Profession.

Raymond S. Uno Award - For the Advancement of Minorities in the Legal Profession.

The Utah Legal Well-Being Impact Award - For contributions to the mental, physical, and emotional health and well-being of members of the Utah legal community.

The Utah State Bar strives to recognize those who have had singular impact on the profession and the public. We appreciate your thoughtful nominations.

Notice of Bar Commission Election

Nominations to the office of Bar Commissioner are hereby solicited for:

• One member from the Third Division (Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele Counties),

• One member from the Second Division (Davis, Morgan, and Weber Counties), and

• One member from the Fifth Division (Beaver, Iron, and Washington Counties).

Bar Commissioners serve a three-year term. Terms will begin in July 2025.

To be eligible for the office of Commissioner from a division, the nominee's business mailing address must be in that division as shown by the records of the Bar. Applicants must be nominated by a written petition of ten or more members of the Bar in good standing whose business mailing addresses are in the division from which the election is to be held.

Nominating petitions are available at https://www.utahbar.org/ bar-operations/election-information/. Completed petitions must be submitted to Christy Abad (cabad@utahbar.org), Executive Assistant, no later than February 3, 2025, by 5:00 p.m.

2024 Utah Bar Journal Cover of the Year

The winner of the 2024 Utah Bar Journal Cover of the Year award is Rainbow Over Red Cliffs, taken by Utah State Bar licensee - and first time contributor - Tyson Hafen. Tyson's photo appeared on the cover of the May/Jun 2024 issue.

Congratulations to Tyson and thank you to all of the contributors who have shared their photographs of Utah on Bar Journal covers over the years!

The Bar Journal editors encourage members of the Utah State Bar or Paralegal Division, who are interested in having photographs they have taken of Utah scenes published on the cover of the Utah Bar Journal, to submit their photographs for consideration.

For details and instructions, please see page three of this issue. A tip for prospective photographers: preference is given to high resolution portrait (tall) rather than landscape (wide) photographs.

IN MEMORIAM

This "In Memoriam" listing contains the names of former and current members of the Utah State Bar, as well as paralegals, judges, and other members of the Utah legal community, whose deaths occurred over the past year, as reported to the Utah State Bar. To report the recent death of a former or current Bar member, paralegal, judge, or other member of the Utah legal community, please email BarJournal@utahbar.org.

JUDGES

Guy R. Burningham

Glenn K. Iwasaki

Joseph E. Jackson

Norman H. Jackson

Joan Beard Thompson

Raymond S. Uno

ATTORNEYS

Floyd G. Astin

David L. Barclay

Kathleen L. Barrett

Peter W. Billings, Jr.

John J. Brannelly, Jr.

Ken R. Brown

Christopher B. Cannon

Richard J. Carling

Michael Allen Clarke

Bastiaan K. Coebergh

Richard S. Dalebout

Kathryn K. Durrant

Gerry D’Elia

Max D. Eliason

Maralyn Milne English

Ephraim H. Fankhouser

David V. Finlayson

Paul R. Frischknecht

J. Wayne Gillman

Milton T. Harmon

Timothy W. Healy

Dixon D. Hindley

Armand J. Howell

Eldon Riggs Hugie

Jan Graham Hunt

M. Dayle Jeffs

Cary D. Jones

Stephanie K. Jorgensen

Gary Dee Josephson

William (Bill) J. Lockhart

Randall A. Mackey

Steven J. McCardell

Jack H. Molgard

Bennett P. Peterson

Elwood P. Powell

Todd S. Richardson

Jim R. Scarth

Michael R. Sciumbato

Kelly R. Sheffield

Richard S. Shepherd

Jeffrey T. Sivertsen

Brad C. Smith

Joseph W. Steele, V

Chester A. Teklinski

Nathan Kurt-William Tenney

Don Croft Tingey

Scott C. Welling

Zachary Weyher

H. Ross Workman

Steven A. Wuthrich

Kent T. Yano

David E. Yocom

Michael O. Zabriskie

Claude E. Zobell, Jr.

PARALEGALS

Virginia Caseman

Leann Hepworth

Joan Horrocks

Jane Reiko (Komatsu) Tateoka

OTHER LEGAL

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Laura Cuff Blanchard Director, Utah Children’s Justice Center

Utah State Bar Launches Campaign in Preparation for Its 95th Anniversary: "Honoring Our Legacy, Building Our Future"

As the Utah State Bar prepares to celebrate its 95th anniversary in 2026, lawyers and legal professionals are invited to join a long-term campaign, "Honoring Our Legacy, Building Our Future." Established in March 1931, the Utah State Bar has dedicated nearly a century to advancing the practice of law in Utah, and this milestone offers the perfect opportunity to reflect on that history while looking toward the future of the legal profession.

Honoring

This campaign will feature engaging Continuing Legal Education (CLE) opportunities that pay tribute to the legal community's legacy and celebrate significant anniversaries in American law.

These include the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States judiciary under the Judiciary Act of 1789. Legal professionals are encouraged to participate in these CLEs, contribute historical insights, and deepen their connection to the principles that define our legal system.

As part of its commitment to serving the public, the Bar will also roll out a variety of educational initiatives throughout the year to increase public understanding of how the law impacts everyday fives. Through digital media, which includes informational videos, and a series of educational materials, this effort aims to equip Utah residents with knowledge about their legal rights and the resources available to them. By bringing these educational tools directly to the public, the Bar hopes to empower Utahns to navigate the legal system with greater trust, confidence, and clarity.

We welcome legal professionals' talent for digital media efforts, as well as submitting historical articles and photographs, providing feature stories from a first-person perspective, or volunteering to appear as recorded guests for a special commemorative video. Take advantage of these unique opportunities for Utah's legal community to share firsthand experiences, spotlight...