State Bar News, 1217 UTBJ, Vol. 30, No. 6. 58

State Bar News

Vol. 30 No. 6 Pg. 58

Utah Bar Journal

December, 2017

November, 2017

Notice of Bar Election: President-elect

Nominations to the office of Bar President-elect are hereby solicited. Applicants for the office of President-elect must submit their notice of candidacy to the Board of Bar Commissioners by January 2, 2018. Applicants are given time at the January Board meeting to present their views. Secret balloting for nomination by the Board to run for the office of President-elect will then commence. Any candidate receiving the Commissioners’ majority votes shall be nominated to run for the office of President-elect. Balloting shall continue until two nominees are selected.

NOTICE: Balloting will be done electronically. Ballots will be e-mailed on or about April 2, 2018 with balloting to be completed and ballots received by the Bar office by 5:00 p.m. April 16, 2018.

In order to reduce out-of-pocket costs and encourage candidates, the Bar will provide the following services at no cost: 1. space for up to a 200-word campaign message* plus a color photograph in the March/April issue of the Utah Bar Journal. The space may be used for biographical information, platform or other election promotion. Campaign messages for the March/April Bar Journal publications are due along with two photographs no later than February 1st;

2. space for up to a 500-word campaign message^* plus a photograph on the Utah Bar Website due February 1st;

3. a set of mailing labels for candidates who wish to send a personalized letter to Utah lawyers who are eligible to vote;

4. a one-time email campaign message^* to be sent by the Bar. Campaign message will be sent by the Bar within three business days of receipt from the candidate; and

5. candidates will be given speaking time at the Spring Convention; (1) 5 minutes to address the Southern Utah Bar Association luncheon attendees and, (2) 5 minutes to address Spring Convention attendees at Saturday’s General Session.

If you have any questions concerning this procedure, please contact John C. Baldwin at (801) 531-9077 or at director@utahbar.org.

^*Candidates for the office of Bar President-elect may not list the names of any current voting or ex-officio members of the Commission as supporting their candidacy in any written or electronic campaign materials, including, but not limited to, any campaign materials inserted with the actual ballot; on the website; in any e-mail sent for the purposes of campaigning by the candidate or by the Bar; or in any mailings sent out by the candidate or by the Bar. Commissioners are otherwise not restricted in their rights to express opinions about President-elect candidates. This policy shall be published in the Utah Bar Journal and any E-bulletins announcing the election and may be referenced by the candidates.

Notice of Bar Commission Election: Third, Fourth, and Fifth Divisions

Nominations to the office of Bar Commissioner are hereby solicited for two members from the Third Division; one member from the Fourth Division; and, one member from the Fifth Division – each to serve a three-year term. Terms will begin in July 2018. 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 http://www.utahbar.org/bar-operations/leadership/. Completed petitions must be submitted to John Baldwin, Executive Director, no later than February 1, 2018 by 5:00 p.m.

NOTICE: Balloting will be done electronically. Ballots will be e-mailed on or about April 2nd with balloting to be completed and ballots received by the Bar office by 5:00 p.m. April 16th.

In order to reduce out-of-pocket costs and encourage candidates, the Bar will provide the following services at no cost: 1. space for up to a 200-word campaign message plus a color photograph in the March/April issue of the Utah Bar Journal. The space may be used for biographical information, platform or other election promotion. Campaign messages for the March/April Bar Journal publications are due along with completed petitions and two photographs no later than February 1st;

2. space for up to a 500-word campaign message plus a photograph on the Utah Bar Website due February 1st;

3. a set of mailing labels for candidates who wish to send a personalized letter to the lawyers in their division who are eligible to vote; and

4. a one-time email campaign message to be sent by the Bar. Campaign message will be sent by the Bar within three business days of receipt from the candidate.

If you have any questions concerning this procedure, please contact John C. Baldwin at (801) 531-9077 or at director@utahbar.org.

Pro Bono Honor Roll

The Utah State Bar and Utah Legal Services wish to thank these volunteers for accepting a pro bono case or helping at a free legal clinic in June and July of 2017. To volunteer call the Utah State Bar Access to Justice Department at (801) 297-7049 or go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UtahBarProBonoVolunteer to fill out a volunteer survey.

Bankruptcy Case

Bryan Sullivan

Community Legal Clinic: Ogden

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Jonny Benson

Travis Marker

Chad McKay

Francisco Roman

Community Legal Clinic: Salt Lake City

Jonny Benson

Dan Black

Craig Ebert

Kendall Moriarty

Alan Mortensen

Bryan Pitt

Brian Rothschild

Paul Simmons

Kate Sundwall

Brian Tanner

Ian Wang

Mark Williams

Russell Yauney

Community Legal Clinic: Sugarhouse

Skyler Anderson

Jonny Benson

Brent Chipman

Cortney Kochevar

Lynn McMurray

Kendall Moriarty

Paul Simmons

Heather Tanana

Debt Collection Pro Se Calendar

Paul Amann

Michael Barnhill

David Billings

Christopher Bond

John Cooper

T. Rick Davis

Chase Dowden

Mark Emmett

David Jaffa

Parker Jenkins

Alexis Jones

Janise Macanas

Tyler Needham

Brian Rothschild

Charles Stormont

Francis Wikstrom

Debtor’s Legal Clinic

Tyler Needham

Brian Rothschild

Paul Simmons

Ian Wang

Nate Williams

Expungement Law Clinic

Kate Conyers

Josh Egan

Stephanie Miya

Bill Scarber

Chris Stout

Family Law Case

Catherine Hoskins

Shirl LeBaron

Carolyn Morrow

Family Law Clinic

Justin Ashworth

Jason Jones

Carolyn Morrow

Kayla Quam

Stewart Ralphs

Linda F. Smith

Simon So

Sheri Throop

Free Legal Answers

Nicholas Babilis

Trevor Bradford

Marca Brewington

Amber Cushman

Lorie Fowlke

Travis Larsen

Tyler Needham

John Robinson

Joseph Rust

Anthony Saunders

Simon So

Wesley Winsor

Russell Yauney

Guardianship Case

Walter Bornemeier

Perry Bsharah

David Cook

Jacob Gunter

Guardianship Signature Program

Dara Rosen Cohen

Laura Gray

Jonathan Miller

Mary Rutledge

Homeless Youth Legal Clinic

Eric Ashton

Frank Brunson

Kate Conyers

Kent Cottam

Nicole Lowe

Mollie McDonald

Lindsey Parker

Dain Smoland

Lawyer of the Day

Jared Allebest

Jared L. Anderson

Laina B. Arras

Ron Ball

Justin Bond

Brent Richard Chipman

J. Scott Cottingham

Christopher Evans

Amy Fiene

Crystal Flynn

Jonathan Grover

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