State Bar News
| Jurisdiction | Utah,United States |
| Pages | 56 |
| Citation | Vol. 37 No. 1 Pg. 56 |
| Publication year | 2024 |
2024 Spring Convention Awards
The Board of Bar Commissioners is seeking applications for two Bar awards to be given at the 2024 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 2024 Spring Convention Award no later than Friday, January 22, 2024. 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 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
Third and Fourth Divisions
Nominations to the office of Bar Commissioner are hereby solicited for:
• three members from the Third Division (Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele Counties) and
• one member from the Fourth Division (Wasatch, Utah, Juab and Millard Counties).
Bar Commissioners serve a three-year term. Terms will begin in July 2024.
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 1, 2024, by 5:00 p.m.
Bar Appoints New Access to Justice Director
The Bar is pleased to announce that Megan Connelly is the New Director of the Utah State Bar's Access to Justice Office. Megan is a 2009 graduate of SUNY Buffalo Law School and has thirteen years of public service legal and policy work. Megan will continue the important work of the Bar in connecting lawyer, LPP, and law student volunteers with pro bono opportunities throughout the State of Utah. To sign up for pro bono opportunities, visit the Bar's pro bono site at https://app.joinpaladin.com/ utahprobono/ or contact Megan at probono@utahbar.org.
Megan Connelly, Utah State Bar Access to Justice Director
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
Regnal W. Garff
Bruce S. Jenkins
Leonard H. Russon
Donald L. Sawaya
COMMISSIONERS
Thomas N. Arnett Jr.
ATTORNEYS
Joseph “Craig” Bott
Alan D. Boyack
Brent Arlan Burnett
David T. Call
Paul R. Christensen
Nicholas Colessides
Bettie Jean (Marsh) Collins
H. Bruce Cox
Aric M. Cramer
Michael W. Crippen
George “Blaine” Davis
Fredric R. Dichter
Dale M. Dorius
Carl N. Erickson
Lloyd “Chuck” Evans
Christian S. Fonnesbeck
Michael E. Giboney
Clark P. Giles
Jeffrey D. Gooch
Charles W. Hanna
Gary B. Hansen
L. Brent Hoggan
Jonathan L. Jaussi
Lucy B. Jenkins
Jarrod Jennings
Diane S. Jones
Thomas E. Kelly
Dr. Dixon F. Larkin
Elaine D. Larsen
David K. Lauritzen
Herbert C. Livsey
Grant Macfarlane Jr.
Heber S. Meeks
Allan M. Metos
J. Stephen Mikita
Nolan J. Olsen
Jeffry Paoletti
Glen W. Park
Bradley H. Parker
Brett F. Paulsen
Keith L. Pope
Ted S. Perry
John F. Piercey
Ronald L. Rencher
Gordon L. Roberts
Frank A. Roybal
Peter H. Waldo
Joseph A. Walkowski
Carolyn D. Zeuthen
PARALEGALS
Scheree W. Wilcox
OTHER LEGAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Marlene J. Dazley (Court Clerk)
Elizabeth Robison (Court Reporter)
Alexander Tallchief Skibine (Law Professor)
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 recent free legal clinic. To volunteer, call the Utah State Bar Access to Justice Department at (801) 297-7049.
Family Justice Center
Rob Allen
Steven Averett
Jim Backman
Lindsey K. Brandt
Kaleb Brimhall
Alixa Brobbey
Megan Connelly
Kate Conyers
Jessica Craig
Danielle Dallas
Tiffany De Gala
Amy Diehl
Nephi Dummar
Dave Duncan
Kit Erickson
Brittany Graff
Elena Guanuna
Emma Hackett
Liisa Hancock
Jason Harline
Brittani Harris
Michael Harris
Michael Harrison
Peter Holland
Jenny Hoppie
Shannon Howard
Jefferson Jarvis
Joseph Johnson
Caroline Kneedler
Maggie Lajoie
Seth Littleford
Mickala Mahaffey
McKenna Melander
Brandon Merrill
Lois Mora
Victor Moxley
Sarah Mui
Dani Palmer
Gianna Patchett
Madelynn Poston
Kara Reed
Bonnie Rivera
Dailyah Rudek
Stacy Runia
John Seegrist
Richard Sheffield
Rachel Slade
Jessica Smith
Babata Sonnenberg
Scott Swain
Katherine Tew
Dylan Thomas
Nancy VanSlooten
Paul Waldron
Rachel Whipple
Malisa Whiting
BreAnn Wilkes
Henry Wright
Private Guardian ad Litem
Alison Bond
Delavan Dickson
Allison Librett
Joanie Low
Jessica Read
Lillian Reedy
Spencer Ricks
Babata Sonnenberg
Virginia Sudbury
Orson West
Amy Williamson
Pro Bono Initiative
Patti Abbott
Justin Ashworth
Jonathan Benson
Amanda Bloxham Beers
Dave Duncan
Ana Flores
Denise George
Peter Gessel
Taylor Goldstein
Jonathan Good
Jason Groth
Zara Guinard
Samantha Hawe
Ezzy Khaosanga
Emelie Klott
Sheena Knox
Elizabeth Kronk Warner
Adam Long
Orlando Luna
John Macfarlane
Christopher Martinez
Virginia Maynes
Kenneth McCabe
Kendall McLelland
Grant Miller
Eugene Mischenko
Susan Morandy
John Morrison
Tracy Olson
Anna Paseman
Christopher Peterson
Cameron Platt
Stewart Ralphs
Earl Roberts
Brian Rothschild
Laylah Zayin Semanoff
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