Paralegal Division

• Jurisdiction: Utah,United States
• Citation: Vol. 33 No. 4 Pg. 60
• Pages: 60
• Publication year: 2020

Paralegal DivisionVol. 33 No. 4 Pg. 60Utah Bar JournalAugust, 2020

July, 2020

2020 Paralegal of the Year: Congratulations Amber Alleman!

By Greg Wayment

On Thursday May 21, 2020, the Paralegal Division (the Division) of the Utah State Bar and the Utah Paralegal Association held the Annual Paralegal Day celebration online with a live video broadcast. The broadcast included a welcome from Sarah Baldwin, chair of the Paralegal Division, remarks from the 2020 Paralegal of the Year, and Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. as the keynote speaker who talked about the ethics of politics and service.

The Division would like to heartily thank all those who organized and hosted this event. We’d especially like to thank Lydia Kane, the CLE Events Manager at the Bar, for her support. I also want to express my thanks to all of the attorneys who took the time this year to nominate a paralegal. It truly was an occasion in which I wish there was a better way to recognize all paralegals who were nominated.

Paralegal Day is an opportunity to recognize a paralegal with the Distinguished Paralegal of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to honor a Utah paralegal who, over a long and distinguished career, has by their ethical and personal conduct, commitment and activities, rendered extraordinary contributions and service to the...