Utah State Bar News & Announcements

Online MCLE Compliance Now Available

The Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education is pleased to announce that lawyers can now submit MCLE compliance forms online. You can log in, check your hours, confirm your affidavit and pay your fee all online. If your reporting period ends this December 31, 2005, you should login at: www.myutahbar.org/. (This service uses the same login and password as Casemaker. If you do not have your member services login and password please contact us at onlineservices@utahbar.org ) If you do not have enough hours to comply, you can find CLE programs and credit information here: www.utahbar.org/cle/Welcome.html.

Spring Convention - March 9-11, 2006

With winter moving in, it's already time to start thinking about a warm, sunny time in St. George at the Spring Convention in March. Now is the time to save the date and secure your reservations. For information about accommodations: www.utahbar.org/cle/springconvention/accommodations.html. Watch for the full brochure and registration information in the January/February issue of the Utah Bar Journal!

Notices for Bar Awards and Elections

Spring Convention Awards. The Board of Bar Commissioners is seeking applications for the Dorathy Merrill Brothers and Raymond S. Uno Awards. The Dorathy Merrill Brothers award is for the Advancement of Woman in the Legal Profession. The Raymond S. Uno Award is for the advancement of Minorities in the Legal Profession. Award applications must be submitted in writing to Maud Thurman, Executive Secretary, 645 South 200 East, Suite 310, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, no later than Monday, January 16, 2006.

Commission Elections for 3rd, 4th & 5th Divisions.

Nominations to the office of Bar Commission 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. To be eligible for the office of Commissioner from a division, the nominee's mailing address must be in that division as shown by the records of the Bar. Completed petitions for nominations must be received by February 10, 2006. For more information, pleased contact Maud Thurman at maud.thurman@utahbar.org or call (801) 297-7031.

Notice of Direct Election of Bar President.

Any active member in good standing may petition to run for Bar President. Interested candidates need to submit a letter of interest by January 2, 2006. The Bar Commission will interview the candidates and select two to run in the general election in April. The election winner will be seated as the President-Elect in July, serve one year in that capacity, and then serve the following year as Bar President. For more information or for questions, please call John C. Baldwin, Executive Director at (801) 297-7028, or e-mail him at jbaldwin@utahbar.org.

Utah State Law Library Online Catalog

Ever wondered what books are available at the Utah State Law Library? Law library staff have finished an ambitious project to catalog the entire collection into a searchable database of more than 3,000 titles and 45,000 volumes. You can search the catalog at www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/. While library materials can't be checked out, library staff can fax or mail copies of pages from the books. The catalog also provides links to online resources, when available. More information about the library's document delivery service is available at www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/info.asp#delivery.

Annual Food & Clothing Drive - December 16, 2005

This year is the 16th Anniversary of the Lawyers & Court Personnel Food & Winter Clothing Drive. Many types of food and all types of new & used clothing donations are appreciated as donations. For more information on the drive, go to: www.utahbar.org/news/assets/clothing_drive_12_05.pdf. If you have questions or want to help coordinate your firm/groups' contributions, please contact Toby Brown at toby@utahbar.org or (801) 297-7027. Thank you for your support!

Member Benefit Highlight - REAL Probate Management System

REAL Probate Management System is a HotDocs© probate document system based on the H. Reese Hansen and Stanley D. Neeleman's Utah Probate System second edition. The system consists of organized templates designed to run in HotDocs Player© (a free version of HotDocs©). The organization and automation of the system makes preparing accurate, uniform, and professional documents quick and simple.

It includes the Utah Probate Forms, various letters, worksheets for estate calculations, checklists to keep you on track, questionnaires to assist your clients in gathering information, interviews to help gather information efficiently, and a quick start guide and three tutorials to get you going. The advantages of using the REAL Probate Management System, a full list of documents and features, and additional information can be found at www.reallawforms.com.

Now through December 30, 2005 you can purchase this product at the introductory price of $595. On January 3, the price will increase to $750. Call 801-766-8178 to purchase or schedule a 20-minute on-line demonstration.