Utah State Bar News & Announcements

Fall Forum

This year's Fall Forum is set for Friday, November 16 at the Salt Palace Convention Center and promises to be the value-packed, day-long CLE event of the year. The event features Gov. Jon Huntsman and unbundling of legal services guru Forrest Mosten, plus 30 breakouts, networking opportunities, breakfast, lunch and social hour. Come visit the 27 exhibitors at the Fall Forum for up-to-date information on products and services.

Mark and Assoc. Litigation Support
Dynamic Communications
DFP Advisors
Diversified Insurance Brokers
Statewide Process Servers
Epartner.Net
All Search & Inspection, Inc.
AAA Autoclub of Utah
Lexis/Nexis
Dominion Insurance Services
Insurance Exchange
OfficeMax
Educator’s Mutual Insurance
Bank of the West
T-Mobile
REAL Automation Solutions
Attorney’s Title
Marsh
Affinity Insurance Services
Thomson West
ProPay
Blomquist Hale Consulting
Buie Insurance
ZDocs
Lawyers Helping Lawyers
Massage Envy

For program and registration information, go to: http://www.utahbar.org/cle/fallforum/schedule.html

NEW Diversion Rule

The Utah Supreme Court has approved a new diversion rule. The purpose of the new rule is to provide for an educational, remedial and rehabilitative program in select disciplinary cases where lawyers commit less serious violations of ethical rules. Generally, but not exclusively, diversion applies to misconduct with a likely sanction less than a suspension from practice. When respondent lawyers successfully complete their prescribed diversion program, the complaint will be dismissed. The new diversion rule became effective November 1, 2007. For a complete text of the rule, please visit: www.utcourts.gov/resources/rules/approved.

CLE Calendar for the Final Quarter of 2007
We’ve geared up for the final quarter of the year with an array of seminars:

November 9 - Utah Minority Bar CLE - Ethics on Professionalism

December 14 - Lawyers Helping Lawyers Ethics Program

December 20 - Utah Evidence with Benson & Mangrum

Visit http://www.utahbar.org/cle/Welcome.html to register for these and other events.

Mark the Date: December 14, 2007 - Annual Food & Clothing Drive
Leonard Burningham will once again be spearheading his Annual Food and Clothing Drive to help support local Utah charities through the holiday season. Donations of clothing, toys, toiletries, sealed dry goods and canned goods are always in high demand. Donations will be accepted at the Utah Law & Justice Center on Friday, December 14th from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm.

NOTICE OF ELECTION OF BAR PRESIDENT-ELECT
Any active member of the Bar in good standing is eligible to submit his or her name to the Bar Commission to be nominated to run for the office of president-elect in a popular election and to succeed to the office of president. Indications of an interest to be nominated are due at the Bar offices, c/o Executive Director John Baldwin, 645 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84111 or via e-mail at john.baldwin@utahbar.org by 5:00 P.M. on January 2, 2008. The Bar Commission will interview all potential candidates at its meeting in Salt Lake City on January 25, 2008 and will then select two finalists to run on a ballot submitted to the active Bar membership. Final candidates may also include sitting Bar Commissioners who have indicated an interest in running.

NOTICE OF ELECTION OF BAR COMMISSIONERS

First and Third Divisions
Pursuant to the Rules for Integration and Management of the Utah State Bar, nominations to the office of Bar Commission are hereby solicited for one member from the First Division and three members from the Third Division 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. Applicants must be nominated by a written petition of ten or more members of the Bar in good standing and residing in their respective division. Nominating petitions may be obtained from the Bar office on or after January 1, and completed petitions must be received no later than February 10 by 5:00 p.m. Ballots will be mailed on or about April 1 with balloting to be completed and ballots received by the Bar office by 5:00 p.m. May 1. Ballots will be counted on May 2.