Utah State Bar December eBulletin

'Tis the Season to Give...at the 30th Annual Lawyer Food and Winter Clothing Drive

For 30 years, Leonard Burningham has spent the first weeks of December the same way. He’s coordinated the Utah State Bar Lawyers and Court Personnel Winter Food and Clothing Drive. The drive, which occurs on December 13 at the Utah Law and Justice Center, will benefit The Rescue Mission, Women & Children in Jeopardy program, and the Eagle Ranch Ministry. This year, the drive is expanding its focus to serve veterans at the First Step House. Specific items and sizes can be found in the link below. Utah’s lawyers and court personnel always step up in a big way for this event. Leonard, Bradley and Branden are willing to do the heavy lifting. All we have to do is open our hearts, our wallets and our closets to help make this year’s drive the biggest ever. You can drop your donations at the Law and Justice Center, 645 S. 200 E. in Salt Lake City from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the rear dock. Leonard and his group of volunteers will be there to receive your donations. For more details see the article and link later in this eBulletin. Thanks to all those who donate during this event, and those who have given so much of their time to make sure this continues as it has for the past three decades!

How Helping Others Five Minutes a Day Improves Well-Being Did you know helping others for just five minutes a day can improve your well-being? Check out this month’s well-being podcast to learn more. Listen here .

University of Utah Test Prep Center Seeks LSAT Instructors The University of Utah Test Prep Center is seeking law practitioners that are interested in teaching LSAT prep courses for the University. Meeting patterns are flexible. Classes are generally in the afternoons from 6pm – 9pm on weekdays, and from 9am – 1:15pm on Saturdays (depending on the instructor’s schedule). A complete job description is here.

Office of OPC Launches New Website for Attorneys and Public The Office of Professional Conduct is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at opcutah.org . Please visit the new site for information about the OPC, the disciplinary system, and links to court rules governing attorneys and Licensed Paralegal Practitioners in Utah. You will also find information about how to file information with the OPC, and the forms necessary to obtain your discipline history records or request an OPC attorney presenter at your next CLE event.

Nominations for Bar President-elect and Commissioners are Now Open 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, 2020. 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. Election information is available here . If you have any questions concerning this procedure, please contact John C. Baldwin at (801) 531-9077 or via email . Nominations to the office of Bar Commissioner are hereby solicited for three members from the Third Division, each to serve a three-year term. Terms will begin in July 2020. 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 here . Completed petitions must be submitted to John Baldwin , Executive Director, no later than February 3, 2020 by 5:00 p.m.

"and Justice for all" Kicks off 2020 Legal Aid Campaign for Equal Justice You may have missed Giving Tuesday, but it’s not too late to show your support for legal aid! Your donation will help many more people with disabilities and the disadvantaged in our community get the civil legal aid they need to secure their dignity, protect their assets and stay safe from violence. Donate by December 31st to qualify for a tax-exempt donation in 2019. Visit our website to donate or simply text the keyword 20YEARS to 243725! Every donation matters and will provide more access to life changing legal help. If you’re an attorney, your contribution may also meet all or a portion of your professional commitment under Rule 6.1 of the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct to provide legal services to persons of limited means.

Certificates of Good Standing Now Available via eMail The Utah State Bar has a implemented a new system for Certificates of Good Standing (COGS). Members can now order and receive a COGS by email the same day! A COGS ordered before 2:30 p.m. MST will be emailed directly to the requesting lawyer at 3 p.m. No delay, no pickup or waiting for snail mail.  Log on to your Practice Portal to order and receive your COG today.

Bar's General Counsel Opens Ethics Hotline for Attorneys and LPPs Utah attorneys and LPPs with questions regarding their professional responsibilities can contact the Utah State Bar General Counsel’s office for informal guidance during any business day. The email is ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ ethicshotline@utahbar.org . The Ethics Hotline is a resource for Utah lawyers and LPPs only. All ethics advice is non-binding and intended only to be informational. The Utah State Bar General Counsel’s Office can help you identify applicable disciplinary rules, point out relevant formal ethics opinions and other resource material, and give you a reaction to your ethics question. No attorney-client relationship is established between lawyers or LPPs seeking ethics advice and the lawyers employed by the Utah State Bar.

30th Annual Lawyers and Court Personnel Winter Food and Clothing Drive Slated for Dec. 13

A final reminder of our 30th Annual Food and Clothing Drive drop date of December 13, 2019, at the Utah Law & Justice Center.  More details on the drive are here. In addition to our customary food and clothing recipients, we have 40 Veterans housed at the First Step House facility that we are hoping to provide with something special. Their clothing sizes vary and can be found on this chart . P lacing a nice shirt, pants, sock, underwear or other item or two of clothing in a separate bag that we can deliver to these Veterans would be very helpful and will show them our appreciation.  Any funds provided will be used to purchase gift cards for these Veterans as was done last year, when each received a $50 gift card in addition to clothing items selected from our donations. Thank you all for your continued support! --Leonard

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