March 2003

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State Bar News

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News & Announcements

 

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2003 Annual Meeting Awards

The Board of Bar Commissioners is seeking nominations for the 2003 Annual Meeting Awards. These awards have a long history of honoring publicly those whose professionalism, public service and personal dedication have significantly enhanced the administration of justice, the delivery of legal services and the building up of the profession. Your award nomination must be submitted in writing to Maud Thurman, Executive Secretary, 645 South 200 East, Suite 310, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, no later than Friday, April 25, 2003. The award categories include:

1. Judge of the Year
2. Lawyer of the Year
3. Young Lawyer of the Year
4. Section/Committee of the Year
5. Community Member of the Year

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Bar Commission Selects 2002 Cover of the Year

The winner of the Utah Bar Journal Cover of the Year award for 2002 is the April issue.  It features a beautiful photograph of red and yellow tulips against a black background, taken by Dana Sohm of Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Sohm is an attorney with the Small Business Administration.  The photograph of Mt. Olympus on the January/February 2003 issue was also taken by Mr. Sohm. The Cover of the Year was selected by the Utah Bar Commission.   

Mr. Sohm is one of 52 attorneys or members of the legal assistant division of the Utah Bar whose photographs of Utah scenes have appeared on at least one cover since August, 1988. Covers of the year are framed and displayed, along with winners from prior years, on the upper level of the Law and Justice Center.  The editorial board of the Bar Journal welcomes your feedback about the covers.  

Congratulations to Mr. Sohm, and thanks to all who have provided photographs for the cover.

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Notice of Legislative Rebate

Bar policies and procedures provide that any member may receive a proportionate dues rebate for legislative related expenditures by notifying the Executive Director, John C. Baldwin, 645 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84111.