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Commission Highlights
During its regularly scheduled meeting August 24, 2001 which was held in Salt Lake City, the Board of Bar Commissioners received the following reports and took the actions indicated.
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Scott Daniels reported that he along with Lowry Snow, Frank Carney and Billy Walker had recently visited with Justices Durrant and Howe on the issue of improving professionalism in the Bar.
2. Scott Daniels gave a summary of the unauthorized practice of law status. He noted that there would be a meeting of the Special ad hoc Bar Committee and Legislators on September 11.
3. Mary Gordon, President of Women Lawyers of Utah, has been appointed to the Admissions Committee.
4. The next Bar Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, September 27th , 2001, 9:00 a.m., at the BYU Law School, Rex B. Lee Reading Room.
5. Nate Alder, Utah Young Lawyers President, reported that March 7-10, 2002 the Utah Young Lawyers will be hosting ABA's Young Lawyer's Leadership Committee at the Grand America Hotel.
6. Nanci Snow Bockelie gave a synopsis of several Western States Bar's formats for handling bar complaints, costs and statutes of limitations on filing a bar complaint.
7. Karin Hobbs reported on the Ethics Advisory Opinion process and enforcement.
8. John Adams gave a report on OPC Rules.
9. Charles R. Brown updated the Commission on current developments with MDP. Charles also reported on the ABA study group ethics 2000 on the rules of Professional Conduct.
10. Marlene Gonzalez announced the upcoming Annual Minority Bar Dinner that will be held at the Law & Justice Center on Friday, September 21st from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m.
11. Denise Dragoo reviewed the agenda for the leadership conference, to be held September 20, 2001 at the Law & Justice Center.
A full text of minutes of this and other meetings of the Bar Commission is available for inspection at the office of the Executive Director.
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Notice of Petition for Reinstatement to the Utah State Bar
Pursuant to Rule 25(d), Rules of Lawyer Discipline and Disability, the Utah State Bar's Office of Professional Conduct hereby publishes notice of a Petition for Reinstatement
("Petition") filed by Thomas Rasmussen in In re Rasmussen, Third Judicial District Court, Civil No. 000906369. Rasmussen was placed on supervised probation for a period
of one year. Any individuals wishing to oppose or concur with the Petition are requested to do so within thirty days of the date of this publication by filing notice with the District
Court.
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Increase in pro hac vice Filing Fee
Effective November 1, 2001 the Utah Supreme Court approved a $100.00 increase in the pro hac vice fee.
Under Rule 11-302 the filing fee which is administered by the Bar will be $175.00 per out-of-state attorney appearance per case. Please contact Phyllis Yardley at 297-7057 if you have questions or visit the Bar's web site at www.utahbar.org for copies of the rule, application and instructions.
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