Utah Minority Bar Association

The "First 50" Minority Attorneys in Utah

First 50 Program and Bios

No.	Name	Race	Admission Date
1	David H. Oliver*	African Amer.	9/8/31
2	Yoshio Katayama*	Asian	4/16/46
3	Mas Yano*	Asian	1/10/49
4	Jimi Mitsunaga	Asian	11/3/58
5	Robert Mukai*	Asian	11/3/58
6	Raymond Uno	Asian	11/5/59
7	Henry Adams	African Amer.	11/5/59
8	Toshio Harunaga	Asian	11/5/59
9	Kenneth M. Hisatake*	Asian	6/5/61
10	Kent T. Yano	Asian	9/27/68
11	Glenn K. Iwasaki	Asian	4/20/71
12	M. Kent Christopherson	Native Amer.	5/10/73
13	Thomas G. Nelford	Native Amer.	5/10/73
14	Larry J. Echohawk	Native Amer.	10/19/73
15	Stephen I. Oda	Asian	10/19/73
16	Eunice Chen	Asian	10/19/73
17	Steven Lee Payton	African Amer.	4/2/74
18	Melvin H. Martinez	Hispanic	9/29/75
19	Armand R. Ibanez	Hispanic	9/29/75
20	Mary Ellen Sloan	Native Amer.	9/29/75
21	Michael N. Martinez	Hispanic	4/28/76
22	Kevin J. Kurumada	Asian	9/20/76
23	Herbert Yazzie	Native Amer.	9/20/76
24	Frank Nakamura	Asian	9/20/76
25	Antonio R. Durando	Hispanic	10/28/76
26	Howard H. Maetani	Asian	1/21/77
27	Frank A. Roybal	Hispanic	2/7/77
28	Shiela K. McCleve	Hispanic	4/8/77
29	Andrew A. Valdez	Hispanic	9/20/77
30	James A. Valdez	Hispanic	9/20/77
31	William A. Thorne, Jr.	Native Amer.	9/20/77
32	Douglas Matsumori	Asian	9/20/77
33	Luke H. Ong	Asian	9/20/77
34	Joseph H. Gallegos	Hispanic	4/18/78
35	Felipe E. Rivera	Hispanic	4/18/78
36	Gilbert A. Martinez	Hispanic	9/20/78
37	Tyrone Medley	African Amer.	9/20/78
38	Raymond T. Swenson	Asian	10/6/78
39	Conrad T. Ayala	Hispanic	11/6/78
40	Anthony J. Ayala	Hispanic	4/26/79
41	Solomon J. Chacon	Hispanic	4/26/79
42	Paul Gotay	Hispanic	4/26/79
43	Tim Allen	African Amer.	9/26/79
44	Heny K. Chai II*	Asian	9/26/79
45	Denise M. Mercherson	African Amer.	9/26/79
46	Rodwick Ybarra	Hispanic	9/26/79
47	Roger A. Flores	Hispanic	4/30/80
48	Irshad A. Aadil	Asian	6/13/80
49	Robert M. Archuleta	Hispanic	6/23/80
50	Samuel Alba	Hispanic	10/8/80
51	Paul F. Iwasaki	Asian	10/9/80
52	Warren S. Inouye	Asian	10/9/80
53	Frances M. Palacios	Hispanic	10/9/80
54	Malashi Mukerji	Asian	10/9/80
55	Oliver K. Myers	Pac. Islander	10/9/80
56	Jimmy Gurule	Hispanic	12/19/80

*Indicates deceased.

**As there are no historical records of this data, this list contains the names of the “First 50” based on research and personal knowledge of members of the Utah Minority Bar Association. The Utah Minority Bar Association apologizes if there are errors or omissions.

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