UTAH BAR SEEKING ABA REPRESENTATIVE:

American Bar Association Representative

The Board of Bar Commissioners is seeking applicants to serve a two-year term as the Bar’s representative to the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates to replace Charlotte Miller who will then serve as the delegate of the Utah members of the ABA. The term would run through the August 2011 ABA Annual Meeting.

Please send your letter of application and resume no later than Monday, October 5, 2009 to John C. Baldwin, Executive Director, Utah State Bar, at jbaldwin@utahbar.org or 645 South, 200 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.

The ABA House of Delegates meets two times a year during the ABA conventions. There will be some preparation work to review issues and communicate with the Bar Commission. The delegate is also an Ex-officio member of the Utah State Bar Commission. Interested applicants may contact Charlotte at cmiller@kmclaw.com for more information.

NEXT UMBA MEETING:

The next UMBA Board meeting will be held on August 12, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at the offices of Dunn and Dunn. Please join us to help us with the upcoming banquet and other events. If you have any questions, please contact Chrystal Mancuso-Smith at cmancuso@dunndunn.com.

UMBA BANQUET:

The Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet is October 23, 2009, less than 3 months away. Letters requesting donations; scholarship and table sponsorships; and RSVP forms will be coming out within the next few weeks. The UMBA Board is seeking volunteers to assist with pre-banquet preparation that needs to be done now, as well as with the banquet and silent auction. Please consider helping us be able to continue this long-standing tradition. We could not undertake this event without your assistance. Whether you can spare time now or closer to the banquet, we can find tasks that work with your schedule. Please contact Grace Acosta (gacosta@dunndunn.com) or Chrystal Mancuso-Smith (cmancuso@dunndunn.com)

Thank you, UMBA Board.

WLU'S BANTER WITH THE BENCH:

Please join the Women Lawyers of Utah for the
2009 Banter with the Bench
on Friday, August 28, 2009 from 12-1:30
first floor of the Matheson Courthouse at 450 S. State Street

Join women commissioners, judges and justices from Utah's federal,
state, administrative, justice, trial and appellate courts for a lively
discussion on issues related to women and the law.

Lunch from Carlucci's Bakery will be provided. 1.0 hour of CLE credit is
approved.

Cost: $20 for WLU members, $10 for law students and recent graduates
(pre-Bar admission) and $30 for non-members. RSVP and prepayment is
strongly suggested. Only checks - no cash - will be accepted for day of
registration. WLU membership is $40.

This annual event is one of WLU's most popular - please RSVP early and
send in your payment to reserve a spot.

RSVP to Laura Lindsay at - llindsay@parrbrown.com
and mail your check made out
to WLU to her at Parr Brown Gee & Loveless 185 South State Street, Suite
800 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

NAPABA CONVENTION:

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA Convention) will be held this year in Boston, Massachusetts from November 18 - 22, 2009.
For more information, please visit http://www.napaba.org/napaba/showpage.asp?code=convention.

I encourage you to apply to our stipend program, which provides registration waivers and travel/hotel stipends. To apply, you need to fill out a form and submit it by AUGUST 15. The form is available at http://www.napaba.org/uploads/napaba/2009%20Stipend%20Request.pdf.

Tina R. Matsuoka

Executive Director

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
1612 KStreet, NW, Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 775-9555

Cell: (202) 465-6041
Fax: (202) 775-9333

www.napaba.org

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors and law students. Now in its twenty-first year, NAPABA represents the interests of 58 affiliate organizations and over 40,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys.

ABA'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE MINORITY LAWYER:

Register before August 12, 2009 and save $50.

National Conference for the Minority Lawyer
September 23–25, 2009
Hotel Sofitel | Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by the American Bar Association's Business Law Section,
Section of Litigation, and Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession

Meet and network with lawyers from diverse backgrounds and practice settings to improve your legal skills and learn how to manage professional challenges unique to minority lawyers. You will hear from nationally recognized speakers, enjoy two complimentary lunches, attend a networking reception and participate in an interactive workshop!

CONFERENCE PROGRAMS

8.5 hours of MCLE credit have been requested in 60 minute states and a total of 10.2 hours in 50 minute states.

REGISTER ONLINE BEFORE AUGUST 12 AND SAVE $50!

For information contact Toyin Alaka at 312.988.5562 or alakat@staff.abanet.org

LEARN more about this conference!

PROGRAM SPONSORS

Program Material Sponsor:
Microsoft

Thursday Hospitality Sponsor:
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Program Sponsors:
Ballard Spahr
Pepper Hamilton LLP

For sponsorship information please contact Amy Rogaliner at 312.988.6424 or rogalina@staff.abanet.org

JOBS:

Employment Counsel

One of our businesses is a Salt Lake City headquartered, multi-concept restaurant operating company. It has experienced a phenomenal growth and now has 99 units in Utah, Colorado, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada, with further expansion into 3 more states in 2009.

The lawyer will assist the Company with a wide variety of human resource-related legal challenges, including claims of discrimination and harassment, employment contracts, and government citations (NLRB, EEOC, DOL, etc.). The Lawyer will additionally provide comprehensive services related to HR legal due-diligences and post-transactional integration, hiring issues, employment litigation, training, auditing, and management issues.

Key Success Factors

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will possess the following:

If interested, please send a Resume and compensation details to ncrumpton@valorep.com