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Utah State Bar Day at the Legislature
February 16, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
State Office Building Auditorium

9:00 a.m.   Program Introduction
                   Rodney G. Snow, Utah State Bar President

9:10 a.m.   Welcome from the House and Session Issues
                   Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives, Becky Lockhart     

9:25 a.m.   Welcome from the Senate and Session Issues
                   President of the Utah Senate, Michael Waddoups          

9:40 a.m.   The View from the Governor’s Office
                   Lt. Governor Greg Bell

10:00 a.m. Judicial Branch Perspectives
                   Chief Justice Christine M. Durham

10:20 a.m. Utah’s Financial Environment
Juliette Tennert, Chief Economist,
Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget

10:45 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. The Legislative Process
                   Legislative General Counsel, John Fellows

11:45 a.m. Effectively Communicating with Your Legislators
                   John T. Nielsen, Utah State Bar Lobbyist
                   Dave R. Bird, Parsons Behle & Latimer
                   Scott R. Sabey, Fabian and Clendenin

12:05 p.m. Bar’s Legislative Activity and Lawyer Involvement
                   Rodney G. Snow, Utah State Bar President

12:15 p.m. Mingling