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September / October 2023

Volume 36 No. 5


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Table of Contents:

President’s Message | The Sandbox 2.0: Legal Reform at the Utah State Bar                                                                                 9
by Erik A. Christiansen

Views from the Bench | Magistrate Judges in Utah: Efficient Administration of Justice                                                              12
by The Honorable Jared C. Bennett

Article | Artificial Intelligence Applications and the Rules of Professional Conduct                                                                     18
by Romaine C. Marshall and Gregory Cohen

Access to Justice | Utah Gets Major Boost in Funding to Address Access to Justice Challenges in Debt Collection and Eviction Cases                                                                                22
by Pamela Beatse and Danielle Stevens

Book Review | Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What’s Right                                                                        26
by Stephen Kohn Reviewed by Mark Pugsley

Southern Utah | The Top 10 Workers’ Comp Cases All Injury Attorneys Should Know                                                                28
by Timothy P. Daniels

Utah Law Developments | Retaining Ethics in Our Retainer Agreements                                                                                    36
by Beth Kennedy

Article | Disclosure Dangers – How to Lose Your Litigation Matter in One Step                                                                        40
by Christopher Sanders and Austin Westerberg

 Article | Understanding Governmental Benefit Programs in Utah to Assist People with Special Needs                                  45
by Kathie Brown Roberts and Allison Barger

 Focus on Ethics & Civility | Our Client Confidentiality Rules Are Stricter Than You Think                                                           51
by Keith A. Call and Gregory S. Osbourne

State Bar News                                                                               54

Young Lawyer Division | The YLD Is Celebrating its Outgoing and Incoming Executive Board                                                    63
by Alex Vandiver and Ashley Biehl

Classified Ads                                                                                 65
                                                                   

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 January/ February 2023

Volume 36 No. 1
Table of Contents:

Letter to the Editor                           9

President’s Message | Utah State Bar Commission Passes Historic Funding for Attorney Wellness      11
by Kristin K. Woods

Legislative Update | Legislative Update or “Big Changes are a Comin’"                                             13
by Frank Pignanelli, Stephen Foxley, and Stephen Styler

Article | Cryptocurrency – Cryptoscam – Why Regulation, Deposit Insurance, and Stability Matter                                               18
by George Sutton

Article | Abortion, Actual Innocence, and Much More: Cases and Issues in the Pipeline at the Utah Supreme Court                      28
by Carol Funk

tah Law Developments | Appellate Highlights                                         39
by Rodney R. Parker, Dani Cepernich, Robert Cummings, Nathanael Mitchell, Adam Pace, and Andrew Roth

Article | In Defense of Imitation 42 by John J. Nielsen

Article | US Intelligence Laws & EU Data-Transfer Requirements: Tools for Assessing US Law & Implementing Supplementary Measures to Meet EU Protection Levels                                               44
by Ryan Beckstrom and
Kyle Petersen

Southern Utah | Transferring UK Personal Data to the US using the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or the International Data Transfer Addendum to the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses                       49
by Rachel Naegeli

Lawyer Well-Being | Lawyering Through the Stigma of Addiction 52 by Kent B. Scott

Book Review | Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fifth Edition                        54
by Robert L. Haig
Reviewed by Matthew Lalli

Commentary | An Apology for Lawyers and the Utah State Bar   56 by Mark O. Morris

Focus on Ethics & Civility | Unauthorized Disclosure of Documents                                       61
by LaShel Shaw and
​      Keith A. Call

State Bar News                               63

Paralegal Division | LPP’s: Providing Important Access to Justice           76
by Lindsey K. Brandt, LPP

Classified Ads                                  77
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 March / April 2023

Volume 36 No. 2
Table of Contents:
Candidates | 2023 Utah State Bar Elections                                

President’s Message | Power and Hope                                       
by Kristin K. Woods

Article | The Unexpected New Frontier in Property Law: The most contentious new question
in domestic litigation may be… “Who gets the dog?”                 
by Aaron S. Bartholomew and Sharon Yamen

Utah Law Developments | Appellate Highlights                        25
by Rodney R. Parker, Dani Cepernich, Robert Cummings, Nathanael Mitchell, and Andrew Roth

Book Review | Persuasion Science for Trial Lawyers                
by John P. Blumberg
Reviewed by Donald J. Winder

Southern Utah | The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
Key Changes to California’s Privacy Laws                                  33
by Rachel Naegeli and Robert Snyder

Article | Medical Malpractice Prelitigation Panel Hearings: A Helpful Step in the ADR Process                                                  43
by Brian Craig

Lawyer Well-Being | Motion for Mental Health: A BYU Law Student Perspective                                                                      48
by Sarah Johns

Book Review | Twice a Victim                                                      50
by Ralph Dellapiana
Reviewed by Andrea Garland

Focus on Ethics & Civility | The Day Your Life Changed Forever                                                                                                           53
by Keith A. Call

State Bar News                                                                               56

Classified Ads                                                                                  77​
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May / June 2023

Volume 36 No. 3
Table of Contents:
Bar Elections | President-Elect and Bar Commission Election Results 

President’s Message | Engineering a Better Future 
by Kristin K. Woods

Article | Vacating Arbitration Awards: What is the Standard? 
by Craig E. Hughes

Article | Milestones in the Judicial Evolution of Ponzi Clawbacks 
by Ronald W. Goss

Article | My First Trip to Ukraine: Some Vacation Inspiration
from a Friendly Neighborhood Prosecutor 

by Nathaniel Sanders

Lawyer Well-Being | From Surviving to Thriving: A Lawyer’s Guide to
Understanding, Using, and Recovering from Stress 

by Martha Knudson, JD, MAPP

Utah Law Developments | Appellate Highlights 
by Rodney R. Parker, Dani Cepernich, Robert Cummings, Nathanael Mitchell, and Andrew Roth

Book Review | Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism 
by Erwin Chemerinsky
Reviewed by J. Frederic Voros, Jr.

Southern Utah | What You Need to Know About China’s Personal Information Protection Law 
by Julie Crane and Rachel Naegeli

Focus on Ethics & Civility | Stop CC-ing Your Clients on Emails to Opposing Counsel 
by Keith A. Call

State Bar News 

Young Lawyers Division | YLD’s Traditions Continue at the Utah State Bar Spring Convention 
by Scotti Hill

Classified Ads 

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July / August 2023

Volume 36 No. 4
Table of Contents:
President’s Message | Hello!            9
by Erik A. Christiansen

President’s Message | Goodbye     12 by Kristin K. Woods

Views from the Bench | Procedural Fairness                                             14
by The Honorable E. Blaine Rawson

Article | What All Attorneys Should Know About Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence in Utah             17
by Kristen Olsen

Article | Drafting a Special Needs Trust in Utah: A Primer                   20
by Kathie Brown Roberts and Allison Barger

Lawyer Well-Being | What Motivates Lawyers?                        27
by Joshua Baron

Utah Law Developments | Appellate Highlights                                         33
by Rodney R. Parker, Dani Cepernich, Robert Cummings, Nathanael Mitchell, and Andrew Roth

Access to Justice | Access to Justice at the Utah State Bar          37
by Pamela Beatse and Kimberly Farnsworth

Southern Utah | Bank Failures and IOLTA Accounts:  Understanding FDIC Insurance Limitations and a Lawyer’s Duty to Safeguard Client Trust Funds                                       41
by David M. Grant

Focus on Ethics & Civility | Truth   47 by Keith A. Call

State Bar News                                49

Paralegal Division | 2023 Paralegal of the Year: Congratulations Tonya Wright!                                              61
by Greg Wayment

Classified Ads                                  64



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