2009
Volume 22
January / February
Volume 22 No. 1 table of contents
President’s Message: Challenging Times by Nathan D. Alder Articles: The Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust: An Underutilized Tool by Gregory C. Zaugg On Beyond GRAMA and the Open Meetings Act – The Proposal for Greater Transparency, Openness, and Inclusion in Salt Lake City Government by Edwin P. Rutan, II and Esther Hunter Workers’ Compensation & Liability Lawyers Beware: Section 111 of the MMSEA Imposes Significant New Penalties for Failing to Protect Medicare’s Interests by Mark Popolizio and Carrie T. Taylor Researching and Using Utah Appellate Briefs and Other Appellate Resources by Mari Cheney Lawyers are Needed to Clean up Wall Street’s Mess and Rebuild the Economy by Wayne Klein Book Review: Cultural Issues in Criminal Defense – 2nd Edition Linda Friedman Ramirez, Editor Reviewed by Lori J. Seppi State Bar News Paralegal Division: Salary Survey 2008: Highlights and Analysis by Karen McCall, in Collaboration with the Salary Survey Committee CLE Calendar Classified Ads |
March / April
Volume 22 No. 2 table of contents
President’s Message: Change by Nathan D. Alder President-Elect’s Message: Group Health Insurance Option by Stephen W. Owens Articles: Recent Changes to Federal Employment Laws Will Affect Utah Companies: Examining the ADA Amendments and New FMLA Regulations by Christopher Snow and Sarah Campbell Living With Twombly by John H. Bogart Utah’s Justice Court System, a Legal Charade by Mike Martinez Got Trade Secrets? No? Guess Again. by Thomas D. Boyle ERISA and Plan Administrator Conflicts – Analysis and Best Practices of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Glenn by Michael P. Barry Researching Utah Administrative Law by Jessica Van Buren and Mari Cheney UPDATE: Workers’ Compensation & Liability Lawyers Beware: Section 111 of the MMSEA Imposes Significant New Penalties for Failing to Protect Medicare’s Interests by Mark Popolizio & Carrie T. Taylor State Bar News Paralegal Division CLE Calendar Classified Ads |
May / June
Volume 22 No. 3 table of contents
President’s Message: Engage in Mentoring by Nathan D. Alder Articles: Confessions of a Litigator: The Surprising Benefits of Mediation by Michael Goldsmith Judging the Judges by Joanne C. Slotnik Looking at the Stars: Why Being a Lawyer Matters by Gary L. Johnson Are Medical Records Now Off Limits? An Examination of Sorensen v. Barbuto by S. Grace Acosta Do Insurance Companies Buy Insurance? by Mark Dykes Serving the Client Who Is Deaf by Dale H Boam Small Claims Mediation: Thoughts for Practitioners by Stephen Kelson Web 2.0 Tools for Utah Attorneys by Mari Cheney Enforcing Civility in an Uncivilized World by Donald J. Winder and Jerald V. Hale State Bar News Paralegal Division: Pay It Forward: Community Service Opportunities in the Paralegal Division by Carma Harper CLE Calendar Classified Ads |
July / August
Volume 22 No. 4 table of contents
President’s Message: Looking Back, Looking Forward by Nathan D. Alder Articles: Family v. Institution – Advising Clients on the Selection of a Successor Trustee by Scott M. McCullough and David W. Macbeth Utah Law Developments: Decisions from the Utah Court of Appeals, 2008 by Judge Carolyn B. McHugh Judge David K. Winder: A Model Mentor and Judge by Jeffrey J. Hunt Twenty Years of Bar Operations by Nathan D. Alder, President, Utah State Bar Never Litigate as a Matter of Principle – Unless, of Course, You’re Being Accused of Speeding on a Bicycle by Jon Schofield In Defense of the Collection Lawyer by Lawrence R. Peterson Preparing for Future Development: Government Entities and Developers Should Take Time to Solve Problems that Arose During the Recent Market Boom by Brent N. Bateman Utah Law Developments: Noteworthy Laws Passed During the 2009 Legislative Session by Jeffry R. Gittins State Bar News Young Lawyer Division: Thank You to the 2008-2009 Young Lawyer Division Executive Council by M. Michelle Allred Paralegal Division: 20th Anniversary of Paralegals’ Day Recipient of Utah’s 2009 Distinguished Paralegal of the Year Award by Julie L. Eriksson and Sharon M. Andersen CLE Calendar Classified Ads |
September / October
Volume 22 No. 5 table of contents
President’s Message: Protecting the Critical Role of our Fair and Impartial Courts by Stephen W. Owens Articles: Judicial Independence and Civics Education by Sandra Day O’Connor Utah Law Developments: Summary of Significant Utah Supreme Court Cases 2008-2009 by Justice Ronald E. Nehring Should We Put the Death Penalty on the Chopping Block? by Ralph Dellapiana Analyzing Mechanics’ Lien Claims: A Few Suggestions by Spencer Macdonald Utah LLCs vs. Other State LLCs: When Should Attorneys Consider Forming LLCs Outside Utah? by Justin J. Atwater and Russell K. Smith Before the Utah Bar Journal by Mari Cheney State Bar News Young Lawyer Division: Young Lawyer Division Celebrates Pro Bono Opportunities Paralegal Division: Propagating Paralegal Punditry by Aaron L. Thompson CLE Calendar Classified Ads |
November / December
Volume 22 No. 6 table of contents
President’s Message: Welcoming 320 New Lawyers Into Our Fold: A Force of 10,000 Problem Preventers and Solvers by Stephen W. Owens Articles Maintaining Good Client Communication: An Ethical Responsibility and Practical Imperative by Aaron Bartholomew and Carolyn E. Howard Metadata Minefield, Utah Rules by Steven L. Nichols Father of the Bride by Rev. Learned Ham Indigent Defense in Utah: Constitutionally Adequate? by Marina Lowe Warning: Your Name Might Be Listed Here by Joanne C. Slotnik Researching the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act by Mari Cheney State Bar News Paralegal Division: 2009–2010 Paralegal Division Board of Directors by Aaron L. Thompson CLE Calendar Classified Ads |