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2023 Bar Journal
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Volume 36

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​January / February 2023
Volume 36 No. 1
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March / April 2023
Volume 36 No. 2​
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May / June 2023
​Volume 36 No 3
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

Utah 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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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
​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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​September / October 2023
Volume 36 No. 5
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
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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November / December 2023
Volume 36 No. 6
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