Category: -Rules Governing the State Bar

Petition to amend Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection rules AKA Client Security Fund rules.
USB 14-0901. Definitions. Amend. Technical change.
USB 14-0903. Committee membership and terms; Board approval of Committee recommendations. Amend. Technical change.
USB 14-0904. Funding. Amend. Modifies the Fund’s minimum balance provisions and assessment provisions. Provides for suspension of a lawyer’s license in some circumstances until the lawyer reimburses the Fund.
USB 14-0910. Eligible claim. Amend. Establishes new time limits in which to make a claim.
USB 14-0912. Processing claims. Amend. Technical change.
USB 14-0913. Payment of reimbursement. Amend. Establishes a lifetime cap per lawyer. Permits claims to be paid on a pro rata basis if it appears the claims will exceed a lawyer’s annual or lifetime cap.

USB 14-0802. Authorization to practice law. Amend. Conform the practice of law rule to the Rules of Small Claims Procedure.

USB 14-0510. Prosecution and appeals. Amend. Provides for stay of dissemination of disciplinary information during the review period.
USB 14-0516. Dissemination of disciplinary information. Amend. Includes admonitions and public reprimands in the Bar Journal.
Petition to amend Rule 14-707 for a revised FBI background report deadline.
USB 14-0707. Application; deadlines; withdrawals; postponements and fees. Amend. Extends the time in which applicants for admission to the Utah State Bar can obtain the mandatory FBI criminal background report.

Petition to amend Rule 14-806 to increase pro hac vice admission fee.
USB 14-0806. Admission pro hac vice. Amend. Increase fee for admission pro hac vice to $425.

Petition to Establish On-line Bar Elections. Amend rules to establish on-line election of president-elect and commissioners to save approximately $10,000 per year.
USB 14-0103. Organization and management of the Bar. Amend.
USB 14-0205. Board. Amend.
USB 14-0206. Officers. Amend.

Petition to Amend Rule 14-808.
USB 14-0808. New lawyer training program Amend. Establishes rule regarding conflicts and confidentiality in outside mentoring. Effective May 13, 2009 under Rule 11-105(5). Subject to change after the comment period.

Petition to refine definition of lawyers “active under 3” licensing status. Specify that to qualify for the “active, under 3 years” category means to have practiced less than 3 years in any jurisdiction.
Exhibit 1.
Exhibit 2. USB14-0203.License categories.
Petition to amend RLDD 14-507 to provide mandatory collection of lawyers’ email addresses. Require the Bar to collect, maintain and have ready access to a lawyer’s e-mail address. Lawyer could still designate the e-mail address as private.
Exhibit 1.
Exhibit 2.
Exhibit 3. USB14-0507.Roster of lawyers and current record information.