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Access To Justice In Utah: Time For A Comprehensive Plan, Linda F. Smith
Access To Justice In Utah: Time For A Comprehensive Plan, Linda F. Smith
Utah Law Review
This Article argues that an ongoing state planning process should be established to ensure all residents have access to justice in all forums. Many states have established such planning processes and structures that allow courts, bar associations, publicly funded staff programs, other charitable entities, and the branches of government to engage in coordinated design, assessment, and enhancement of legal services for the public. Although much good work is underway in Utah, the lack of coordination and candid assessment mean that many needy Utahns are not served and many services are not available. It is time for an honest study of …
Justice Will Prevail (With A Little Help From Her Friends): Pro Bono In Utah, Steven B. Scudder
Justice Will Prevail (With A Little Help From Her Friends): Pro Bono In Utah, Steven B. Scudder
Utah Law Review
The Utah State Bar wants more lawyers to work for free. The state's 7,000 lawyers are encouraged to perform fifty hours of free, or pro bono, work each year, but fewer than a third are reporting it when they annually renew licenses. "It's not discouraging, but it's not encouraging," said Brooke Bruno, the bar's pro bono coordinator. The state bar this fall will create a committee, the Utah Access to Justice Council, to study free legal work as well as other issues. "We want to better define the role of pro bono work," bar spokesman Toby Brown said. The American …