Bar & Bench
Spring 2024
President’s Message by Mark Kittrell
Judicial Profile of Judge Charles A. Stormont
Practical Parenting: Book Review Edition, Part II
Legal Podcasts
Bingeworthy Review: The Gentlemen
SLCBA Events
Spring/Summer 2023
President’s Message by Mark Kittrell
Profiles:
Judicial Profile of Judge Coral Sanchez by Mike Lehr
Practitioner Profile of Jackie Rosen by Dani Cepernich
Meet the New United States Attorney, Trina A. Higgins, by Judge Michele Christiansen Forster
Reviews:
Television Review – Welcome to (a review of) Wrexham by Brady Rasmussen
Recent Precedents:
Meet our First Scholarship Recipients, Paulina Barboza and Emma Russell
Winter 2022
President’s Message by Mark Kittrell
Justice Tongue: The Big Lie
Profiles:
Judicial profile of Dianna Gibson by Ruth Hackford-Peer
Practitioner profile of Ramzi Hamadi by Ruth Hackford-Peer
Dicta: Justice? The Michael Thompson Case by Michael Lehr
Reviews:
Television Review - New Girl by Brady Rasmussen
Recent Precedents
Appealapalooza
New Layers and Judges Event
Holiday Dinner Dance
Summer 2022
President’s Message by Jonathan Pappasideris
Recent Precedents
Cheese and Chocolate Tasting by Ruth Hackford-Peer
Summer Dinner Dance and Annual Meeting
Profiles:
Practitioner profile of Andrea Martinez by Michael Langford
Practitioner profile of Christian Silva by Kirsten Allen
Congratulations to our past SLCBA Presidents!
Reviews:
Book Review - Playing to Win by Brady Rasmussen
Bar Review - Casot by Michael Langford
Dicta: New Utah Black Lawyers Association by Nicole Salazar-Hall
Upcoming Events
Contribute to the SLCBA Endowed Scholarship
New Layers and Judges Event
Save the date! Annual Holiday Dinner Dance
Special Edition
In Memorium of the honorable Dee Vance Benson
Fall 2021
President’s Message by Jonathan Pappasideris
Recent Precedents
New Lawyers and Judges Reception
Justice Tongue
Profiles:
Judicial profile of Judge Theresa Welch by Lauren Hunt
Practitioner profile of Paul Moxley by Dani Cepernich
Practitioner profile of Laura Kyte by Ruth Hackford-Peer
Reviews:
Bar review of Black Sheep Bar & Grill by Michael Langford
Bingeable TV review of Ted Lasso by Brady Rasmussen
Upcoming Events
Save the date! Annual Holiday Dinner Dance
Spring 2021
President’s Message by Lauren Shurman
Recent Precedents
Profiles:
Judicial profile of Judge Kristine Johnson by Lauren Hunt
Practitioner profile of Ed Wall by Kate Conyers
Practitioner profile of Scotti Hill by Michael Langford
Reviews:
Book review of Jeff Garvin’s Symptoms of Being Human by Ruth Hackford-Peer
Book review of Phillip N. Meyer’s Storytelling for Lawyers by Bronwen Dromey
Dicta:
Can you hear me now? Remote witnesses in court by Mike Black
The Return of the Jury Trial by Dani Cepernich
Upcoming Events
Virtual Cheese Tasting
Dinner Dance and Annual Meeting
Winter 2019-2020
President’s Message by Lauren Shurman
Justice Tongue: A Primer on Culture
Recent Precedents:
Photographs from the New Lawyers and Judges Reception
Utah Prison Education Project by Kate Conyers and Clem Landau
Photographs from the 2019 Holiday Dinner Dance
Profiles:
Judicial profile of Judge Katherine Peters by Bronwen Dromey
Profile of scholarship recipients Kenneth Nelson and Kiyan Banuri by Bronwen Dromey
Reviews:
Book review of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s A Republic, if You Can Keep It by Sam Meziani
Bar review of Manny’s Too by Michael Langford
Dicta:
Creating a Well-Being Movement by Dani Cepernich
Mater of Legal Studies Program – a Foundation for Business Leaders by Melanie Grayson
University of Utah Tailgate by Michael Langford
Open Enrollment for the UCLI Certification Program by James Sorenson
Spring 2019
SLCBA President’s Message by Christopher Hogle
Commissioner Profiles of Commissioners Kim Luhn, Russell Minas and Michelle Tack – by Dani Cepernich
Justice Tongue: The Single Greatest Asset
On Belonging: Tiffany Shimada – by Kristen Olsen
Practitioner Profile: Emily Adams – by Melanie Grayson
Dicta: The Victim Who Wasn’t – by Michael Young
Dicta: Wine Bar Review – by Michael Langford
Recent Precedents: Law Day Luncheon / Art in the Law Photos
Winter 2019
SLCBA President’s Message by Christopher Hogle
Judicial Profile of Judge Amber M. Mettler by Melanie S. Grayson
Judicial Profile of Judge Adam Mow by Michael Young
Judicial Profile of Judge Richard E. Mrazik by Melanie S. Grayson
Practitioner Profile of Jacey Skinner by Kristen Olsen
Justice Tongue: The Most Effective Argument
Dicta: Utah’s Licensed Paralegal Practitioners-What Lawyers Need to Know by Julie M. Emery
Recent Precedents: Second Annual Homeless Youth Prom by Dani N. Cepernich
Recent Precedents: Future Lawyers Association: The West High Mock Trial Team by Kate Conyers
Recent Precedents: 2018 Holiday Party Photos
Fall 2018
SLCBA President’s Message by Christopher Hogle
Justice Tongue: The Most Effective Argument
Judicial Profile of Justice Paige Petersen by Kristen Olsen
Judicial Profile of Judge Patrick Corum by Dani Cepernich
New Lawyer Spotlight of Whitney Hulet Drogue by Dani Cepernich
My Unusual Attorney Experience—The Time I Trained Public Defenders in Myanmar by Kate Conyers
Spring 2018
Winter 2017-2018
SLCBA President’s Message by Trystan Smith
Justice Tongue: “A Spirit of Hope”
Judicial Profile: Third District Judge Kent R Holmberg
Practitioner Profile: Mediator Karin Hobbs
New Lawyer Spotlight: Christensen & Jensen’s Erika Larsen
Movie Review: 13th
Dicta: Fall CLE’s Review
Recent Precedents:
New Lawyers and Judges Reception
2017 SLCBA Holiday Party
Upcoming Events: Appealapalooza, Februrary 27 at noon
e-SLCBA: SLCBA online
Summer 2017
President’s Message – Farewell
Judicial Profile – Judge David N. Mortensen
Judicial Profile – Judge Matthew Bates
Director Profile – Brittney Nystrom, ACLU
Director Profile – Joanna Landau, UIDC
Director Profile – Stewart Gollan, UACDL
Utah Prison Education Project CLE
Art & the Law
Helpful Thoughts from Local Justice Court Judges
Recent Precedents 2017 Spring Party
Spring 2017
President’s Message – Independent Judiciary
Judicial Profile – Judge Jill M. Pohlman
Judicial Profile – Judge Heather Brereton
Practitioner Profile – Stacie Stewart
Practitioner Profile – Brent Manning
Justice Tongue – Alternate Reality
Helpful Thoughts from Justice Court Judges
Movie Review – The Jinx – The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Recent Precedents – 2016 Holiday Party
Fall 2016
President’s Message
Judicial Profile – Justice John Pearce
Practitioner Profile – Tyler Needham Justice Tongue – Not the Speaker but the Audience
Helpful Thoughts from Justice Court
Movie Review – Denial
Recent Precedents
Summer 2016
President’s Message
President’s Message
Art and the Law
Restaurant Review
The Utah State Bar Commission: A Practical Guide
Practitioner Profile – Jaelynne Jenkins
Justice Tongue – A Time with Greater Promise
2016 Spring Party
Spring 2016
Judicial Profile – Judge Laura Scott
Judicial Profile – Richard D. McKelvie
Judicial Profile – Judge Paige Peterson
Practitioner Profile – Margaret D. Plane
Justice Tongue – A Time with Greater Promise
2015 Holiday Party
Documentary Review – Making a Murderer
Book Review – Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg