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Utah State Bar Holds Convention in St. George

http://www.utahbar.org/cle/springconvention/2013_schedule.html

Utah State Bar Holds 25^th Spring Convention in St. George

Nearly 350 attorneys gather at the Dixie Center, March 14-16

The Utah State Bar is convening nearly 350 attorneys in St. George on March 14 through 16 for its Spring Convention—its annual gathering of 25 years.

The Utah State Bar was established in 1931 and, under the authority of the Utah Supreme Court, regulates the practice of law.  This includes administering the Bar exam, staffing the Office of Professional Conduct, and offering continuing legal education.  Attorneys in Utah are required every two years to attend 24 hours of continuing legal education, including at least three hours of accredited ethics, with one of the three in professionalism and civility.  Bar President Lori Nelson said, “March is an ideal time for our attorneys to get away to beautiful Southern Utah to earn up to 10 hours of continuing legal education.”

The vision of the Utah State Bar is to lead society in the creation of a justice system that is understood, valued, respected, and accessible to all.  At the Spring Convention, the Bar will recognize two attorneys who have contributed to achieving these goals:  The Dorathy Merrill Brothers Award for the advancement of women in the legal profession, and the Raymond S. Uno Award for the advancement of minorities in the legal profession. 

The Bar’s Spring Convention features two dozen break-out sessions on topics from Practicing Law in Southern Utah Courts to Social Media in the Workplace, president-elect candidate speeches, legislative updates, and keynote speeches on business practices.

Bar President-Elect Curtis Jensen has been a resident of St. George for 26 years and is one of the founding partners of Snow Jensen & Reece, P.C.  Jensen says he “enjoys the climate and quality of living offered in southern Utah. The peaceful, close-knit community is a desirable place to raise a family. As the economy continues to improve, St. George proves to still be one of the best communities to reside in.”  

Lori Nelson Bio:  http://www.joneswaldo.com/attorneys/71/lwn

Article just prior to her becoming president:

New president wants to focus on Bar’s value to members.

By Aaron Falk

The Salt Lake Tribune

July 17, 2012 04:20PM

Lori Nelson plans to hit the ground running when she officially assumes the role of Utah State Bar president later this week.

Nelson, a partner at the Salt Lake City firm of Jones Waldo Holbrook & McDonough, will become the first woman to serve as president of the legal association since 2004 and the fourth female president in the Bar’s history when she is sworn in by Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew Durrant on Thursday during a summer convention in Sun Valley, Idaho.

For the past year, Nelson has been shadowing outgoing president Rod Snow as he has helped implement a number of public service efforts.

“He’s done a lot of tremendous things and I want to make sure those programs really solidify and take off,” Nelson said.

During Snow’s term as president, the Bar rolled out a pro bono commission, a framework for matching low-income Utahns with volunteer attorneys in their part of the state. Snow also helped launch a program that will put a judge or lawyer in each of Utah’s high school at least once a year to discuss civics.

In addition to promoting those programs, Nelson said she hopes to improve the Bar for its members.

“I want to change my focus a little and focus on value to the members,” she said.

A number of attorneys have taken up other professions or gone back to school in the midst of the economic recession, Nelson said. Through the Modest Means program that should launch next fall, she hopes to pair up underemployed attorneys with clients who don’t qualify for court-appointed counsel but can’t afford regular attorneys fees. Lawyers would sign up for the program and agree to bill at lower rates.

Nelson also wants to improve the Bar’s image.

“There’s a negative public perception about lawyers,” she said. “Lawyers aren’t these shark people swimming around wounded victims. Lawyers are out serving in the community, doing quality work and can be the person you turn to when you need help.”

The Bar has already begun airing radio spots, promoting attorneys and their volunteer efforts.

To a similar end, Nelson hopes to crack down on misleading advertisements from local lawyers. An attorney who claims, “Hire me and I’ll win,” for example, might have to pull the ad and receive approval from the Bar, depending on the findings of a committee studying the issue, Nelson said.

Those ads are “damaging to the public and also damaging to lawyers’ reputations,” she said.

As part of the Bar’s changing of the guard, Curtis M. Jensen will begin serving his term as president-elect. Jensen, a shareholder in the law office of Snow Jensen & Reece, will follow Nelson as president in 2013-2014.

Utah State Bar President-Elect Curtis Jensen

Curtis Jensen

 Curtis Jensen is one of the founding partners of Snow Jensen & Reece, P.C.  He represents clients throughout the intermountain area in all aspects of real estate, construction, banking, business, and civil litigation. He is an advocate of implementing strong claim prevention methods and practices and is very adept in resolving disputes without protracted litigation.  He is licensed to practice before the state courts of Utah and Federal District Court for Utah.  He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.  He has been recognized multiple years as one of Utah Business magazine’s Elite Lawyers.  He currently serves as the Utah State Bar President-Elect, past Utah State Bar Commissioner, liaison to the Utah State Bar’s Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee, Character Fitness Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Lawyer Referral Service Committee as well as on several local boards and associations, including Chairman of the Washington County School District Foundation, Chairman of the Santa Clara City Planning Commission.

Village Bank Announces New Appointments

http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2013/03/13/the-village-bank-key-staff-move-up-in-the-ranks/

St. George, UT, March 12, 2013 — Douglas Bringhurst, President of The Village Bank, announced promotions today for two key staff members--E. Kip Bowler and Kenneth A. Miller.  Bowler has been named Senior Vice President and Senior Loan Officer while Miller has been appointed Vice President and Chief Operations Officer.

“Kip Bowler and Kenny Miller are both natives of Southern Utah,” Bringhurst noted, “and both are involved in and dedicated to the local community.  They know the area and the people who live here, and they have been key players in our effort to make The Village Bank the area’s first choice for banking services.”

Kip Bowler graduated from Dixie High School and Dixie State College (now Dixie State University) and earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University. He has been involved in his family’s ranching operation his entire life and managed a cattle operation for the Smith’s ranch for three years prior to coming to The Village Bank in 1999. He has served on The Washington County Fair Board and the Utah Bankers AG Committee and is currently the chairman of the Gunlock Special Service District. He resides in Gunlock with his wife, the former Lisa Kohler and three children.

Kenneth A. Miller has been with The Village Bank since 2002.  He graduated from Dixie High School in 1990 and served in the Utah National Guard for eight years before continuing his education at Dixie State College, Southern Utah University, and Utah State University.  Miller currently serves on the Dixie State University Alumni Board and Institute for Business Integrity Board. He and his wife, the former Kasi Provstgaard, have three children and reside in St. George.

The Village Bank is a full-service, FDIC-insured financial institution located at 294 E. Tabernacle St.  The Village Bank offers a wide range of traditional banking services and is a leader in commercial mortgage loans and residential construction loans.  Additional information on The Village Bank is available at www.thevillagebank.com.

Kip Bowler

Kenny Miller

The Spectrum picked up the release.

New logo designed for Advanced Hearing & Balance

This past week we received approval on a logo we designed for Advanced Hearing & Balance Specialists. We had offered a few options and this is the one they picked. It will now be the focus of their new website currently being developed.

CR&S logo updated

This is what their logo had been for years.

 The TCS Advertising & Public Relations design team recently updated the CR&S (Crusher Rental & Sales) logo. This is what it had been converted too along the way and we were asked to give it a better, fresher look.

First design conversion

What the client came up with

The final TCS design. The client loves it.

DOCUTAH Website

A new website for DOCUTAH was developed by the TCS web team.  Check it out.
www.docutah.com

Students of the Month Honored by St. George Exchange Club

Congratulations to the St. George Exchange Club February 2013 Students of the Month!
St. George, UT, March 4, 2013 — All the students that are honored throughout the year are seniors and are recognized for their scholastic achievements, community involvement, and leadership at their respective school. One student from the eight students honored from each high school throughout the school year as a Student of the Month will have the opportunity to become Student of the Year from their school and receive a college scholarship to the college of their choice from the St. George Exchange Club.

Back Row:  Hannah Harrah (DHS), Gavin McGarvie (THS), Peter Neve ( January PVHS), Samuel Tenney (DHHS), Sean Schultz (MHS), Danny Wittwer, President St. George Exchange Club
Front Row: Carissa Fiame (PVHS), Dakota Vangelov (January THS), Meagan Proffit (SCHS)