The Bar's licensing renewal period begins on Monday, June 2nd. Please take a few moments to ensure a smooth and efficient renewal process by following these simple steps:

1. Verify Your Email Address: Log in to your Practice Portal and confirm that your primary email address is up to date.

2. Provide a Backup Email Address: Please provide a secondary email address. This allows for backup communication in case you lose access to your primary email.

*Note for Young Lawyers: Please provide a secondary email address as your law school email may become inaccessible in the future. This will ensure you continue to receive all important renewal reminders and account recovery instructions, if necessary.

3. Answer Security Questions: Answer the security questions in your Practice Portal to enhance the security of your account.

4. Unblock Bar Emails: Add the Utah State Bar email address licensing@utahbar.org to your safe senders list to ensure you receive all licensing renewal notifications and account recovery instructions, if necessary.

By following these steps, your licensing renewal process runs efficiently, smoothly, and your data is secure. Scan the QR code above or click the button below to get licensing renewal information.

Who can vote?

• All active Utah lawyers and LPPs.

How to vote:

• A voting link will be emailed to you.
• Log in to your Practice Portal to vote.
• Make sure your email is up to date: onlineservices@utahbar.org

What you’re voting on:

• All active lawyers: Vote on whether to keep Tyler Young as President-Elect.
• Third Division lawyers: Choose Jess Couser or Tyler Ayers for a Commission seat.
• Second & Fifth Divisions: Matt Hansen and Tom Bayles are unopposed—automatically elected.

Important Dates:

• Voting started: April 1, 12:01 a.m.
• Reminder sent: TODAY via eBulletin and social media.
• Voting ends: April 15, 9:59 p.m. (MT)

The 2025 Mock Trial season was a standout year for Utah Law Related Education, featuring the original case Byrne v. Byrne, a copyright dispute created by Kyle Kaiser, Zane Colter, and Grace Eyestone. Notably, it included two original songs as evidence—a Utah Mock Trial first. Students across the state delivered sharp arguments and strong performances, with Integritas Red earning the state title and advancing to the national championship in Phoenix this May. A list of all the high school winners will be listed in the May/June issue of the Utah Bar Journal.

Special recognition is extended to the Outstanding Judges who judged five or more trials this season, and went above and beyond in their commitment to participating students:

The Distinguished Paralegal of the Year Award is presented by the Paralegal Division of the Utah State Bar and the Utah Paralegal Association to a paralegal who has met a standard of excellence through their work and service in this profession.

We invite you to submit nominations of those individuals who have met this standard. Please consider taking the time to recognize an outstanding paralegal. Nominating a paralegal is the perfect way to ensure that their hard work is recognized, not only by a professional organization, but by the legal community. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 18, 5:00 p.m.

Nomination forms and additional information are available by contacting Greg Wayment at wayment@mcpc.law.