Utah Lawyer
The Utah State Bar is an organization of Utah’s attorneys, lawyers and judges. It includes active and inactive lawyers, and also lawyers residing within and outside the State of Utah. It is necessary to be a member of the Utah State Bar in order to practice law in the State of Utah.
The Bar officers include a president and a president elect who are elected from a commission of 11 lawyers, 2 public members, and several ex-officio members. The Bar has an office staff with various responsibilities related to the administration of the practice of law and services to lawyers and services to the public.
The Utah State Bar does not have an in-house lawyer referral service. The service is available online through a legal service called LegalMatch. With this legal service, your have the ability to review, in a condidential enviroment, the experience, availability, track record and fee structure of pre-screened lawyers who could match your legal needs, before decidind on contacting any of the lawyers available. You have no obligation to hire a lawyer, this is a free service provided to consumers.
The legal resources available for Utah middle-class and poor residents are exceeded by their needs. However, the areseveral programs maintained by Utah lawyers volunteers to provide legal services on a low cost or pro bono basis. One of such programs is called The Tuesday Night Bar program offering an opportunity to meet and discuss with a lawyer whether the matter needs further legal attention. Referrals may be given to providers of legal services at low or no cost. There are several pro bono legal services organizations.
There is a a pro bono volunteer coordinator within the Utah State Bar to ensure that those lawyers providing free services to the people with less or no income, are coordinated with referral agencies. The pro bono service coordinator at the Bar is not a referral agency for individuals seeking legal assistance.