
February 2019 Wyoming Lawyer

The Wyoming State Bar today announced that 15 attorneys have been suspended from the practice of law in Wyoming for failing to comply with Article I, Sec. 5(b) of the Bylaws of the Wyoming State Bar by not paying their annual license fees.
The Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) and the Bar Counsel Review and Oversight Committee (ROC), in collaboration with the Office of Bar Counsel have proposed changes to the Wyoming Rules of Disciplinary Procedure (WRDP) in the areas of confidentiality of attorney disciplinary proceedings and the composition of hearing panels of the Board of Professional Responsibility. Member of the Wyoming State Bar are invited to comment upon the proposed changes (attached).
The Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) and the Bar Counsel Review and Oversight Committee (ROC), in collaboration with the Office of Bar Counsel, have proposed changes to the Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct (WRPC). Members of the Wyoming State Bar are invited to comment upon the proposed amendments.
Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael K. Davis, who acts as Chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission, announced today that Seventh Judicial District Judge W. Thomas Sullins will be retiring from the district court effective January 7, 2019.
As fiduciary for your client’s funds, you have very specific responsibilities. A generic accounting package can’t help you meet them.
The Wyoming State Bar today announced that it will be hosting its 2018 Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center in Laramie, Wyoming, September 18 – 21, 2018.
The Wyoming State Bar today announced that 46 people have been recommended for admission to practice law in Wyoming.
Freelance legal services have become an increasingly common occurrence. However, there are some ethical considerations that lawyers need to be aware of before they serve as, or retain the services of, a temporary, contract, or freelance lawyer.
Though written fee agreements are required only in contingent fee cases, most lawyers have incorporated letter agreements into their practices as a matter of course. What is often missed in the grind of taking on a new client, obtaining the client’s signature on a standard engagement letter and filing the letter away, is the opportunity the agreement provides to serve as a blueprint for the representation.