
October 2016 Wyoming Lawyer


Election Day arrives in a little more than a month, and your vote in the presidential race as well as in every state and local race, is significant. It matters. Voting is the chance for every American’s voice to be heard and to shape the type of government we want.
Earlier this year, significant changes were proposed to Rule 1.15 of the Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct dealing with Lawyer Trust Accounts.
The American Bar Association has rolled out a new web program, ABAFreeLegalAnswers.org, to give income-eligible users the ability to pose civil legal questions to volunteer attorneys.
The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that the Cheyenne law firm of Woodhouse Roden Nethercott is one of the recipients of the 2016 Pro Bono Awards for Legal Services for Indigent Clients.
The Wyoming State Bar and the Wyoming Supreme Court are pleased to announce that the Honorable Wesley A. Roberts, Circuit Court judge from the Ninth Judicial District in Riverton, is this year’s recipient of the Larry L. Lehman Award for Judicial Excellence.
The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that the late Billie Ruth Edwards, an attorney from Cheyenne who passed away in January, posthumously received one of three 2016 Pro Bono Awards for Legal Services for Indigent Clients.
The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Al Walsh, a third-year law student at the University of Wyoming College of Law has received the 2016 Outstanding Pro Bono Student Award.
The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that John B. “Jack” Speight, an attorney from Cheyenne has received the 2016 Community Service Award.
The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Dona Playton, an attorney from Laramie, is this year’s recipient of the Gerald R. Mason Professionalism Award.