The Wyoming Supreme Court today issued an order disbarring Laramie lawyer Michael J. Pearce from the practice of law.

The Wyoming Supreme Court today issued a public censure to Casper lawyer Todd H. Hambrick. In 2019, Hambrick had two separate DUI arrests, one in Grand Teton National Park and the other in Casper.

The Wyoming Supreme Court issued an order of public censure to Casper attorney John C. Hoard. The public censure stemmed from Hoard’s lack of diligence in representing a client in a bankruptcy matter.

Cheyenne lawyer, Mark W. Gifford, has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Standing Committee on Professional Regulation by ABA President-Elect Patricia L. Refo.

On June 3, 2020, the United States Senate passed the House of Representatives’ Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) reform bill, titled the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act.  The bill now awaits President Trump’s signature. As many of you know, the PPP was a critical component of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) […]

The Bar is currently accepting nominations for the Burman Extraordinary Service Award. Eligible recipients will be members of the Bar who have contributed several years of service well above and beyond the call of duty in service reflective of the career and service of the late Professor John M. Burman.

The Wyoming State Bar’s Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trust & Probate Section has launched a new initiative to provide free legal help to the workers on the front lines of keeping Wyomingites safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Wyoming State Bar today announced that all pattern jury instructions are now accessible to the public, as well as members of the Bar, free of charge.

The Wyoming Supreme Court today issued an order suspending Cheyenne attorney Ronald G. Pretty from the practice of law for a period of ninety (90) days beginning May 11, 2020. 

Faced with the national crisis presented by the coronavirus, courts and bar admissions officials are debating how to protect the public through lawyer licensing, while balancing the critical need for access to justice and the concerns of law graduates waiting to take a bar exam that may be delayed due to public health issues.  Some commentators have argued for diploma privilege, under which new graduates would become lawyers without ever taking a bar exam at all.