FORMER CHEYENNE ATTORNEY RECOGNIZED WITH WYOMING STATE BAR SERVICE AWARD

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that long-time Bar member, wellness scholar and public servant, Maryt Fredrickson, is the recipient of the Bar’s seventh annual John M. Burman Extraordinary Service Award. The award was presented during an awards luncheon at the Wyoming State Bar’s Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference hosted in Laramie on September 18, 2025.

The John M. Burman Extraordinary Service Award is given in memory of Professor Burman, who died in February 2019, and who is remembered as a recognized expert in the field of legal and judicial ethics, codes of conduct for lawyers and judges, and professional responsibility. Burman was a prolific writer in these areas of the law, as well as in the law of children and families, the child welfare system, and the juvenile justice system.

The award was presented to Fredrickson by Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Lynne Boomgaarden who recognized her many years of exemplary service to the Bench and Bar, the University of Wyoming College of Law, the community, and Access to Justice.

Fredrickson’s many contributions include serving as a program judge for We the People, being a Leadership Wyoming Alumna, an author of over 45 “Be Well” columns in the Wyoming Lawyer and serving on the Federal District Court Civil Rules Committee.  She assisted with content for displays for the new Alan K. Simpson Center for Experiential Learning at the University of Wyoming College of Law and has served as supervisor and mentor for countless judicial externs.

Recently, Fredrickson was the co-chairperson of the Access to Justice 2.0 committee—a multistakeholder effort to rejuvenate discussions to guide policy recommendations for the Wyoming Judicial Council in furthering its strategic objective to advance access to justice initiatives in Wyoming Courts.

Although personal circumstances have recently resulted in Fredrickson taking a position with the Utah Supreme Court in Salt Lake City, she continues to be a proud Wyoming resident and member of the Wyoming State Bar.

Criteria for the John M. Burman Extraordinary Service Aware are extensive. Recipients must demonstrate a history of extraordinary service to Wyoming lawyers, the Wyoming State Bar, the University of Wyoming College of Law, the Wyoming judiciary, the citizens of Wyoming and the international community. Like Professor Burman, they must be recognized by their peers as exemplifying legal ethics and professional responsibility.

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