The Utah Association of Legal Administrators held its bi-annual Chapter Vendor Fair on August 27, 2009 at the Utah Law and Justice Center. Jon Memmot of Arbinger Institute gave the keynote address, after which chapter members enjoyed a buffet lunch and networked with 30 sponsoring vendors. The successful event was organized by Nancy Herd, who chaired the planning committee. Other committee members were Amy Price, Michael Larsen, Lorie Springer, Heidi Johnson and Matt Fankhauser.
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Melissa Wood was elected Program Director and chapter board member at UALA’s Annual Meeting on April 21, 2009. Melissa is Office Manager at Dorsey & Whitney and chaired the 2008 Managing Partner Luncheon Committee. Scott Mecham, Chief Operating Officer at Durham Jones & Pinegar, was elected President of UALA; Korey Lowder, Firm Administrator at Callister Nebeker & McCullough, was elected Vice President; and Matt Fankhauser, Marketing Director at Strong & Hanni, was elected Secretary/Treasurer. The chapter acknowledged outgoing President Mark Hall, Executive Director at Vancott, for his four years of excellent service on the chapter board. Mark will coordinate the chapter’s Community Challenge this October. Thanks to Kevin Pollei, Chief Operating Officer at Parsons Behle & Latimer, for coordinating this event last October.
This year marked ALA’s tenth annual Community Challenge Weekend. The Utah chapter once again provided service and donations for the Guadalupe School for Underprivileged Children. On Friday, October 24, 2008, ten chapter members spent the afternoon at the school helping teachers with various projects. Twelve firms collectively donated 300 books and $4,000 for the purchase of school supplies. The event provided a great opportunity for chapter members to render service to a worthy cause and to become better acquainted with one another. Thanks to everyone who participated and contributed, and special thanks to Kevin Pollei of Parsons Behle & Latimer for organizing this event for a second consecutive year.
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The biannual Managing Partner Luncheon was held Tuesday, October 7 at the Alta Club. Chief Justice Christine M. Durham of the Utah Supreme Court was the keynote speaker. She spoke about the substantial progress made during recent years in the administration of Utah’s judicial system, and fielded questions from the assembled managing partners and law firm administrators. The managing partner luncheon is held bi-annually and was scheduled this year to coincide with Professional Legal Management Week, which is designated to promote the legal management profession and the professionals who contribute toward successful law firm management. Special thanks to Melissa Wood of Dorsey & Whitney for coordinating this event.
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Utah ALA Community Challenge
Join us on Friday October 16th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as we serve lunch at the St. Vincent DePaul Dining Room (437 West 200 South). Please arrive by 11:00 a.m. so that at 11:15 a.m. we will be ready to start serving lunch. Parking is available on-site, just drive past the gates. PLEASE NOTE: Long hair should be tied back and no open toed shoes.
This is a worthy cause and meets the needs of over 25,000 individuals each year. Please consider making a personal donation of $25 (roughly the cost of 3 lunches) to support Catholic Community Services in providing this important service. Funds are tight right now for each of us and our law firms are also feeling the pinch. The low-income and homeless individuals and families served by this group are feeling the current recession harder than many of us are. You can make a donation even if you are unable to attend the event. As appropriate, you may also wish to invite your firm to participate with a small donation.
Please make your checks payable to UALA and mail your checks to:
Matt Fankhauser
Strong and Hanni
3 Triad Center, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84180
801-532-7080
The UALA Board members will present our donations to CCS on the day of the event.