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Licensing forms for the 2008-2009 license renewal year will be
mailed out the first week of June. Licensing forms are sent to
an attorney’s preferred mailing address. Online license renewal
will be activated when the forms begin mailing. Online licensing
is available at www.myutahbar.org to all attorneys who have received
their Casemaker login and password. Online licensing login information
is the same information used to access Casemaker.
If you have not received or have forgotten your Casemaker login you can fill out the
online request form. Login information will then be sent to your
email address of record. Attorneys may update their address and
email information using the Request Membership Address Change Form.
2008-2009 New Mandatory Information
In addition to the address and fee requirements, the 2008-2009
Licensing form contains new requirements that MUST be completed
to have your licensing form considered completed.
Malpractice Insurance Reporting - The Utah State Bar has received
a court order that specifies inclusion of malpractice insurance
questions on the licensing forms for the 2007/8 and 2008/9 licensing
years. This order can be found online at www.utahbar.org/documents/20070143USB_malpractice_order.pdf
All attorneys will be required to designate the status of their
license for the upcoming year. Attorneys will be asked additional
questions about malpractice insurance. These questions must be
answered for the licensing form to be accepted as complete. The
information provided will be for the use of the Utah Supreme Court
and the Utah State Bar and will not be made public.
Malpractice Insurance Survey - Private Information
(For Bar Use Only) - The Utah Supreme Court is considering possible
future implementation of a rule requiring malpractice insurance.
The data from the malpractice insurance questions is being collected
to assist the Court in its consideration of this issue. Response
to the malpractice questions below is required as a condition of
licensure. See Court Order #20070143-SC at www.utahbar.org/documents/20070143USB_malpractice_order.pdf
Licensing
forms submitted without the malpractice insurance survey will be
deemed incomplete until the survey is submitted to the Utah State
Bar. Failure to complete the survey by licensing deadlines can
result in a penalty fee. If you did not complete the malpractice
insurance survey on your licensing form, please fill out the form
at https://utahbar.org/licensing/malpractice_questions.html.
If you are having problems accessing the malpractice form linked
above, it may be an issue between the security certificate and
the security settings on your computer. You may access the form
without a security certificate at www.utahbar.org/licensing/malpractice_questions.html
IOLTA Reporting - Reporting of Attorney IOLTA Status and Accounts
is now a requirement for licensure as directed by the Utah Supreme
Court. On June 27, 2005, the Utah Supreme Court issued an order
setting out new rules to govern the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers'
Trust Accounts) Program. The order was effective upon signing and
attorneys needed to comply with the new rule by December 27, 2005.
The new IOLTA rule no longer allows for attorneys to opt-out of
the IOLTA program while still maintaining a non-interest bearing
account. It states that all client trust accounts must be interest
bearing with attorney making one of two choices of where the interest
should be directed. The first option is that the interest be generated
for the benefit of the client if the amount is sufficiently large
and/or is being held for a sufficient period of time to generate
net interest in behalf of the client. (Net interest are the funds
that remain after bank service fees and other administrative costs.)
If the first option is not viable, the second option is to direct
the interest to the Utah Supreme Court IOLTA Program. The Utah
Bar Foundation has been appointed by the Utah Supreme Court to
administer this program. UCJA Ch. 24 - IOLTA Program Rules
2008-2009 Late Fee Assessment Dates
Renewal forms received or officially postmarked on or before July
31, 2008 will not be assessed any late fees.
Renewal forms received or officially postmarked after July
31, 2008 will be assessed a $50.00 late filing fee.
Renewal forms received or officially postmarked after August
31, 2008 will be assessed a $100.00 reinstatement fee.
Departmental Help
For questions related to licensing renewals, policies and fees,
please contact the Licensing Department at (801) 297-7020 or (801)
297-7021 or via email at licensing@utahbar.org.
For questions related to the online licensing system, please contact
Brooke Sidle at (801) 297-7051 or via email at onlineservices@utahbar.org
For questions related to IOLTA, please contact Kim Paulding with
the Utah Bar Foundation at (801) 297-7046 or via email at kpaulding@utahbarfoundation.org.
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