Volunteer Spotlight

LSC’s Board of Directors met in Salt Lake City from Oct. 31 through Nov. 1.

During a luncheon on the meeting’s first day, the group heard remarks from Christine Durham, Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court, who spoke about the overwhelming need for civil legal services in her state and throughout the country, and argued that states and state courts are uniquely situated to advance the issue of a right to counsel in civil cases. Also at the luncheon, the Board’s Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee, chaired by Professor David Hall of Boston, continued its tradition of honoring exceptional pro bono work on behalf of legal aid clients. Private attorneys James Baker and C. Richard Henriksen, the law firms of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, Dorsey & Whitney, Holland & Hart, and the Southern Utah Bar Association each received awards for their dedication to providing volunteer representation to clients of Utah Legal Services.