This article was first published in the Liberty Reporter: 2014 Fall Newsletter >>
The ACLU of Utah has limited staff and funding, yet is faced with a huge number of requests for legal assistance from individuals and organizations. In almost all of our cases, we co-counsel and team up with volunteer attorneys. Since 1958, volunteer lawyers have provided invaluable support to the ACLU of Utah legal program. These volunteers include sole practitioners, recent law school graduates, as well as some of the state and nation’s most prominent lawyers and firms.
In addition to litigation, attorneys help in several other important ways. For example, we sometimes need help analyzing proposed legislation that affects civil liberties. In addition, we sometimes provide comments on policies or address complaints to administrative agencies. Volunteer attorneys also assist in reviewing complaints and requests for assistance from the public.
We could not have accomplished many of the significant victories we have achieved this year without the dedicated assistance of the following attorneys. We are grateful for their time and energy. We are always on the lookout for more cooperating attorneys. If you are interested in becoming involved, please visit our website at www.acluutah.org/legal-work/become-a-cooperating-attorney
Michael S. Anderson, Parr, Brown, Gee & Loveless
Troy L. Booher, Zimmerman, Jones & Booher
Taylor Burton
Doyle Byers, Holland & Hart
Emily Chiang, S.J. Quinney School of Law, University of Utah
Rita M. Cornish, Parr, Brown, Gee & Loveless
Chad Derum, Manning Curtis Bradshaw & Bednar
Alan Devlin, Latham & Watkins
Stewart Gollan, Utah Legal Clinic
Eric K. Jenkins, Christensen & Jensen
Kathryn “Kass” Harstad, Strindberg & Scholnick
John Harrington, Holland & Hart
Cheylynn Hayman, Christensen & Jensen
Danielle A. Kendrick, Latham & Watkins
Beth E. Kennedy, Zimmerman, Jones & Booher
Clemens A. Landau, Zimmerman, Jones & Booher
Julie J. Nielson, Zimmerman, Jones & Booher
Randall W. Richards, Richards & Brown
Kent Morgan, Morgan, Nish & Associates
Al Pfeiffer, Latham & Watkins
Karra J Porter, Christensen & Jensen
David C. Reymann, Parr Brown, Gee & Loveless
Austin J. Riter, Parr, Brown, Gee & Loveless
Lauren I. Scholnick, Strindberg & Scholnick
LaShel Shaw, Parr, Brown, Gee & Loveless
Erik Strindberg, Strindberg & Scholnick
Noella A. Sudbury, Zimmerman, Jones & Booher
Aaron Tarin, Immigrant Defenders, PLLC
Charles Taylor, Latham & Watkins
Jonathan K. Thorne, Strindberg & Scholnick
Kyle A. Virgien, Latham & Watkins
Nina Wolf
Michael Zimmerman, Zimmerman, Jones & Booher