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CUTT www.egclegal.com Table of Contents Utah Bar Editor’s Message | Celebrating 40 Years 7 by William D. Holyoak President’s Message | The People and Organizations Within the Bar 8 by Curtis M Jensen ® Views from the Bench | Judicial Activism, Restraint, & the Rule of Law 12 by Justice Thomas R. Lee Utah Appellate Law Update | Preserving Issues in Utah Appellate Courts 20 JOURNAL by Noella A. Sudbury Focus on Ethics & Civility | A Ghost Story 24 by Keith A. Call Utah Law Developments | Management Duties Under the Utah Revised Uniform LLC Act (Effective 1/1/14) 26 by Langdon T. Owen, Jr. Utah Bar Foundation | The Utah Bar Foundation Celebrates 50 Years of Service 36 by The Honorable Augustus Chin and Kim Paulding Utah Law Developments | Appellate Highlights 38 by Rodney R. Parker and Julianne P. Blanch Article | The Uniform Law Commission: What You Know Can Help Us 42 by Justice Michael J. Wilkins Article | Civility Revisited 45 by Donald J. Winder Article | Symposium and Gala Cap Off S.J. Quinney College of Law’s Centennial Celebration 49 by Barry Scholl Book Review | Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Third Edition 52 Reviewed by Michael D. Zimmerman State Bar News 55 Young Lawyers Division | Young Lawyer of the Year 65 Paralegal Division | Privacy & Security: A Quick Look into the Omnibus Final Rule of the HIPAA & HITECH Acts 66 by Heather J. Allen CLE Calendar 68 Classified Ads 69 The Utah Bar Journal is published bimonthly by the Utah State Bar. One copy of each issue is furnished to members as part of their Bar dues. Subscription price to others: $30; single copies, $5. For information on advertising rates and space reservations visit www.utahbarjournal.com or contact Laniece Roberts at [email protected] or (801) 910-0085. For classified advertising rates and information please call Christine Critchley at (801) 297-7022. 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The Utah publication agreement prior to, and as a condition of, Bar Journal is not a law review, and articles that require publication of any submission. substantial endnotes to convey the author’s intended 4 Volume 26 No. 6 The Utah Bar Journal Published by the Utah State Bar 645 South 200 East • Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 • Telephone (801) 531-9077 • www.utahbar.org BAR JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Departments Editor Young Lawyer Representative William D. Holyoak Judge Catherine E. Roberts Allyson Barker Managing Editor Utah Law Developments Editor Paralegal Representative Alisha Giles David C. Castleberry Tally A. Burke-Ellison Editor at Large Judicial Advisor Bar Staff Liaison Todd Zagorec Judge Gregory K. Orme Christine Critchley Articles Editors Copy Editor Advertising/Design Manager Nicole G. 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The Editor, or his or her designee, shall promptly notify or obscene material, (b) violates the Rules of Professional the author of each letter if and when a letter is rejected. 6 Volume 26 No. 6 Editor’s Message Celebrating 40 Years1 by William D.