Parsons Behle & Latimer attorneys take pride in being actively involved in community events. In addition to filling board and leadership positions for various service organizations, they volunteer hundreds of hours each year on pro bono legal work.
The firm also supports United Way with an annual week-long fund drive and is the largest contributor to And Justice For All, a pro bono program that supports three legal agencies that assist low-income and disabled individuals. We are also a sponsor of the University of Utah College of Law Pro Bono Initiative.
Participation in Community Activities:
American Bar Association ABA Journal - Editorial Board (Rew Goodenow)
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Publishing Oversight (Rew Goodenow)
American Bar Association Young Lawyers Delegate for Utah (Sean Reyes, David Hall)
American Health Lawyers Association (Bill Stilling, Scott Bell) www.healthlawyers.org
American Immigration Lawyers Association – Utah Chapter (Lorna Rogers Burgess, founder-past chair, Roger Tsai) www.aila.org
American Inns of Court (James Blanch, Laura Scott, Michael Kealy, Michael Petrogeorge)
American Inns of Court Executive Committee (James Blanch - Treasurer)
American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (Catherine Agnoli)
American Society of Pharmacy Law - Scholarship Committee (Bill Stilling)
Anti Defamation League – Pacific Region (Gary Doctorman)
Association for Corporate Growth (George Flint, Geoff Mangum, Mark Lehman) www.acgutah.org
Association of Trial Lawyers (Christina Jepson Schmutz, Daniel Hindert, Gordon Roberts)
BYU Department of Communications (Scott Bell -adjunct professor)
Ballet West (Michael Bailey) www.balletwest.org
Barrick Foundation (David Bird)
CHOICE Humanitarian Association (Mike Larsen)
Campaign Legal Center (Randy Dryer)
Center for International Legal Studies (Rew Goodenow)
Centerville City Planning Commission (Jason Nichols)
Chinyere International Advisory Board (Sean Reyes)
Colorado River Basin Salinity Advisory Council (Dallin Jensen)
Colorado River Water Users Association (Lee Kapaloski, Dallin Jensen) www.crwua.org
Ducks Unlimited (Lee Kapaloski) www.ducks.org
Employers Education Coalition (David Bird)
Ethics and Disciplinary Committee of the Utah Supreme Court (Laura Scott, Katherine Venti - panel chair)
Family Counseling Center (Geoff Mangum)
First Utah Bank International Branch Advisory Board (Sean Reyes)
Head Start Gala Fundraising Committee (Shelly Cordon Teuscher)
J. Reuben Clark Society, Salt Lake Chapter (Young Lawyers Chapter-Scott Bell)
Judicial Council Committee on Privacy and Public Court Records (Randy Dryer)
KRCL - Board of Directors (Erik Christiansen) www.krcl.org
KUED - Board - Emeritus 2001-2002 (James Lee) www.kued.org
Labor Commission Workers Compensation Advisory Council (David Bird)
Latino Dream Foundation Board of Directors (Sean Reyes)
Legal Aid Society (Erik Christiansen)
Mountain States Legal Foundation (Hal Pos)
Mountain West Capital Network (Mark Lehman - Board of Directors) www.mwcn.org
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) (Gary Doctorman, Jon Butler) www.naiop.org
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Sean Reyes)
Nature Conservancy (Lee Kapaloski, Larry Barusch) www.nature.org
Neighborhood Housing Services (Gary Doctorman, Kerry Owens)
Nevada Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission (Rew Goodenow)
Northwest Mining Association (Jim Butler - Board of Trustees) www.nwma.org
PJ’s Forgotten Children (Sean Reyes)
Park City Jazz Foundation (Elisabeth Blattner-Thompson - board of trustees)
Public Lands Committee (Michael Malmquist-Chair)
Reno Rotary Foundation (Rew Goodenow)
Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce (Michael Kealy) www.reno-sparkschamber.org
Renown Health Medical Foundation (Ross de Lipkau - trustee)
Risk Management Association (Gary Doctorman, John Ball) www.rmahq.org
Realms of Inquiry School Board of Directors (Bill Stilling) www.realmsofinquiry.org
Road Home (Formerly Traveler’s Aid)-Board of Directors (Larry Barusch)
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (Pat Winmill, Ross de Lipkau - trustee, Earl Hill - honorary trustee) www.rmmlf.org
Rowland-Hall - Board (Margaret McGann)
Rotary Club of Reno (Rew Goodenow - President)
Salt Lake Art Center - Board of Trustees (Erik Christiansen - President)
Salt Lake Arts Academy - Board of Directors (Shawn Ferrin) www.slarts.org
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Alliance (Vicki Baldwin)
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Environmental Committee (Hal Pos) www.saltlakechamber.org
Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Government Affairs Committee (David R. Bird, Shelly Cordon Teuscher)
Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau (Erik Christiansen) www.visitsaltlake.com
Salt Lake County Bar Association Executive Committee (James Blanch, Laura Scott, Shane Hillman)
Salt Lake County Shorelands (David Bird)
Salt Lake Police Honorary Colonels (Bob Reeder)
Salt Lake Regional Hospital Board of Directors (Bob Reeder - board)
Salt Lake Rotary Club (Bob Reeder)
Salt Lake Valley Health Department Environmental Advisory Council (David Bird)
Santa Clara University Admissions Office (Michael Bailey)
Second District Court - Pro Bono Protective Order Hearings (Christina Jepson Schmutz)
Stanford Law School Alumni Association (Keith Taylor)
State Water Development Commission (Dallin Jensen)
State Bar of Nevada (Rew Goodenow - immediate past president) www.nvbar.org
State of Utah School & Institutional Trust Lands Administration Board of Trustees (James Lee) www.utahtrustlands.com
Summit Land Conservancy (Larry Stevens)
Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Utah Rules of Civil Procedure (James Blanch)
Tax Review Commission (Larry Barusch)
The Leonardo, Renaissance Advisory Board (David Tundermann)
Third District Court - Small Claims Judges (Sean Reyes, Christina Schmutz)
This is the Place Foundation - Board (Bob Reeder)
TreeUtah (Lee Kapaloski) www.treeutah.org
Trout Unlimited (Lee Kapaloski) www.tu.org
Tuesday Night Bar (a pro bono legal clinic, David Hall)
TURN Development Committee (Michael Petrogeorge)
University of California (Boalt Hall)-Faculty (Larry Leigh)
United States Golf Association Sectional Affairs Committee (Michael Bailey)
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Sean Reyes)
United Way (Raymond J. Etcheverry) www.uw.org
United Way of Greater Salt Lake (Michael Zody - Board of Directors; Chair-Elect of Young Leaders; Vice Chair of Advocacy and Public Policy subcommittee, Rich Mrazik)
University of Utah Alumni Association - Board of Directors (Liz Whitney)
University of Utah Board of Trustees (Randy Dryer)
University of Utah College of Law - Faculty (Larry Barusch, Randy Grimshaw, Michael Malmquist, John Delaney, William Stilling - College of Pharmacy, Charles Thronson) www.law.utah.edu
University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Advisory Board (Paul Veasy)
University of Utah Crimson Club (Laura Scott - Board of Directors) Utah Utes
University of Utah Honors Department (Randy Dryer - faculty)
University of Utah International Center Advisory Board (Elisabeth Blattner-Thompson)
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Alumni Board of Trustees (Gordon Roberts, Patricia Winmill, Vicki Baldwin)
Upper Colorado River Commission (Dallin Jensen)
Urban Land Institute (Lee Kapaloski, Shawn Ferrin, Kimberly Chytraus) www.uli.org
Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board (Sean Reyes, Roger Tsai)
Utah Bankers Association (Gary Doctorman) www.uba.org
Utah Bar Foundation (Michael Bailey - Board of Trustees) www.utahbarfoundation.org
Utah Business Coalition (David Bird)
Utah Foundation (David Bird)
Utah Governor's Commission on Aging (Kent Alderman - Legal Community Representative) http://aging.utah.edu/utah_coa/index.html
Utah Health Facilities Committee (Bob Reeder)
Utah Highway Users Association (David Bird)
Utah Hispanic Business Leaders Foundation Board of Trustees (Sean Reyes-Vice Chair)
Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (Sean Reyes-Executive Board) www.utahhcc.com
Utah Hispanic/Latino Legislative Taskforce (Sean Reyes)
Utah Hospital Association - Board (Bob Reeder)
Utah Legal Services (Fran Wikstrom)
Utah Manufacturers Association (David Anderson, David Bird) www.umaweb.org
Utah Mining Association (David Bird, Shelly Cordon Teuscher) www.utahmining.org
Utah Minority Bar Association (Sean Reyes-Immediate Past-President)
Utah Office of the Guardian ad Litem - Pro Bono Guardian ad Litem (John Wilson)
Utah Petroleum Association (David Bird, Shelly Cordon Teuscher) www.utahpetroleum.org
Utah Professional Liason Committee (James Blanch)
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (Dallin Jensen)
Utah Ski and Snowboard Association (Richard Mrazik)
Utah State Bar Banking and Finance Section (Gary Doctorman-Chair)
Utah State Bar Character and Fitness Committee (Christina Jepson Schmutz, Katherine Venti)
Utah State Bar Commission (David Bird, David Hall-ex officio)
Utah State Bar Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law (ENREL) Section - (Lisa Kirschner-Chair)
Utah State Bar Environmental Committee (Lindsay Ford - Chair)
Utah State Bar Estate Planning Section (Kent Alderman-Chair)
Utah State Bar Journal (Bill Holyoak-Editor)
Utah State Bar Litigation Executive Committee (Daniel Hindert, Michael Petrogeorge - chair elect, 2006-2007)
Utah State Bar, Needs of the Elderly Committee (Kent Alderman)
Utah State Bar Securities Section (Erik Christiansen)
Utah Taxpayers Association Board of Directors (Maxwell Miller)
Utah Trial Lawyers (Charles Thronson, James Blanch, Christina Jepson Schmutz)
Utah Water Users Association (Lee Kapaloski, Dallin Jensen)
Vest Pocket Business Coalition (Shawn Ferrin)
Vital Ground Foundation (Lisa Kirschner) www.vitalground.org
Wasatch Range Eventing Association (Lorna Rogers Burgess)
Washoe County Access to Justice Foundation (Rew Goodenow)
Western States Water Council (Dallin Jensen)
Women Lawyers of Utah (Juliette White - Board, Katherine Venti, Christina Jepson Schmutz)
Women Presidents Organization (Elisabeth Blattner-Thompson)
Yale Law School Association Executive Committee (David Tundermann)
Young Lawyers Division, Utah State Bar (David Hall-President, Sean Reyes-Treasurer, Brian Rosander)
