Finally, I am grateful for the love and support of my partners and colleagues at Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell, my executive
assistant Jenny Pointer, and my family. I used the word “we” in the above paragraphs because Brett is an integral
part of every aspect of my personal and professional lives. She is a lawyer by education and training, but voluntarily
gave up her career to support and raise our family, including me in many respects! She is unfailingly positive, kind,
gracious, patient, and supportive as she guides and counsels me. She has represented the College with grace and
dignity. She is the love of my life.
The College has been very active this year. The following summarizes the activities of some of our General Committees:
QAccess to Justice and Legal Services — Chair Mark
Surprenant and his committee are working on a Pro
Bono CLE program for November 2022. The committee
also collaborates with the Distinguished Pro Bono
Fellows Committee.
QAdjunct Fellowship — Chair Adam Peck and the committee
continue to work within their mandate to investigate
candidates. Please let Adam know if you are aware
of a worthy candidate who primarily practices outside
of his or her State or Province so this committee can
investigate them.
QAdvocacy in the 21st Century — Chair John Day and
the committee continue to be one of the most active
committees in the College. Past President Doug Young
created this task force shortly after the beginning of the
pandemic. It was later made into a standing General
committee. It has authored a number of papers, prepared
by distinguished Fellows and Judicial Fellows
from both the U.S. and Canada, which are posted on
the College website.
QBoot Camp Trial Training Programs — Chair Paul Mark
Sandler and the committee continue with its active Boot
Camp program schedule. It conducted the first international
virtual College training program in London in
December, 2021. It has conducted multiple programs
in the United States this year and is planning multiple
additional programs in Canada and internationally.
QCanada-United States — Chair Paul Le Vay and the
committee are working on a white paper on cross-border
evidence collection.
QCommunications — Chair Frederick Straub and the
committee continue their work with our Senior Communications
Manager Sarah Stokes on the six bi-monthly
issues of the eBulletin and continue to produce the
terrific podcast interviews of prominent individuals.
QComplex Litigation — Chair Douglas Dalgleish and
the committee published a treatise on electronic evidence
through Bloomberg. The committee is working
with the Federal Judicial Center to make it widely
known and available. Currently the committee is
considering CLEs to be presented by committee members
regarding electronic evidence.
QDistinguished Pro Bono Fellows — Chair Kimball Anderson
and the committee have released articles about
various Pro Bono Fellows. The committee continues to
collaborate with the Access to Justice and Legal Services
Committees.
QEmil Gumpert Award — Chair Kathryn Snapka and
the committee thoroughly reviewed all the submitted
applications and recommended the award which was
presented to Clean Slate Utah’s First Step Expungement
Program.
QFederal Civil Procedure — Chair Thomas Green and
the committee continue to monitor review of proposed
rule changes with the Civil Rules Advisory Committee.
QFederal Criminal Procedure — Chair Sharon Mc-
Carthy and the committee released the Brady/Giglio
Guide for Prosecutors in the fall of 2021. The committee
is considering a white paper on diversion courts and
another on bench trials.
QFederal Rules of Evidence — Chair Mark Cohen and
the committee continued attending meetings of the
Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Federal
Rules of Evidence. It is continuing work on a white
paper regarding areas in which the Courts and parties
have attempted to streamline trials, focusing on the
consequences of those approaches.
QGale Cup — Chair Brian Gover and the committee
are working on plans to complete a name change to
“Abella-Gale Cup Moot” and relocate it from Toronto
to Ottawa. The Cup is co-sponsored by the Criminal
Lawyers’ Association.
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