Utah
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Utah State Bar
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.utahbar.org
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.utahbar.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- www.utahbar.org/ethics-advisory-opinions
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- www.utahbar.org/public-services/lawyers-fund-for-c…
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Utah Bar Foundation
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Utah RPC 1.15, lawyers must hold client and third-party funds in an identifiable trust account, conduct proper accounting, and preserve complete records for five years following termination of representation.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Utah RPC 1.5, the scope of representation and fee rate must be communicated preferably in writing, and contingent fee agreements must be in writing signed by the client.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Active attorneys must complete 12 approved CLE credit hours each one-year compliance cycle, including at least 1 hour of legal ethics and 1 hour of professionalism and civility.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.utcourts.gov/resources/rules/ucja/ch13…
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Utah RPC 7.1 and 7.5, a lawyer may practice under a trade name that is not false or misleading and does not imply an affiliation with a government entity or charitable legal services organization.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- corporations.utah.gov
- State tax department
- tax.utah.gov
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.utcourts.gov
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- www.utcourts.gov/en/legal-help/self-help/electroni…
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- www.utcourts.gov/opinions
- Statutes / codes
- le.utah.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under Utah Supreme Court Rule of Professional Practice 14-806, out-of-state attorneys must associate with local active counsel, submit an application with fee to the Utah State Bar, and be admitted on motion to the court.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- www.utahbar.org/lawyers-helping-lawyers
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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