Legal Updates
Supreme Court Issues Order on Real Estate Professionals Committing Unauthorized Practice of Law
On April 4, 2017, the Wyoming Supreme Court issued an Order Approving Consent Agreement confirming and adopting the Wyoming State Bar Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee’s (“Committee”) Consent Agreement in the matter of Razor City Realty, Kevin Beck (Responsible...
Hirst Applegate Wins Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Action
Partner Khale Lenhart recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a trucking company and two drivers involved in a wrongful death action. The lawsuit arose out of a motor vehicle accident where a motorist left the lane of travel and struck the rear of a...
Hirst Applegate Resolves Wyoming State Bar Complaint For Client
Partner Billie Addleman recently assisted a client in responding to a complaint with the Wyoming State Bar. The client, an out-of-state attorney, was the subject of an unauthorized practice of law complaint under Rule 5.5 of the Wyoming Rules of Professional...
Colorado Supreme Court Cites Mincer Law Review Article
The Colorado Supreme Court cited to Richard Mincer’s Law review article, The Viability of Direct Negligence Claims Against Motor Carriers in the Face of an Admission of Respondeat Superior, 10 Wyo. L. Rev. 229 (2010) in a recent case where the court affirmed partial...
Hirst Applegate, LLP Attorney’s co-authored Wyoming Chapter of Product Liability Desk Reference 2017
Partner Rob Jarosh and Associate Laurie Rogers recently co-authored the Wyoming Chapter of the Wolters Kluwer Product Liability Desk Reference: A Fifty State Compendium, 2017 Edition. Written by leading state experts, including Hirst Applegate attorneys, the Product...
Hirst Applegate Obtains Dismissal of Licensing Complaint
Partner Billie Addleman recently represented a real estate broker before the Wyoming Real Estate Commission (WREC). The client, a licensed broker, was the subject of a licensing complaint from another real estate broker arising from the client’s involvement in...
Thomas Nicholas III Recognized for 21 years service on the Wyoming State Bar’s Permanent Rules Committee
Tom Nicholas recently completed 21 years of service on the Wyoming State Bar’s Permanent Rules Committee. The committee just finished several years of work revising the rules of civil procedure to largely track the federal rules. Tom presented at a CLE attended by...
ROBERT C. JAROSH CHOSEN AS PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE WYOMING BAR
The Wyoming State Bar elected officers at its recent annual meeting in Laramie. Rob Jarosh was chosen to serve as President-elect of the Wyoming State Bar and will serve as President in 2017-2018. In his capacity as President-Elect, Jarosh will serve as a...
Uninsured Motorist and Underinsured Motorist Coverage Compendium Wyoming
Uninsured Coverages Is UM coverage mandatory or discretionary? In Wyoming, UM coverage is mandatory, unless waived by the insured. UM coverage is governed by the Wyoming Uninsured Motorist Act. Wyo. Stat. Ann. §31-10-101, et seq. UM coverage must have minimum limits...
Ms. Ellsbury presents at the DLAW Annual Meeting
Hirst Applegate Attorney Kara Ellsbury recently presented at the Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming’s Annual Meeting in Saratoga, Wyoming. Ms. Ellsbury moderated a panel regarding “Effective and Ethical Mediation” featuring panelists William McKellar and Joseph...