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Expungement & Justice Law: University of Utah Pro Bono Initiative
- Part of the SJ Quinney Law School Pro Bono Initiative. Answers questions about expungements and procedural issues regarding outstanding warrants or misdemeanor offenses. Requires that interested individuals call Utah Legal Services to determine if they qualify for an expungement first. There is an in-person clinic that usually occurs on the first Thursday of the month. More information can be found on their website.
Rocky Mountain Innocence Center (RMIC)
- RMIC takes on cases of wrongfully convicted innocent people in Utah, Nevada and Wyoming. They have strict requirements for the kinds of cases that they take but are an option for those who have been wrongly convicted and are factually innocent. Their website can provide additional information:
Utah State Bar Modest Means Referral Program
- 801-297-7049 (Generally, someone is available from 8:00am–5:00pm to answer any questions over the phone about how the program works.)
- probono@utahbar.org
- As part of the Bar’s Affordable Attorneys for All initiative, the Modest Means Lawyer Referral program helps Utahns with modest earnings find a lawyer offering discounted rates to match their incomes. The Utah State Bar's Modest Means Lawyer Referral Program provides access to legal representation for people whose income is too high to qualify for free legal services, but too low to pay a lawyer's standard rate. In order to qualify you must fall below the income guidelines. If you qualify, you will be referred to a lawyer who charges up to $50 or $75 an hour, or a corresponding flat fee. Hourly or flat-fee services often require advance payment (a retainer). The application is separated into two parts: 1st to see if you qualify and 2nd for questions about you and your situation (there is a $25 non-refundable administrative fee. Payment for this online purchase must be made using VISA or MASTERCARD.).