Wyoming State Bar

05/22/2026

The Wyoming State Bar will be closed Monday, May 25th, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

05/22/2026

Disconnected systems and misaligned processes can create serious trust accounting compliance risk, despite understanding the rules.

Attend PracticePanther’s CLE to gain practical steps to close process gaps, reduce human error, and strengthen your firm’s compliance infrastructure. CLE credit (1 general and 0.75 ethics) will be provided for Wyoming State Bar Members.

Date: June 9
Time: 9:30 AM MT

Register today!:
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The views expressed herein are not endorsed by Wyoming State Bar.

05/22/2026

These days in legal tech, it’s hard to get a word in (pun intended), unless it’s about AI. But the fact is, you’re still spending a lot of time in the tried-and-trusted tools you’ve been using for years. Let me give you three quick tips to help make Word work better for you. https://buff.ly/GmAi6Th

Tech Tips: Ben Schorr has three quick tips to help make Microsoft Word work better for you, especially on long documents.

05/21/2026

The conversation around AI in law has moved on. It's no longer about whether your firm should use it — it's about whether your firm is using it responsibly.

That starts with a policy. Not because it's a bureaucratic box to check, but because your clients deserve to know their information is protected, and your team deserves to know where the lines are.

The Wyoming State Bar has the guidance your firm needs to get there. Read the full article at https://buff.ly/yE4JNjD

The content of this site is not to be deemed an endorsement by the Wyoming State Bar of the views expressed herein.

05/21/2026

The compensation plan is the most honest document in any firm. It doesn’t care what the strategic plan says, or what the managing partner promised at the retreat. It tells every partner, every day, what the firm actually rewards by putting dollars behind it. https://buff.ly/pqIpg5l

Brenda Barnes | Put your compensation plan and succession plan side by side. Does the comp plan reward or punish the behaviors succession requires?

05/20/2026

“It’s a monumental victory for justice for everyone in America,” Grant Lawson, of The Law Firm For Truck Safety, told Cowboy State Daily. “Very rarely do you see a unanimous decision come out of this U.S. Supreme Court. It’s very telling.” https://buff.ly/XGy2m5R

An industry lawyer calls the Supreme Court's unanimous decision that trucking brokers are liable for hiring unsafe drivers “a monumental victory.” All…

05/19/2026

Clear communication is foundational to effective legal representation—and for many clients, language can be a barrier to fully understanding their rights, options, and outcomes.

As technology evolves, tools that support real-time, multilingual communication are helping bridge that gap, creating new opportunities to improve client experience, accessibility, and efficiency in legal practice.

For attorneys, the question isn’t just what tools exist—but how to thoughtfully integrate them in a way that supports ethical, effective representation.

Want to talk about your firm’s technology practices? Just reach out.

The Wyoming State Bar offers free law practice management consulting services through Red Cave Law Firm Consulting to help you evaluate tools, improve workflows, and stay ahead.

The content of this site is not to be deemed an endorsement by the Wyoming State Bar of the views expressed herein.

05/19/2026

Is your firm struggling to find good attorneys? Consider pivoting your thought process about hiring. Great advice from Jared Correia of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting in this week's blog. Take a look! https://buff.ly/pUo8YhZ

05/18/2026

A negative trust balance is easy to spot. It means you disbursed more than the client had on deposit (a common compliance violation). But a positive balance can hide errors that are just as serious. Here's what a three-way trust account reconciliation will show you. https://buff.ly/9y7BC8Z

Amy Coats | A negative trust balance is easy to spot. But a positive balance can hide serious problems as well. Here's how a three-way trust account reconciliation reveals the errors hidden in a positive balance.

05/18/2026

1/2 time Contract Public Defender position in Casper for the 7th Judicial District. This position allows for private practice and consists of misdemeanor and felony cases. Learn more! https://buff.ly/5KQPKZv