The Utah State Bar prevailed in a First Amendment challenge to Utah’s integrated bar structure with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirming judgment in favor of the Bar in Pomeroy v. Utah State Bar. In its published opinion issued August 31, 2026, the Court upheld Utah’s mandatory bar membership and licensing-fee […]
Scott E. Vincent is the founding member of Vincent Law, LLC in Kansas City. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit recently affirmed a 41-month prison sentence imposed on a dentist convicted of tax evasion. In U.S. v. Ulibarri, 1 the court rejected the dentist’s arguments that the sentence was not reasonable due to his reliance on a tax scheme promoter’s alternative tax mitigation strategy and business trust structure to eliminate federal taxes. Ulibarri serves as a reminder to lawyers that the IRS pursues clients of tax scheme promoters, particularly when they significantly and…