The Utah legal system’s tendency to benefit the wealthy is a growing concern for attorneys, a new survey suggests. In a Law Day survey of 50 Utah Bar Association lawyers, 31 percent, said the system’s No. 1 problem is “only the rich are getting results … the poor and middle class can’t afford legal services.” The need for low-cost legal services is increasing as families foreclose on their homes and Iraq veterans need legal help claiming benefits, said consumer-rights lawyer Michele Morin of Morin Law. “We’re not doing a good job with either one of those,” she said. “The nature of the economy right now is putting more people into the arena of legal assistance.” The legal community also needs to do a better job informing people about their rights, she said.
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