News & Media
Welcome to the Timpanogos Legal Center News & Media page. Here you’ll find our latest press releases, announcements, and media coverage highlighting our work to expand access to justice across Utah.
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- January 7, 2026 – Timpanogos Legal Center Partners with 911 Cell Phone Bank to Expand Emergency Phone Access
Timpanogos Legal Center announces a new partnership with911 Cell Phone Bank, a national nonprofit that collects donated services to support emergency phone programs and help ensure individuals in crisis have access to 911 when it is needed most.
[Read full press release] - August 25, 2025 – Timpanogos Legal Center Announces Leadership Transition
Timpanogos Legal Center announces a leadership transition as founding Executive Director Susan Griffith steps out of the executive director role and continues with the organization in a new capacity focused on development and program innovation.
[Read full press release] - August 14, 2025 – Community Justice Advocates of Utah To Manage the Certified Advocate Partners Program
Timpanogos Legal Center announces the transition of its Certified Advocate Partners Program to Community Justice Advocates of Utah, ensuring the continued growth and administration of the program while expanding access to justice through trained non-lawyer advocates.
[Read full press release]
In the News
- ABC4 (Good Things Utah) – October 24, 2025, Wealth of Free Knowledge at Timpanogos Legal Center for Domestic Violence Victims
TLC attorney Brooke Robinson joins Good Things Utah to discuss how financial barriers keep survivors in abusive relationships and highlights the free legal resources, protective order options, and safety planning support available through Timpangos Legal Center. - The Legal Intelligencer (Law.com) – June 24, 2025, Revolutionizing Legal Services: Five Years in the Regulatory Sandbox
Examines Utah’s groundbreaking legal sandbox; highlights Timpanogos Legal Center’s role in innovating access to justice through the Certified Advocate Partners Program. - Utah State Bar – October 7, 2024, Nathanael Player receives inaugural Legal Professional Impact Award
Brooke Robinson of Timpanogos Legal Center was honored at the Access to Justice Summit for her outstanding legal advocacy. - Judicature (Duke University) – January 2024, Outside the Box: How States Are Increasing Access to Justice Through Evidence-Based Regulation of the Practice of Law
Showcases TLC’s Certified Advocate Partner Program as a transformative access-to-justice innovation, under Utah’s regulatory sandbox framework. - Stanford Law – September 29, 2022, Stanford Law Report on Legal Innovation After Reform
Highlights TLC’s pioneering role in deploying trained lay domestic violence advocates under the Utah regulatory sandbox. - ABA Journal – June 1, 2022, When it comes to deregulation of the legal industry, divisions run deep
Discusses Utah’s regulatory sandbox experiment and includes Timpanogos Legal Center among organizations innovating to expand access to justice. - Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) – February 16, 2022, Utah's Certified Advocates Partners PRogram Made Possible by Regulatory Sandbox
Explores how Utah’s regulatory sandbox enabled TLC’s Certified Advocate Partners Program to expand access to justice. - The Salt Lake Tribune – January 24, 2022, Need help getting a protective order? A new program in Utah makes the process easier
Features TLC’s Certified Advocate Partners Program and its impact on protective order access. - The Daily Yonder – January 6, 2022, Legal Assistance Pilot Program Helps Rural Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse in Utah
Highlights TLC’s pilot work bringing legal support to rural survivors of abuse and domestic violence.
Media Contact
For press inquiries, interview requests, or more information, please contact:
Rachel Ekman, Development Director, rachel@TimpLegal.org, 801-609-5565