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Show Cedar resident admitted to Bar Mr. Willard R. (Will) Bishop, B.A., J.D., was swern in as a member of the Utah State Bar Association by a justice of the Utah Supreme Court on Friday, October 19. Mr. Bishop is an associate of Christian Ronnow, prominent Cedar City attorney WILLARD R. BISHOP and rancher, and will practice law in Cedar City with Mr. Konnow. Dr. Bishop received his Juris Doctor Degree from the University Univer-sity of Utah College of Law in June of this year, graduating in the top quarter of his class. At graduation, he was elected a member of The Society of Bar and Gavel, an honorary society whose members are , those making outstanding contributions con-tributions in the areas of pub- lie service and legal education. While in law school, Dr. Bishop 1 was associated with the Utah Law Research Institute, a national na-tional center for the development develop-ment of legal management systems, and during his final year, clerked for the Honorable D. Frank Wilkins, noted Utah jurist. The new lawyer received his B.A. degree, cum laude, in Spanish, from the University of Utah in 1967. He spent the three years following with the United States Army in Europe and Vietnam, serving with Armor, Military Intelligence, and Special Spec-ial Forces units, reaching the rank of Captain before returning return-ing to civilian life. Mr. Bishop holds the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medals, in addition ad-dition to the Vietnam Campaign, Cam-paign, Vietnam Service, and , National Defense Service Medals. Med-als. He has also received the 1 United States Army Parachut-' Parachut-' ist Badge and Ranger Tab. I Mr. Bishop resides at 570 South 640 West in Cedar City, . VwiJh his wife Pamela, and 3-' l; year-old j.daughter Robyn. Hejs, Tl member of the LDS Church and is actively involved in Church functions. He completed a mission to Argentina for the Church from late 1962 through early 1965, where he served as Mission Secretary, as well as holding other leadership ' positions. posi-tions. Mr. Bishop speaks, reads, nnd writes fluently In Spanish. |