Bailey Lazzari reappointed WTLA criminal defense co-chair

Bailey Lazzari, founder of Lazzari Legal LLC in Lander, has been reappointed co-chair of the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association’s Criminal Defense Committee and will remain on the group’s board. The role keeps her in the middle of Wyoming advocacy and continuing legal education tied to criminal defense and defendants’ rights.

Why it matters: - Bailey Lazzari’s reappointment keeps a Wyoming criminal defense lawyer in a leadership role shaping WTLA’s advocacy, education and legislative priorities. - The position matters because WTLA tracks bills that can change what conduct is criminal, what relief defendants can get and how long mandatory or minimum sentences may be. - Lazzari’s board role also places her inside decisions that affect criminal defendants’ rights before cases ever reach court.

What happened: - Bailey Lazzari, founder of Lazzari Legal LLC in Lander, was reappointed co-chair of WTLA’s Criminal Defense Committee. - Lazzari will continue serving on the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association Board of Directors. - WTLA said Lazzari has co-led the Criminal Defense Committee for several years. - Lazzari presented a WTLA online continuing legal education program on Oct. 7, 2026, titled "Domestic Violence & Firearm Rights: Understanding the Consequences."

The details: - WTLA is a statewide organization for trial lawyers across Wyoming with legislative advocacy and continuing legal education programs. - The Criminal Defense Committee brings together defense attorneys and prosecutors to discuss criminal law, procedure and evidence. - The committee also tracks legislation shaping how cases are prosecuted and defended in Wyoming courts. - WTLA’s legislative committee monitors every bill introduced during each session and tracks committee activity year-round. - WTLA’s political action committee, LAWPAC, is active in state elections. - Lazzari’s Oct. 7 CLE focused on how federal firearm restrictions intersect with Wyoming domestic violence and protective order cases. - Federal law bars firearm possession by anyone convicted of a qualifying domestic violence misdemeanor or subject to certain protective orders. - The presentation covered how those federal restrictions affect clients facing charges or protective-order hearings in Wyoming. - Lazzari also has served in leadership roles with the Wyoming Bar Association, including as president of the Indian Law and Criminal Justice Sections. - Lazzari is an active member of the Fremont County Bar Association. - Lazzari has also presented CLE programs at the Wyoming State Bar Association Annual Meeting, the WTLA Annual Conference and the Solo, Small and Rural Law Forum. - Those prior presentations have covered topics including juvenile justice and civil rights claims under Section 1983.

Between the lines: - Lazzari’s continued WTLA leadership suggests a focus on criminal defense issues that spill beyond individual cases into legislative and policy debates. - Her CLE topic shows how firearms consequences can follow domestic violence cases into both criminal and civil proceedings. - Lazzari’s statewide practice reflects the practical challenge of representing clients in a large state where courthouse distance can become a barrier to defense.

What's next: - Lazzari will keep serving in WTLA leadership while WTLA continues monitoring legislation and supporting criminal defense education. - Her work is likely to remain centered on Wyoming defendants’ rights, domestic violence consequences and broader criminal defense advocacy. - Lazzari Legal will continue representing clients statewide from its Lander office, including traffic offenses, DUI charges, domestic violence matters and serious felonies.

The bottom line: - Lazzari’s reappointment keeps an experienced criminal defense lawyer at the center of Wyoming’s trial-lawyer advocacy and education network.