A Particularly Exasperating Women's History Month
March is upon us, and thus the annual celebration of "Women's History Month." On March 8th, designated "International Women's Day," my...
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Hilary Blair
- Oct 21, 2022
- 6 min
Your Voice Is Your Great Untapped Communication Tool
Hillary Blair of ARTiculate: Real&Clear was a keynote speaker at the CWBA May 2022 Convention: Bold Voices. Bold Visions. Using your...
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Niceta Bradburn
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
Drink Pairings for Your October Book Club Read, "The Woman They Could Not Silence"
When my husband saw me reading “The Woman They Could Not Silence,” he asked if I was reading another book with oppressed women that will...
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Marty Whalen Brown
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
The Failures of Success
I recently turned down a promotional opportunity. In fact, a promotional opportunity to a new position that was strongly created with me...
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Lynn Noesner
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Update: Grappling with Roe’s Demise
As an appellate public defender, I am accustomed to loss. I am accustomed to fighting impossible battles and pushing sliding boulders up the
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Carime Lee
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
Connection at Convention: Join us in Beaver Creek on May 20th to Kick Off the CWBA Convention
In May of 2019, I attended my first CWBA Convention and was sworn in that Saturday evening to serve as an at-large Board member under...
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Laura Ratcliffe
- Mar 11, 2022
- 4 min
Why A Women's Bar? (Revisited)
In a 1978 edition of The Advocate (the CWBA newsletter), the CWBA's first president, Natalie Ellwood wrote a piece entitled Why A Women's...
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Cassy Zobel
- Jan 14, 2022
- 4 min
Tales of a Defense Attorney during COVID-19
January 2022 began with multiple Colorado judicial districts suspending jury trials—again—due to the wildfire-like spread of COVID-19,...
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Iris Halpern
- Aug 4, 2021
- 7 min
Infrastructure and Inequality: Gender, Race, and the Country’s Future Economic Growth
As a civil rights attorney, I hear complaints from workers about discrimination every day. As I have stated before, these complaints do...
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Isabel J. Broer
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
“What It’s Really Like to Practice Law as a Woman,” According to Five Female Attorneys
The National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations and the New York Women’s Bar Association hosted a virtual panel on July 14, 2021:...
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Deborah Yim
- Sep 9, 2020
- 12 min
Anti-Hate/Anti-Racism Parenting: Taking the Proactive Approach from the Perspective of an Asian Mom
I am a Chinese American woman who immigrated to the United States from Singapore as a child and attained American citizenship in my early...
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Christine Hernandez
- Aug 26, 2020
- 6 min
Anti-Hate/Anti-Racism Parenting: Teaching Your Children To Be Anti-Racist Through Self Identity
When I was asked to write on the topic of “talking about racism with your kids,” quite frankly I was nervous. I am not a self-proclaimed...
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Beth Robinson
- Aug 5, 2020
- 3 min
Anti-Hate/Anti-Racism Parenting: The Importance of Belonging, and Supporting the Belonging of Others
“That was where I saw white parents pushing double-wide strollers down gentrifying Harlem boulevards in T-shirts and jogging shorts. Or I...
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Maria "Giugi" Carminati
- Jul 29, 2020
- 8 min
Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Parenting: Racism as a White Person Problem
This year has brought challenges and opportunities for acknowledgment, growth, and adjustment. Along with these challenges have come...
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Mari Newman
- Jul 1, 2020
- 7 min
The Law Enforcement Integrity Bill, SB-217: A Response to Brutality, Racism, Lack of Accountability
The murder of yet another Black man by police – this time George Floyd – has mobilized not just the nation, but the entire world. Law...
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Hannah Seigel Proff
- Jun 23, 2020
- 4 min
As Police and Protesters Clash, LYRIC Is Educating Youth On Their Rights
Mere days after taking the bar exam in 2008, I inherited a caseload of 225 misdemeanors in my role as a Colorado State Public Defender. I...
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Meranda M. Vieyra
- Jun 5, 2020
- 5 min
Emotional Impact: The Importance of Feminine Storytelling in Law
Law is widely regarded as a highly logical, emotionally detached industry. In some ways, this is true and in some ways it absolutely...
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Carolin Topelson
- May 18, 2020
- 4 min
My Fertility Journey: Using a Gestational Carrier
I am blessed. I have a beautiful 14-month-old son and adorable 8-month-old daughter. Yes, that is a 6 month difference. How is that...
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Sara Scott
- Feb 26, 2020
- 4 min
In Honor of Black History Month: Lift Every Voice
Perhaps it is as contrived as I write. I am sitting, tears rolling down to the point of “ugly cry”, writing this article, wearing a shirt...
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Laura Wolf
- Feb 20, 2020
- 4 min
A Call to Practice: Why Women Should Enter the Civil Rights Legal Profession
We all have heard the age-old adage of women entering the legal profession only to be treated differently – as less valuable, less...
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