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Kate Noble
Dec 4, 202410 min read
Professional Spotlight Featuring Phyllis Wan
Phyllis Wan grew up in Morningside Heights, a diverse neighborhood of New York City bordered by Harlem and Spanish Harlem with Columbia...
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Courtney Keyes
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Getting Excited for the 2024 CWBA Convention: A Conversation with Speaker Olivia Omega
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Olivia Omega in anticipation of her upcoming 2024 CWBA Convention presentation, “Authentic...
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Kate Noble
Jan 5, 20242 min read
Confetti for Winter 2024!
Celebrating the accomplishments of our members and women in the bar
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Kate Noble
Dec 1, 20236 min read
Professional Spotlight on Miko Brown
Miko Brown has always had a passion for supporting women and diverse lawyers, and it was a driving force in her life even before she...
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Kate Noble
Oct 27, 20234 min read
Miranda Hawkins Professional Spotlight
Many CWBA members will know Miranda Hawkins as an accomplished small firm owner and estate planning practitioner, as well as 2020-2021...
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Kate Noble
Sep 27, 20235 min read
Professional Spotlight on Fay Matsukage
Fay Matsukage’s journey to becoming a lawyer began when she was just nine years old and her father first talked to her about joining the...
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Victoria Kosobucki
Sep 22, 20232 min read
Get to Know CWBA Member Jenna Klos
You might recognize this familiar face bustling around the CWBA's Annual Convention. For years, Jenna Klos has not only been an active...
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Jon Olafson
May 24, 20235 min read
Honoring Chief Judge Susan Blanco, Recipient of the Judicial Excellence Award
Jon Olafson, a shareholder at Buchalter in Denver, gave the following introduction for Chief Judge Susan Blanco of the 8th Judicial...
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Kristen Staniewicz
May 18, 20234 min read
Empowering Change and Empowering Women: Meet Our New Deputy Director, Kristen Staniewicz
We are excited to introduce our members to Kristen Staniewicz, the CWBA’s new Deputy Director! Kristen started in this new position with...
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Anna Sturges
Mar 31, 20237 min read
Professional Spotlight: Captain Anna Sturges
Dedicated to service, a 19-year-old Anna Sturges started her journey toward a career in the Air Force JAG Corps the summer after her...
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Stephanie Williams
Mar 3, 20233 min read
Professional Spotlight: Patricia M. Jarzobski
Patricia M. Jarzobski is this year’s Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award winner. Patty, as she is better known by her friends and colleagues,...
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Kate Noble
Feb 3, 20236 min read
Professional Spotlight on Chelsea Augelli
Chelsea Augelli started her undergraduate career at the University of Denver as a pre-med student intending to become a surgeon. However,...
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Jessie Pellant
Oct 28, 20223 min read
2022 NCWBA Outstanding Members Program Award: Interrupting Bias Program
In a time-starved world where so much feedback about others — whether it is for a judgeship or job — is relayed in the quick, quiet...
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Kate Noble
Aug 26, 20222 min read
Confetti! Summer 2022
Bench Strength Hon. Nina Wang and Charlotte Sweeney were confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Hon. Julie...
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Kate Noble
Jul 29, 20226 min read
Professional Spotlight: Jon Olafson
Growing up, Jon Olafson first knew he wanted to be lawyer as he watched state after state pass constitutional measures and statutes...
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Kate Noble
Jul 1, 20226 min read
Professional Spotlight: Charlotte Sweeney
Charlotte Sweeney, recently confirmed as the newest judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, didn’t always imagine...
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Kate Noble
May 27, 20224 min read
Confetti! Spring 2022
Bench Strength Charlotte Sweeney was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Allison Esser was appointed to...
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Carime Lee
May 9, 20226 min read
Celebrating Judge Theresa Spahn the 2022 Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award Honoree
The original version of this blog post was written by the Hon. Melody Mirbaba and published in The 1891 Blog on October 30, 2020, when...
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Lynn Noesner
Apr 29, 20222 min read
Professional Spotlight on Alexis King
As I waited for Alexis King to return from court, the wall of her lobby spoke volumes about the magnitude of her accomplishment in...
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Kennetha Julien
Mar 25, 20227 min read
Professional Spotlight: CWBA 2022 Judicial Excellence Honoree Judge Mariana Vielma
Having worked with Judge Mariana Vielma when she was the attorney for the Adams County Child Support Services, I was honored with the...
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