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Jan 22
9 min

“I Can’t Breathe”: What the Coronavirus Pandemic and George Floyd Protests Have Taught Us About Race

Every day we learn more and more about the disparate impact the coronavirus epidemic has inflicted on communities of color. From an early...

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Sometimes Life Knocks You Down: Lawyering and Being a Mom, While Running for Office in 2020

Maria "Giugi" Carminati

Dec 11, 2020
6 min

Sometimes Life Knocks You Down: Lawyering and Being a Mom, While Running for Office in 2020

Sometimes life knocks you down. That’s okay, we get up. But sometimes life knocks you down and repeatedly kicks you in the gut, for month...

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Tales from the Trenches: 2020 Election Recap

Marty Whalen Brown

Nov 14, 2020
4 min

Tales from the Trenches: 2020 Election Recap

This year has been hard. Even for those of us in the best of circumstances during the pandemic, with some level of job security and have ...

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Tales from the Trenches: The Shadow Pandemic of Intimate Partner Violence

Nicole Jones

Sep 11, 2020
5 min

Tales from the Trenches: The Shadow Pandemic of Intimate Partner Violence

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on our world in a plethora of ways and will most certainly have a ripple effect for the foreseeab...

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Fallout From the Coronavirus: A World Awakens to a New Deadly Threat in the Workplace

Iris Halpern

Aug 14, 2020
7 min

Fallout From the Coronavirus: A World Awakens to a New Deadly Threat in the Workplace

For once, I believe I can safely say that both the plaintiff and defense bars can finally agree on something: The United States has faile...

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Tales from the Trenches: COVID-19's Impact on Colorado Law Students

Sarah Thomas

Jul 10, 2020
5 min

Tales from the Trenches: COVID-19's Impact on Colorado Law Students

If you are, were, or know a law student, you’ve likely heard the law school adage: “1L – they scare you to death; 2L – they work you to d...

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Nicole Jones

Jun 12, 2020
3 min

Interrupting Implicit Bias by Design

On July 15, the CWBA along with CBA and it's partners, including the ACC, the CBA's YLD and all six of the diversity bars, welcome Kathle...

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Women Lawyers of Color: Connecting Across Culture to Build Business

Meranda M. Vieyra

May 8, 2020
5 min

Women Lawyers of Color: Connecting Across Culture to Build Business

Being an attorney is about connecting. Whether it is with other lawyers, a judge, or a potential client, the best lawyers know how to fin...

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Arab American Heritage Month: My name is Samera

Samera Habib

Apr 11, 2020
8 min

Arab American Heritage Month: My name is Samera

CWBA Celebrates Arab American Heritage Month My name is Samera (pronounced like camera) Habib. I am an attorney licensed in Colorado and ...

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Female Business Relationship Marketing in a Male-Dominated Legal Marketplace

Meranda M. Vieyra

Mar 16, 2020
4 min

Female Business Relationship Marketing in a Male-Dominated Legal Marketplace

“We’re interested in what you want to do. What you’re doing is an act of hope. You understand that?” - Nora Fanshaw, Marriage Story In Ma...

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Tales from the Trenches: It’s Time To Do Something About Fertility Care Access In Colorado

Ellen Trachman

Jan 10, 2020
5 min

Tales from the Trenches: It’s Time To Do Something About Fertility Care Access In Colorado

I’ve had the great honor of building a niche legal practice in Colorado. That niche is in the field of “assisted reproductive technology ...

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Tales from the Trenches: Sexual Harassment, Trusting Your Gut and #NotNice.

Maria "Giugi" Carminati

Dec 17, 2019
5 min

Tales from the Trenches: Sexual Harassment, Trusting Your Gut and #NotNice.

I landed in Mexico City, with my suitcase, and waited for local counsel to pick me up. I had never met him before, in person. I did speak...

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Tales from the Trenches: Why Men Should Join the Women's Bar - a Man's Perspective.

Bryon M. Large

Nov 17, 2019
3 min

Tales from the Trenches: Why Men Should Join the Women's Bar - a Man's Perspective.

I have been a member of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association (CWBA) for a few years now. I am frequently asked why I, as a man, would be ...

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A Win for Colorado Lawyers Working to Eliminate Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace

Nicole Jones

Oct 22, 2019
5 min

A Win for Colorado Lawyers Working to Eliminate Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace

Last month the Colorado Supreme Court adopted the proposed amendment to Rule 8.4 of the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct, which add...

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Jennifer Tiedeken

Oct 9, 2019
5 min

On Gaslighting and How to Spot It

Once, I was involved in litigation with a particularly difficult opposing counsel, a lawyer with at least a decade more experience than I...

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Tales from the Trenches: Obstacles to Developing Business and Getting Ahead

Nicole Jones

Sep 21, 2019
3 min

Tales from the Trenches: Obstacles to Developing Business and Getting Ahead

Earlier this month, I came across an article published by The American Lawyer that discussed the lack of female attorneys included in Cha...

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Tales from the Trenches: Celebrating Diversity

Christine Hernandez

Aug 9, 2019
3 min

Tales from the Trenches: Celebrating Diversity

Growing up in the South, I embraced being different from my classmates. I loved that I was unique. I was raised in a mixed status, multi-...

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Tales from the Trenches: Reshaping Female-Focused Events

Nicole Jones

Jun 18, 2019
4 min

Tales from the Trenches: Reshaping Female-Focused Events

For the past thirteen years, the Hogan Lovells Colorado offices have hosted “The Colorado Women’s Event,” a yearly business networking an...

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The Reemergence of Diversity Fatigue: What Does It Mean Today & How Do We Combat It

Nicole Jones

May 18, 2019
4 min

The Reemergence of Diversity Fatigue: What Does It Mean Today & How Do We Combat It

A reemerging concept has recently made its way back into the conversation about diversity and inclusion in the workplace: “diversity fati...

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Nicole Jones

Apr 16, 2019
3 min

Closing the Gender Wage Gap in Colorado

Pay inequity remains a real and persistent problem that impacts women and their families and continues to be a major barrier to economic ...

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“I Can’t Breathe”: What the Coronavirus Pandemic and George Floyd Protests Have Taught Us About Race

Sometimes Life Knocks You Down: Lawyering and Being a Mom, While Running for Office in 2020

Tales from the Trenches: 2020 Election Recap

Tales from the Trenches: The Shadow Pandemic of Intimate Partner Violence

Fallout From the Coronavirus: A World Awakens to a New Deadly Threat in the Workplace

Tales from the Trenches: COVID-19's Impact on Colorado Law Students

Interrupting Implicit Bias by Design

Women Lawyers of Color: Connecting Across Culture to Build Business

Arab American Heritage Month: My name is Samera

Female Business Relationship Marketing in a Male-Dominated Legal Marketplace

Tales from the Trenches: It’s Time To Do Something About Fertility Care Access In Colorado

Tales from the Trenches: Sexual Harassment, Trusting Your Gut and #NotNice.

Tales from the Trenches: Why Men Should Join the Women's Bar - a Man's Perspective.

A Win for Colorado Lawyers Working to Eliminate Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace

On Gaslighting and How to Spot It

Tales from the Trenches: Obstacles to Developing Business and Getting Ahead

Tales from the Trenches: Celebrating Diversity

Tales from the Trenches: Reshaping Female-Focused Events

The Reemergence of Diversity Fatigue: What Does It Mean Today & How Do We Combat It

Closing the Gender Wage Gap in Colorado

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