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Outside the Law: Jennifer Jaskolka and Moving the Needle on Women in the Legal Profession
Jennifer Jaskolka received 89 rejection letters and still did not give up. Good thing she did not! Read this great article by Jennifer...

Jennifer Jaskolka
Mar 24, 20214 min read
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Calling for Unity: A Statement in Support of our Asian and AAPI Sisters
In the past year, we have witnessed many hateful and violent acts against Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander communities. The...

Veronique Van Gheem
Mar 20, 20215 min read
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Diversity and Inclusion Self-Check: Taking Steps Toward Active Allyship
Diversity and Inclusion have long been core values of the CWBA. We are, after all, a diversity bar association founded on the mission to...

Elizabeth Meck
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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Celebrating Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“We are at last beginning to relegate to history books the days of the token, one-at-a-time woman.” - Ruth Bader Ginsburg U.S. Supreme...
Jenny Carman and Jennifer Erickson Baak
Mar 12, 20216 min read
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8 Simple SEO Tips to Grow Your Law Firm's Website Traffic
Although pay-per-click (PPC) ads can quickly gain the attention of prospective clients, organic search engine optimization (SEO) traffic...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Mar 10, 20214 min read
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Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act - Explained
How many times have you heard that women – and women of color in particular – get paid less than men? Personally, I lost count years ago....

Ellen K. Giarratana
Mar 5, 20215 min read
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Remembering Black History Month: The Trials of Curtis Flowers
As Black History Month concludes, we highlight the story of Curtis Flowers. This story is a small glimpse into the injustices that...

Marty Whalen Brown
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Awardee: The Honorable Karen Ashby
The Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award is presented annually to an outstanding female attorney who has enriched the community through her...

Jennifer Lake
Feb 24, 20215 min read
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The Anti-Racism Education Series at Denver Law
When the fall semester began this past August for Denver Law students, many of our students “arrived” on campus and on Zoom, exhausted,...

Alexi Freeman
Feb 17, 20215 min read
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Outside the Law: Mary Phillips and Surviving Ovarian Cancer
In May 2005, I was diagnosed with metastasized ovarian cancer, Stage IIIC, with a prognosis of only two to three years left to live....

Mary Phillips
Feb 13, 20214 min read
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Approaching Your Personal Brand with an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Lawyers who approach their personal brand with an entrepreneurial mindset allows them to be in a growth mindset. Not only will this...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Feb 5, 20214 min read
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December Book Club: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The land that surrounds us is part of who we are; it reflects our histories. We began the December book club meeting with a land...

Amy Petri Beard
Feb 3, 20214 min read
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Professional Spotlight: Colorado Representative Kathleen Collins "KC" Becker
The Colorado Women’s Bar Association honored Kathleen Collins “KC” Becker at the 2020 Legislator’s Breakfast with the prestigious...

Madeleine Sheahan
Jan 29, 20214 min read
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“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...

Iris Halpern
Jan 22, 20219 min read
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Outside the Law: Raquel Hernandez and the Great Outdoors
Raquel Hernandez practices family law at The Drexler Law Group, LLC in Colorado Springs. Outside of her law practice, Raquel is an avid...

Justine Pierce
Jan 15, 20215 min read
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A Conversation with Justice Maria E. Berkenkotter
On November 20, 2020, Judge Maria E. Berkenkotter was appointed as the next Colorado Supreme Court Justice to fill the vacancy from Chief...

Marty Whalen Brown
Jan 13, 20216 min read
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Reflections on 2020: What Worked for Marketing Your Small Law Firm and What Didn't?
There’s not much to say about 2020 that hasn’t been said already, so we’ll cut the introspection short. Instead, we’d like to focus more...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Jan 8, 20214 min read
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Anti-Hate/Anti-Racism Parenting: Raising Children To Be Open Minded and Focused On Equity
As we bring this series to an end, we want to encourage our community to continue discussions on the #IRL Forum. It is our goal through...

Bryon M. Large
Jan 6, 20213 min read
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Traditional Media Is Very Much Alive: How Law Firms Can Diversify Their Advertising Channels
Both traditional and digital media have their benefits and downfalls, but both are most effective when used to complement each other and...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Dec 30, 20204 min read
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Professional Spotlight: Magnolia Movido
When I first began my conversation with Magnolia Movido, she told me that you could write a book about her life experiences. By the end...

Kate Noble
Dec 25, 20206 min read
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