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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Suffrage: A Story of Perseverance
August 1920 saw the greatest expansion of voting rights in American history. The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment established...

Jenny Carman
Dec 23, 20205 min read


Breaking Through the Ceiling!
We saw the glass ceiling shatter a few weeks ago as Kamala Harris was elected Vice President — the first woman, African and Asian...

Rhoda Pilmer
Dec 16, 20202 min read


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...

Maria "Giugi" Carminati
Dec 11, 20206 min read


On the Horizon in 2021: Colorado Courthouse Breastfeeding Best Practices Guide
Breastfeeding is a natural process which enhances the health and well-being of not only the parent and baby, but of our communities at...

Laura Pearson
Dec 4, 20204 min read


Confetti! Winter 2020
Bench Strength Hon. Maria Encarnacion Berkenkotter was appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court to fill the seat left by the retirement of...
CWBA
Dec 2, 20203 min read


Outside the Law: Raise a Glass to RBG with Lady Justice Brewing
This month, Outside the Law profiles Kate Power for her work with Lady Justice Brewing. Kate is one of the three women co-founders of...

Justine Pierce
Nov 27, 20204 min read


CWBA’s 2020-21 DEI Goals
CWBA DEI Co-chair, Ruchi Kapoor, explains the CWBA’s goals for improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the legal profession.

Ruchi Kapoor
Nov 25, 20201 min read


Why I’m So Excited About Kim Ng
Anyone who knows me knows about my love affair with baseball. When my Kansas City Royals won the World Series in 2015, one friend...

Arash Jahanian
Nov 20, 20203 min read


October CWBA Book Club: Brené Brown's Dare to Lead™
When I was approached about facilitating the CWBA Book Club, my main goal was to select books written by female authors that I believe...

Amy Petri Beard
Nov 18, 20203 min read


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...

Marty Whalen Brown
Nov 13, 20204 min read


Inside the CWBA: How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking
On September 16, 2020 the CWBA board had the pleasure of hearing from Krista Trofka, public speaking and pitch coach on “How to overcome...

Jessie Pellant
Nov 11, 20203 min read


Under Pressure: What You Need to Know About Judicial Nominations and the CWBA
I recently spent some time speaking with Hetal Doshi and Emma Garrison, the co-chairs of the CWBA Judicial Committee. They filled me in...

Julia Kneeland Lazure
Nov 6, 20204 min read


Grace Under Fire: Staying Classy Amidst Bad Online Reviews
Bad reviews are an inevitable part of business ownership - even for lawyers. No matter how much you focus on the client experience and...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Nov 4, 20204 min read
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