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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...

Iris Halpern
Aug 14, 20207 min read


COVID-19 and C.R.C.P. 205.8: the Graduate Supervised Practice Rule
“Emergency Rule for Temporary Law Graduate Practice Provides Relief for Those Not Sitting for the July Bar Exam” Among the numerous...

Jessica E. Yates
Aug 12, 20204 min read


Thought Leadership Marketing: 5 Strategies to Inform, Engage, and Build Your Legal Practice
Gaining recognition as a thought leader within your area of practice is undoubtedly a game changer for your brand and your law firm as a...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Aug 7, 20204 min read


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...

Beth Robinson
Aug 5, 20203 min read


Confetti! Summer 2020
Join the CWBA in celebrating member accomplishments! BENCH STRENGTH Jill Dorancy was appointed to the Second Judicial District Court....
CWBA
Jul 31, 20204 min read


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...

Maria "Giugi" Carminati
Jul 29, 20208 min read


Paid Leave in Colorado: The Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
Paid leave is coming to Colorado! In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Colorado General Assembly has mandated paid...

Erin Croke
Jul 24, 20205 min read


CWBA Board Training: The Power of Inspiration
“Lead Beyond” is this year’s CWBA theme established by newly elected President Miranda Hawkins. But what makes a good leader? Patty...

Gina L. Glockner
Jul 17, 20203 min read


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...

Sarah Thomas
Jul 10, 20205 min read


Case Law Update: COVID-19 and Executive Order Restrictions on Occupancy in Places of Worship
The United States Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, 590 U.S. ___ (2020). The...

Elle J. Byram
Jul 8, 20203 min read


Under Pressure: Successful Attorney Photo Shoots that will Turn Heads
We have all been there before. You have had back-to-back meetings all morning long, a difficult client interruption that has left you...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Jul 3, 20205 min read


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...

Mari Newman
Jul 1, 20207 min read


Outside the Law: The Honorable Robbie Barr and Tae Kwon Do
In whatever productive work I do, I will create a masterpiece. [Louisville TaeKwonDo Family Center Student Creed] The Honorable Robbie M....

Hannah Yearout
Jun 29, 20203 min read


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...

Hannah Seigel Proff
Jun 23, 20204 min read


President's Letter: Lead Beyond
Dear CWBA Members, Our CWBA theme for 2020 - 2021 is LEAD BEYOND. What does it mean to Lead Beyond? It means to Lead Beyond the current...

Miranda Hawkins
Jun 17, 20202 min read


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...

Nicole Jones
Jun 12, 20203 min read


Virtual Board Retreat: Leadership Training for the 2020-21 CWBA Board of Directors
On Saturday, May 16, 2020, the 2019-20 Board of Directors for the Colorado Women’s Bar Association (CWBA) passed the gavel to the 2020-21...

Carime A. Lee
Jun 11, 20204 min read


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...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Jun 5, 20205 min read


President's Letter: Time to Lead Beyond
Dear CWBA Members, The CWBA shares in the grief and sadness for the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and...

Miranda Hawkins
Jun 4, 20202 min read


Effects of COVID on Elections
Amid the current pandemic, it was just a matter of time before courts would begin issuing orders surrounding the complexities the...

Elle J. Byram
Jun 3, 20204 min read
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