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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Outside the Law: Jennifer Carty and The Law Club
Meet Jennifer Carty, Comedy Musician at Law Jennifer is an Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) in the Criminal Appeals Section of the...

Hannah Yearout
May 29, 20204 min read
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Professional Spotlight: Deborah Yim
The CWBA celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Deborah Yim is the founder of Primera Law Group, focusing on employment, civil...

Kate Noble
May 22, 20206 min read
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New Remote Notarization Rules – Not Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The possibility of remote notarization has floated around the Probate Rules Committee for a number of years in Colorado. It took a...

Jennifer A. Gordon
May 20, 20203 min read
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My Fertility Journey: Using a Gestational Carrier
I am blessed. I have a beautiful 14-month-old son and adorable 8-month-old daughter. Yes, that is a 6 month difference. How is that...

Carolin Topelson
May 18, 20204 min read
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2018-2020 CWBA Board Report
Do you want to know what the CWBA Committees have been up to for the past two years? Read more to find out! Membership Committee We like...
CWBA
May 15, 202024 min read
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CWBA Presidents Reflect on 2018-2020
President Sarah Parady's Thoughts on 2019-2020 Dear Members, It turns out you all are not so much a group that one leads, as a group that...

Sarah Parady
May 14, 20206 min read
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Alli's Rally! A Ride to Remember
Event Date: August 9, 2020, 8:15AM, Farm House, 2990 Brewery Lane, Littleton, CO Please join friends, family, and fans of Alli Gerkman on...

Kristi Disney Bruckner
May 11, 20204 min read
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