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2020 Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award Winner: Velveta Golightly-Howell
The Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award is presented annually to an outstanding female attorney who has enriched the community through her...

Jessie Pellant
Feb 29, 20207 min read


In Honor of Black History Month: Lift Every Voice
Perhaps it is as contrived as I write. I am sitting, tears rolling down to the point of “ugly cry”, writing this article, wearing a shirt...

Sara Scott
Feb 26, 20204 min read


Outside the Law: Catherine Smith and Triathlons
Catherine Smith has been on the faculty of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law since 2004. She teaches torts, employment...

Maria "Giugi" Carminati
Feb 23, 20203 min read


A Call to Practice: Why Women Should Enter the Civil Rights Legal Profession
We all have heard the age-old adage of women entering the legal profession only to be treated differently – as less valuable, less...

Laura Wolf
Feb 20, 20204 min read


Non-Disclosure Agreements in Sexual Harassment Cases
From the movie Bombshell: Kayla Pospisil: Did you think what your silence would mean, for us, the rest of us? Megyn Kelly: Roger is not...

Diane S. King
Feb 14, 20204 min read


Time is the Coin: Excerpts from an article by Toni-Anne Nunez
Carl Sandberg once wrote “Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent....

Toni Anne Nuñez
Feb 14, 20205 min read


Technology and the Generational Gap
Rotary phones, VHS, DOS, encyclopedias, rabbit ears, 8-tracks, and Word Perfect are just some terms of technology past. Every profession...

Abeer Abu Judeh
Feb 7, 20204 min read


… And that’s how you get diamonds
I had a conversation with my daughter on the way home from school a few weeks ago. She is a bright, and inquisitive human being. She has...

Jill Dorancy
Feb 7, 20203 min read


Case Law Update: Limits of Imposing Restitution
In December of 2019, the Colorado Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals further defined the limits of imposing restitution on an alleged...

Elle J. Byram
Jan 31, 20203 min read


CWBA Diversity & Inclusion Committee's Survey Results
Anyone who has taken a survey has one goal in mind; making sense of the answer. For example, as a result of my recent survey...

Melina Hernandez
Jan 29, 20204 min read


Confetti! Winter 2020
Bench Strength Christina Gomez was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Laurie Dean was appointed district court judge in the...
CWBA
Jan 28, 20202 min read


Outside the Law: Ruchi Kapoor & Writing
Ruchi Kapoor is the appellate director and legislative liaison for the Office of Respondent Parents’ counsel (ORPC), where she...

Veronique Van Gheem
Jan 24, 20204 min read


Pinterest as a Marketing Tool for Law Firms
When you think about social media platforms for law firms, the usual suspects probably run through your mind: Facebook, LinkedIn,...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Jan 22, 20204 min read


For National Mentoring Month, Learn More About CAMP
Good mentoring relationships are important from the very start of a legal career. Effective mentors help new lawyers tailor their career...

Ryann Peyton
Jan 15, 20204 min read


A 2019 Success Story: Hang Your Own Shingle
2019 was a doozy—and that is an understatement. While I’ve never been a good sleeper, any chance of sound slumber went out the door when...

Caroline H. Beavers
Jan 14, 20204 min read


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...

Ellen Trachman
Jan 10, 20205 min read


A 2019 Success Story: Paige Mackey Murray and In re Marriage of Fabos & Olsen
A Successful Appeal Protecting Reproductive Freedom in the Context of a Dispute over Pre-Embryos I have always been an avid supporter of...

Paige Mackey Murray
Jan 6, 20204 min read


Under Pressure: Surviving Secondary Trauma
As attorneys, we are particularly prone to compassion fatigue, also known as secondary trauma. I was first introduced to this term during...

Sara Scott
Jan 3, 20203 min read


Professional Spotlight: Kate Russell
Kate Russell comes from a long line of public defenders, and when she began law school at the University of North Carolina, she thought...

Kate Noble
Jan 3, 20203 min read


Under Pressure: Have You Googled Yourself? 6-Steps to a Positive Online First Impression for Lawyers
When it comes to a lawyer’s online presence, low stakes do not exist. Search Engine Land reports that on any given day, there are more...

Meranda M. Vieyra
Dec 28, 20194 min read
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