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Confetti for Fall 2022!



Bench Strength

  • Katharine Lum was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals.

  • Rachel Olguin Fresquez was appointed to the Fifth Judicial District Court.

  • Hon. Julie Hoskins was named Chief Judge of the Nineteenth Judicial District.

  • Anita Crowther was appointed to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court.

  • Angela Roff was appointed to the Garfield County Court.

On the Move

  • CWBA Inclusion Officer Carime Lee was promoted to Senior Attorney at Colorado Housing and Finance Authority.

  • CWBA COLGBT Representative Kyriaki “Kiki” Council is moving to The Lawyering Project.

  • CWBA Board member Ariana Busby opened her own law firm, Busby Law Group, specializing in representing health care providers and their practices in board complaints, civil litigation, and as general counsel.

  • Meghan Johnson joined Harrington Brewster Mahoney Smits.

  • Karen Blau was announced as partner at Parker Lipman LLP.

  • Kathleen Craigmile joined JAMS.

  • Glory Schmidt joined Griffiths Law PC as an associate.

  • Stephanie Schrab joined Solem Woodward & McKinley, P.C. as an associate.

  • Mamie Ling joined Armstrong Teasdale as Senior Associate.

  • Claire Havelda joined Brownstein as Of Counsel for its Real Estate Department.

  • Yasaman Hosseini joined Moye White.

You Were Recognized

  • Nicoal Sperrazza was named a 2022 Pro Bono Star by the Denver Bar Association.

  • CWBA COLGBT Representative Kyriaki “Kiki” Council was awarded the Gary L McPherson Young Lawyer of the Year Award. Kiki was also awarded the Warrior for Justice Award at the 2022 Sam Cary Bar Association Gala.

  • Regis University named Meshach Rhoades to the Athletics Hall of Fame.

  • Jon Olafson was awarded the Ben Aisenberg Diversity Leadership Award at the 2022 Sam Cary Bar Association Gala.

Leading the Way

  • CWBA board member Jenipher Jones was quoted in USA Today. She is a member of the National Lawyers Guild's Mass Incarceration Committee.

  • Tessa DeVault coauthored “The Benefits of Promoting Party Self-Determination in Mediation” for the October issue of Colorado Lawyer.

  • Ryann Peyton authored “How Successful is Your Mentoring Program? Measuring a Program’s True Impact” for the October issue of Colorado Lawyer.

  • Chelsie Smith coauthored “Non-Compete Agreements in Colorado: A New Era” for the November issue of Colorado Lawyer.

  • Sabra. Janko coauthored “The Unique Legal Needs of Our Nation’s Military Service Members and Veterans” for the November issue of Colorado Lawyer.

  • Hon. Maria Berkenkotter authored “Judges’ Corner: Seven Questions” for the November issue of Colorado Lawyer.

 

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