Confetti for Winter 2024!
- Kate Noble 
- Jan 5, 2024
- 2 min read

Bench Strength
- CWBA Board Member LaQunya Baker was appointed to the Eighteenth Judicial District Court. 
- Victoria Klingensmith was appointed to the Eighteenth Judicial District Court. 
- Amy Danielle Touart was appointed to the Arapahoe County Court. 
- Jon Olafson was appointed to the Second Judicial District Court. 
- Amanda Philipps was appointed to the Fourth Judicial District Court. 
- Pax Moultrie was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals. 
- Hon. Amanda Hopkins was appointed chief judge of the Twelfth Judicial District. 
- Hon. Erin Sokol was appointed chief judge of the Fourth Judicial District. 
- Kerri Lombardi has been chosen as the new presiding judge of the Denver County Court, effective February 1. 
On the Move
- Lara Rausch joined The Harris Law Firm as an associate. 
- Danielle Edwards joined Lyons Gaddis as an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. 
- Morgan Cali was promoted to Senior Counsel with Coombe Curry Rich & Jarvis. 
- Olivia Heffner joined Willoughby & Associates as an associate. 
- CWBA Past President Doris Truhlar retired from the active practice of law. 
- Anna Goebel joined Miller & Steiert as an associate. 
- Isabel Broer joined the new firm of Olson Grimsley. 
- Casey Peel joined Davis & Ceriani, P.C. as an associate. 
- Lowrey Parady Lebsack Law Firm is celebrating its tenth anniversary. 
- Katherine Klein joined Keller Rohrback L.L.P.’s Denver office. 
You Were Recognized
- Kristin Arthur and Susan Minamizono were named 2023 Pro Bono Stars by the Denver Bar Association Access to Justice Committee. 
- Fay Matsukage was awarded the 2023 Colorado Bar Association Award of Merit. 
- Hon. Mariana Vielma was a 2023 Colorado Judicial Institute Judicial Excellence Awards Honoree. 
Leading the Way
- Nicoal Sperrazza is the 2023-24 Denver Bar Association President. 
- J. Ryann Peyton authored “‘Help’ Is Not a Four-Letter Word: How to Ask for Help in the Legal Profession” for the July/August 2023 issue of Colorado Lawyer. 
- CWBA President Emma Garrison authored “Why a Women’s Bar?” for the November 2023 issue of Colorado Lawyer. 
- J. Ryann Peyton authored “The Paradox of Professional Rivalry: Why Lawyers Don’t Always Like Other Lawyers” for the November 2023 issue of Colorado Lawyer. 
- Alison Connaughty authored “Doyle Inn CLE Program Continues to Be Open—and Free—to All in Honor of Award-Winning Member Randy Bramer” for the November 2023 issue of Colorado Lawyer. 
- Hon. Maria Berkenkotter co-authored “Artificial Intelligence and Professional Conduct: Considering the Ethical Implications of Using Electronic Legal Assistants” for the January/February 2024 issue of Colorado Lawyer. 
- Tiera Brown authored “Liberatory Love: Transforming the Legal Profession” for the January/February 2024 issue of Colorado Lawyer. 
















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