Confetti Spring 2025!

Audrey Galloway was appointed to the 19th Judicial District Court.
Danyna Vise was appointed to the 11th Judicial District Court.
Heidi Kutcher was appointed to the 2nd Judicial District Court.
JenniLynn Lawrence was appointed to the 21st Judicial District Court.
CWBA Board Member Melissa Meirink was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals.
CWBA Board Member Christine Washburn was appointed to the 18th Judicial District Court.
Michal Lord-Blegen was appointed to the 17th Judicial District Court.
Sara Price was appointed to the 17th Judicial District Court.

Nicoal Sperrazza was named executive director of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations.
Claire Mueller was promoted to partnership at Davis Graham & Stubbs.
Kennedy Sheetz joined Lyons Gaddis, PC.
Allison Hester was named a director at Fennemore.
Harper Powell joined Karp Neu Hanlon PC.
Nancy Cohen will be joining Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC as Of Counsel.
Rachel Garlick joined Wells Family Law, P.C.
Carolyn Bayens joined Wells Family Law, P.C.
Mary Sue Greenleaf was appointed to lead the Construction Group at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.
Aditi Kulkarni-Knight was voted to partnership at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP.
Cierra Garso has opened a Denver family law firm with Hannah Schoeninger called The Jane Law Group, PLLC.
Tamara Rigberg was named partner at Harper Hofer & Associates.
Yasaman Hosseini has joined Frost Brown Todd LLP.
Leanna Gavin joined Denver Public Schools as Associate Counsel.
CWBA Board Member Ariana Busby has joined Coombe, Curry, Rich and Jarvis.
Maria Brooks has joined Wells Family Law as Office Manager.
Annie Sturges joined Taft.

Ruth Mackey was awarded the 2024 Christopher A. Miranda Outstanding Hispanic Lawyer Award by the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.
Hon. Adam Espinosa was awarded the 2024 Judicial Excellence Award by the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.
CWBA Board Member Kelsey Martin was awarded the President’s Service Award by the Colorado LGBTQ+ Bar Association.
CWBA President-Elect Azra Taslimi, Hetal Doshi, and Aditi Kulkarni-Knight were all honored by SABA-CO at their Annual Gala in November. Azra received the Service & Leadership Award, Aditi received the Young Lawyer Award, and Hetal received the Cornerstone Award.
Nancy Rodgers was awarded the 2024 Outstanding City Attorney Award by the Metro City Attorney Association.
Elizabeth Manno was elected to the National Association of Women Lawyers Board of Directors.
CWBA President Alison Connaughty was awarded the John Marshall Award for Excellence in Litigation.
Ciara Anderson will receive the DBA Young Lawyer of the Year Award at their July 17 awards ceremony.

Jennifer Mullenbach coauthored “Disclosure and Discovery in Dependency and Neglect Cases: A New Rule Brings Statewide Consistency” for the January/February issue of Colorado Lawyer.
J. Ryann Peyton wrote “Mentoring Matters: Embracing the Principles of Crown Shyness in the Legal Profession” for the January/February issue of Colorado Lawyer.
Elizabeth Manno coauthored “Patent Dispute Primer—Part 1: Patent Infringement Basics All Attorneys Should Know” for the April issue of Colorado Lawyer.
J. Ryann Peyton wrote “Mentoring Matters: Civility Is Performative: Why Dignity Should Be the Real Objective for Legal Professionals” for the April issue of Colorado Lawyer.
Katayoun Donnelly coauthored “The 2024 Amendments to CRCP 11(b) and CRCCP 311(b): Expanding the Scope of Limited Legal Services in Civil Proceedings” for the May/June issue of Colorado Lawyer.
Laura Martinez wrote “Contractors’ Civil Liability Under Colorado’s Mechanics’ Lien Trust Fund Statute” for the May/June issue of Colorado Lawyer.
Marjorie Nanian wrote “Profiles in Success: Welcome to the 5-0: Celebrating CBA Members Licensed Since 1975” for the May/June issue of Colorado Lawyer.

EJ Hollins received her Paralegal Certificate and graduated from Community College of Denver on May 15, 2025.

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