September 22, 2022 – Arapahoe County Ballot Warehouse (Mullarkey) – Take a Stroll Down Voting Avenue October 20, 2022 – CU Boulder (Wunnicke) – Lawyers with Disabilities and the Practice of Law November 17, 2022 – DU (Cisneros) – Making Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals a Reality December…
The Honorable Zita Weinshienk passed away October 7, 2022 at the age of 89. She was the first woman to ever be appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado where she was an active judge from 1979 through 1998 and…
Join us for a presentation by Hon. Joseph Whitfield, Ms. Christine Hernandez, Esq., and Ms. Karen Steinhauser, Esq.
Presentation has been approved for 2 General CLE credits – Course ID 810302
Materials are available by clicking HERE.
Thursday, September 22, 2021 – Via Zoom The Mullarkey Group Presents The Future of Webex in Court and Making a Good Record on a Virtual Platform Check your email for President Elizabeth Weishaupl’s welcome letter, this year’s dues invoice, and make sure you complete the…
We are saddened by the passing of former Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Mullarkey. When establishing the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Inn of Court, we named our pupilage groups after notable Colorado lawyers that have forever impacted the Colorado legal community. Justice Mullarkey was unanimously…
March 11, 2021 @ 7:00pm – Minoru Yasui Inn of Court has invited us to join them for their meeting. Judd Choate, Colorado Elections Director will discuss the election law cases leading up to the 2020 Election.
This is a 60-minute continuing legal seminar highlighting important election law cases in the lead-up to the 2020 General Election. The 2020 election cycle included two major ballot access challenges by U.S. Senate candidates, an attempt to revise the state initiative process to expand circulator access during the pandemic, and two lawsuits against the United States Postal Service (USPS) regarding Colorado’s procedures for conducting a mail ballot election.
CLE for the March 11 Presentation is HERE
March 24, 2021 @ 6:00 pm – Rhone Brackett Inn of Court has invited us to join them for their meeting Cops, Courts and Consequences: The Colorado Edition SB 217. In June 2020, Colorado’s state legislature enacted Senate Bill 217. The discussion this month will focus on how the passage of this legislation impacts the concept of qualified immunity in Colorado.
The Inns invited Mari Newman of Kilmer, Lane & Newman, LLP and Rebecca Wallace, Senior Staff Attorney & Senior Policy Counsel at the ACLU of Colorado, for a conversation about Colorado’s new law enforcement reform legislation (SB 217).
CLE for the March 24 Presentation is HERE
Dr. Robyn Hacker from Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program (COLAP) provided an excellent presentation on the consequences of the stress we have all been under over the last year and provided techniques for addressing those consequences. In case you missed the presentation, below are some reference…
2020 Welcome Letter 2020-2021 Membership and Dues Form Wednesday, September 16, 2020 – 6:00 pm – Washington Park Thursday, October 22, 2020 – 6:00 pm – Zoom Meeting Thursday, December 3, 2020 – 6:00 pm – TBD Thursday, January 21, 2021 – 6:00 pm –…
The Colorado Bar Foundation is proud to recognize Judge Alfred C. Harrell (Ret.) as the 2020 recipient of the Colorado Bar Association Award of Merit. Judge Harrell received his B.A. from the University of Colorado in 1966, and graduated with his law degree from the University of Denver in 1971.
Judge Harrell dedicated his career to mentoring young lawyers and improving the Colorado legal profession. Judge Harrell also focused his efforts on development of Inns of Court and diversity bar associations. Through his efforts, Judge Harrell formed 5 American Inns of Court in Colorado.
Judge Harrell served as a Denver County Court Judge from 1985 to 2016. One of Judge Harrell’s passions was mentoring lawyers who appeared in his courtroom, lending his time and knowledge to help them develop as professionals. Judge Harrell also served as a volunteer instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and as frequent lecturer at the University of Colorado and the University Of Denver College Of Law.
After his retirement, Judge Harrell has focused on fostering and increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the profession. Judge Harrell and a colleague founded the Symposium on Race, a monthly conversation among concerned citizens about matters relating to race and class issues in the United States. He also continues to host a regular Thursday morning breakfast for judges, lawyers, and students.
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 6:00 pm – Via Zoom Fighting Evictions During a Pandemic Join us for a presentation from Prof. Ann England Clinical Law Professor at the University of Colorado, School of Law. Check your emails for the zoom link.