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e-Legislative Report: 5/13/13

May 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Michael Valdez, Director of Legislative Relations for the CBA, issued his final e-Legislative Report of the 2013 Legislative Session on Monday, May 13, 2013. In this issue, he discusses the end of the session at the Capitol and gives a quick glance ahead.

At the Capitol – End of Session

The Legislature has adjourned sine die for the First Regular Session of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly. The final gavels (House and Senate) came down on Wednesday, May 8 in the late afternoon. We will provide recaps of the session in upcoming issues of The Colorado Lawyer.

My thanks to all who subscribe to the eLegislative Report. We hope the updates were useful to you throughout the 2013 legislative session.

The CBA had a good year under the dome. Our sponsored legislation has been approved by the legislature and is either already signed by or on its way to Gov. John Hickenlooper. The CBA continues its reputation for bringing well thought-out legislation that seeks to improve the legal system—for our members as well as the public.

A big thank you goes out to all the sections for their work in reviewing, amending, fixing, analyzing, killing, and helping pass numerous bills from January through May.

The Legislative Policy Committee (LPC), and in particular Committee Chairman and CBA President Mark Fogg, are to be commended for their efforts throughout the session; they meet weekly when the legislature is in session to direct our efforts at the legislature. During the “off-session” the LPC meets to reflect on the past session and prepare for the session that is always around the corner.

Finally, our contract lobbyist, Amy Redfern and our lobbying firm of Aponté-Busam, do a phenomenal job of representing the CBA at the legislature. Amy’s intellect, experience, and professionalism are tremendous assets to our Association.

A very special note of thanks to my colleague Margaret Haywood, web communications specialist at the Colorado Bar Association, for her efforts to not only get the eLegislative newsletter published each week, but for her help in making the format attractive to readers.

Well done.

Upcoming

Look for the The Colorado Lawyer in July for a quick recap of the session and important legislation; the full Legislative Update will be published in the August issue.

One last item, if something big should arise over the summer I reserve the right to bring it to your attention through this newsletter.

Have a good summer!

Regards,

Michael

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Charity Fundraiser to Benefit Denver Urban Scholars to be Held at Space Gallery

May 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Screen shot 2013-05-07 at 11.34.17 AMThe CBA Young Lawyers Division will host its 2013 Annual Charity Fundraiser and silent auction at Space Gallery on Friday, May 31, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. This year’s benefiting charity is Denver Urban Scholars, a nonprofit that provides financial, academic, and emotional support to students experiencing risk factors that reduce their odds of graduating high school. 

Denver Urban Scholars is a Denver nonprofit committed to helping metro-area high school students graduate high school, enter higher education, and develop a life-plan for success. They serve students with great potential who are at high risk for dropping out. Each youth in Denver who drops out incurs an estimated $524,000 in lost wages and public services over his or her lifetime. Youth who drop out of school have higher arrest rates, less chance for employment, lower incomes as adults, and have poorer health outcomes.

Denver Urban Scholars has helped over 400 disadvantaged students graduate from high school. Over the past four years, an average 84.2 percent of students who entered the program as freshmen graduated while in the program; 92 percent of our graduates have gone on to college.

Join the CBA Young Lawyers Division on Friday, May 31, from 5:30 to 9 pm at Space Gallery to help support the Denver Urban Scholars and the important work that they do. For more information about the event or to register, click here. For information about the CBA Young Lawyers Division, click here.

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e-Legislative Report, 4/29/13

April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Michael Valdez, the Director of Legislative Relations for the Colorado Bar Association, issued his weekly e-Legislative Report on Monday, April 29, 2013. In this issue, he discusses some of the bills at the Capitol and summarizes several “late” bills of interest.

At the Capitol

Boxscores:

Monday, April 22

  • SB 13-197. Concerning preventing persons who have committed domestic violence from possessing firearms, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • SB 13-195. Concerning requiring certain applicants for concealed handgun permits to complete a handgun training class on the physical grounds where the certified instructor of the course offers the course. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • SB 13-26. Concerning expansion of the “Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010” to require additional health care providers to disclose information about their practice history, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • SB 13-7. Concerning the repeal date of the Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • HB 13-1265. Concerning the income tax credit for business facility employees under the “Urban and Rural Enterprise Zone Act.” Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.
  • SB 13-258. Concerning a clarification that each application included in the definition of development permit constitutes a stage in the development permit approval process. Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.
  • HB 13-1225. Concerning additional protections for homeowner’s insurance policyholders in Colorado, and, in connection therewith, enacting the “Homeowner’s Insurance Reform Act of 2013.” Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.
  • HB 13-1272. Concerning the modification of a special district’s sales and use tax base to make it the same as the state’s sales and use tax base. Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.

Tuesday, April 23

  • SB 13-262. Concerning the exemption of representative services of enrolled agents from the definition of debt management services. Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.
  • HB 13-1200. Concerning the “Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act.” Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.
  • HB 13-1294. Concerning a clarification that the state’s judicial department is included within the definition of “public entity” for purposes of the “Colorado Governmental Immunity Act.” Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • SB 13-137. Concerning system improvements to prevent fraud in the Medicaid program, and, in connection therewith, employing advanced data analytics. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • HB 13-1251. Concerning collection of a DNA sample from offenders convicted of a class 1 misdemeanor in the Colorado criminal code, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.

Thursday, April 25

  • SB 13-251. Concerning documentary evidence needed for an individual to be issued an identity document by the department of revenue, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.

Friday, April 26

  • HB 13-1319. Johnston—Concerning the establishment of the ratio of valuation for assessment for residential real property. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • HB 13-1300. Concerning nonsubstantive revisions of statutes in the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, and, in connection therewith, amending or repealing obsolete, inconsistent, and conflicting provisions of law and clarifying the language to reflect the legislative intent of the laws. “The Revisor’s Bill.” Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • HB 13-1307. Concerning the effect of the inclusion of a legal description on the validity of documents affecting title to real property. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • HB 13-1302. Concerning a modification of the requirements governing proceedings to consolidate special districts. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • HB 13-1314. Concerning the transfer of the administration of long-term services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities to the department of health care policy and financing. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • HB 13-1242. Concerning a repeal of the mandatory sentencing requirement for violation of bail bond conditions for certain offenders. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • HB 13-1308. Concerning allowing a law enforcement agency to acquire call location information from a telecommunications device without a court order in an emergency situation. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • SB 13-216. Concerning youthful offenders within the state department of corrections. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • SB 13-244. Concerning a task force to study substance abuse. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • SB 13-200. Concerning an increase in the income eligibility for certain optional groups in the medicaid program to one hundred thirty-three percent of the federal poverty line, and, in connection therewith, making and reducing an appropriation. Passed on 3rd Reading in the House.
  • HB 13-1136. Concerning the creation of remedies in employment discrimination cases brought under state law. Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.
  • SB 13-282. Concerning a medical exemption from tiered electricity rates. Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.
  • HB 13-1129. Concerning creating the evidence-based practices implementation for capacity resource center, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation. Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.
  • HB 13-1077. Concerning a driver’s right to challenge the lawfulness of a law enforcement officer’s initial contact in an administrative proceeding for a revocation of a driver’s license. Passed on 3rd Reading in the Senate.

Click here to read the full e-Legislative Report, and stay tuned for summaries of Bills of Interest.

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Fifth Annual Sean May Memorial Run/Walk Set for May 11

April 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sean May

Sean May

The Fifth Annual Sean May Memorial Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, May 11, at Barr Lake State Park in Brighton. The run was created to honor May, a chief deputy district attorney with the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office who was shot to death in his backyard when he was returning home from work on Aug. 27, 2008.

During his seven years of service in Adams County, May volunteered for the Child Victim Unit, where he pursued justice for children who had been physically and/or sexually abused. At the time of his death, he was responsible for training and supervising new prosecutors.

May always stressed the importance of acting responsibly, including treating victims, the community, defendants and the courts with dignity and respect. Proceeds from the race will benefit Access to Justice programs and activities and May’s family.

The Self-Help Resource Center at the Adams County Justice Center was made possible in part by the proceeds from this event. The center provides computers, information and staff to help people with legal procedural questions. Since opening on Jan. 5, 2011, it has served thousands. The judiciary and legislature have recognized the center as a statewide model, funding staff positions there and self-help centers in other judicial districts.

The race is organized by the 17th J.D. Access to Justice Committee, the Adams/Broomfield Bar Association and the Colorado Bar Association. The race will be professionally timed by Hallucination Sports. To register or fundraise for the race, visit seanmaymemorialrun.org; a list of sponsors and sponsorship information is also available there. In 2012, approximately 200 people participated in the race, and the event raised nearly $4,000.

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Congratulations to Charley Garcia, the 2013-2014 Colorado Bar Association President-Elect

March 28, 2013 by 6 Comments

charley garciaCharles (Charley) Garcia has been named president-elect of the Colorado Bar Association for 2013-2014. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and he worked in international tax as a CPA for Arthur Andersen and Price Waterhouse for ten years before practicing law. While working as an accountant, he graduated from the University of Denver College Of Law, and joined the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender. He practiced as a criminal defense trial attorney for twenty five years, retiring in 2007 as the Office Head for the Denver Office of the Colorado State Public Defender.

In retirement, Charles took time out to teach constitutional and comparative law in the Ukraine with the Center for International Studies, and in 2009 worked with the Center for Education in Law and Democracy in the Dominican Republic. In 2011 he was appointed Manager of Safety for the City and County of Denver where he oversaw the police, sheriff and fire departments. Charles is currently Special Counsel to the Governor where he has served under both Governor Ritter and Governor Hickenlooper.

In his spare time, Charley is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University Of Denver Sturm College of Law and a teacher for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, while sitting on the Judicial Advisory Council of the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Access to Justice Commission, the Colorado Criminal and Juvenile Justice Commission, the Governor’s Community Corrections Advisory Council, the Colorado Juvenile Parole Board, the Chief Justice Commission on Professionalism and the Denver Crime Prevention and Control Commission (CPCC). He is also the current treasurer of the Colorado Bar Association, and a CBA representative to the ABA House of Delegates.

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Your Help Needed for Colorado Bar Association’s 2013 Fire Recovery Projects

March 26, 2013 by 1 Comment

The Colorado Bar Association (“CBA”) and the Environmental Law Section (“ELS”) are sponsoring a statewide tree planting project this Spring in areas devastated by wildfires.  The CBA and the ELS donated funds to seed these projects and CBA members are organizing them.  Now we need your help.

Recent fires have devastated forests and communities in Colorado.  In Colorado Springs, the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire burned 18,000 acres, destroyed 347 homes, and took 2 lives.  In Douglas, Jefferson, Park and Teller Counties, the 2002 Hayman fire was the largest wildfire in Colorado history. Hundreds of firefighters fought the fast-moving fire, which caused nearly $40 million in firefighting costs, burned 133 homes and 138,114 acres, forced the evacuation of 5,340 people, and resulted in 6 indirect fatalities.  The 2012 Lower North Fork fire in a nearby area also burned 4,500 acres and 23 homes, leaving 3 people dead, but the area will not be ready for tree planting this Spring.  In the Durango area, the 2012 Weber fire burned 10,000 acres.  Near Fort Collins, the 2012 High Park fire burned 87,000 acres and 259 homes, and took one life.  And, in Boulder County, the land and residents are still recovering from the 2010 Four Mile Canyon fire which at the time was the most damaging fire in Colorado’s history.  Planting trees and other restorative efforts will help heal the land, support fire victims, and demonstrate that attorneys in these communities care.

The 2013 projects are modeled on successful tree planting projects conducted in the Four Mile fire area in Boulder County in 2011 and 2012. Committees of attorneys have organized the projects and ordered trees.  They now need some of your time and money.  A $100 donation can purchase up to 100 trees and make a significant difference in an area denuded by fire.  Volunteering for a half day or a day to plant trees is good for the environment, good for the community, and good for you.

Please consider donating a few dollars and/or your time to help the following projects in a community near you.  You can donate to a particular project through the contacts below or make a donation to the state-wide effort as described below.

Colorado Springs (Waldo Canyon Fire):

Date:               May 4, 2013

Location:        Flying W Ranch, Colorado Springs

Note:               1,500 trees to be planted

Co-Sponsors:  El Paso County Bar Association, Coalition for the Upper South Platte

Contact:          Dan Stuart (danstuart@coloradolawyers.net)

Durango (Weber Fire):

Date:               April 27, 2013

Location:        Mancos, Weber Canyon Area, Montezuma County, Colorado

Note:               2,000 trees will be planted

Co-Sponsors:  Southwest Colorado Bar Association, Montezuma County Firewise

Contact:          Marla Underell (marla@underell-law.com)

Fort Collins (High Park Fire):

Date:               April 28, 2013

Location:        Rist Canyon

Note:               Due to the condition of the soils, this project will focus on mulching and seeding grasses for erosion control

Co-Sponsors:  Larimer County Bar Association, Wildland Restoration Volunteers

Contact:          Gail Goodman (ggoodman@ftccolaw.com)

Jefferson County (Hayman Fire):

Date:               May 18, 2013

Location:        Near the Junction of FS 211 and CR 126, Jefferson County, approximately 3 miles from Cheesman Reservoir (map will be provided)

Note:               750 trees to be planted

Co-Sponsors:  First Judicial District Bar Association, Coalition for the Upper South Platte

Contacts:         Michelle Marcu (marcu.michelle@epa.gov )

Karen Kellen (kellen.karen@epa.gov)

Boulder (Four Mile Canyon Fire):

Date:               April 20, 2013

Location:        Four Mile Canyon (meet at Boulder County Justice Center)

Note:               1,000 trees to be planted

Co-Sponsors:  Boulder County Bar Association, Boulder County Open Space

Contacts:         Gabriella Stockmayer (gstockmayer@dietzedavis.com)

Josh Anderson (janderson@dietzedavis.com),

Adam Lewis (mal@bhgrlaw.com

Donations to the statewide effort can be made by mailing a check to the “CBA Foundation” at:

Colorado Bar Association Foundation

c/o Dana Collier Smith

1900 Grant Street, #900

Denver, CO 80203

(please be sure to put “2013 Trees” in the memo section of your check)

For more information on statewide projects: Ann Rhodes (amr@bhgrlaw.com), Maki Iatridis (adi@bhgrlaw.com), Michelle Marcu (marcu.michelle@epa.gov)

ABA One Million Trees Project

The CBA 2013 projects are part of the American Bar Association’s One Million Trees Project.  The Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (“SEER”) of the ABA commenced its One Million Trees Project in 2009.  The goal of the public service project is to bring volunteer resources together with a variety of local programs to plant one million trees by 2014.  Subtitled “The Right Tree for the Right Place at the Right Time,” the Project is a nationwide public service project that was adopted by the entire ABA organization through its Board of Governors in the summer of 2012.  Click here for more information.

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e-Legislative Report: February 18, 2013

February 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Michael Valdez, Director of Legislative Relations for the CBA, prepared this week’s e-Legislative Report, highlighting the bills the CBA Legislative Policy Committee will support and oppose. Additionally, he summarized 20 bills of interest (10 from each house), and will continue to do so until the flood of legislation subsides.

For followers who are new to CBA legislative activity, the Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) is the CBA’s legislative policy making arm during the legislative session. The LPC meets weekly during the legislative session to determine CBA positions from requests from the various sections and committees of the Bar Association.

Friday, February 15

The CBA Legislative Policy Committee voted to take action on several bills at its weekly meeting:
Bills the CBA will support:

  • HB 13-1136. Concerning the creation of remedies in employment discrimination cases brought under state law.

Bills the CBA will oppose:

  • HB 13-1213. Concerning the uniform asset-freezing orders act.

Stay tuned for summaries of the 20 bills of interest.

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e-Legislative Report: February 11, 2013

February 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment

CBA Director of Legislative Relations Michael Valdez reports on the activity of the CBA Legislative Policy Committee in this week’s e-Legislative Report.

For readers who are new to CBA legislative activity, the Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) is the CBA’s legislative policy-making arm during the legislative session. The LPC meets weekly during the legislative session to determine CBA positions on requests from the various sections and committees of the Bar Association.

The CBA Legislative Policy Committee voted to take action on several bills at its weekly meeting on Friday, Feb. 8. Bills the CBA will support:

  • HB 13–1035. Concerning an increase in the number of judges in certain judicial districts.
  • HB 13–1086. Concerning the preparation of the record in appeals from county court judgments.
  • Judicial Branch Budget Priorities
  • SB 13–111. Concerning abuse of at-risk adults. Conditional support amendments are needed.
  • SB 13–12. Concerning reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect by youth sports organizations.
  • HB 13–1038. Concerning the voting rights of individuals in the custody of the division of youth corrections within the department of human services.
  • HB 13–1016. Concerning the distribution to beneficiaries of amounts in pay-on-death (POD) financial institution accounts pursuant to written designation in the records of the financial institution. CBA will seek clarifying amendments.

Bills the CBA will oppose:

  • SB 13–117. Concerning increasing transparency in criminal actions.

Click here for the full e-Legislative Report.

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Bennett S. Aisenberg to Receive Colorado Bar Association’s Highest Honor

January 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Aisenberg_BennettBennett S. Aisenberg will receive the Colorado Bar Association Award of Merit on Friday, January 11, 2013. The Award of Merit, the association’s highest honor, is given annually to a member for outstanding service to the association, the legal profession, the administration of justice and the community.

Mr. Aisenberg is a sole practitioner in Denver who has been a litigation attorney for 54 years. He currently specializes in arbitration, mediation, and matters involving legal ethics. He graduated from Brown University and attended Harvard Law School. He has been a fixture on the CBA Ethics Committee for many years, and in 2006 he received the Don W. Sears Ethics Award of Merit.

He served as a president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association in 1984-1985, president of the Denver Bar Association in 1991-1992, and president of the Colorado Bar Association in 1998-1999. In 2003, he received the DBA’s highest honor when he was given the DBA Award of Merit. He also has been honored by the Sam Cary and Asian Pacific American Bar Associations.

Mr. Aisenberg also served on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Second Judicial District for six years, and has taught at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. He writes for the Colorado Courtroom Handbook for Civil Trials, published by CBA-CLE, and has presented at many seminars.

He has long been a supporter of the Colorado Bar Foundation, which promotes the advancement of jurisprudence and the fair and equal administration of justice through grants that help educate the public and by providing assistance to Colorado’s legal institutions. The Foundation created the Aisenberg Society in his honor.

“Ben is the kind of attorney we all aspire to be,” said CBA President Mark A. Fogg. “He has a passion for his work that has never swayed in more than 50 years of practice and he has worked tirelessly, through his participation in the bar association and other groups, to share this passion through education, mentoring of younger attorneys and sound ethical advice.”

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Five Reasons to Become an Active Member of the Colorado Bar Association

December 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Deanna[This article is directed primarily to new attorneys, but if you are an experienced attorney who has not been active in the Bar, this is for you too!]

As you start your practice, you will be faced with many new challenges. First, there really are only 24 hours in the day. Second, if you are fortunate enough to have a legal job, your employer would like you to commit the first 23 hours each day to them. Meanwhile, you desire to have some balance in your life. Finally, the Bar Association keeps asking you to join.

Your time at the Bar Association is not billable. It is not guaranteed to lead to a better job offer or new clients. However, it is one of the most valuable investments you can make in your career. In no specific order, here are my five top reasons for being active in the Colorado Bar Association:

  1. Networking: My favorite part about being an active member of the Bar is networking. I used to think networking meant meeting people and figuring out how they could help me in my professional career. While that is still part of networking, I have embraced a larger definition that includes finding ways to spend time with amazing people and, sometimes, improve our society along the way.
  2. Opportunities: Many of my relationships that were started at the Colorado Bar Association offices have led to opportunities. These opportunities have often been unpaid, such as serving on a committee, writing an article, or teaching a seminar. In addition to aiding in my education and professional development, these opportunities have been incredibly enjoyable.
  3. Resources: Because I have served in many roles at the Bar Association, I now know attorneys who are experts in diverse areas of practice who return my phone calls willingly. When I don’t know who to call, the Bar Association will provide me with names of experts who are likely to be willing to discuss a novel legal issue with me.
  4. Legislative Collaboration: I spend time with smart, caring people working on important issues that affect all Coloradans. The attorneys who serve on the various Bar committees check their personal politics at the door and work hard to obtain results that provide real benefits to Colorado.
  5. Continuing Education: I started attending Bankruptcy Subsection meetings because I learned a lot at the case law updates, without much effort. I also met a lot of people who were also interested in bankruptcy. I continue to learn from case law updates, meetings, and sponsored lectures. Learning in a social, interactive setting is more enjoyable and more interesting than reading cases in my office.
  6. A Bonus—Sense of Satisfaction and Fulfillment: When I reflect upon my experiences as a lawyer, many of the most fulfilling happened at Bar Association functions. Practicing law is hard, but it can also be satisfying. For me, the Bar Association is a place to reach beyond the day to day practice and engage in the greater legal community.

I highly recommend taking the time to attend Bar functions and find your own niche in the Colorado Bar Association. There is room for all of us.

If you would like to join the CBA or the Business Law Section, you can send an email to membership@cobar.org or go to http://www.cobar.org/index.cfm/ID/767/dpmem/Membership-Applications/.
You can also contact Jill Lafrenz to become more involved in the Section.

DEANNA L. WESTFALL is the Managing Attorney for the bankruptcy department in the Colorado office of Castle Stawiarski, LLC.  Ms. Westfall is Chair of the Business Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association.  In addition, she is Chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the USFN. Ms. Westfall is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations.  She is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights for CLE Colorado and other organizations. Additionally, she serves as a board member of CLE Colorado.

The opinions and views expressed by Featured Bloggers on CBA-CLE Legal Connection do not necessarily represent the opinions and views of the Colorado Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association, or CBA-CLE, and should not be construed as such.

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Seniors Holiday Luncheon — Thursday, December 6, 2012

November 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Join the Denver Bar Association Seniors Committee at noon on Thursday, December 6, to share holiday cheer at its annual Holiday Luncheon.

The luncheon is a great opportunity to connect with familiar faces, enjoy tasty fare, and ring in the holiday season. Though the committee is for those “65 or better,” the committee welcomes all attorneys to the event. The luncheon will be held at the DBA offices, 1900 Grant St., Suite 900. Cost to attend is $12.

Please RSVP online or to Sara Crocker at scrocker@cobar.org.

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Loren M. Brown Named Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year

November 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyers Division announced Tuesday that Loren M. Brown is this year’s recipient of the Gary L. MacPherson Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award. Mr. Brown is a shareholder with Donelson, Ciancio & Grant, P.C., in Broomfield.

Mr. Brown, age 35, has already shown great leadership skills in both the legal community and the community at large. He serves on the Board of Directors for Metro Volunteer Lawyers, an organization that provides access to justice for those who could not otherwise afford it; CASA of Adams and Broomfield Counties, which trains and organizes court-appointed special advocates for child victims of abuse or neglect; and the 17th Judicial District Access to Justice Committee, which provides the public with legal resources.

The Gary L. McPherson Outstanding Lawyer of the Year award is given annually to a young lawyer with an outstanding record of professional success, community service achievements, a strong commitment to civic participation and inspiring others. Mr. McPherson was honored with the award in 1993; he went on to serve three terms in the state legislature. The award was renamed in his honor following his death in 2000.

Mr. Brown will be honored at the Young Lawyers Division holiday party on December 12 and at the Colorado Bar Foundation Annual Bar Fellows Dinner in January.

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