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Celebrate & Connect: CWBA’s Annual Members Appreciation Reception
Come celebrate CWBA’s Annual Members Appreciation Reception on March 4, 2025 (Mardi Gras)! We will kick off this night of celebration at...
Victoria Kosobucki
Feb 261 min read
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ICYMI: “From Self Doubt to Self-Advocacy: How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome” Rock Star Mentors Panel Recap
The latest Rock Star Mentors Panel, held virtually on August 27, 2024, addressed the common experience of imposter syndrome. Exemplifying...
Courtney Keyes
Oct 23, 20243 min read
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GET TO KNOW THE 2024 RAISING THE BAR HONOREES
On Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Colorado Women’s Bar Association Foundation will hold its 18th Annual...
Maria Brooks
Aug 30, 20247 min read
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Judge Field's Lessons Gleaned From Improv Comedy
Embrace the awkward moments. Don’t try too hard. Work with what you are given. Know that you are never really stuck. These are a few of...
Katherine Carroll
Jun 5, 20243 min read
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Finding Community through Mentorship in the CWBA
When we envision a community, we often picture a large group of people coming together for a joint purpose. The part of community we...
Katherine Carroll
Dec 22, 20233 min read
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The Results Are In! CWBA 2023 Membership Survey
Background In February 2021, after months of planning meetings led by the CWBA's then-President Sarah Parady, the CWBA Board of Directors...
Hannah Seigel Proff
Nov 22, 20234 min read
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CWBA's New Judicial Due Diligence and Endorsement Policy
The CWBA Board of Directors approved a new judicial due diligence and endorsement policy at its September 2023 board meeting. We are thus...
Judicial Committee Co-Chairs
Oct 25, 20235 min read
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LOBBYING FOR LAUGHS - Top Ten Reasons to Attend!!
Join the Colorado Women's Bar Association for Lobbying for Laughs, a comedy event to benefit the CWBA's public policy efforts, on...
Sonia Russo
Oct 11, 20232 min read
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Get to Know CWBA Member Jenna Klos
You might recognize this familiar face bustling around the CWBA's Annual Convention. For years, Jenna Klos has not only been an active...
Victoria Kosobucki
Sep 22, 20232 min read
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Tell Us about Yourself!
As you’ve probably seen in your inbox, membership renewal season is in full swing! If you haven’t already, please be sure to renew (or...
Emma Garrison
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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Confetti for Spring 2023
Bench Strength CWBA President Kathryn Starnella was named U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado....
Kate Noble
May 26, 20232 min read
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Honoring Chief Judge Susan Blanco, Recipient of the Judicial Excellence Award
Jon Olafson, a shareholder at Buchalter in Denver, gave the following introduction for Chief Judge Susan Blanco of the 8th Judicial...
Jon Olafson
May 24, 20235 min read
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Empowering Change and Empowering Women: Meet Our New Deputy Director, Kristen Staniewicz
We are excited to introduce our members to Kristen Staniewicz, the CWBA’s new Deputy Director! Kristen started in this new position with...
CWBA
May 18, 20234 min read
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The CWBA’s Judicial Due Diligence and Endorsement Process is Temporarily on Hold
I’m not going to bury the lede: the CWBA has placed a temporary hold on its judicial due diligence and endorsement process. This hold is...
Emma Garrison
May 16, 20235 min read
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Board Structure, Part 3: Where Do We Go from Here?
This article is Part 3 of the 3-part series from CWBA President-Elect Emma Garrison, about the CWBA's board structure. In the first two...
Emma Garrison
May 10, 20233 min read
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Board Structure: Present, Past, and Future, Part 1
This article is part 1 of a 3-part series from CWBA President-Elect Emma Garrison about the CWBA's board structure. Since my last article...
Emma Garrison
Apr 5, 20234 min read
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Professional Spotlight: Captain Anna Sturges
Dedicated to service, a 19-year-old Anna Sturges started her journey toward a career in the Air Force JAG Corps the summer after her...
Anna Sturges
Mar 31, 20237 min read
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A Particularly Exasperating Women's History Month
March is upon us, and thus the annual celebration of "Women's History Month." On March 8th, designated "International Women's Day," my...
Laura Ratcliffe
Mar 17, 20233 min read
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Remembering Judge Kristy Martinez
Credit: Colorado Judicial Branch Judge Kristy Martinez passed away on February 21, 2023. Before she was appointed as a judge with the...
Marty Whalen Brown
Mar 10, 20236 min read
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Ukraine: Half a World Away & Close to Our Hearts
In your holiday giving this season, please remember our Ukrainian friends half a world away who will be celebrating the holidays in a...
Marianna Kosharovsky & Yev Muchnik
Dec 14, 20223 min read
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