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Rolling Through the Parks: Sally’s Journey to Every National Park
CWBA member Sally Roller has made it her life-long mission to visit every national park in the country. I spent some time with Sally...
Maria Brooks
Mar 53 min read
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Lindsay Pitts and Miko Brown attend the NCWBA
The National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations was held in Chicago on August 1, 2024. Maria Brooks had the pleasure of interviewing...
Maria Brooks
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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Outside the Law: Sue Borgos on Fencing, Success, and Self-Confidence
Which comes first: success or self-confidence? The relationship between success and self-confidence is complex. How it unfolds within...
Susan H. Borgos
Dec 15, 20236 min read
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The Law School Hobby
Law school comes with many challenges that The Paper Chase and Legally Blonde woefully fails to prepare us for. And one of the poorly...
Marty Whalen Brown
May 12, 20236 min read
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Outside the Law: Lauren Schmidt on the Outside AND the Law
How a post-bar backpacking trip on the Pacific Crest Trail led to a career in outdoor education During my many years in private practice,...
Lauren Schmidt
Jan 27, 20234 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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Writing a Parenting Blog
Being a parent is one to the toughest roles one can take on. And as many lawyers will tell you, practicing law is pretty tough too. But...
Stephanie Williams
Aug 24, 20224 min read
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Outside the Law: Meet Rikke Liska, Ballerina at Law
I cannot seem to give up on the dream of tutus, tiaras, and pointe shoes. Nothing gives me the same combination of feelings as the first...
Rikke Liska
Jun 24, 20224 min read
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Outside the Law: Rachel Crass and Weightlifting
April 24, 1992, was the first time I heard, “Girls don’t do that. Girls don’t lift weights.” As bizarre as that statement was for me to...
Rachel Crass
May 20, 20225 min read
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How Peloton Rides with Other Lawyers are Benefiting Metro Volunteer Lawyers—and ME!
When I first launched Peloton Sessions rides for Metro Volunteer Lawyer’s (MVL) Barristers Ball, I thought it would be fun to build an...
Nicoal Sperrazza
Apr 8, 20222 min read
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A Mountain Bike Journey: From Race to Ride with Suzanne Leff
I won! This is when things got crazy. I had three and a half months to learn how to mountain bike and get my body in shape for one of the...
Suzanne Leff
Feb 18, 20226 min read
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Outside the Law: Pasta Making as Meditation with Hannah Seigel Proff
In the early days of the pandemic, it seemed everyone was talking (or posting) about their hobbies— photographs of Sourdough bread,...
Hannah Seigel Proff
Nov 19, 20212 min read
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Outside the Law: Celebrating Hispanic Cuisine with Jimena Mohedas
The 1891: Tell us about the first time you made empanadas. What was the inspiration behind it? Jimena Mohedas: My family is from Salta,...
Hannah Yearout
Oct 23, 20213 min read
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Outside the Law: Take a Hike! Rachael Willihnganz's Law School Survival Guide
Despite the messaging from many sources that law school must be a soul-sucking, exhausting experience in order for a law student to...
Rachael Willihnganz
Aug 20, 20213 min read
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Outside the Law: Amy Petri Beard and The 1891 Book Club
“I was on the Broomfield Library Board for a while. That is how much I love books.” Anyone who was ever part of a book club knows that it...
Hannah Yearout
Jul 23, 20215 min read
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Outside the Law: Amy Conley and ALIGHT
"Most people who become attorneys start out with a real passion to help people and/or make a difference in their community/world. Along...
Hannah Yearout
Jun 18, 20215 min read
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Outside the Law: with Connie Talmage- Making a Difference–It Feels Good and Might Just Change You
I have always had a public interest spirit. For as long as I can remember. I think it started when I was a child and signed up for Girl...
Connie Talmage
May 17, 20214 min read
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Outside the Law: Jennifer Jaskolka and Moving the Needle on Women in the Legal Profession
Jennifer Jaskolka received 89 rejection letters and still did not give up. Good thing she did not! Read this great article by Jennifer...
Jennifer Jaskolka
Mar 24, 20214 min read
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Outside the Law: Mary Phillips and Surviving Ovarian Cancer
In May 2005, I was diagnosed with metastasized ovarian cancer, Stage IIIC, with a prognosis of only two to three years left to live....
Mary Phillips
Feb 13, 20214 min read
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Outside the Law: Raquel Hernandez and the Great Outdoors
Raquel Hernandez practices family law at The Drexler Law Group, LLC in Colorado Springs. Outside of her law practice, Raquel is an avid...
Justine Pierce
Jan 15, 20215 min read
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