Phyllis Wan grew up in Morningside Heights, a diverse neighborhood of New York City bordered by Harlem and Spanish Harlem with Columbia...

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Olivia Omega in anticipation of her upcoming 2024 CWBA Convention presentation, “Authentic...

Celebrating the accomplishments of our members and women in the bar

Miko Brown has always had a passion for supporting women and diverse lawyers, and it was a driving force in her life even before she...

Many CWBA members will know Miranda Hawkins as an accomplished small firm owner and estate planning practitioner, as well as 2020-2021...

Fay Matsukage’s journey to becoming a lawyer began when she was just nine years old and her father first talked to her about joining the...

You might recognize this familiar face bustling around the CWBA's Annual Convention. For years, Jenna Klos has not only been an active...

Jon Olafson, a shareholder at Buchalter in Denver, gave the following introduction for Chief Judge Susan Blanco of the 8th Judicial...

We are excited to introduce our members to Kristen Staniewicz, the CWBA’s new Deputy Director! Kristen started in this new position with...

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...

Patricia M. Jarzobski is this year’s Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award winner. Patty, as she is better known by her friends and colleagues,...

Chelsea Augelli started her undergraduate career at the University of Denver as a pre-med student intending to become a surgeon. However,...

In a time-starved world where so much feedback about others — whether it is for a judgeship or job — is relayed in the quick, quiet...

Bench Strength Hon. Nina Wang and Charlotte Sweeney were confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Hon. Julie...

Growing up, Jon Olafson first knew he wanted to be lawyer as he watched state after state pass constitutional measures and statutes...

Charlotte Sweeney, recently confirmed as the newest judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, didn’t always imagine...

Bench Strength Charlotte Sweeney was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Allison Esser was appointed to...

The original version of this blog post was written by the Hon. Melody Mirbaba and published in The 1891 Blog on October 30, 2020, when...

As I waited for Alexis King to return from court, the wall of her lobby spoke volumes about the magnitude of her accomplishment in...

Having worked with Judge Mariana Vielma when she was the attorney for the Adams County Child Support Services, I was honored with the...