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The Collective Trauma of the Close Call
Author Laura Ratcliffe shares her thoughts and feelings after her children's school faced a shooting threat.

Laura Ratcliffe
Mar 4, 20243 min read
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Balancing Acts: A Guide to Goal Setting for Personal and Professional Success in 2024 and Beyond!
In the intricate dance of career ambitions and personal aspirations, attorneys often find themselves gracefully (and sometimes not so...
Becky Mancero
Jan 12, 20246 min read
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Confetti for Winter 2024!
Celebrating the accomplishments of our members and women in the bar

Kate Noble
Jan 5, 20242 min read
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Learn about Video Marketing for Attorneys
Meranda Vieyra shares tips about video marketing to increase traffic and leads, and convert more paying clients for your practice.

Meranda M. Vieyra
Dec 29, 20233 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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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 Art of Gathering as the CWBA
If you’ve had a conversation with me in the last few years, chances are you’ve heard me rave about the book The Art of Gathering by Priya...

Emma Garrison
Dec 8, 20235 min read
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Why You Should Serve - Apply Now to the CWBA Board of Directors
If you’ve never served on a nonprofit board of directors, then you may not realize the countless benefits that board service has for you...

Carime Lee
Dec 6, 20234 min read
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Professional Spotlight on Miko Brown
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...

Kate Noble
Dec 1, 20236 min read
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Healthier Holidays: Beating End-of-Year Burnout and Loneliness
As the year draws to a close and the holiday season approaches, it's a time of reflection, celebration, and connection with loved ones....

Ryann Peyton
Nov 24, 20236 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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Iris Halpern: A CWBA Member Battling Discrimination and Championing the First Amendment
If you get your news from the web, digital media, newspapers, cable, or good old National Public Radio, you may have heard that book...

Judge Elizabeth Weishaupl
Nov 17, 20236 min read
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Celebrating Women Veterans Day
After celebrating all veterans on Veterans Day, we first take a moment to explore the origins and continued expansion of Women Veterans...

Anna Sturges
Nov 15, 20232 min read
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Miranda Hawkins Professional Spotlight
Many CWBA members will know Miranda Hawkins as an accomplished small firm owner and estate planning practitioner, as well as 2020-2021...

Kate Noble
Oct 27, 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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International Pronoun Day: What Pronouns Mean and Why They Matter
Update: Since we published this article, the author, River Sedaka, has updated their pronouns to they/she. This means people may refer...

River Sedaka
Oct 18, 20234 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...
CWBA
Oct 11, 20232 min read
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Every year from September 15 through October 15th, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month to commemorate Latinos' contributions to the U.S....

Carime Lee
Oct 4, 20234 min read
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The Path to the Bench—Judge Melina Hernandez
My path to the bench was unexpected. When I graduated from law school in 2011, my plan was to help underserved populations receive the...

Melina Hernandez
Sep 29, 20233 min read
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Professional Spotlight on Fay Matsukage
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...

Kate Noble
Sep 27, 20235 min read
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