Bar News

• Publication year: 2001
• Pages: 4
• Citation: Vol. 30 No. 8 Pg. 4

30 Colo.Law. 4 Colorado Lawyer 2001.

2001, August, Pg. 4. Bar News

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Vol. 30, No. 8, Pg. 4

The Colorado Lawyer
August 2001
Vol. 30, No. 8 [Page 4]

Bar News
Bar News
by Molly Osberg

Bar News is a monthly compilation of news from the Colorado Bar Association administration, sections, committees, and minority/specialty and local bar associations. If you have information you would like included in Bar News, contact the CBA Communications Department by phone or letter using the information above right or fax to Molly Osberg at (303) 894-0821, or e-mail to mosberg@cobar.org

CBA NEWS

Economic Survey: The CBA "2000 Economic Survey" ("Survey") is available to CBA members online at [http://www.cobar.org/group/index.cfm?category=649&EntityID=dplpm] The Survey includes information on the median income of Colorado attorneys and income by field of law, size of firm or organization, years in practice, and geographic area. It also contains information on hourly billing rates, number of hours worked per week, and overhead expenses and gross receipts per attorney. Legal assistant and secretary salaries also are included. A printed version of the Survey is available for purchase. Cost: $20, members; $45, nonmembers Contact CBA Law Practice Management Director Reba Nance at (303) 824-5320 or (800) 332-6736 if you have questions.

Diversity Awareness: On April 2, 2001, the CBA presented the University of Denver ("DU") College of Law and the CBA Diversity in the Legal Profession Committee with a check for $2,500 to fund DU's student-organized "Diversity Awareness Week," which was held April 2-6. The donation was made possible through a grant to the CBA from Lawyers for One America and LexisNexis, and is intended to promote the advancement of minorities in the legal profession.

DU law students Susan Klopman (left), Jenny Cantor, and Sue Young hold the "giant" donation check with CBA Past-President Dale Harris (left) and CBA Executive Director Chuck Turner.

Arthritis Award: A hearty congratulations is extended to CBA member and long-time Denver attorney John Low, who was selected as the recipient of the 10th Annual Eleanor P Williams Arthritis Award. The award is presented by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation to a Colorado lawyer who has provided dedicated service to the legal community and community at large. A partial list of Low's...