Bar News

• Jurisdiction: Colorado,United States
• Citation: Vol. 36 No. 1 Pg. 7
• Pages: 7
• Publication year: 2007

36 Colo.Law. 7 Colorado Lawyer 2007.

2007, January, Pg. 7. Bar News

The Colorado Lawyer
January 2007
Vol. 36, No. 1 [Page 7]

In and Around the Bar
Bar News
Bar News
by Mindy Marks, Cheryl Law

Bar News is a monthly compilation of news from the Colorado Bar Association,
including Sections and Committees, Administration,
and Local and Specialty Bar Associations.
Please send information and photos about Bar events and activities taking place
around the state to: Mindy Marks - mmarks@cobar.org, (303) 824-5312;
or Cheryl Law, (303) 824-5333. Call toll-free in-state: (800) 332-6736.

COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS'
2006 ANNUAL DINNER

The CBA Presidents' Annual Dinner was held at the Broadmoor Hotel on November 4, 2006. Pictured above, left to right: David Lytle, Tom Cross, Frank Plaut, Bart Mendenhall Bob Truhlar, Dan Hoffman, Liz Starrs, Les Ward, John Moye Katherine Tamblyn, Phil Figa, Ben Aisenberg, Steve Briggs Tom Carney, Rebecca Koppes Conway, Bill DeMoulin, Roger Clark, and David Wood.

HIT THE SLOPES!
SEVENTH ANNUAL SKI TRAIN, FEBRUARY 24, 2007

Lawyers, law students, family, and friends are invited to join in the fun of the Seventh Annual Ski Train Trip to Winter Park on Saturday, February 24, 2007. The event is sponsored by the CBA Young Lawyers Division. The Ski Train will leave Union Station in Denver at 7:15 a.m. (boarding begins at 6:30 a.m.) and return from Winter Park at 4:15 p.m. (boarding begins at 3:30 p.m.). The cost is $45 per person, not including the lift ticket.

Contact Julie Haines at (303) 825-2700 or jhaines@kcfpc.com by January 31, 2007, for registration information. See also p.70 in this issue for a full-page notice about this event.

CBA ANNOUNCES NEW MILITARY LAW COMMITTEE

The CBA is pleased to announce the formation of a Military Law Committee (MLC). The MLC's mission is to serve as a resource for attorneys and members of the public who are facing issues pertaining to all aspects of military law.

Created in September 2006, the MLC has attracted a large number of members from throughout Colorado. Committee Chair Chris Colclasure, an attorney with Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, believes interest in and need for such a committee is due in part to the large number of guard and reserve units activated to participate in U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Often, military members facing deployment find themselves having to deal with unanticipated legal issues. They may seek advice from attorneys whose knowledge of some aspects of military law, such as the Service Members' Civil Relief Act (SCRA), is limited. Similarly, the activation of guard and reserve units creates legal issues for employers who must become familiar with their obligations under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

MLC member Mark Cohen, a partner with Cohen Horner, LLP, has volunteered to create a newsletter to keep committee members and the Bar informed about developments in military law. Cohen explains that "military law" may be a broader category than some might imagine. In addition to issues pertaining to SCRA or USERRA, it includes military justice, veterans' benefits, administrative actions, defense industry contracts, the division of military pensions in divorce, security clearance disputes, and many other issues. The MLC has...