Four of the Greatest: Outstanding Lawyers in Colorado History

• Jurisdiction: Colorado,United States
• Citation: Vol. 40 No. 7 Pg. 34
• Pages: 34
• Publication year: 2011

40 Colo.Law. 34 Colorado Bar Journal 2011.

2011, July, Pg. 34. Four of the Greatest: Outstanding Lawyers in Colorado History

The Colorado Lawyer
July 2011
Vol. 40, No. 7 [Page 34]

Four of the Greatest

Four of the Greatest: Outstanding Lawyers in Colorado History

Every year, the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) pays homage to outstanding attorneys who are deceasedby publishing profiles of them in its official publication. Since 1982, The Colorado Lawyer has printed in the July issue profiles of Colorado's most esteemed attorneys.

Members of the bar, relatives, and others submit names of deserving candidates to the CBA Awards Committee. Each year in the fall, the Awards Committee meets and reviews the nominations received and makes nominations of its own, and then selects six candidates for profiling. As many as six lawyers will be profiled in each July issue.

The 2010 Awards Committee determined that, effective with the candidates who would be profiled in 2011, nominees must have been deceased seven years (previously it was ten years) to be eligible for nomination. In addition, nominees must have:

* exemplified the high ideals of the legal profession during their lifetime

* made significant contributions to the CBA

* been of aid and assistance to other lawyers, particularly novice lawyers

* been active in civic and community affairs

* been instrumental in accomplishing some significant changes in the law

*...