News from Cba Sections, Committees, Local and Specialty Bars, and More
| Publication year | 2013 |
| Pages | 9 |
| Citation | Vol. 42 No. 3 Pg. 9 |
In and Around the Bar Bar News
Bar News is a monthly compilation of news from the Colorado Bar Association, including sections and committees, administration, and local and specialty bar associations. It also includes notices of activities—past, present, and future—from local and national law-related organizations and groups. Please send information and photos to CBA legal editor Susie Klein at sklein@cobar.org.
Bennett S. Aisenberg and Loren M. Brown Honored at Bar Foundation Dinner
Ben Aisenberg was recognized with the Award of Merit, the Colorado Bar Association’s highest honor, during the Colorado Bar Foundation’s Annual Dinner on January 11. The longtime sole practitioner served as president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) from 1984 to 1985, president of the Denver Bar Association (DBA) from 1991 to 1992, and president of the CBA from 1998 to 1999. In 2003, he received the DBA’s Award of Merit. He also has been honored by the Sam Cary and Asian Pacific American Bar Associations. Comments Aisenberg made at the Foundation Dinner can be found on page 15.
Gary L. McPherson Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Loren Brown also was honored at the dinner. The award is given annually to a young lawyer (37 years of age or younger or admitted to the bar fewer than three years) with an outstanding record of professional success and community service achievements, as well as a strong commitment to civic participation. Brown, a shareholder with Donelson Ciancio & Grant, P.C., is a former president of the Adams Broomfield Bar Association (ABBA); a fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation; a member of the CTLA; and a graduate and executive committee member of COBALT, the CBA’s leadership training program. In 2012, he and fellow members of the Seventeenth Judicial District Access to Justice Committee were recognized as "citizens of the year" and presented the Liberty Bell Award by the ABBA. In 2011, the ABBA also awarded him the Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award.
Technology Helps Members Stay Connected in Northwest Colorado
The Northwest Colorado Bar Association (NCBA) is one of Colorado's largest local bar associations by land mass, with more than 100 miles separating the courthouses in the district. As a result, the association relies on the latest technological innovations to help its membership stay connected. Earlier this year, for example, the association hosted a bench-bar...
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