News from Cba Sections, Committees, Local and Specialty Bars, and More

• Publication year: 2015
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44 Colo.Law. 9 News From CBA Sections, Committees, Local and Specialty Bars, and More Vol. 44, No. 11 [Page 9] The Colorado Lawyer November, 2015

In and Around the Bar

Bar News

News From CBA Sections, Committees, Local and Specialty Bars, and More

Bar News is a monthly compilation of news from the CBA, 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 high-resolution photos (with captions identifying the subjects) to CBA Communications Specialist Jessica Volz at jvolz@cobar.org. Photos will be published in color online at www.cobar.org/tcl. Unless otherwise noted, all subjects in the photographs are identified from left to right.

Constitution Day

During the week of September 17, volunteer attorneys celebrated Constitution Day by leading programs and activities in 27 third- and eighth-grade classrooms across Denver. The DBA Lawyers and Schools Committee provided a number of suggested activities from which attorneys, in consultation with teachers, could choose. A number of students opted to create social media campaigns arguing for ratification of the First Amendment. Peg Perl, co-chair of the DBA Lawyers and Schools Committee and senior counsel for Colorado Ethics Watch, emphasized how refreshing it was to examine legal issues from the students' perspectives and to have the opportunity to reflect on some of the founding principles of the American legal system.

Thanks to all who volunteered their time to talk about the Constitution with the leaders of tomorrow: Erich Bethke, Jenna Brunett, Amy Devan, Amber Elias, Russ Haskell, Brad Hill, Matthew Holohan, Don Jacobson, Monica Lester, Scott Loftin, Jessica Lowrey, Camille Papini-Chapla, Peg Perl, Robert Rosenthal, Jeffrey Williams, David Wolff, Steven Woodrow, and Steve Zapiler.

CBA President Loren Brown Visits EPCBA

Loren Brown visited with members of the El Paso County Bar Association on September 9. The lunchtime event was held at the Pinery at the Hill in Colorado Springs.

LGBT Law Institute

In September, attorneys Jennifer Gormley and Byron Hammond co-chaired Colorado CLE's first LGBT Law Institute. A highlight of the Institute was a scholarly discussion of the landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges, where the U.S. Supreme Court held that the fundamental right to marry is...