News from the Cba, Local Bars, and More

• Publication year: 2022
• Pages: 40

51 Colo.Law. 40 News from the CBA, Local Bars, and More Vol. 51, No. 9 [Page 40] Colorado Lawyer October, 2022

BAR NEWS

BY SHELBY KNAFEL

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.

COBALT Fundraiser Benefits Mujeres de Colores

COBALT's "Brews and Backpacks" fundraiser was a huge success, raising over $18,000 in cash plus myriad school supplies for children. All proceeds benefit Mujeres de Colores, a Fort Collins-based nonprofit that works to elevate the status of women and children through education and leadership.

Linda Phillips Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Business Law

The CBA Business Law Section has named Linda Phillips recipient of its 2022 Cathy Stricklin Krendl Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes intellectual and professional excellence in the practice of business law, efforts to advance business law practice in Colorado, and devotion to the principles of legal professionalism.

( - , Phillips is a business and cooperative law attorney at lason Wiener PC, where she specializes in business formations, contracts, employment law, and real estate. She helped form and was on the Board of Directors of the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership

Center, a nonprofit that promotes employee-owned business models.

MVL Holds Family Law Clinics

It was another busy month for Metro Volunteer Lawyers, which held family law clinics in Denver, Arapahoe, and lefferson counties. MVL thanks all of the dedicated volunteers who provide support each month—these clinics wouldn't be possible without them!

Meet CTLA's Newly Elected Officers

The Colorado Trial Lawyers Association welcomes the following newly elected officers: Thomas Neville, a partner at Ogborn Mihm, LLP (president); Kari Jones Dulin of Dan Caplis Law (president-elect); Sam Cannon of Cannon Law (vice president); Jason Wesoky of Ogborn Mihm, LLP (secretary); and Megan Matthews...