News From the CBA, Local Bars, and More: January 2017, 0117 COBJ, Vol. 46 No. 1 Pg.7
| Author | Jessica A. Volz, J. |
Bar News
Jessica A. Volz, J.
News From the CBA, Local Bars, and More: January 2017
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 A. Volz at jvolz@cobar.org.
DU Law Stars Event
DU Law Stars is the University of Denver Sturm College of Law's premiere funding event, taking place each year in the fall. Money raised from the event supports the Clinical Programs, the Judicial Fellows Program, and, for the first time this year, the Veterans Advocacy Project. The law school entertained 785 guests at the Denver Marriott City Center on November 1, breaking a record in both attendees and proceeds. This year's honorees were: James M. Mulligan, JD '74 (Thompson G. Marsh Award); Leslie A. Fields, JD '81 (William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award); Hon Alfred C. Harrell, JD '71 (Hon. Robert H. McWilliams Alumni Professionalism Award); and Martin J. Katz (Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award). For more information and to get involved, contact Assistant Dean for Alumni Relations Laura Dean at ldean@law.du.edu
Colorado Receives "Justice for All" Grant
Colorado is one of seven states to be awarded a Justice for All project grant. The grant will allow the Colorado access to justice community, including the CBA, the Access to Justice Commission, the Colorado Judicial Branch, and Colorado Legal Services, to conduct an inventory of civil legal resources and form partnerships with relevant stakeholders. The result will be a state assessment and strategic action plan to provide meaningful access to justice for all. Justice for All grants are supported by the Public Welfare Foundation and the National Center for State Courts. For more information, visit www.publicwelfare.org/justice-for-all-project-grants-announced.
Colorado Supreme Court Bar Admission Ceremony
On the afternoon of October 31, the 583 individuals who successfully passed the July 2016 Bar Exam were recognized at a special ceremony at Boettcher Concert Hall. The ceremony included opening remarks from CBA President Patricia M. Jarzobski and the Honorable Marcia Krieger. Former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. gave a...
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