A Message From DBA President Mo Watson : Celebrating Legal Professionalism
ctober is Legal Professionalism month. For me, it is a time when I not only scramble to ensure my CLE credits are in order,…
Read articleJudicial Profile Of Judge Craig Welling
he Nuclear Proliferation Treaty took effect. The Beatles disbanded. A Boeing 747 went to London and Apollo 13 safely landed. For many reasons, the…
Read article10 Questions With Edgar Barraza
1. Where did you go to law school and where are you currently working? I attended the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. I…
Read articleStaying Professional ~ By Michael R. McCormick
1. Wait Until You Are Calm to Respond Has this ever happened to you? You are under stress and about to leave the office. Then you…
Read articleDealing with Difficult Personalities ~ By Sarah Myers
In the practice of law, there are many circumstances that increase the possibility we will encounter difficult personalities, particularly when the adversarial process is a prized…
Read articleWhy Professionalism Matters ~ By Richard L. Gabriel
Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice, CBA President Loren M. Brown, Dean Philip J. Weiser of the University of Colorado Law School and Dean Martin J. Katz…
Read articlePeer Professionalism Assistance ~ By Craig Eley
It is pretty difficult to get in trouble in most states (including Colorado) for calling opposing counsel a name. When a situation turns really sour, the…
Read articleFormer Appellate Attorney Elizabeth Harris Joins the Colorado Court of Appeals ~ By Keith Lewis
Judge Elizabeth Harris was sworn in to the Colorado Court of Appeals on July 23, 2015, when she zipped into the black robe and transitioned from…
Read articleThe Ins and Outs of the Inns of Court ~ By Becky Bye
The mission of the American Inns of Court is “to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility and legal skills.” Therefore, their essential purpose is to promote…
Read article“Judges Are Not Politicans”: US Supreme Court Upholds Florida Law Prohibiting the Personal Solicitation of Campaign Funds by Judicial Candidates ~ By Charles C. Hall
Colorado sidesteps many of the problems inherent in judicial elections by using merit-based selection for the appointment of trial and appellate judges. In merit selection, judges…
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