40th Law Annual Alumni Awards

Thursday, June 17, 2021 | Virtual

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 1 COLORADO LAW WELCOME FROM DEAN ANAYA

Dear Colorado Law community,

Thank you for joining us for the 40th and visionary faculty, and committed annual Alumni Awards celebration. This staff all contribute to our success. Over evening, we celebrate the achievements the past five years – and particularly of eight individuals who demonstrate in the last extraordinary 15 months – I the spirit and values of Colorado Law. have seen how this community unites in I always look forward to bringing our the face of adversity. Working together, community together for this special we can continue to grow and improve occasion. Tonight is especially poignant Colorado Law as a law school that for me as it is the last awards event I will is rooted in the community it serves, attend as dean of Colorado Law. create opportunities for students and faculty, and contribute to a more just and Each of tonight’s honorees embody the equitable world. qualities of professionalism and service that we promote at Colorado Law. Thank you for your many contributions The honorees are engaged in giving to that enable and enhance our students’ their communities, improving the legal education and career development and profession, and supporting Colorado for the ways you support our faculty Law and future lawyers. Through their and staff. I hope that this year’s program S. James Anaya exemplary public service, philanthropy, inspires you to renew your commitment leadership, serving as role models, and to the law school. representing high professional standards, they epitomize the best of Colorado Law. It is an honor to recognize these Warmly, individuals and their many remarkable accomplishments.

We are a successful law school because of the support of our community. Our passionate and creative students, S. James Anaya, Dean and University accomplished and dedicated alumni, Distinguished Professor generous donors and partners, devoted

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 2 COLORADO LAW 2021 ALUMNI AWARDS SCHEDULE

WELCOME Law Alumni Board Chair – Hiwot M. Covell (’09) Law Alumni Banquet Chair – David W. Stark (’73)

REMARKS Dean – S. James Anaya

DEAN’S CHOICE AWARDS Richard Schaden Adopted Alumnus Award John Echohawk Sonny Flowers Award Hon. Gary M. Jackson (’70)

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Public Sector - Jacki Cooper Melmed (’03) Education - Whiting Dimock (’96) Private Practice - Carolyn Fairless (’98) Small/Solo Practitioner - Tyrone Glover (’09) Special Recognition for Outstanding Leadership in Civil Rights - Ryan Haygood (’01)

WILLIAM LEE KNOUS AWARD Daniel A. Vigil (’82)

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

CLOSING Law Alumni Banquet Chair – David W. Stark (’73)

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 3 COLORADO LAW THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS The University of Colorado Law School is grateful for the support of its sponsors. Proceeds will benefit the Colorado Law Dean’s Fund for Excellence and the Law Alumni Scholarship Fund.

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SILVER BRONZE FRIENDS Ballard Spahr LLP Anonymous Anonymous in honor of Dean Anaya Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Arnold & Porter Colorado LGBT Bar Association Colorado and Bar Associations and The Buck Family Fund Conscience Bay Company Colorado Bar Association CLE Burns, Figa & Will Daniel A. Vigil, (’82) Crane & Tejada, P.C. Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc. Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Kissinger & Fellman, P.C. Faegre Drinker Dorsey & Whitney LLP Marisa Hudson-Arney, (’01) and Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP The Gary (‘70) and Regina Jackson family Ryan Arney, (’00) The Knous Family Gebhardt Emerson Moodie Bonanno, LLC Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC Holland & Hart LLP Hurth, Sisk & Blakemore LLP Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP Lewis Roca Native American Rights Fund Milgrom & Daskam Shoemaker Ghiselli & Schwartz LLC New Jersey Institute for Social Justice University of Colorado, University Counsel Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC Vicente Sederberg LLP PURVIS • GRAY • THOMSON, LLP Sheridan Ross PC Names in bold denote Sherman & Howard L.L.C. sponsorship for 10 years or more Snell & Wilmer Welborn Sullivan Meck and Tooley PC Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 4 COLORADO LAW DEAN’S CHOICE AWARD Richard Schaden Adopted Alumnus Award John Echohawk

John Echohawk, Pawnee, is the He serves on the boards of the executive director of the Native American Indian Resources Institute, the American Rights Fund (NARF), which is Association on American Indian Affairs, headquartered in Boulder. He was the the Indigenous Language Institute, first graduate of the University of New Natural Resources Defense Council, and Mexico’s special program to train Indian the National Center for American Indian lawyers and was a founding member Enterprise Development. of the American Indian Law Students Echohawk has been a strong supporter Association while in law school. He of Colorado Law’s American Indian Law received both his JD and BA from the Program and the law school’s students University of New Mexico. Echohawk and graduates who are interested in and has been with NARF since its inception practice Indian law throughout his years in 1970, having served continuously as as the executive director of NARF. executive director since 1977. He has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America by the National Law Journal and has John Echohawk received numerous service awards and other recognition for his leadership in the Indian law field.

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 5 COLORADO LAW DEAN’S CHOICE AWARD Sonny Flowers Award Hon. Gary M. Jackson (’70)

of Colorado, where he received a including treasurer and president; Jackson, retired as of Dec. 30, 2020, special commendation from U.S. in 2006 was honored with the King presided in the Criminal and General Attorney Edward Levi and FBI Director Trimble Lifetime Achievement Award. Session Divisions of Denver County Clarence Kelley for his successful Numerous other community Court. In 2018 the Colorado Judicial representation of the FBI in a multi- organizations have benefited from Institute recognized him with its million dollar civil suit. Jackson’s leadership and involvement, Judicial Excellence Award for County In 1976, Jackson entered private including the Northeast Denver Youth Court Judge of the year. Mayor practice and became a partner in the Services, the Cleo Parker Robinson Hancock presented Jackson with the law firm of DiManna, Eklund, Ciancio Dance Ensemble, and the Denver Monte Pascoe Civic Leadership Award & Jackson. In 1982, Michael DiManna Urban League. With his participation in in 2018. In 2019, Law Week Colorado and Jackson formed the law firm of the Sam Cary Scholarship Endowment selected Jackson as a trial judge DiManna & Jackson. This partnership Fund and the Delta Eta Boule of the year. In 2020, the Center for continued until Jackson’s appointment Foundation (former chairman), these Legal Inclusiveness awarded Jackson by Mayor Michael Hancock to the organizations have awarded deserving the Hon. Wiley Daniel Lifetime Hon. Gary M. Jackson Denver County Court bench in January African-American students more than a Achievement Award. The Colorado 2013. Other legal achievements quarter-million dollars in scholarships. County Court Judges’ Association Gary M. Jackson, a native of included an appointment to the 18th awarded Jackson the Anthony Greco Colorado, grew up in Denver and Jackson has generously shared his Judicial District Judicial Performance Award for his judicial excellence and graduated with honors from George legal knowledge and experience Commission, the 2nd Judicial leadership. In addition, the Colorado Washington High School. He received through mentoring programs and Nominating Commission, and the chapter of the American Board of an academic scholarship to the instruction at colleges and law U.S. District Court’s Nominating Trial Advocates awarded Jackson its University of Redlands in California schools throughout Colorado. His Commission to select U.S. District Judicial Excellence Award. and earned his undergraduate degree active participation in the legal Court judges and magistrates. Jackson is married to Regina Lee and Juris Doctor from the University of community has also meant serving on Jackson. They have two children and Colorado Boulder. In 1971, Jackson was a founder of several boards. Jackson is currently the Sam Cary Bar Association, an one of the Colorado Bar Association/ four grandchildren. He began his legal career as a organization dedicated to promoting Colorado Judicial Institute Coalition deputy district attorney with the professionalism and the exchange leaders on Judicial Diversity, which Denver District Attorney’s Office of ideas among African-American has a two-year initiative to address in 1970. In 1974, he was assigned lawyers and judges. He has had the lack of diversity in the Colorado to the Civil Division of the United many roles within the organization, state judiciary. States Attorney’s Office, District

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 6 COLORADO LAW rising to the top Polsinelli congratulates all the Colorado Law Alumni Awards Honorees for their outstanding contributions and dedication to the legal profession and the Colorado community.

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7 COLORADO LAW DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Public Sector Jacki Cooper Melmed (’03)

Jacki Cooper Melmed currently serves in Denver, Colorado, and served as a as chief legal counsel for Gov. Jared law clerk for Polis. She held the same position for Justice Michael Bender. She attended Gov. from 2015 law school at the University of Colorado through 2019. As a member of the Boulder, where she was editor-in-chief of governor’s executive management team, the Colorado Law Review. she works closely with the governor Cooper Melmed also holds a master’s and other executive staff members to degree in English literature and film manage state government, plan the from the University of Chicago, and strategic direction of the administration, bachelor’s degrees in English and and design key initiatives. She also French from the University of Michigan. oversees the governor’s legal team, who Cooper Melmed is an avid hiker and advise the governor, senior staff, and skier and enjoys reading, cooking, and cabinet on a number of legal issues. spending time with her husband and, Cooper Melmed’s key responsibilities when allowed, two adult sons. include managing litigation and other legal matters in partnership Jacki Cooper Melmed with the attorney general, serving as ethics counsel for the administration, overseeing judicial appointments, and representing the governor on matters ranging from labor relations to criminal justice reform to Indian affairs. Before working for state government, Cooper Melmed practiced law at Shoemaker Ghiselli + Schwartz in Boulder, Colorado, and Hogan & Hartson

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 8 COLORADO LAW Congratulations to WTO’s Carolyn Fairless, the 2021 Distinguished Achievement in Private Practice Award Winner! And congratulations to all of this year’s winners.

WTO Colorado Law Alumni Hugh Q. Gottschalk ’79, Carolyn Fairless ’98, Amy DeVan ’01, Andrew Myers ’02, Zach Lange ’06, Jenny Parker ’11, Eric Robertson ’11, CiCi Cheng ’12, Jacob Rey ’16, and Will Hauptman ’17 h

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9 COLORADO LAW DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Education Whiting Dimock (’96)

Whiting Dimock graduated for seven years as an associate assistant dean of students, from the University of at two major law firms in Dimock worked as a senior Colorado Law School in 1996, Washington, D.C. First, for career advisor at Shannon & and returned to the school Sutherland Asbill & Brennan Manch, LLP, a Washington, to serve as senior assistant LLP, where she focused D.C.-based consulting firm, dean of students in 2010. In primarily on corporate and where she specialized in this role, Dimock has worked securities matters for clients in attorney career development with students and colleagues the financial services industry, and talent management issues, on efforts to maximize and then at Dow Lohnes working intensively with student retention and success PLLC where she specialized in attorneys and law students with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions in the in career transition and also traditionally underrepresented communications and high tech in a consultative role to law student populations. Her industries. Dimock subsequently firms, advising members of work includes service on the worked as a vice president at firm leadership on issues that admissions committee to Trammell Crow Company, an impact productivity, attorney ensure that the holistic review international commercial real evaluation processes and Whiting Dimock of applications reflects current estate services firm, where she compensation systems. student experiences. had transactional and personnel Dimock holds a JD from the Dimock’s previous experience management responsibilities, University of Colorado Law includes practicing law and at Nixon Peabody LLP, School, a BA from Williams and working in personnel where she was responsible for College, and has completed management at large law firms recruiting, integrating, training, coursework in the Organizational in Washington, D.C., as well as coaching, evaluating, mentoring, Counseling MS program at The serving as a career transition advising, and facilitating Johns Hopkins University. advisor for lawyers. departures of legal personnel. Following graduation from Immediately prior to her Colorado Law, Dimock worked appointment as the senior

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11 COLORADO LAW DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Private Practice Carolyn Fairless (’98)

Carolyn Fairless is the co-managing In 2019, Fairless was inducted as a partner of the national civil litigation Fellow into the American College of Trial firm, Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP. Lawyers, an elite network of the top trial Fairless has been called “a lawyer’s lawyers in the country. lawyer,” as she has successfully Fairless earned her JD from the defended some of the nation’s leading University of Colorado Law School law firms and lawyers in high-stakes in 1998. She also holds a bachelor’s legal malpractice matters throughout degree in computer science, with a the country. A frequent presenter on minor in mathematics, from Tulane topics involving legal ethics, Fairless University. Prior to entering law, Fairless has tried more than 20 trials and served as a computer analyst at IBM. arbitrations to verdict or award, with outstanding results for her clients. Rankings organizations and directories such as Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, and Colorado Super Lawyers have consistently recognized Fairless Carolyn Fairless at the top of her field, based on input from clients, colleagues, and peers in the industry.

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 12 COLORADO LAW DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Small/Solo Practitioner Tyrone Glover (’09)

Tyrone Glover is a seasoned the prestigious “Bootcamp Lawyer trial lawyer representing clients in of the Year” recognition in 2012. In civil rights, criminal defense, and 2015, he was recognized as the Sam employment matters. The son of Cary Bar Association Young Lawyer of parents and grandparents who fought the Year. Since then, Glover has been hard for equality and justice long consistently recognized as a top lawyer before these principles were universally in Colorado, securing many favorable guaranteed, Glover regularly handles outcomes for his clients, including a high-stakes cases in both state and recent $4.5 million-dollar verdict. Since federal courts, achieving favorable leaving the public defender’s office, outcomes for his clients. Glover worked in private practice A born fighter who became an handling criminal defense and civil internationally top-ranked Brazilian rights litigation. He has tried over 40 Jiu Jitsu blackbelt and an undefeated jury trials throughout the state. A leader professional mixed martial artist, he has amongst his peers, he is the 2021-22 taken his fight to the courts, protecting Denver Bar Association president. and defending the rights and interests of Tyrone Glover his clients. He is a strong advocate with an inherent ability to maintain focus and a sense of calm in chaotic situations. Glover’s legal career began at the Colorado Public Defender’s Office, where he was a trial lawyer serving underprivileged people of Denver who were charged with crimes. He earned

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 13 COLORADO LAW 14 COLORADO LAW DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Special Recognition for Outstanding Leadership in Civil Rights Ryan Haygood (’01)

Ryan P. Haygood is a The institute’s advocacy also led Texas’ racially discriminatory nationally respected civil to the historic announcement photo ID law, under which rights lawyer. As president that two of New Jersey’s youth a voter could present a and CEO of the New Jersey prisons would close; community concealed-handgun license Institute for Social Justice, engagement in the development as a form of identification to he leads a majority-women of 15 policing reforms in vote at the polls but not a of color team of racial justice Newark; an independent state student ID. In the first ruling of advocates whose cutting-edge prosecutor for cases involving its kind, a federal district court work – powered by grassroots police misconduct; and the struck down Texas’ photo ID organizing, research, writing, introduction of the first-of-its- law as intentionally racially policy and legislative advocacy, kind bill for a reparations task discriminatory, a violation of and litigation – seeks to build force in New Jersey. the Voting Rights Act and an reparative systems that create Prior to leading the institute, unconstitutional poll tax. wealth, justice and power for Haygood served as deputy A passionate advocate, Black, Latina/Latino, and other director of litigation at the Haygood speaks and writes people of color in New Jersey. NAACP Legal Defense & regularly on issues concerning Under Haygood’s leadership, Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), race, law, social justice, the institute’s advocacy led to where he worked for more than democracy, and power. He the historic restoration of the a decade. received his JD from the Ryan Haygood vote to 83,000 people on parole At LDF, Haygood litigated some University of Colorado Law and probation, a right New of the most important civil School and BA in American Jersey previously denied since rights cases of our time. In two history and political science 1844; automatic and online of those cases, he defended cum laude from Colorado voter registration; ending prison- a core provision of the Voting College, where he was based gerrymandering for state Rights Act, widely regarded nominated for the Rhodes legislative redistricting; a $15 as one of the nation’s greatest scholarship and earned minimum wage; the reporting of pieces of civil rights legislation, academic and athletic All- COVID-19 racial data; and New before the United States American and hall of fame Jersey becoming the first state Supreme Court. Haygood also honors as a football player. to test all of its incarcerated led a successful challenge to youth for COVID-19.

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 15 COLORADO LAW WILLIAM LEE KNOUS AWARD Daniel A. Vigil (’82)

Daniel A. Vigil graduated from commissioner of the Colorado recognized by the Colorado the University of Colorado Law Supreme Court Chief Justice Supreme Court for outstanding School in 1982. He clerked for Commission on the Legal contribution and service to the a Denver District Court judge Profession, and a former citizens of Colorado, the legal and then went into private trustee for the Colorado profession, and the Colorado practice. In 1984, he began Supreme Court Attorney Fund Supreme Court. In 2008 teaching at the University of for Client Protection. He was the Colorado Hispanic Bar Colorado Law School. He later also a member of the Colorado Association awarded him its became an associate dean at Supreme Court Judicial Lifetime Achievement Award, the law school. Vigil has taught Advisory Council. the association’s highest honor. Criminal Law, Legal Method, He is a past president of Vigil was voted Outstanding Legal Writing, Appellate the Colorado Hispanic Bar Administrator of the Year in 2012 Advocacy, and Professional Association and a former by DU Denver Law Students. Responsibility at Colorado chairman of the Colorado Vigil has presented numerous Law and Water Law and Legal Lottery Commission. He served lectures, speeches, and Profession at DU Law. In 1998, many years as a member of the continuing legal education he received the University board of directors of Colorado programs throughout the state of Colorado Law School’s Legal Services, 10 of those and nation. Daniel A. Vigil Alumni Award for Distinguished years as chairman. Vigil is a Achievement in Education. In Vigil served in the U.S. Army in past president of the Boulder 1970-1971. He was honorably 2003, Vigil left the University County Bar Foundation and a of Colorado Law School and discharged and awarded the former chairman of the Legal National Defense Medal. began teaching at the Sturm Education and Admissions College of Law, where he Committee of the Colorado Bar currently holds the title of Association. Vigil has served assistant dean emeritus. two terms on the Colorado Bar Vigil is a member of the Association Board of Governors, Colorado Supreme Court and one term on its executive Advisory Committee, a former committee. In 2007, Vigil was

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 16 COLORADO LAW WILLIAM LEE KNOUS ABOUT THE WILLIAM LEE AWARD PAST RECIPIENTS KNOUS AWARD William Lee Knous (1911) was the only man in Colorado ever to have 1960 Frederic P. Storke 1992 Christopher Brauchli occupied the highest seat in the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government. The Knous Award, the University of Colorado 1961 William R. Kelly 1993 Luis D. Rovira Law School’s highest alumni award, was established in 1960 in his 1962 Frank D. Allen 1994 Walter A. “Bill” Steele memory. Conferred annually by the Law Alumni Board, the award is 1963 James M. Noland 1995 Donald S. Graham given to an alumnus in recognition of outstanding achievement and 1964 Jean S. Breitenstein 1996 Hank Brown sustained service to the law school. 1965 Frank A. Kemp 1997 Brooke Wunnicke 1966 Edward G. Knowles 1998 Alan L. Sternberg 1967 Charles J. Kelly 1999 John M. Sayre 1968 William W. Gaunt 2000 James E. Scarboro 1969 James K. Groves 2001 William J. Hybl 1970 Alfred A. Arraj 2002 Ruth M. Wright 1971 Raphael J. Moses 2003 Marvin E. Wolf 1972 O. Hatfield Chilson 2004 J. Dennis Hynes 1973 Ira C. Rothgerber, Jr. 2005 Robert F. Hill 1974 Howard C. Klemme 2006 Alex J. Martinez 1975 Edward E. Pringle 2007 William P. DeMoulin 1976 Vasco G. Seavy 2008 Karen J. Mathis 1977 Moses Lasky 2009 Myra H. Monfort Runyan 1978 Donald S. Stubbs 2010 Gary M. Jackson 1979 John F. Healy 2011 L. Richard Bratton 1980 Royal C. Rubright 2012 Bill Johnson 1981 Lawrence M. Wood 2013 Michael L. Bender 1982 William H. Nelson 2014 Roy M. Romer 1983 Katherine Tamblyn 2015 Betty Carter Arkell 1984 David W. Enoch 2016 Norman Brownstein 1985 Courtland H. Peterson 2016 Steven W. Farber 1986 Thomas G. Brown 2017 , Jr. 1987 Paul V. Hodges 2018 Peter C. Dietze 1988 Philip G. Dufford 2019 William Gray 1989 Laurence W. DeMuth, Jr. 2019 John Purvis 1990 William C. McClearn 2020 Nathan B. Coats 1991 Leonard M. Campbell 40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 17 COLORADO LAW PREVIOUS HONOREES

EDUCATION 1994 Joseph B. Blake 1985 Orrelle R. Weeks 1987 Laurence B. Flanders, Jr. 1995 Susan Keesen 1986 Claus J. Hume 1987 Nicholas R. Doman 1982 James P. Whyte, Jr. 1996 Glenn R. Jones 1987 John J. Rooney 1988 Steven K. Moise 1983 Frank J. Trelease 1997 Anthony F. Prinster 1988 Allen T. Compton 1989 William P. Johnson 1984 Clarence R. Morris 1998 Kenneth W. Caughey 1989 Linda K. Neuman 1989 Frances A. Koncilja 1985 Vine V. Deloria, Jr. 2000 Libby Cook 1990 Luis D. Rovira 1990 J. Fern Black 1986 Stanley D. Henderson 2001 Richard W. Dana 1991 William R. Federici 1990 Charles L. Casteel 1987 Kenneth H. York 2007 Gail H. Klapper 1992 Charles E. Matheson 1991 Betty Carter Arkell 1988 Arval A. Morris 2010 Gilbert Goldstein 1994 William D. Neighbors 1991 William K. Ris 1989 Frances E. Olsen 2013 Carole J. Yaley 1995 Alan L. Sternberg 1992 Karen J. Mathis 1990 Ben E. Chidlaw 2014 Thomas M. Ray 1996 Charles D. Pierce 1994 James E. Scarboro 1991 Donald F. Clifford, Jr. 1997 William P. DeMoulin 1994 Harold A. “Hal” Feder 1992 Howard C. Klemme CORPORATE COUNSEL 1998 Connie Peterson 1994 Patrick M. Westfeldt 1995 J. Dennis Hynes 1999 Richard Paynter 1995 Carl A. Eklund 1996 Bonnie P. Tucker 1982 Laurence W.DeMuth, Jr. 2000 Kenneth E. Barnhill 1995 Anthony W. Williams 1997 H. Patrick Furman 1983 Beverly E. Ledbetter 2001 Claudia J. Jordan 1996 Warren L. Turner 1998 Daniel Vigil 1984 Christina Bearman Von Wald 2002 Donald E. Abram 1997 Mark R. Levy 1999 Howard M. Tuttle, III 1985 James A. Cotton 2003 Steve C. Briggs 1998 Clayton “Swede”Johnson 2000 Courtland H. Peterson 1986 Theodore E. Woods 2003 Alex J. Martinez 1999 John Wittemyer 2001 Donald C. Bross 1987 R. Timothy Robberson 2004 Morris B. Hoffman 2000 Arthur E. March 2002 Lorenzo A. Trujillo 1988 Robert H. Asher 2005 Robert J. Kapelke 2002 G. Lane Earnest 2003 Wayne M. Gazur 1989 James R. McCotter 2006 Michael L. Bender 2004 Edward T. Ramey 2012 Jane B. Korn 1990 David R. Hansen 2007 Nathan B. Coats 2005 Stanley L. Garnett 1991 Clark E. Weaver 2008 Steven T. Pelican 2006 Glenn Porzak 1994 Myra H. Monfort Runyan EXECUTIVE IN INDUSTRY 2011 Larry J. Naves 2007 Norman Brownstein 1995 Richard B. Von Wald 1982 Fred E. Deering 2013 Timothy M. Tymkovich 2007 Steven W. Farber 1997 Florence J. Phillips 1983 James E. Carpenter 2014 Claudia J. Jordan 2010 Melissa D. Hubbard 2009 Britt D. Banks 1984 Gerald Harrison 2016 Marcia S. Krieger 2011 Mark A. Fogg 2015 William R. Buck 1985 Kermit L. Darkey 2019 Kristen L. Mix 2013 Regina M. Rodriguez 2016 Michelle M. Lucero 1986 Stanton T. Hadley 2014 Thomas W. Fredericks 2018 Sonny Cave 1987 Stanley Dempsey PRIVATE PRACTICE 2015 David G. Palmer 1988 Marvin E. Wolf 2015 Brian L. Duffy JUDICIARY 1982 William H. Nelson 1989 William A. Wise 2017 Hugh Q. Gottschalk 1983 Charles J. Beise 1990 John S. Poyen III 1982 Conrad L. Ball 2018 Niki Frangos Tuttle 1984 Chuck Mau 1991 Robert A. Ruyle 1983 Hugh H. Arnold 2019 Todd A. Fredrickson 1985 Leonard M. Campbell 1992 William J. Hybl 1984 Patricia Ann Clark 2020 Mindy Sooter 1986 William C. McClearn

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PUBLIC SECTOR RECENT ALUMNUS 2000 Bart Mendenhall 2001 Victor Quinn 1982 Wilma C. Martin 1999 Michelle M. Lucero 2004 Rebecca Koppes Conway 1983 Gordon L. Allott, Sr. 2000 Paula D. Greisen 2008 Neil C. King 1984 2001 Richard V. Lopez 2009 Peter C. Dietze 1985 Dale D. Tooley 2002 Charles E. Bedford 2017 Gary B. Blum 1986 Brooke V. Wunnicke 2003 Elisabeth D. Arenales 2020 W. Harold “Sonny” Flowers 1987 Ruth M. Wright 2004 Kristin F. Rozansky 1988 David F. Vela 2010 Brandon C. Shaffer DEAN EDWARD C. KING 1989 Hank Brown 2012 Joseph Neguse 1990 H. H. Arnold 2018 Javed M. Abbas MAKING A DIFFERENCE 1991 Philip M. Jones AWARD 1992 Charles E. Berry SOLO/SMALL FIRM 2012 Bill Mooz 1994 John M. Sayre, Sr. PRACTITIONER 2013 John Schultz 1995 Henry L. Solano 2014 Douglas J. Friednash 1982 Robert E. Sabin 1996 Manuel A. Ramos 2014 D. Scott Martinez 1983 Frank D. Allen, Sr. 1997 Alberto M. Dominguez, Jr. 2015 Roxanne Jensen 1984 Sidney E. Pleasant 1999 Karen S. Steinhauser 2016 Fiona Arnold 1985 George McLachlan, Jr. 2000 John Martinez 2018 Mekela Goehring 1986 Christopher R. Brauchli 2001 David W. Wymore 2019 Meshach Y. Rhoades 1987 Donald E. Cordova 2002 J. Wallace Wortham, Jr. 2020 Kristin Bronson 1988 Guy A. Hollenbeck 2003 Edwin G. Perlmutter 1989 Wesley C. Kettelkamp, Jr. 2004 John W. Suthers 1990 Lee R. Wills RICHARD SCHADEN 2005 Alice D. Madden 1991 L. Richard Bratton ADOPTED ALUMNUS AWARD 2006 Bryan Shaha 1991 Penfield W. Tate II 2008 Bill Ritter, Jr. 2012 Richard Schaden 1992 Natalie S. Ellwood 2009 Bernie A. Buescher 2013 Jason Mendelson 1992 Frank “Sam” Maynes 2011 Anne J. Castle 2014 Ann Marks Getches 1994 Gary M. Jackson 2012 Joe Blake 2015 R. Stanton Dodge 1994 Stow L. Witwer, Jr. 2015 Michael L. Connor 2016 The Barash Family 1995 Morio Omori 2016 Cory Gardner 2017 Christine M. Arguello 1995 Macon Cowles 2017 Pat Steadman 2018 Nancy E. Rice 1996 Walker D. Miller 2018 Timothy Monahan 2019 Korey Wise 1996 Gordon H. Rowe, Jr. 2019 James Coyle 2020 Gordon Gamm 1997 John A. Purvis 2020 Steven Zwick 1998 David Wood 1999 Frank G. Cooley

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 19 COLORADO LAW TOGETHER YOU RAISED OVER $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT COLORADO LAW For 40 years you have celebrated with us as we recognized our distinguished alumni and friends. Thank you to our sponsors, alumni, and friends who have contributed year after year to the success of Colorado Law’s signature alumni event.

1982 April 22, 2004 First Alumni Awards Celebration Annual Alumni Awards Banquet 380 Sponsorship increased to 14. First Total Awards May 7, 1988 Presenting Sponsor: Otten Johnson Alumni Awards Banquet Robinson Neff & Ragonetti. Program included awards and dancing. $1MM+ March 9, 2011 Total Event Proceeds Raised April 29, 1989 Annual Alumni Awards Banquet to Support Colorado Law Eighth Annual Alumni Awards and Sponsors total over 40. Proceeds supported (2005-2021) Reunion Banquet Law Alumni Scholarship. Celebrated 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 50-year reunions. March 15, 2017 36th Annual Alumni Awards Banquet $730K April 4, 1998 Dean Anaya’s first banquet as dean. Raised for the 17th Annual Alumni Awards Banquet Dean’s Fund for Excellence Focus returned to awards program. September 23, 2020 (2005-2021) 39th Annual Alumni Awards May 5, 2001 First virtual event with 400+ attendees. 20th Annual Alumni Awards Banquet $215K West Group is first sponsor recognized June 17, 2021 in program. Raised for the 40th Annual Alumni Awards Celebration Law Alumni Scholarship Fund Sponsors total 50. Twenty have sponsored (2005-2021) March 8, 2003 event 10 or more years. Proceeds support 22nd Annual Alumni Awards Banquet Dean’s Fund and Law Alumni Scholarship. 5 sponsors recognized in program: Mark Levy (’72); Christopher Miranda (’82); Berenbaum, 51 Weinshienk & Eason, PC; Friends of Ed Law Alumni Perlmutter; Ed Perlmutter (’78) & Family. Scholarships Awarded (2005-2020)

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 20 COLORADO LAW REMEMBERING THE ALUMNI IN MEMORIAM WE LOST IN 2020

Robert Charles Abelman (’75) Jackson S. Francis (’68) James Booth F Oliphant (’66)

Jack Kent Anderson (’54) Joseph Clyde French (’61) Victor Ray Palmer (’73)

Valerie Kay Arnold (’00) Jane Ellen Frey (’83) Edwin E. Piper (’57)

Roland E. Camfield, Jr. (’61) Alexander Brooks Gibson (’19) James Thomas Reed (’74)

Howard D. Cline, Jr. (’57) Donald J. Horst (’56) Donald G. Roper (’55)

Forrest E. Cook (’59) James Mathews King (’76) Morris W. Sandstead, Jr. (’67)

Arthur Conrad Daily (’68) James Ian Keith Knapp (’67) Carol A. Schmid (’86)

Douglas Allen Donofrio (’86) Walter Kowalchik (’67) John H. Schultz (’53)

Kent Reed Douglas (’72) Thomas M. Ledingham (’59) Thomas Davis Smart, Jr. (’68)

Mary Yeager Duvall (’45) Ruth B. Lurie (’74) John Clifton Todd (’49)

John W. Easley, Jr. (’70) Carol Sue Matoush, JD 1967 John R. Waggoner (’74)

Steven W. Farber (’68) Leonard H. McCain, Esq. 1956 Karen Marie Wardzinski (’80)

Bernard G. Fehringer (’69) Edward McCarthy Jr. (’56) Merritt C. Warren (’49)

Cyndi Fleming (’92) William H. McEwan (’73) Marvin E. Wolf (’54)

W. Harold Flowers Jr. (’71) John C. Ohrenschall (’64)

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 21 COLORADO LAW GET INVOLVED AT COLORADO LAW Alumni and friends, here’s how you can join us.

NOMINATE NEXT YEAR’S HONOREES HOST A COLORADO LAW TALK OR The Law Alumni Board accepts nominations ALUMNI EVENT year-round and are considered in August/ Colorado Law alumni and area firms serveas September to be awarded in March of the event hosts for Colorado Law Talks and other following year at the Law Alumni Awards alumni events throughout the year. If you are Banquet. Award descriptions and an online interested, please email nomination form are available at colorado.edu/ [email protected]. law/award-nomination. ENGAGE AT AN UPCOMING LAW ESTABLISH YOUR LEGACY WITH A SCHOOL EVENT PLANNED GIFT Please visit colorado.edu/law/events to see Make a planned gift to Colorado Law and to register for upcoming events. create a legacy that lasts beyond your lifetime. To become a Heritage Society member, or if you have already included Colorado Law in your estate, please contact [email protected]. CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE FOR NEXT BECOME A LAW ALUMNI YEAR’S AWARDS AMBASSADOR Colorado Law Alumni Ambassadors represent the law school within their firms and businesses and are responsible for coordinating efforts and exchanging information regarding events and opportunities at Colorado Law. We are thankful for the time and efforts of our ambassadors. Contact [email protected] for more information.

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 22 COLORADO LAW LAW ALUMNI BOARD The University of Colorado Law Alumni Board members act as representatives of Colorado Law alumni and promote the best interests of the law school by stimulating interest in, building loyalty for, and increasing support for the law school in the community and among its alumni and students.

Hiwot M. Covell (Chair) (’09), Sheridan Ross P.C. David W. Stark (Chair-elect) (’73), Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Richard Murray (Immediate Past Chair) (’07), Polsinelli

Desta Asfaw (’11), Stanley Garnett (’82), Kristin Moseley (’97), Holland & Hart LLP Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Porzak Browning & Bushong LLP

The Honorable Nikea T. Bland (’05), Velveta Golightly-Howell (’81), Lisa Neal-Graves (’06), Retired 2nd Judicial District Sister-to-Sister: International Network of Professional African American Women, Inc. Gregory J. Ramos (’92), William “Bill” R. Buck (’83), Sherman & Howard L.L.C. Exxon Mobil Corporation Upstream - D. Jeffery Grimes (’89), Retired Astex Pharmaceuticals Siddhartha Rathod (’07), Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC Michael Carrigan (’94), Greg Hearing (’12), Holland & Hart LLP Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP Beale Tejada (’12), Crane & Tejada, P.C. Amber Cordova (’02), T-Mobile John V. Howard (’87), Bounds Green Mediation Keith Tooley (’86), Darla L. Daniel (’01), Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C. Alpine Bank Marisa Hudson-Arney (’01), Condit Csajaghy LLC Sarah Wallace (’99), Mark A. Fogg (’79), Childs McCune Ballard Spahr, LLP Aditi Kulkarni-Knight (’15), The Honorable Thomas R. French, (’77), Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP Andrea Wang (’01), 8th Judicial District - Retired U.S. Attorney’s Office, Caitlin McHugh (’12), District of Colorado Tim Galluzzi (’14), Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC

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For the 41st Annual Alumni Awards

Banquet

Thursday, March 10, 2022

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the distinction as one of Colorado’s most New Awards to Recognize honored legal professionals. Alumni for Mentorship, During her 12 years as Chief Appellate Deputy and her many years in private Diversity, and Inclusion practice, Wunnicke mentored many young lawyers and law students to Two new Dean’s Choice Awards established by the educate them on how to address the University of Colorado Law School’s Law Alumni everyday challenges in the practice of Board will recognize alumni for their mentorship of law. Her “graduates” included one former other attorneys and commitment to diversity, equity, Colorado governor, six district attorneys, and inclusion. and four recipients of Colorado Law distinguished alumnus awards. The new awards, each named for a distinguished Colorado Law alumnus, are the Brooke Wunnicke “Brooke was the most extraordinary Outstanding Mentor Award and the Sonny Flowers Award. lawyer I ever knew. The depth and breadth in which she practiced our The Brooke Wunnicke Outstanding Mentor Award Brooke Wunnicke (’45) profession with great skill emanated recognizes alumni who are honored attorneys at law from her deep love of the law and for ethical trial, appellate, or business practice and who Brooke Wunnicke, a 1945 graduate an understanding of its profound have maintained an extraordinary ability to mentor and of Colorado Law, was a legal legend. importance in our society. One of her convey this dedication to other lawyers. She resided in Wyoming for many years most remarkable skills was the ability to The Sonny Flowers Award recognizes alumni who have and conducted jury trials when women pass that deep love and understanding demonstrated an exceptional commitment to diversity, were not legally allowed to sit on juries. on to newer lawyers through her selfless equity, and inclusion among the law school and legal She was the first woman to serve in mentoring. Many of us would not have profession, specifically including the advancement of Colorado as the Chief Appellate Deputy the careers we enjoy if it had not been individuals from underrepresented groups. in the Denver District Attorney’s Office. for Brooke,” said Law Alumni Board Through her many years of dedicated member and immediate past chair of the service to the legal profession as a trial nominating committee Mark Fogg (’79). and appellate attorney, business advisor, mentor, adjunct professor, consultant, and published author, Wunnicke earned

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Sonny Flowers, who graduated represent both civil defendants I emerged from that case with a from Colorado Law in 1971, and plaintiffs, and the American deep respect for, and friendship was a litigator with Hurth, Sisk Association for Justice, where with, Sonny. You intuitively & Blakemore LLP in Boulder. An he served on its executive trusted him and he always integral part of the University of committee and board of interacted with warmth and Colorado Law School and CU governors. He also served as compassion. We need more Boulder communities for the vice president of the Colorado lawyers like him,” Fogg said. last 50 years, Flowers served Bar Association and the as a champion for diversity National Bar Association. at Colorado Law. He traveled Over the decades he served the state to recruit students the University of Colorado The inaugural Sonny Flowers of color, helped to establish as president of the Alumni Award will be awarded at CU Boulder’s Black Alumni Association’s board of the 2021 Alumni Awards Association, and created directors, chair of the Colorado Celebration to the Hon. Gary an endowed scholarship Law Alumni Board, member Jackson (’70). for students of color at of the CU Foundation board, These new awards join both Colorado Law and the W. Harold “Sonny” and mentor of Black student- two existing Dean’s Choice University of Denver. Flowers athletes. In 2016, he was Awards, the Dean Edward died in July 2020. Flowers Jr. (’71) recognized with the Alumni C. King Making a Difference Flowers’ service to the Association’s George Norlin Award and the Richard Colorado legal community Award. In 2020, he received Schaden Adopted Alumnus included the presidencies of Colorado Law’s Distinguished Award. Each award is given the Sam Cary Bar Association, Achievement Award—Solo/ at the annual Alumni Awards the Boulder County Bar Small Firm Practitioner. Celebration at the dean’s Association, and the Colorado “Sonny had the character that discretion. Trial Lawyers Association’s lawyers should aspire to. We executive committee. He was a tried an extremely difficult, past president of the American emotional case against each Board of Trial Advocates, an other in the early 1990s with a invitation-only membership lot of media attention. group of trial lawyers who

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 26 COLORADO LAW JOIN THE COLORADO LAW GIVING SOCIETY Consider a leadership-level gift to the Colorado Law Dean’s Fund for Excellence* this fiscal year (July 1-June 30) and be recognized as a member of the Colorado Law Giving Societies at one of the following levels:

$1,500 DEAN’S CLUB Annual recognition at annual Alumni Awards Banquet Dean’s insider newsletter

$2,500 DEAN’S CIRCLE All of the above, plus Invitations to special events Complimentary CLEs

$5,000 DEAN’S CABINET All of the above, plus Dinner with the dean

$10,000+ ROTHGERBER SOCIETY All of the above, plus 1:1 meeting with the dean Exclusive opportunities to meet with students, faculty, and special guests

*To act with necessary immediacy, Dean Anaya has pledged to allocate all funds raised through the Dean’s Fund for Excellence through June 2021 to support the Anti-Racism and Representation Initiative and aligned student scholarships, teaching, research, and pro bono and public service programs.

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DEAN’S CLUB DEAN’S CIRCLE COLORADO LAW 2020-2021 Anonymous Margot and Chris (’61) Brauchli * GIVING SOCIETIES Patti and Rob (’75) Beebe Jean Garland (’82) and Bruce Byers Colorado Law’s Giving Societies Stacey and Marc (’76) Brosseau Jenny and Todd (’91) Fredrickson recognize alumni and friends who have Jane Christman (’82) Charlotte and Stan (’62) Hadley given $1,500 or more in one fiscal year Pauline Hale and Professor Emeritus Ruth and Richard (’73) Irvin (July 1-June 30) to the Colorado Law James Corbridge Kris and Bill (’78) Paddock Dean’s Fund for Excellence. Darla (’01) and Chuck Daniel Allan Singer (’84) We are deeply grateful and honored Richard Delgado Anthony Spikes (’90) to have the support of our Giving Monica Ely and David Eisenstein (’77) Society members at such significant Lori and Keith (’86) Tooley levels. Their gifts, along with gifts The Honorable John Elliff (’87) David Zinger (’77) from all of our generous donors, make Michelle Flores (’01) a significant difference in helping Patricia and Mark (’79) Fogg DEAN’S CABINET Colorado Law sustain its foundation Elizabeth Wald and Wayne Forman (’84) of excellence and build support for Beverly and Dick (’81) Gast Anonymous future success. Jeffery Grimes (’89) Tom Brown (’64) Norma and Lynn (’60) Hammond Jeanne and Hugh (’79) Gottschalk Alison and Tom (’63) Henry Alice Perlmutter Regina and Gary (’70) Jackson Marie and Bill (’70) Wise Katrina and Fred (’69) Jeynes Margaret and Phillip (’69) Kendall IRA C. ROTHGERBER JR. SOCIETY Bob Knous Stefanie Workman and Sonny Cave (’85) Garth Rogers (’62) Cheryl and Ron (’82) Sandgrund Carole and Robert (’61) Slosky *as of June 3, 2021 David Stark (’73) Jean Stefancic St. Clair Strong (’76)

40th Colorado Law Annual Alumni Awards 28 COLORADO LAW 2021 REUNIONS AND HOMECOMING NOVEMBER 5-6, 2021

CALLING ALL 2020 & 2021 REUNION REUNION CLASSES CLASSES TO CELEBRATE th This year, we celebrate 20 class reunion groups. 5 2015 and 2016 Classes ending in “0”, “5”, “1”, and “6” will 10th 2010 and 2011 share memories and mark their milestone. th New this year is the Digital Reunion Memory 15 2005 and 2006 Book to connect with classmates and learn th 2000 and 2001 more about what they have been up to since 20 graduation. You can search for hobbies and 25th 1995 and 1996 interests you share with classmates and view a map highlighting the cities. If you would like to 30th 1990 and 1991 be among the first to contribute to your class th Digital Reunion Memory Book, please contact 35 1985 and 1986 [email protected]. 40th 1980 and 1981 th 1975 and 1976 WE NEED REUNION CLASS ORGANIZERS 45 If interested, please contact lawalumni@ 50th 1970 and 1971 colorado.edu.

We look forward to helping you and your classmates connect this fall.

To learn more, visit colorado.edu/law/reunions

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