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A Publication of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association Vol. 33, No. 4 2010-2011 Spring 34th Annual CWBA Convention - “We Make Better Leaders” by Susan Klopman, Convention Committee Co-Chair s one of the oldest and most established want exciting ways to obtain ethics credits. If the women's bar associations in the nation, the answer to any of these questions is yes, then attending ACWBA makes us all better leaders through the Convention is a must. Board and committee opportunities, CLEs, informal mentoring relationships, etc. All of these opportunities The Convention begins with Friday's NITA program come together at the Annual Convention. This year's and ends with the informative Judge's Panel on Annual Convention, the CWBA's 34th, revolves Sunday. There will be two separate panels for both around the theme that "We Make Better Leaders." The transactional and litigation attorneys geared towards Convention will be held at the Vail Marriott Mountain spotting tricky immigration and environmental issues Resort & Spa on June 10-12, 2011, and will feature and knowing when to call an expert. Additional CLEs three long-time CWBA and community leaders: the focus on the craft and ethics of interviewing witness- Honorable Mary A. Celeste - Mary Lathrop Award es/clients, and making the record to preserve the Recipient, Theresa Spahn, former CWBA President - appeal. Notably, the Convention will feature the Keynote Speaker, and the Honorable Cathy Lemon - Law Club's entertaining Ethics Revue, featuring an Judge in Residence. Avatar theme, and provide two first-ever hallmark CLEs: Are you a transactional or litigation attorney looking  the nationally-known Rainmaker Institute, for substantive CLEs that will enable you to guide your offering concrete marketing tools; and clients through thorny legal thickets? Are you striving  in-house counsel leaders offering guidance to to lead in the courtroom? Maybe you are also looking those who seek business from in-house counsel to lead in the arena of marketing? Perhaps you are and those who seek to follow in their footsteps.  seeking a new career path or a mentor? No doubt you

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Enclosed are the In this issue... ballot and proxy 34th Annual CWBA Convention: “We Make Better Leaders” 1 for this year’s President’s Letter 2, 3 election. (Use a proxy if you can CWBA Foundation Planning 6th Annual “Raising The Bar” Dinner 3 not attend the Women in History - 30 Years of Famous Firsts 4 Convention, or CWBA Recognized as “Community Partner of The Year” 5 if you are naming CWBA Recent Events and Activities: A Pictorial Review 5 someone at the Candidates for the 2011-2012 CWBA Board of Directors 6-10 Convention to vote on your Colorado Lawyers Committee 2011 Annual Luncheon 11 behalf). Board of Directors President’s Letter: by Lucy Hojo Denson President Lucy Hojo Denson President-Elect Kara Veitch WBA Foundation Creates the CWBAF was planted by attorney Vice President Jennifer H. Hunt CCircle of Minerva to honor Jan Bernstein who was present that Secretary Karey James Treasurer Sheri L. Betzer donors evening. Jan, in honor of her dear Historian Patricia M. Jarzobski friend Jennifer Robbins, who Imm. Past President Victoria V. Johnson A party was held on passed away of cancer, Convention: Holly Gummerson Susan P. Klopman February 9, 2011 at the began the Jennifer Judicial: Nina Y. Wang home of CWBA Past Robbins fund, which Wendy E. Weigler President Helen Shreves raised scholarship money Legal Services: Catherine S. Shea Alison E. Zinn honoring the CWBA for women law students. Membership: Jessica Brown Foundation Leadership Other members of the Lydia Floyd Circle. I was excited to CWBAF Leadership Prof. Advancement:Sarah Chase-McRorie Alexa Roberts Salg hear that the Colorado Circle present at Helen's Programs: Andra Zeppelin Women's Bar Association party were the Honorable Publications: Shelly Dill Combs Foundation (CWBAF) Lucy Hojo Denson, Brian Campbell, Susan Kelly L. Snodgrass CWBA President Public Policy: Shannon Stevenson has created the Circle of Goddard, and Jo Anna Julia T. Thompson Minerva to honor donors. Goddard. CWBA Past CBA Bd. of Governors: Cindy H. Dang Presidents Lynda McNeive, Gina At Large Reps: Lori C. Hulbert Doris B. Truhlar Remember Medusa? She was the Weitzenkorn, and Jo Ann Weinstein Ad Hoc Constance C. Talmage terrible monster with snakes for were present. Center for Legal Inclusiveness hair. Anyone who looked at Medusa Chapter Representatives turned to stone, making her difficult Circle of Minerva members will be Boulder Sara Kuzmich Holmes to conquer. Minerva, who was honored at the 2011 Convention El Paso Jessica Kyle Muzzio smart and clever, advised Perseus to with a special pin. High Plains To Be Announced Larimer County To Be Announced look at Medusa's reflection in a pol- Pueblo Adele K. Anderson ished shield. That way, he could cut 2011 CWBA Convention Southwest Michelle Rabouin Medusa's head off without looking The 2011 CWBA Convention is Weld County To Be Announced directly at her. Perseus was so scheduled for June 10-12, 2011 at Specialty Bar grateful to Minerva that he gave her the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort Representatives the head of Medusa. Minerva put it & Spa and will include many excit- Asian Pacific American Bar Miko Brown on her shield, so she could then turn ing speakers and important hon- Gay & Lesbian Bar Liz Titus Hispanic Bar Victoria E. Lovato her enemies to stone. orees. Theresa Spahn, is our Sam Cary Bar To Be Announced keynote speaker on Saturday. The Roman goddess Minerva was Theresa, who made an unsuccessful Law Student Representatives the goddess of poetry, medicine, run for Denver Mayor, showed true Univ. of Colorado Rachel Marx Univ. of Denver Jennifer Osborne and wisdom, commerce, weaving, grit, guts and chutzpah during her Dale Gensler crafts, magic and the inventor mayoral campaign. Theresa is a CWBA Foundation music. She is often depicted with CWBA Past President (2007-2008). Board of Directors an owl, her sacred creature and a The Honorable Mary A. Celeste Mary A. Celeste Jeanne M. Coleman symbol of wisdom. will be receiving the Mary Lathrop Emily E. Anderson Natalie Hanlon-Leh Award at the Friday reception. The Sheri L. Betzer Beth Doherty Quinn Julie Anderson Paula M. Ray Circle of Minerva will encompass a Honorable Catherine Lemon will Kara Veitch Helen C. Shreves special group of donors of the serve as Judge-in-Residence. I Elizabeth A. Starrs CWBAF which will include mem- encourage all CWBA members to Julia T. Thompson Vanessa D. Walton bers of the Leadership Circle. attend.

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2 The Advocate  Colorado Women’s Bar Association  2010-2011 Spring President’s Letter CWBA Foundation (continued from previous page) Planning 6th Annual Hit The Ground Running In my last column, I spoke about a program being “Raising The Bar” Dinner planned called "Hit The Ground Running—Skills You by Advocate Staff Need To Succeed." The program, which was directed toward law students and young attorneys, was held ake plans now to join us at the CWBA Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the University of Denver Foundation’s 6th Annual “Raising the Bar” Sturm College of Law. Professor Paula Monopoli of MDinner, to be held on Thursday, September 1, the University of Maryland School of Law spoke on 2011, at the historic Brown Palace Hotel & Spa in the issue of self promotion. Monica Parham (who I downtown Denver. This year, honorees will include: met at the National Conference of Women's Bar Jean Dubofsky, the First Woman Justice of the Association's Convention), President-Elect of the Colorado Supreme Court (1979); Gail Norton, the First Washington D.C. Women's Bar, traveled to Denver to Woman Attorney General of Colorado (1998) and the assist the CWBA with this program. Connie Talmage First Woman Interior Secretary; and Patricia (Colorado Lawyers Committee) spoke on networking. Schroeder, the First Woman elected to U.S. Congress Herrick K. Lidstone Jr. (Burns Figa & Will PC) spoke from Colorado (1972) and the First Woman to serve on on the experience of being a first year associate. A House Armed Services Committee (1973). number of senior and managing partners from law firms in the Denver Metro area generously gave their The annual “Raising The Bar” Dinner helps the time to attend this program to serve as trainers to the CWBA Foundation implement the charitable and educational projects of the CWBA. Proceeds from the attendees.  Dinner help the CWBA Foundation fund scholarships at both Colorado law schools, provide funding for CWBA educational and mentoring programs, sponsor the CWBA Convention’s keynote presentation, and more. Visit www.cwba.org for more details about this year’s “Raising the Bar” Dinner.  The CWBA Foundation presents the

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n 2001 a Joint Congressional Resolution pro- 1992 Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois becomes the claimed March Women's History Month. This first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Iyear's theme was: "Our History is Our Strength – Senate. Learning About Women's Tenacity, Courage, and Creativity throughout the Centuries." 1993 Janet Reno becomes the first female U.S. Attorney General. The event traces its beginnings back to the first International Women's Day in 1911. The National 1997 Madeleine Albright is sworn in as U.S. Women's History Project describes it best: “The sto- Secretary of State. She is the first woman in this posi- ries of women's achievements are integral to the fabric tion as well as the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. of our history. Learning about women's tenacity, government. courage, and creativity throughout the centuries is a tremendous source of strength. Until relatively recent- 1998 Mary Mullarkey becomes the first female Chief ly, this sphere of women's history was overlooked and Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. undervalued. Women's achievements were often dis- torted, disdained, and denied. But, knowing women's 1999 Lt. Col. Eileen Collins is the first woman astro- stories provides essential role models for everyone. naut to command a space shuttle mission. And role models are genuinely needed to face the extraordinary changes and unrelenting challenges of 2005 Condoleezza Rice becomes the first African- the 21st century.” American female Secretary of State.

A review of the past 30 years reveals notable Famous 2004 Elizabeth Starrs becomes the first Colorado Firsts by Women. This list is not exhaustive and there woman to be inducted into the prestigious International are many other Famous Firsts during this time frame. Academy of Trial Lawyers. Consider the list as a starting point to reflect on how far we have come and all that we still have to achieve. 2006 Effa Manley, co-owner of the Negro Leagues team Newark Eagles, becomes the first woman elected 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor is the first woman to the Baseball Hall of Fame. appointed to the United States Supreme Court. 2006 Karen Mathis becomes the first President of the 1983 Dr. Sally Ride becomes the first American American Bar Association from Colorado. woman to be sent into space. 2007 Nancy Pelosi becomes the first woman speaker 1984 Geraldine Ferraro is the first woman to run for of the House of Representatives. Vice-President on a major party ticket. 2008 Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman in 1985 Wilma Mankiller becomes the first woman U.S. history to win a presidential primary contest. chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. 2010 Monica Marquez is sworn in as the first female 1990 Dr. Antonia Novello is the first woman and Hispanic Colorado Supreme Court Justice and she is Hispanic to become U.S. Surgeon General. also the first openly gay jurist on the state's high court.

1991 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of (Data compiled from Infoplease.)  Washington, DC becoming the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major city.

4 The Advocate  Colorado Women’s Bar Association  2010-2011 Spring CWBA Recognized as CWBA “Community Partner Recent Events and Actvities: of the Year” A Pictorial Review By Kara Veitch, CWBA President-Elect By Advocate Staff he Center for Work Education and Employment ("CWEE") recognized the Colorado Women's TBar Association as its "Community Partner of the Year" at CWEE’s 28th Annual Awards Luncheon, held on April 21, 2011. CWEE provides individualized job training, placement and retention programs that give participants the skills and competencies to raise their confidence, improve their earning potential, and move their families toward economic self-sufficiency. February 9, 2011 Last year, Alison Zinn, co-chair of the Legal Services CWBA Foundation Leadership Circle Reception. Committee, attended CWEE's Award Luncheon and was, in her words, "so moved by the stories of the participants and how CWEE incorporates other non-prof- its" that she thought a partnership between the CWBA and CWEE was a natural fit. In fact, the CWBA has partnered with CWEE in the prior years.

Under the leadership of Alison Zinn and Catherine Shea, the CWBA's Legal Services Committee organized a professional clothing drive for the opening of CWEE's boutique "First Impressions" late last year. The boutique operates on donations of business casual and business professional clothing from individuals, CWBA Book Drive to Benefit CWEE (Prior to the Book Drive, small businesses and corporations for CWEE partici- all the CWEE library had was in the small black bookshelf.) pants. The CWBA also held a toy drive for CWEE in December 2010 and a book drive in February 2011. 

CWBA Legal Services Committee Co-Chairs (L-R) Catherine Shea and Alison Zinn, accepting CWEE’s “Community Partner of the Year” award on April 21, 2011. March 10, 2011 CWBA Judicial Reception L-R: CWBA President Lucy Hojo Denson, Honoree - The Honorable Claudia J. Jordan, CWBA Judicial Committee Co-Chair Nina Wang

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President of the Colorado Women's Bar Secretary Association Foundation's "Raising the Bar" Committee. She has served on the CWBA's Judicial Nominating Committee and Public Policy Committee. She was also the CWBA representative to Colorado's Kara Veitch Legislative Committee on Judicial Cindy Dang Kara Veitch is the Associate Director Performance Evaluation. Patricia is a Cindy Ha Dang is a solo practitioner of the Colorado Forum, a membership member of the Community College of who practices immigration law in organization of business leaders from Denver Paralegal Program's Advisor Denver, Colorado. She is fluent in across Colorado that provides a non- board. She is a 1989 graduate of the Vietnamese. Cindy is a Past President partisan, informed, objective voice on University of Denver College of Law. of the Asian Pacific American Bar critical public policy issues. She has www.jarzobskilaw.com Association and Chair-Elect of the served as the CWBA's President-Elect, American Immigration Lawyers Vice President, Secretary, and Co- Vice President Association - Colorado Chapter. Prior Chair of the Professional Advancement to entering private practice, Cindy and Public Policy Committees. Kara is worked as a Deputy District Attorney a past-Chair of the Colorado Law in the 4th Judicial District of Colorado. Alumni Board, past-President of the Cindy served as Co-Chair of the Colorado Asian Pacific American Bar CWBA Convention Committee, 2007- Association, past-member of the 2008 and 2008-2009, and the CWBA’s CBA's Executive Committee, and a Victoria Lovato Representative to the CBA Board of past-CBA Board of Governors Governors 2010-2011. Representative. Currently, Kara serves Victoria E. Lovato is an attorney at on the board of directors for the Silver & DeBoskey, P.C. Vicki special- Treasurer Women's Bean Project and izes in administrative law and health BabiesNow! Foundation. care litigation. Prior to joining Silver & DeBoskey, Vicki was an Assistant President-Elect Attorney General, and served as general counsel to the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners and the Colorado Podiatry Board. She received her B.A. Sheri L. Betzer in Mathematics from the Colorado Sheri L. Betzer is a licensed Certified College, and her J.D. from Arizona Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of State University. Vicki is a Past Colorado and is a Certified Fraud Patricia M. Jarzobski President of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Examiner (CFE). As a partner in the Patricia M. Jarzobski For over 20 Association ("CHBA"), and has been Betzer Call Group, LLP, Sheri has years, her practice has focused on help- on the CHBA Board for several years, assisted defense attorneys and prosecu- ing people seriously injured or killed in holding offices such as Secretary, tors, and testified in civil and criminal motor vehicle collisions, premises lia- President-Elect, and Chair of the litigation involving all types of white bility claims, aviation disasters, defec- Young Lawyers Committee. Vicki also collar crimes. She also provides in- tive products and other injury and has served as President of the Board of depth fraud investigations for private wrongful death cases. Patricia has Community Resources Inc. ("CRI"). companies. Previously, she spent fif- served the CWBA as Convention She served as the CWBA Historian teen (15) years with the Internal Committee Co-Chair, Board of (2008-2009), Secretary (2009-2010) Revenue Service (IRS) and has been Governors Representative, and and CHBA Representative (2010- an IRS expert witness in criminal tax Historian. She is a founding member 2011). trials for the U.S. Attorney in U.S.

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District Court and civil proceedings in President of the Colorado Asian U.S. Bankruptcy and Tax Courts. Pacific American Bar Association (1991). She is a board member of the Historian Arapahoe County Bar Association ("ACBA"), and coordinates their pro se clinic volunteers. She is a member of the Minoru Yasui Inns of Court. She Lydia Floyd is a past recipient of the Donald W. Lydia Floyd is member of Davis Hoagland award presented by the CBA Graham & Stubbs LLP's Trial Group and the Charles B. Dillon award pre- and has experience in general commer- Jennifer H. Hunt sented by the ACBA. cial litigation, including securities, Jennifer H. Hunt is a shareholder trespass, and class action cases. Ms. with Hill & Robbins, P.C., where her Convention Committee Co-Chairs Floyd is a graduate of the University of practice emphasizes both complex Denver Sturm College of Law and a commercial litigation and water and member of the Order of St. Ives. Ms. natural resources law. She previously Floyd served as the Co-Chair of the served on the CWBA Board of CWBA's Public Policy Committee Directors as Co-Chair of the Public (2009-2010), and on the 2010-2011 Policy Committee, At-Large CWBA Board of Directors as the Co- Representative, Co-Chair of the Chair of the Membership Committee. Publications Committee, and Vice Rachel Ellis President. Jennifer is also a Board Rachel Ellis is a solo practitioner Judicial Committee Co-Chairs Member and serves on the Executive focused exclusively on the representa- Committee of the Colorado Lawyers' tion of employees in employment dis- Committee, is a Board Member of putes. She currently serves as the Vice Common Cause Colorado and volun- President of the Colorado Plaintiff teers for Planned Parenthood Rocky Employment Lawyers Association. Mountains in its judicial bypass pro- Rachel believes in civic responsibility gram. She graduated from the through community involvement and Nina Y. Wang University of Colorado School of Law regularly volunteers her time and ener- in 1998. Jennifer lives in Louisville gy as a tutor at the Bridge Project and Nina Y. Wang is a partner in Faegre & with her husband and two young as a guardian ad litem for the Rocky Benson's Denver office, with a focus daughters. Mountain Children's Law Center. She on complex intellectual property litiga- enjoys her work and doesn't mind long tion, and related counseling and Immediate Past President hours, as long as she can make it to the advice. Nina represents both plaintiffs occasional yoga class or happy hour. and defendants in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret cases in a variety of industries, including semi- conductors, software, and biotechnolo- gy. Prior to joining Faegre & Benson, Ms. Wang served as an Assistant Lucy Hojo Denson United States Attorney for the District Lucy Hojo Denson has been with the of Colorado and as a law clerk to the law firm of Robert T. Hinds, Jr. and Honorable Peter J. Messitte of the Associates since 1994. She was admit- United States District Court for the ted to the Colorado State Bar in 1989. District of Maryland. The National Lucy has served on the CWBA Board Asian Pacific American Bar of Directors in different Board posi- Association recently recognized Nina tions since 2001. Lucy was the first as a “Best Lawyers Under 40.”

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She graduated from law school in a paralegal for Clark & Associates, 2009. Since graduating, she has P.C., a position she has held for the worked as a Judicial Fellow for the past six years. Holly is currently a law 18th Judicial District and as a contract student at the University of Denver attorney at Reilly Pozner, LLP where Sturm College of Law. Holly is also an she focuses on commercial litigation. Officer for DU’s Legal Association of Wendy Weigler She has been actively involved with Women. Holly has been an active Wendy Weigler is a founding partner the CWBA Legal Services Committee member of the CWBA’s Convention of Lansky, Weigler & Porter, P.C., a for the past 2 years, and this will be her Committee, and served as Convention Denver law firm focusing on the repre- first year as Co-Chair of that commit- Committee Co-Chair (2009-2010 and sentation of condominium communi- tee. 2010-2011). ties and homeowners associations. She received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany in 1991 and her JD from the University of Miami School of Law in 1994. Wendy is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association and the CWBA, where Nicole Mundt Gina Weitzenkorn she has served as Judicial Committee Nicole Mundt is the Engagement Co-Chair (2008-2011) and as a mentor. Manager at Welltok, Inc. Previously, Gina Weitzenkorn is a partner at She is currently serving a two-year Nicole worked at Foster Graham Mills & Weitzenkorn PC, and focuses term on the Board of the National Milstein & Calisher LLP, where her her practice primarily in family, juve- Conference of Women’s Bar practice focused on corporate/transac- nile, and adoption matters. Gina repre- Associations. She is also Co-Chair of tion law and civil litigation. Prior to sents parties in divorce, allocation of the Cardozo Society, which coordi- her work with Foster Graham, Nicole parental responsibilities, and depend- nates educational programming and was a Legislative Assistant to State ency and neglect and adoption matters. fundraising for Jewish lawyers. Representative David Ward, Wisconsin She also serves as special advocate, the Wendy helped form and serves on the Legislature. Nicole earned her JD child’s legal representative, and parent Board of the Parent Teacher from the University of Denver Sturm coordinator. Gina is a CWBA Past Organization for a Northwest Denver College of Law, and her BA from President (1990-1991), and has been dual-language public school. University of Wisconsin-Madison. the CWBA’s Legal Services Nicole has been an active member of Committee Co-Chair. She has Legal Services Committee the CWBA’s Legal Services received the Colorado Bar Co-Chairs Committee. Association’s Public Service Award, and the University of Denver Law Stars Professionalism Award. Gina is Membership Committee Co-Chairs currently serving on the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver Ryann MacDonald Sturm College of Law, teaching family law. Ryann MacDonald graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder Holly Gummerson with a degree in Business in 2005. She Holly Gummerson graduated from worked as a legal secretary at Kutak the University of Denver with a degree Rock for a year, and then went to the in Psychology and a minor in University of Denver College of Law. Criminology in 2007. Holly works as

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Professional Advancement Circuit). She is on the Board of Committee Co-Chairs Directors and Co-Chair of the Legal Services Committee for the Colorado Women's Bar Association. Through personal and professional philanthrop- ic efforts, Ms. Zinn has worked with Dressed for Success, Family Star, the Catherine Shea Gathering Place, Habitat for Humanity, A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Jessica Brown Colorado Legal Services, and Project Catherine Shea graduated cum laude Jessica Brown is a partner at Gibson, Safeguard. Ms. Zinn has a broad range from Western Kentucky University Dunn & Crutcher LLP, specializing in of litigation experience and her current with a B.A. in English Literature and labor and employment law and the practice focuses on the areas of estate received her J.D. from the University defense of class action lawsuits. and trust litigation, and estate and trust of Michigan Law School. After a short Jessica has been ranked by Chambers administration. stint in private practice, she clerked for USA for several consecutive years as the Honorable Robert D. Hawthorne at one of "America's Leading Lawyers Programs Committee Co-Chairs the Colorado Court of Appeals. for Labor & Employment," and was Currently, Catherine is an Assistant named one of Denver's "Forty Under Attorney General for the State of 40" by the Denver Business Journal. Colorado and represents state agencies Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Jessica such as the State Board of Nursing. In clerked for the Hon. Jim R. Carrigan, addition, Catherine serves as an U.S. District Court for the District of Assistant Solicitor General for the Colorado. She is a frequent author and Business & Licensing Section of the lecturer on employment and Monica Loseman Office of the Attorney General, assist- Intellectual Property issues. Jessica ing with appellate matters. She is a received her J.D. (Order of the Coif, Monica K. Loseman is an associate member of the Minoru Yasui Inn of High Honors) from the University of with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Court and was appointed to the Denver Texas School of Law and her B.A. She has substantial experience in com- GLBT Commission by then-Mayor (Honors, Phi Beta Kappa) from the plex securities litigation matters and John Hickenlooper in May 2010. University of Colorado at Boulder. has assisted clients in responding to investigations by various government Publications Committee Co-Chairs agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission. She has also conducted independent investigations involving allegations of corporate fraud and improper accounting. Ms. Loseman is a Subcommittee Chair Alison Zinn with the ABA Securities Litigation Shelly Dill Combs Alison Zinn graduated from the Committee and participates in the University of Colorado at Boulder and Committee's AP Leadership program. Shelly Dill Combs is the senior appel- earned a B.A. in Political Science as She volunteers with a number of late law clerk for Judge James S. well as International Affairs with an organizations, most recently with the Casebolt of the Colorado Court of emphasis in the French language and JeffCo Public Schools Facilities Usage Appeals. Previously she served as a the continent of Africa (2001). She Committee. She lives in Littleton with term clerk for Justice Gregory Hobbs, earned her Juris Doctorate from the her husband and four children Jr. of the Colorado Supreme Court as University of Denver College of Law well as Judge Margie Enquist of the (2004). Ms. Zinn is admitted to prac- First Judicial District. Dill Combs tice in Colorado Courts, U.S. District received her Juris Doctor from Court and U.S. Court of Appeals (10th American University, Washington

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College of Law in Washington, D.C. in Settlement & Clearance Services, BOARD-APPOINTED DIRECTORS 2006. Prior to graduating she clerked LLC, one of the nation's largest for the Chief Justice of the Supreme providers of back-office, trust, custody, CWBA Representative to Court of Ghana, Georgiana Wood. She trading and mutual fund settlement the CBA Board of Governors regularly volunteers with the Colorado services for financial institutions. Her Lawyer's Committee Legal Night and practice focuses on securities regula- Project Homeless Connect, as well as tion and corporate law. Sarah received the Dolores Project, a homeless shelter her Bachelor of Arts in Economics for women and children. from Colorado State University and is a 2006 graduate of California Western School of Law in San Diego, Doris B. Trhular California. Sarah is an active member of the CWBA and the Co-Chair of the Doris B. Truhlar, a former President Professional Advancement Committee of the CWBA (2002-2003), served as (2009-2010 and 2010-2011). Co-Chair of the CWBA’s Long-Range Planning Committee with her husband and law partner, Bob, during the 2004- Kelly Snodgrass 2005 year, and as an At Large Representative during the 2005-2006 Kelly Snodgrass received a B.A. in and the 2010-2011 years. Doris con- Psychology from the University of centrates in the area of domestic rela- Colorado at Boulder and her J.D. from tions law. She has served on numerous the University of Denver Sturm Shannon Stevenson boards and committees, and is a Past College of Law where she acted as Shannon Stevenson is a partner in the President of the Arapahoe County Bar President of the Children's Legal commercial litigation group of Davis Association. Doris has twice served as Advocacy Group and a Staff Editor on Graham & Stubbs LLP, where she Chair of the Metro Volunteer Lawyers the University of Denver Water Law focuses on natural resources and con- Board. She has received several Review. Her practice has included struction litigation as well state and awards, including the University of Water Rights, Criminal Defense, federal appeals. Prior to joining Davis Denver College of Law’s Law Stars Family Law Litigation, and General Graham & Stubbs, Shannon clerked Alumni Professionalism Award, of civil litigation. Additionally, she for the Hon. David M. Ebel at the which she was the co-recipient with recently acted as Campaign Manager United States Court of Appeals for the Bob in the fall of 2003. In addition to for former CWBA President Theresa Tenth Circuit and attended Duke being a CWBA Past President, Doris Spahn in her bid for Denver Mayor. University School of Law, where she has served as Co-Chair of the Judicial Kelly is proud to be serving her second served as editor-in-chief of the Duke Committee, Historian, Secretary, term as Co-Chair of the Publications Law Journal. Shannon served as CWBA Representative to the CBA Committee on the CWBA Board of Judicial Committee Co-Chair in 2008- Board of Governors, President-Elect Directors. 2009 and 2009-2010, and Co-Chair of and Immediate Past President. During the Public Policy Committee 2010- her year as CWBA President, Doris Public Policy Committee Co-Chairs 2011. invited United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be the CWBA’s guest of honor at a reception that was attended by 400 CWBA members and dignitaries.

Sarah Chase-McRorie Sarah Chase-McRorie is Associate Corporate Counsel for Matrix

10 The Advocate  Colorado Women’s Bar Association  2010-2011 Spring Candidates for the 2011-2012 CWBA Board of Directors (continued from page 10) At-Large represents clients on Title I and Title Representatives III ADA matters and lawsuits, includ- Colorado ing compliance with DOT, DOJ and Lawyers EEOC regulations for employers, public accommodations and other facili- Committee ties. She has served on past CWBA Boards in various capacities, from 2011 Judicial Committee Co-Chair to Board representative from Colorado's Gay Annual Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Bar Janet Stansberry Drake Association (where she served as past Luncheon Janet Stansberry Drake is a Senior President), and most recently as Co- by Advocate Staff Assistant Attorney General in the Chair of Convention Committee Special Prosecutions Unit at the (2010-2011). Currently, Susan serves he 2011 Annual Luncheon Colorado Attorney General's office. on COLTAF's Board of Directors. of the Colorado Lawyers The Special Prosecutions Unit is part TCommittee will be held on of the Criminal Justice Section. As an May 17, 2011, from 11:30 a.m. to attorney in the Special Prosecutions 1:30 p.m. at the Marriott Denver Unit, Ms. Drake investigates and pros- City Center, 1701 California ecutes organized and complex, multi- Street, Denver. One of the high- jurisdictional crimes. Ms. Drake pres- lights of the Luncheon will be the ents evidence to the statewide grand presentation of awards to honor jury, and handles all aspects of prose- individuals and organizations who cution at the trial court level post- contributed significantly to the indictment, including court appear- Andra Zeppelin Colorado Lawyers Committee ances, motions practice, plea negotia- Andra Zeppelin received her J.D. during 2010. Keynote presenta- tions and trials. Ms. Drake is dedicat- from the University of Colorado in tion by G. Douglas Jones, former ed to advocating on behalf of victims, 2008. During law school, she served U S Attorney for the Northern and is a trained victims' advocate. She as President of the Student Bar District of Alabama. Mr. Jones is also a member of the Colorado Association and was instrumental in led the team of prosecutors and Human Trafficking Task Force, a implementing a pledge legal pro bono investigators in the re-opened multi-agency collaborative committed program for students. She worked as a case of the 1963 bombing of the to investigating and prosecuting summer associate at Davis Graham & 16th Street Baptist Church in human trafficking. Stubbs, LLP, and, following gradua- Birmingham. tion, clerked for Judge Diana Terry on the Colorado Court of Appeals. Andra For additional Luncheon details, is currently serving as a law clerk for visit the CLC website at Justice Coats on the Colorado Supreme www.ColoradoLawyersCommittee. Court. She was previously part of the org or call (303) 894-6366. CWBA's Professional Advancement Committee and Co-Chaired the Programs Committee (2009-2010 and Susan Klopman 2010-2011). Andra lives in Denver Susan P. Klopman is a Shareholder in with her husband, Kyle, and daughter Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck's Louise. Aside from work and commu- Employment Group and serves on the nity involvement, she shares her pas- The Colorado Lawyers Committee is a 32-year- old nonprofit, nonpartisan consortium of 50 firm's Diversity Committee. She repre- sion for cooking through her food Denver-area law firms dedicated to providing and increasing opportunities for children, the sents employers in all facets of blog, FrenchPressMemos. poor and other disadvantaged communities employment law. In particular, Susan  through high impact pro bono work.

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May 10, 2011

NOTICE OF ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AND ELECTION

Dear CWBA Member:

The CWBA's Annual Business Meeting will be held at the 34th Annual CWBA Convention on Saturday, June 11, 2011, 6:30 p.m., at The Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa, Vail, Colorado. At that time, the 2011-2012 CWBA Board of Directors will be elected.

For those unable to attend the business meeting, use these forms:

• MAIL-IN BALLOT • PROXY FORM

MAIL-IN BALLOT: A mail-in ballot should be used if you do not plan to attend the Business Meeting. Please mark your ballot, PRINT your name, and sign your name at the bottom of the ballot. Mail-in Ballots must be received at the CWBA office by close of business on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, to be included in the Election compilations.

Mail ballots to: Colorado Women's Bar Association 6870 W. 52nd Avenue, Suite 125 Arvada, CO 80002

PROXY FORM: Use a Proxy Form if you do not plan to attend the Business Meeting, and wish to have another CWBA member cast your vote(s) at the meeting for you. You should sign the Proxy Form and give it to your appointed Proxy to bring to the business meeting. Do not mail your Proxy Form to the CWBA.

For those planning to attend the business meeting and vote in person, use the standard Ballot.

Please contact the CWBA office at (303) 831-1040 or [email protected] should you have any questions.

 Colorado Women’s Bar Association  COLORADO WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION CANDIDATES FOR 2011-2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Standard BALLOT

President Kara Veitch President-Elect _____ Patricia Jarzobski Vice President _____ Victoria Lovato Secretary _____ Cindy Dang Treasurer _____ Sheri L. Betzer Historian _____ Jennifer Hunt Immediate Past President Lucy Hojo Denson Convention Committee Co-Chair _____ Rachel Ellis Convention Committee Co-Chair _____ Lydia Floyd Judicial Committee Co-Chair _____ Nina Wang Judicial Committee Co-Chair _____ Wendy Weigler Legal Services Committee Co-Chair _____ Ryann MacDonald Legal Services Committee Co-Chair _____ Nicole Mundt Membership Committee Chair _____ Holly Gummerson Membership Committee Chair _____ Gina Weitzenkorn Professional Advancement Committee Co-Chair _____ Jessica Brown Professional Advancement Committee Co-Chair _____ Alison Zinn Programs Committee Co-Chair _____ Monica Loseman Programs Committee Co-Chair _____ Catherine Shea Publications Committee Co-Chair _____ Shelly Dill-Combs Publications Committee Co-Chair _____ Kelly Snodgrass Public Policy Committee Co-Chair _____ Sarah Chase-McRorie Public Policy Committee Co-Chair _____ Shannon Stevenson

______Signature of CWBA Member Printed Name of CWBA Member

 Colorado Women’s Bar Association  COLORADO WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION PROXY FORM (Do not complete this form if you choose to vote by using the Mail-In Ballot)

Annual Business Meeting Saturday, June 11, 2011 Vail, Colorado

FILL IN EITHER I or II

I. UNLIMITED PROXY. The undersigned, a member of the Colorado Women's Bar Association (the "CWBA"), hereby appoints ______(name of appointee) with full power of substitution, as attorney and proxy to act and vote on behalf of the undersigned at the Annual Business Meeting of the CWBA to be held on June 11, 2011, and at any adjourn- ments thereof.

______Signature of CWBA Member Date

______Printed Name of CWBA Member

II. LIMITED PROXY My proxy is limited as follows (please specify instructions and fill in the blanks below): IN HIS/HER DISCRETION, the proxy (is___) (is not ___) authorized to vote upon the Candidates for Board of Directors; the proxy (is___) (is not ___) authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting, including but not limited to proposals, nominations, revisions, or other matters made from the floor at the meeting.

______Signature of CWBA Member Date

______Printed Name of CWBA Member

NOTE: If a member votes by proxy, voting rights may be affected by additional nominations, run-off elections, or matters presented from the floor.

PLEASE GIVE THIS PROXY TO YOUR DESIGNATED APPOINTEE. DO NOT MAIL IT TO THE CWBA OFFICE.

 Colorado Women’s Bar Association 