2020-2021 |
Board of Directors Officers: President: Thomas W. Henderson President-Elect: Courtney McConomy Treasurer: Hon. Ben Leutwyler Secretary: Amanda Eno Immediate Past President: Porya Mansorian |
Directors: |
Serving until June 2021: Hon. Andrew Baum Hon. Benjamin Currier Mollie Hawes Brian Matise Hon. David Stevens | Serving until June 2022: Drew Fein Jersey Green Graham Hersh Virginia Robbins |
2020-2021 Committees & Chairs |
Access to Justice | 18th Judicial District Access to Justice is dedicated to expanding access to and the quality of Colorado's justice system. ~ Thomas Henderson |
Annual Meeting & Golf | Organizes the Annual Meeting and Golf Tournament. |
Business Law | Coordinates speakers and develops programming in the areas of business and transactional law. ~ Henry Smith |
Pro Se Clinic | Organizes volunteer attorneys to contact community members that have general questions regarding child support, maintenance, parenting time, separation agreements, post-decree issues, adoption, and juvenile matters. |
Continuing Legal Education | Organizes speakers for CLE programs. ~ Brian Matise, Hon. Elizabeth Weishaupl and Jersey Green |
CLE - Domestic Relations | Coordinates speakers and develops programming in the area of domestic relations. ~ Judge Andrew Baum |
Community Service | Coordinates the association’s involvement in community activities. |
Courthouse Liaison | Oversees the ACBA member office at the courthouse. Keeps track of the ACBA judge pictures and plaques. Communicates special courthouse information to the ACBA. ~ Hon. Bonnie McLean |
EDI | Coordinates speakers and develops programming in the area of equity, diversity and inclusion. |
Estate Planning | Coordinates speakers and develops programming in the areas of estate planning and probate. ~ Bette Heller |
Foundation | Liaison between the ACBA and the Foundation. |
Immigration | Coordinates and develops immigration programming and activities. |
Law Day | Plans presentations for area high school students. |
Law Student Liaison | Connects the ACBA with law students from DU & CU and encourages student involvement in ACBA meetings and events. |
Lawyer Well-Being | The Lawyer Well-Being Committee is charged with the responsibility for raising awareness of lawyer well-being issues, providing assistance to our community regarding available resources, and normalizing the essential conversations around issues such as substance abuse, mental illness, and end of practice issues facing our members. ~ David P. Hersh and Tricia Shepard |
Lawyers at the Library | Organizes volunteers to staff legal clinics that provide free 30-minute consultations to patrons of the Arapahoe Library District (ALD). (Bemis Public Library volunteers are organized by the association staff.) |
Events | Works with the ACBA Officers and Executive Director to plan and conduct events and socials. ~ Hon. Ben Currier, Amanda Eno, and Graham Hersh |
Member Communications | Edits printed and electronic newsletters. ~ Susan Pray |
Membership | Evaluates and proposes services that may be of interest to the membership. Develops ideas to increase membership. |
Mentorship | Works to foster mentoring within the ACBA and larger legal community. |
Past Presidents | Works with the ACBA Executive Director to plan and host the annual Past Presidents Reception. Acts a a liaison to the ACBA Past Presidents ~ Porya Mansorian |
Professionalism | Coordinates speakers and plans the annual October Professionalism Dinner & Ethics CLE. ~ Magistrate Echo Ryan |
Speakers Bureau | Informs community organizations of the availability of speakers; matches requests for speakers with lawyer volunteers. |
Spring CLE | Plans spring out-of-state CLE program. |
Technology | Provide content for website and social media platforms. |
Young Lawyers Section | Coordinates and hosts social events and CLE seminars on topics of interest to young lawyers. ~ Drew Fein and Adam Hepp |
Youth Education (Mock Trials) | Assists with the Arapahoe County Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament. |
Board of Governors Representatives to the Colorado Bar Association Porya Mansorian Board of Governors Alternates: |