2022-2023 |
Board of Directors Officers: President: Hon. Ben Leutwyler |
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Serving until June 2023 Hon. Benjamin Currier Hon. David Stevens Hon. Andrew Baum | Serving until June 2024 Virginia Robbins |
2021-2022 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 & Hon. Michael Roche |
Annual Meeting & Golf | Organizes the Annual Meeting and Golf Tournament. ~ Graham Hersh & John Connell |
Business Law | Coordinates speakers and develops programming in the areas of business and transactional law. ~ Henry Smith |
Continuing Legal Education | Organizes speakers for CLE programs. ~ Hon. 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. ~ Hon. Angela Arkin, Hon. Andrew Baum, Magistrate Echo Ryan & Magistrate Phelicia Kossie |
Estate Planning | Coordinates speakers and develops programming in the areas of estate planning and probate. ~ Bette Heller |
Events | Works with the ACBA Officers and Executive Director to plan and conduct events and socials. ~ Adam Hepp, Mollie Hawes, Dawn Rodgers & Amanda Eno |
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. ~ Mollie Hawes |
Law Student Liaison | Connects the ACBA with law students from DU & CU and encourages student involvement in ACBA meetings and events. ~ Michael Mauro & Hannah Huston |
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). ~ Nicole Moskowitz & Michael Mauro |
Member Communications | Edits printed and electronic newsletters. ~ Susan Pray & Hon. David Stevens |
Membership | Evaluates and proposes services that may be of interest to the membership. Develops ideas to increase membership. ~ Adam Hepp |
Mentorship | Works to foster mentoring within the ACBA and larger legal community. |
Past Presidents | Past ACBA Presidents work on special projects and also address issues of mutual concern to the bench and bar. ~ Tom Henderson |
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. |
Professionalism | Coordinates speakers and plans the annual October Professionalism Dinner & Ethics CLE and other related events. ~ Magistrate Echo Ryan |
Spring CLE | Plans spring out-of-state CLE program. |
Technology | Provide content for website and manages social media platforms. |
Young Lawyers Section | Coordinates and hosts social events and CLE seminars on topics of interest to young lawyers. ~ Drew Fein |
Youth Education (Mock Trials) | Assists with the Arapahoe County Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament. |
Board of Governors Representatives to the Colorado Bar Association Thomas W. Henderson Board of Governors Alternates: |