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Legal Entrepreneurs for Justice Launches Inaugural Class

Colorado’s first attorney incubator celebrated its official start Thursday evening at LawBank. Legal Entrepreneurs for Justice, a small-business incubator for lawyers looking to develop legal...

In Richard Matsch’s Own Words

In more than four decades as a federal judge, Richard Matsch built a reputation for his brusque bearing and self-imposed social isolation. But his...

A Protector of the Court

Attorneys who had cases assigned to Judge Richard Matsch tend to remember a particular quirk about how he ran his courtroom: If you put...
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Judge Wiley Daniel: Perspectives From the Bench

Editor’s Note: Law Week included another article with memories of Judge Wiley Daniel in the May 20 issue.  Judge Wiley Daniel made a name for...

State Department of Corrections Agrees to Change Mail Policy

The Colorado Department of Corrections has changed its policy around inmates’ ability to receive mail following a joint resolution between the CDOC and the...

A Lifetime Commitment to Diversity

Wiley Daniel rose to a high public profile as Colorado’s first black federal district court judge. But those who knew him closely don’t describe...
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Case of the Year Goes to Clemency Grant Over Life Without Parole Sentence

Civil rights and personal injury law had a big night at the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association’s annual spring dinner on Thursday.  The night’s Case of...

In Case Against Department of Human Services, Dearth of Specific Case Law Brings Challenges

Killmer Lane & Newman has built itself a reputation for taking on challenging civil rights cases, which often come with troubling fact patterns. For...
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Center for Legal Inclusiveness Hosts CLE for Judge Hopefuls

The Center for Legal Inclusiveness  and the Colorado Bar Association on April 22 hosted a “You Be the Judge” event for attorneys who may...

Case That Clarified Insurance Statute Gets Case of the Year Nomination

Colorado’s legislature enacted the state’s insurance bad faith statute in 2008, but landmark Colorado Supreme Court rulings on the subject have only existed since...