Law Week Colorado

A Symposium to Drive Well-Being Change in the Legal Profession
2025-09-11 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Denver) | CO
From event organizers:
September 11, 2025
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
A Symposium to Drive Well-Being Change in the Legal Profession
Our annual well-being symposium is back for the third time. Join us for this full day event dedicated to creating well-being culture change in the legal profession.
Details and Registration Coming Soon!

CWBA Foundation 19th Annual "Raising The Bar" Celebration
2025-09-17 17:30 - 20:30 | Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver, United States
From event organizers:
Each year the CWBA Foundation honors women lawyers who have made a difference in our communities and have “raised the bar” for all of us. The evening promises to be memorable, with attendees gathering in person to celebrate the accomplishments of our honorees and thank them for paving the way for other women in Colorado and around the nation.

LARIMER SQUARE CLE LUNCHEON
2025-09-25 11:30 - 13:30 | Tamayo Restaurant, 14th Street & Larimer, Denver, CO, United States
From event organizers:
11:30am Registration & Lunch Buffet
12 Noon CLE Presentation
1:00pm Conclusion & Questions
$20 Members | $30 Non-members
One (1) CLE Credit Pending.
Tamayo Restaurant | 14th Street & Larimer | Larimer Square
COMPLIMENTARY Valet Parking ($15 Value) | ACCESSIBLE AT 15th & LARIMER COLORADO VALETS STAND
CLE
Credits: One (1) CLE Credit Pending
State: Colorado
Category: General CLE Credit

Judicial Excellence for Colorado Gala Dinner
2025-10-15 17:30 - 21:00 | Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th Street, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
From event organizers:

Save the date!
We hope you will join us October 15 to celebrate Colorado’s courts and this year’s CJI Judicial Excellence Award honorees. Honorees will be announced in early summer.
This gala dinner is CJI’s biggest fundraiser and subsidizes our important work throughout the year. Please plan to join us and support CJI’s mission and programs on behalf of Colorado’s courts!
Corporate sponsorships will go on sale in June. If you know you are already interested, please contact Jeff Rupp, CJI Executive Director, Jeff@ColoradoJudicialInstitute.org.

Navigating Nonprofit Board Responsibilities
2025-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Tuesday, December 9 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm
From event organizers:
Serving on a nonprofit board can be both rewarding and risky. Attorneys who advise or serve as board members need to understand the fiduciary duties owed to the organization, including the duties of care, loyalty, and obedience.
This program will explore how these responsibilities apply in practice, highlight common pitfalls, and provide strategies for balancing legal obligations with mission-driven decision-making.

Purpose-Driven Lawyering and Its Intersection with Lawyer Well-Being
2025-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
From event organizers:
Winter Lunch & Learn Event
December 10, 2025
12:00 – 1:00
Purpose-Driven Lawyering and Its Intersection with Lawyer Well-Being
Presented by Cedric Ashley
via Zoom Webinar
Details and Registration Coming Soon!

Clarify your Career Direction: 4 Part Series in January
2026-01-07 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-14 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-21 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-28 12:00 - 14:00 | CO
In this four-session webinar program, plus group coaching, you’ll get expert guidance to clarify your next steps. Whether you’re seeking a small shift—like a new role in a better-fit organization—or a major change to a new industry or career path, we’ll help you explore your options and determine what’s right for you.
Led by Hallie Crawford, a Certified Career Coach with over 20 years of experience, this live, interactive program with Q&A walks you through her Ideal Career Model™. Her model and process have helped thousands of professionals successfully transition into the next phase of their career with a 95% satisfaction rate.
Register here:

Estate Planning Basic Skills
2026-01-29 08:30 - 2026-01-30 17:00 | CO
Colorado’s aging population is booming, and with it comes a growing demand for attorneys who can skillfully guide clients through disability and estate planning. Now is the time to expand your practice and step into this opportunity! Whether you are looking to build an estate planning practice, support one as a legal assistant, or strengthen your existing skills in this area, this program is designed for you.

Understanding and Navigating Grief for Legal Professionals - Webinar
2026-02-03 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Judges, lawyers, and legal professionals often absorb and “take on” the grief, trauma, and stress of others in the course of their work.
From a biological, psychological, and physiological perspective, this presentation:
– Discusses the symptoms of grief
– Examines how grief impacts legal professionals and their work with clients
– Provides trauma informed tips and tools for challenging client interactions.
Participants will also learn wellbeing strategies for legal professionals working and living with grief.

Family Law Basic Skills
2026-02-05 08:00 - 2026-02-06 17:00 | CO
This comprehensive and practice-focused program helps attorneys and LLPs develop a solid foundation for navigating family law cases from initial client contact through final resolution.
Volunteer and save! Receive significantly discounted tuition by volunteering with Metro Volunteer Lawyers, either in person or virtually, and help bridge the access to justice gap for very low-income and vulnerable families who would not otherwise have access to essential legal guidance.

Redesigning Billable Hour Culture: Alternative Models & Metrics - Webinar
2026-02-17 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Colorado Supreme Court Well-Being Recognition Program
The billable hour has long shaped law firm economics, professional expectations, and lawyer well-being—for better and for worse. This program examines how the traditional billable-hour model impacts stress, burnout, equity, career satisfaction, and client service, and explores emerging alternatives that promote both profitability and human sustainability.

SEC Enforcement Update: Trends, Priorities, and Practice Implications - Webinar
2026-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Get up to speed on the top SEC enforcement issues, featuring a focused review of the most significant enforcement matters from the past year. Led by Kurt Gottschall, a nationally respected securities litigator and former Director of the SEC’s Denver Regional Office, the program cuts through the noise to highlight key trends, priorities, and takeaways for practitioners. Walk away with insights you can immediately apply to compliance, investigations, and enforcement defense.

Collecting Judgments
2026-02-19 09:00 - 13:00 | CO
Post-judgment enforcement is where even strong litigators lose momentum, and where victories can evaporate without the right strategy. This program gives you the tools to keep the fight going: Rule 69 discovery, liens, levies, bankruptcy surprises, and the real-world tactics that turn a judgment into actual recovery.

By Any Means Necessary: Law, Legislation, Corporate Policy, & the Fight for Farmed Animals
2026-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Join the Animal Law Program for a lunchtime advocacy talk with Matthew Dominguez!
Factory farming is an extinction-level risk to our planet – and it didn’t happen by accident. It was built and protected through legislation, regulation, and corporate power, creating a system that externalizes harm while concentrating profit and control.

Cannabis Symposium - 10th Annual
2026-02-24 | CO
Celebrate a decade of cutting-edge education at the 10th Annual Cannabis Symposium, a must-attend program for attorneys advising cannabis businesses, regulators, and industry stakeholders nationwide.

Representing Clients with Disabilities – CLE
2026-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Featuring Professor Seth Packrone and lawyers Katie Boraz and Sara Pielsticker from Disability Law Colorado.
Via Zoom or in person (location TBD)

Representing Clients with Disabilities
2026-02-24 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Learn about legal frameworks in disability law and best practices for supporting clients with disabilities.

66th Annual John R. Coen Lecture
2026-02-26 17:30 - 18:30 | CO
Join us for the 66th Annual John R. Coen Lecture titled “Indigenous People’s Rights in a Changing Global Landscape” featuring Dr. Albert K. Barume. This lecture is sponsored by the University of Colorado Law School and the American Indian Law Program. Please register at https://cu.law/RegisterCoenLecture or at the button above.
Dr Albert K. Barume was appointed as Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples in December 2024. He has over 25 years of experience working on Indigenous Peoples’ rights at national, regional and international levels. A national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Barume was among the first lawyers to work on Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the 1990s in Africa. Please click here to continue reading about Dr. Barume and his accomplishments.
The lecture will take place from 5:30-6:30pm with a reception to follow for in-person attendees from 6:30-7:30pm.
One general CLE credit is pending for Colorado attorneys and judges.
The Coen lectureship was established in 1955 in memory of John Coen, a distinguished member of the Colorado bar and an able public speaker. The lectureship seeks to bring a prominent and distinguished lawyer, jurist, or scholar of law to deliver an annual lecture to Colorado Law’s students, faculty, and alumni on a legal subject of interest and benefit to the profession, preferably with some public or political aspect.

AI for Attorneys: From Curiosity to Confidence - In Person
2026-02-27 09:00 - 16:00 | CO
Generative AI is changing how legal work gets done, and understanding what it can (and can’t) do is half the battle. This practical, hands-on program is designed for attorneys who are curious about AI but may not know where to start.

Drafting Corporate Bylaws
2026-03-11 08:00 - 10:00 | CO
Corporate bylaws still matter, and they surface when the stakes are high. Even as fewer businesses choose the corporate form, business attorneys regularly encounter bylaws when advising clients on governance questions, order of operations, and internal disputes. A working understanding of how bylaws are structured, and how they function in real-world scenarios, remains an essential business law skill.
In this session, nationally recognized corporate law expert Herrick Lidstone draws on decades of practice, scholarship, and expert-witness experience to walk through the principles that drive effective bylaw drafting. You’ll gain practical insight into how bylaws reflect client goals, allocate authority, and shape outcomes when disputes arise, making this program valuable whether you draft corporate documents or analyze them after the fact.

High Wire Act: Adobe Acrobat’s New User Interface - Webinar
2026-03-11 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
This session introduces solo and small firm attorneys to the latest interface and features in Adobe Acrobat, tailored for enhancing document management and collaboration. We explore new tools for editing, signing, and securing PDFs, as well as streamlined options for sharing and organizing files.

Straight Talk with the Justices CLE
2026-03-11 17:00 - 20:00 | CO
CJI’s popular Straight Talk with Justices CLE is a chance for Colorado attorneys to discuss issues with the Colorado Supreme Court. Every track is taught by a justice, and small class sizes encourage one-on-one discussion and detailed questions.

The Ved Nanda Center for International & Comparative Law - Born to Live, Killed for Nothing
2026-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Author Valentine Jeutner, Associate Professor of International Law, Lund University. Upcoming book to be published: Born to Live, Killed for Nothing. Moral, Strategic, and Legal Reasons for Outlawing Collateral Damage, forthcoming Cambridge University Press.

The Intersection of Business and Personal Bankruptcy - Webinar
2026-03-18 12:00 - 14:00 | CO
When small businesses struggle financially, the legal issues often extend to the owner personally, particularly where personal guarantees are involved. This program explores the challenges attorneys face when advising business owners who are considering bankruptcy. Learn to evaluate options for the business such as winding up, Chapter 7 liquidation, and Subchapter V reorganization. Examine the implications of personal guarantees and how business decisions can expose owners to significant personal liability.

Prosecutorial Ethics & Accountability: A National Overview and Colorado Snapshot - Webinar
2026-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Prosecutors in criminal cases have legal and ethical obligations to turn over evidence that might help the defense or undermine the prosecution’s own witnesses. This program will explore the legal framework of these obligations, including how Colorado courts and disciplinary bodies have interpreted Crim. P. 16 and RPC 3.8(d). We will review empirical studies on prosecutorial ethics and misconduct to identify recurring issues that occur in discovery litigation. And we will examine where policy change may be most needed to further limit the chances of wrongful convictions due to prosecutorial misconduct.

Disclosure Obligations in Criminal Cases - Webinar
2026-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Prosecutors in criminal cases have legal and ethical obligations to turn over all evidence to the defense, even evidence that might help the defense or undermine the prosecution’s own witnesses. This program surveys national research and selected national and Colorado court decisions to identify recurring issues reflected in discovery litigation and professional responsibility rulings. The program is designed for educational purposes: to clarify standards, summarize how courts analyze these issues, and provide a foundation for discussion.

Essential Policies for Nonprofits - Webinar
2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:00 | CO
Strong nonprofit governance starts with the right policies.
Whether advising nonprofit clients or serving on a nonprofit board, attorneys routinely encounter governance policies that carry real legal and practical consequences. This program highlights essential nonprofit board policies and explains how they support fiduciary duties, compliance, and effective oversight, making it relevant for both nonprofit counsel and attorneys who sit in the boardroom.
