The Public Policy Committee typically meets the first Monday of the month at Noon. New members always welcome!

For more information, contact Public Policy Committee Co-Chairs Chelsea Augelli, Morgan Carroll, and Iris Halpern.

This committee typically meets monthly on the second Thursday of each month at Noon. New members always welcome!

In order to carry out CWBA’s core values of diversity and inclusion, the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee works to foster a shared culture at the CWBA that promotes the goals of accepting, respecting, and valuing differences that include attributes such as age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, sexual identity, ability, language, family and economic circumstances, geography, and cultural backgrounds.  Among other initiatives, the Committee works to ensure CWBA has cutting-edge policies and procedures to help check blind spots and implicit biases, assists with recruiting and retention of diverse members, plans training for our Board and membership, and partners with other Committees and outside organizations to ensure we are inclusive in all aspects of our work.

For more information, please contact our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chairs Tiera Brown and Karin Williamson.

The Convention Committee typically meets at 5 p.m. on Zoom the second Monday of each month unless there are scheduling conflicts.

The Convention Committee plans the CWBA's Annual Convention. Committee duties include selecting the site for the Convention, negotiating the contract for the site and selecting a keynote speaker. The committee also plans the Convention theme, identifies and contacts speakers for Convention programs, solicits sponsors, and coordinates Convention entertainment, and many other logistics and plans. 

To get involved or learn more, contact Convention Committee Co-Chairs Megan Downing and Amelia Sapp. 

This committee typically meets the second Tuesday of each month at Noon unless there is a necessary schedule change. All members welcome to attend at any time!  

The Membership and Mentorship Committee is the recruiting coordinator, welcome wagon, and social chair of the CWBA! The committee hosts four networking and social events throughout the year, including the annual Membership Appreciation event each Spring. The committee works to promote greater awareness of the CWBA within the legal community and throughout the state to ensure that each new member feels welcome and empowered to get more involved in the organization. This committee also manages CWBA LIFT!, our mentoring program, and works with our law student liaisons to CU and DU law schools to increase ties between women attorneys and law students and keep women in the organization through the transition from law school to practice; supports a series of discussion gatherings on gender bias in the law; and does outreach to seasoned attorney members including legacy leaders and recently retired members to involve them in mentoring.

This committee typically meets on the second Wednesday of each month at Noon. 

The Professional Advancement Committee works to advance women in the legal profession, and to promote career advancement and recognition for CWBA members. It informs women of and helps them obtain appointments to state and local boards and commissions; nominates CWBA members for various awards; and presents the CWBA's annual Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award to a woman trailblazer who has substantially impacted the Colorado legal profession.

Questions? Contact committee Co-Chairs Krista Maher and Stephanie Williams. 

The Programs Committee typically meets at Noon on the third Thursday of each month over Zoom. 

The Programs Committee develops and facilitates educational, professional, and community programs to support substantive growth and learning, reflection, and connection among our members and the broader legal community. These programs include CLEs and other programs such as our 3 Part Financial Series; the annual Moms’ Luncheon; and the annual Holiday Party and Nonprofit Benefit.

For more information about this committee or the next committee meeting, please contact Programs Committee Chairs Kendria Pearson and Rachael Johnson-Iannuzzi. 

Welcome, new members! Come join us to meet people, ask questions, and learn more about the CWBA. These lunches are typically held on the fourth Thursday of the month at Noon via Zoom.

For more information, please contact Membership & Mentorship Committee Co-Chairs Sally Roller or Kylie Ngu.

The CWBA Publications and History Committee typically meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at Noon unless there are scheduling issues. New members always welcome!

The Zoom link will be included in your RSVP confirmation email.

Through the CWBA's website, our blog The 1891, the newsletter The Advocate, and social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter), the Publications Committee works to inform members of CWBA activities and projects, spur debate and member activity on issues of special concern to women lawyers and women generally, and recognize the achievements and contributions of women lawyers. This committee also documents the history of Colorado's women lawyers, and maintains and updates the history files of the CWBA.

For more information, please contact the Committee Co-Chairs: 
Sylvia Geiger,  Lynn Noesner, and Tori Kosobucki

Join us Tuesday, August 27 at 5:30 p.m. for our 2024 Rock Star Mentors Panel! 

The CWBA Publications and History Committee typically meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at Noon unless there are scheduling issues. New members always welcome!

The Zoom link will be included in your RSVP confirmation email.

Through the CWBA's website, our blog The 1891, the newsletter The Advocate, and social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter), the Publications Committee works to inform members of CWBA activities and projects, spur debate and member activity on issues of special concern to women lawyers and women generally, and recognize the achievements and contributions of women lawyers. This committee also documents the history of Colorado's women lawyers, and maintains and updates the history files of the CWBA.

For more information, please contact the Committee Co-Chairs: 
Sylvia Geiger,  Lynn Noesner, and Tori Kosobucki

Save the tentative date and plan to join us for The 1891 Book Club. Be part of our discussion led by CWBA Publications Committee Member Amy Petri Beard. For this next session of our book club, we are partnering with the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) for a special in-person discussion as we read Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner. 

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR). 

In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother’s particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother’s tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food.

As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band–and meeting the man who would become her husband–her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother’s diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.

Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner’s voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread.

Set your coffee makers for 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 11, 2024, for the next session of On What Grounds? A Virtual Leadership Café. Join CWBA President-Elect Alison Connaughty and fellow CWBA members for coffee, connection, community, and career leadership lessons. 

For the 2024-25 year, we will hold these sessions every other month on the first Friday of the month. NOTE: The October session will be the second Friday instead of the first. 

On What Grounds? A Virtual Leadership Café invites authentic connection with your fellow CWBA members and leaders. We will chat about what is REALLY on your mind right now, and we will be there to support you, in both your personal and professional goals. “See” you there!

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR!

Save the date and plan now to join us at our wonderful Annual Holiday Celebration at a beautiful venue - the Chambers Grant Salon at the Ellie!

We look forward to having you join us to celebrate the holiday season. We will share the holiday spirit with friends and colleagues while enjoying festive appetizers, hot and cold drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options), our Jingle Juice signature cocktail, and dessert creations from the Kevin Taylor Restaurant Group.

We will also introduce our 2025 Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award Honoree!

We invite you to share in our warm-hearted giving to our charity partners. 

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Kim Sporrer, CWBA Executive Director, at execdir@cwba.org.

Join us for lots of holiday cheer and warm-hearted giving to our charity partners!