Hockey Night for Recent Grads

The Young Lawyers Divisions of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law are sponsoring a reception and hockey game for recent grads (classes of 1997–2011) and all YLD members on Friday, Feb. 10. The reception will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Hamilton Gymnasium at the Ritchie Center, and the puck drops at 7:37 for the DU Pioneers vs. Minnesota Gophers. Tickets are $30 per person and include a cheese- tasting, two drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and group seating at the hockey game. For more information, contact Laura Dean at ldean@law.du.edu or (303) 871-6122

Support CAN’s Toothbrushesfor Tots Drive

Sign up your firm to participate in the DBA Community Action Network’s Toothbrushes for Tots Drive, Feb. 6 to 10. The drive benefits Kids in Need of Dentistry. To sign up, email Kate Schuster at kschuster@cobar.org or call (303) 824-5312. Online sign-up also is available at denbar.org.

Be Recognized for Your Firm or In-house Counsel Group’s Pro BonoAchievement

Each year, the Colorado Supreme Court recognizes law firms and in-house counsel groups that commit to an annual goal of 50 hours of pro bonolegal services per attorney, averaged across the firm annually for licensed Colorado attorneys and pro-rated for part-time attorneys, primarily for the indigent or nonprofit organizations that serve the indigent.  Firms and groups that achieve this goal in the previous calendar year receive certificates signed by the justices and your firm or group will be listed on the judicial Web page.  If your firm or in-house counsel group met the goal in 2011, or if your firm or group would like to make the annual commitment starting in calendar year 2012, please notify Justice Gregory Hobbs by Feb. 15 at gregory.hobbs@judicial.state.co.us.

Save the Date: Pro Bono Recognition Ceremony

Denver area attorneys who have met or committed to reaching the Colorado Supreme Court’s pledge of providing 50 hours of pro bonolegal services will be honored on Friday, April 13, at the Colorado History Museum. The event is sponsored by the Colorado Access to Justice Commission, Colorado Bar Association, and the Colorado Supreme Court. More details to come. For more information contact Jill Lafrenz at jlafrenz@cobar.org or (303) 824-5333.