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September 2005

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Bar Review Gone Awry
Greg Rawlings, Dick Ott

Be a Rainmaker — Start Writing
Stephanie Francis Ward

Bluetick Revenge
Mark Cohen

Committees & Departments

Dates on the Docket

Denver Bar Association 2004-2005 Annual Report

Family Conflict, High Emotions and Money
Hon. Jean Stewart

FYI

Habla Español?

Humor in the Face of Adversity - One Lawyer's Battle with Cancer
Stacy Chesney

Legal Affairs

My Life as a Tyrant
Tony Viorst

Picture This: DBA Happenings

Savage Law
Mel Practice

Starting from Scratch
Hon. Jack F. Smith

The Marketplace


Dates on the Docket

September 2

DBA/CBA — ADR
noon–2 p.m.
Call Monica Davis,
(303) 824-5311.

September 6

Tuesdays at the Bar:
Casemaker
noon–1 p.m.

Demonstration and hands-on training on the new Casemaker Online Legal Research Library, a new CBA membership benefit. Casemaker is your source for Colorado case law, statutes, rules, federal materials, The Colorado Lawyer, and more! Come with your questions. One general CLE credit.
To RSVP, send a check for $15 to the DBA, 1900 Grant St., Ste. 900, Denver 80203.

DBA/CBA Diversity in the Legal Profession
noon–1:30 p.m.
Call Kari Brandt,
(303) 824-5340.

September 7

The Docket
noon
Call Stacy Chesney,
(303) 824-5347.

LawLine 9,
Employment Law
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Kari Brandt,
(303) 824-5340.

Community Action Network Committee
5:45–6:45 p.m.
Call Kari Brandt,
(303) 824-5340.

September 8

DBA Board of Trustees
7:30–9 a.m.
Call Dana Collier Smith,
(303) 824-5318.

September 12

Waterman Fund Meeting
9–10:30 a.m.
Call Janet Bauer,
(303) 824-5319.

September 13

Tuesdays at the Bar:
The Ethics of Minors’ Settlements in Personal Injury Matters
noon–1 p.m.
A member of the ethics committee will discuses the delicate issues when dealing with settlements for minors. One ethics CLE credit.
To RSVP, send a check for $15 to the DBA, 1900 Grant St., Ste. 900, Denver 80203.

Pro Se Bankruptcy Clinic
U.S. Custom House Building
1:30–3 p.m.
Call Kari Brandt,
(303) 824-5340.

September 14

LawLine 9,
Disability Law
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Kari Brandt,
(303) 824-5340.

DBA YLD
6–8 p.m.
Call Melissa Nicoletti,
(303) 824-5321.

September 15

Collections Clinic
Denver County Court — Civil Division
1515 Cleveland, 4th Fl.
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Call Carolyn Ferber,
(303) 824-5323.

September 20

Small Claims Clinic
Denver County Court — Civil Division
1515 Cleveland, 4th Fl.
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Call Carolyn Ferber,
(303) 824-5323.

Tuesdays at the Bar:
Judges Under Fire
noon–1 p.m.
Join CBS Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen to discuss current attacks on the judiciary and their impact on the legal profession. One general CLE credit.
To RSVP, send a check for $15 to the DBA, 1900 Grant St., Ste. 900, Denver 80203.

September 21

Divorce Clinic
Denver City/County Courthouse
noon–1:30 p.m.
Call Kari Brandt,
(303) 824-5340.

LawLine 9,
Denver Child Support Enforcement (Reserved)
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Kari Brandt,
(303) 824-5340.

DBA Legal Fee Arbitration Committee
3:30–5 p.m.
Call Kari Brandt,
(303) 824-5340.

September 27

Tuesdays at the Bar:
Time Matters
noon–1:30 p.m.
Make your law practice more efficient. The program will include an overall review of Time Matters’ real-time office-wide calendars, task management and work delegation system, client/customer relations management, project/matter management, research/knowledge management, and more. 1.5 general CLE credits.
To RSVP, send a check for $15 to the DBA, 1900 Grant St., Ste. 900, Denver 80203.

September 28

DBA Young Lawyers
Division Coffee Talk: Updates on Sarbanes-Oxley
8–9 a.m.
An overall review and update on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It will also include a discussion on any changes or pending changes to the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct. One general CLE credit.
Cost is $5 for DBA members, $15 for non-members, and includes a continental breakfast. RSVP by sending a check to DBA Coffee Talk, 1900 Grant St., Suite 900, Denver, 80203.

LawLine 9,
Traffic Tickets/Criminal Law
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Kari Brandt,
(303) 824-5340.

DBA/CBA Interprofessional Committee
3:30–5 p.m.
Call Ingrid Heiser,
(303) 824-5327.


The Marketplace

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SPACE

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