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The Docket
September 2008

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"Getting On After Getting Out: A Re-entry Guide for Colorado" by Carol Peeples & Christie Donner
Diane Hartman

2007-2008 Annual Report

All Together Now
Mark Fogg

Cartoon Corner
Marc Jacobs

Crime Must Pay
Paul Kennebeck

Dates on the Docket

DBA Committee Events

DBA Member Benefits

From Detroit Roots to the Montana Streams
Tara Miller

FYI

Generation X and The Millennials
Devon Scheef, Diane Thielfoldt

Inactive License? You Can Still Help!
Raj Chohan

Legal Affairs

Minding the Meter Does Make a Difference
Michelle B. Ferguson

On the Bar Tab

Picture This: DBA Happenings

Rosenbaum: Lawyers Rule!
Stanton Rosenbaum

The Buckhorn Exchange -- "We Had a Ball!"

The Marketplace

The Race for the White House
Doug McQuiston


Dates on the Docket

Dates for Attorneys

SEPTEMBER 2

CBA/DBA Joint Meeting
Diversity in the Legal Profession
4-4:30 p.m.
Call Andrea Mueller,
(303) 824-5340.

CBA/DBA Joint Meeting Pipeline Working Group
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Call Andrea Mueller,
(303) 824-5340.

SEPTEMBER 3

Docket Committee Meeting
Noon
Call Tara Miller,
(303) 824-5312.

SEPTEMBER 4

DBA/ATJ Committee Meeting
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

Democracy Education Committee Meeting
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

SEPTEMBER 4-6

Tenth Circuit 2008 Bench and Bar Conference
Broadmoor Hotel--Colorado Springs
Call (303) 335-2826.

SEPTEMBER 9

Waterman Fund Monthly Meeting
Call Janet Bauer,
(303) 824-5319.

SEPTEMBER 10

CBA/DBA Joint Meeting Professionalism Coordinating Councils
Noon-1 p.m.
Call Melissa Nicoletti,
(303) 824-5321.

SEPTEMBER 11

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

SEPTEMBER 17
DBA Legal Fee Arbitration Committee Meeting
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Call Richard Dyrland,
(303) 824-5371.

SEPTEMBER 27
DBA Bench-Bar Retreat
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Call Erica Driver,
(303) 824-5311.

 

Join a Committee!

If interested in joing a committee that is listed here, or for a full list of DBA committees, visit www.denbar.org. Call (303) 860-1115 with questions.

Dates for the Public

SEPTEMBER 3

Legal Night
El Centro De San Juan Diego
2830 Lawrence St.
5:30-7 p.m.
Call (303) 297-8696.

Lawline 9 —
Bankruptcy/Credit

4–6:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

SEPTEMBER 10

Lawline 9 —
Employment
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

SEPTEMBER 11

YLD Morning Lawline 9 —
5:30 a.m.–7:30 a.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

SEPTEMBER 16

Small Claims Clinic
Civil Division 4th Floor
1515 Cleveland Pl.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Call (303) 640-5132.

Pro Se Family Law Clinic
Division of Work Force Development
1200 Federal Blvd.,
Room 1018
5:30–7 p.m.
Call (720) 944-2594.

Legal Night at Mi Casa
360 Acoma St.
5:30–7 p.m.
Call (303) 573-1302.

SEPTEMBER 17

Pro Se Divorce Clinic Denver City/County Courthouse
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

Lawline 9 —
Constitutional Law/Civil Rights

4–6:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

Spanish Family Law Legal Clinic
Division of Workforce Development
1200 Federal Blvd.
Room 1019
1-2:30 p.m.
Call (720) 944-2594.

SEPTEMBER 18

Collections Clinic
Civil Division – 4th Floor
1515 Cleveland Pl.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

SEPTEMBER 24

Lawline 9 —
Family Law
4–6:30 p.m.
Call Carolyn Gravit,
(303) 824-5323.

To volunteer for the DBA Public Legal Education programs, contact
Carolyn Gravit at
(303) 824-5323.

All meetings are scheduled at 1900 Grant St., Ste. 900, Denver, unless otherwise noted. Activities for the Denver Bar Association & DBA/CLE are listed on this page. Call Melissa Nicoletti, (303) 824-5321, to schedule committee meetings, so they will appear in this calendar.


The Marketplace

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SPACE

WORK FROM HOME with 600 17th St. Denver mailing address. Live telephone answering and forwarding of calls. $150/mo. Call (303) 260-6400; or visit: www.yourofficedenver.com. NOW IN LAKEWOOD ALSO!

GOLDEN TRIANGLE office available Nov. 1, 1151 Bannock St. Includes one window office, administrative space, two waiting areas, conference room, telephone system, ADA compliant kitchen and bathroom, and parking. Call Amber, (303) 573-7948.

17TH STREET EXECUTIVE SUITES in Dominion Plaza Bldg. Fully furnished offices from $800, including 100 MB Internet access and complete telephone service (including dial tone). Onsite color laser printing/copying. Close to courthouses, Supreme Court Bldg., and U.S. Post Office. Call (303) 260-6400 or visit www.yourofficedenver.com. NOW IN LAKEWOOD ALSO!

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IDEAL FOR SOLO attorney! One newly remodeled office (178 sf.) available in Cherry Creek Office Building. Four-attorney suite features: kitchen, conference room, law library (emphasis on estate planning, elder law, charitable giving) telephone system (w/VM), high-speed Internet, fax, copier and parking. Located near Colorado Blvd. & Exposition St. Reasonable rates. Please call (303) 991-3107 for further details.

FURNISHED EXECUTIVE OFFICES available starting at $380 per month. Located near I-25 and Colorado Blvd. Free services provided include telephone lines, customized telephone answering, voicemail, and receptionists to greet your clients; high-speed Internet; secretarial and clerical services available; 3 nice conference rooms available with 15 hours’ use per/mo. free of charge. Call (303) 991-5864.

FURNISHED EXECUTIVE OFFICES for rent in Aurora near Parker Rd. & Quincy with prices starting at $600/mo. (Includes professional receptionist, telephone, Internet, fax line, and 10 hrs./meeting room time.) Work from home — virtual office prices starting: $175/ mo. Visit www.TheFlexibleOffice.com or call (303) 481-4200.

WANTED

WANT TO PURCHASE MINERALS and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201.

DUFFORD & BROWN, P.C. seeks partner-level attorney with portable practice in corporate, M&A, securities, or tax to join our growing transactional and corporate practice. Some overflow work anticipated. Join our established congenial practice. Submit inquiries to: Recruiting Director, Dufford & Brown, P.C., 1700 Broadway, Suite 2100, Denver, CO 80290.

ATTORNEY SOUGHT, full-time (Mon.–Fri., 9–5), to assist established attorney practicing consumer bankruptcy and probate law. Office is an uptown location, close to federal and state courts, with 2 dedicated staff and LAN computer system. For more information, e-mail carrpc@gmail.com or call (720) 377-0135.