CDLA Board 2020-2021

Natalie Lien, Attorney
President

MPLX-G&P Law

1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 1, Suite 1600
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-476-5696

Michele Choe, Esq.
Vice President

Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell

370 17th Street, Suite 4500
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-292-2525

Meredith McDonald
Treasurer

Hall & Evans

1001 Seventeenth Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-628-3300

Hillary D. Patterson, Esq.
Secretary

Patterson & Ripplinger
5613 DTC Parkway, Suite 400
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303-741-4539

Christopher R. Reeves, Esq.
Immediate Past President
2018 Conference Chair

Waltz|Reeves

1660 Lincoln Street, #2510
Denver, CO 80264
Phone: 303-830-8800
Direct: 303-573-2915

Tanner Walls, Esq.
DRI State Representative

Messner Reeves, LLP

1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Phone 303-623-1800

Dara Keller, Esq.
Communications Director

Messner Reeves, LLP

1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Phone 303-623-1800

Brandon P. Hull, Esq.
Legislative Director

Overturf McGath & Hull

625 E. 16th Avenue
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-860-2848 x567

Laura Martinez, Esq.
Diversity Director

Messner & Reeves LLP

1430 Wynkoop Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-623-1800

Lorne Hiller, Esq.
Greater Colorado Director

Wegener Scarborough & Lane

743 Horizon Court, Suite 200
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Phone: 970-242-2645

Ellis Mayer, Esq.
Ex-Officio
P & E Committee Chair

Nathan, Dumm & Mayer, P.C.

7900 E Union Avenue, Suite 600
Denver, CO 80237
Phone: 303-691-3737

Kurt Henkel, Esq.
At-Large Director

Tucker Holmes

7400 E. Caley Avenue, Suite 300
Centennial, CO 80111
Phone: 303-694-9300

Paul Jordan
New Lawyer Director

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3400
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-200-6884

Brendan Powers
At-Large Director

Spies, Powers & Robinson

950 South Cherry Street, Suite 700
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-830-7090

Dylan Lewis
Ex-Officio

American Family Insurance

9510 S. Meridian Blvd.
Englewood, CO 80155
Phone: 303-792-0740

Bo and Glenna Donegan
CDLA Offices

643 Dexter Street
Denver, Colorado 80220
Phone: 303-263-6466

Upcoming Events

Challenges of Electronic Medical Record Charting in Litigation

January 21, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Presented by:
Katherine Otto, Messner Reeves, LLP
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Lech v. Greenwood Village – Anatomy of a Police Takings Case

January 26, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by:
Andy Nathan, and Ashley Hernandez-Schlagel,
Nathan Dumm & Mayer
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How to Prepare for Taking a Deposition

January 29, 2021, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructors:
Hillary Patterson, Patterson Ripplinger
Dr. Mike McCabe, Exigent Forensic Consulting
Sponsored by:
Exigent Forensic Consulting
Fraudsniffr
Ponderosa Associates Forensic Engineering
Rimkus Consulting Group
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Maintaining Standards of Professionalism In Dealing With Opposing Counsel: Keeping Your Cool

February 11, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Justice Richard Gabriel, Colorado Supreme Court
Gina Rossi and Mamie Ling, Hall & Evans LLC
Haley Maglieri, Messner Reeves LLP
Reid Jennings, Lasater & Martin PC
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Back to Basics: Subpoenas

February 18, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Christina M. Huszcza and Andrew M. LaFontaine
Stuart S. Jorgensen & Associates
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Part II: Deposition Skills Boot Camp—Learning by Doing

February 19, 2021, 12:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Instructor:
Jason Young, Pearl Schneider Young

Sponsored by:
Forensic Pursuit
Pike Court Reporting
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Writing Workshop # 2 Writing Tools, Rules, and Admonitions

February 23, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:30 AM
Presented by:
Marilyn Chappell, Sweetbaum Sands Anderson
and
Brendan Powers, Spies Powers & Robinson
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The Top Five Things You Need to Know about Data Privacy in 2021

February 25, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Edward C. Hopkins Jr., Fisher Phillips
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Hurdles to Professional Advancement for the LGBTQ+ Attorney

March 16, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by:
Justice Marquez, CO Supreme Court
Christopher Reeves, Waltz | Reeves
Tessa Becker, VP & Sr. Corp. Counsel, National CineMedia LLC
Ryann Peyton, CAMP
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Double Down on DEI Strategies Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; General Liability

March 18, 2021, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Presented by: Sara Scott, CEO of the Center for Legal Inclusiveness
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Writing Workshop # 3 Editing - Illumination Through Elimination Sponsored by: Braddy Investigative Group

March 23, 2021, 4:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Presented by:
Marilyn Chappell, Sweetbaum Sands Anderson
and
Brendan Powers, Spies Powers & Robinson
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