CDLA Committees and Board Member Liaisons

Executive Committee

Natalie Lien, President, MPLX-G&P Law
Michele Choe, Vice President, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell
Meredith McDonald, Treasurer, Hall & Evans
Hillary Patterson, Secretary, Patterson Ripplinger

Amicus Committee

Michele Choe, Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell, CDLA VP
Jeff Ruebel, Ruebel & Quillen
Marilyn Chappell, Sweetbaum Sands Anderson
Andy Nathan, Nathan Dumm & Mayer
Lamar Jost, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell
Brendan Loy, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell

Professionalism & Education Committee

Chair: Ellis Mayer, Nathan Dumm & Mayer
Allison Ailer, Civil Rights/Gov't Tort, Colorado Attorney General's Office
Brendan Desmond, Construction, Hall & Evans
Rob Hinckley, Employment, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
Christina Huszcza, General Liability, Stuart Jorgensen & Associates
David Werber, Defending Extra Contractual Claims, Dagner / Schluter / Mitzner / Werber
Ariana Busby, New Lawyer, Hall & Evans
Kate Laubach, Professional Liability, SGR
Joe Espinosa, Worker's Comp, Law Office of Robert B. Hunter

Communications/Publications/Listserve Committee

Dara Keller, Messner Reeves

CDLA Diversity Board Director

Laura Martinez, Messner Reeves

CDLA Foundation Board Director

Dylan Lewis, American Family Insurance

DRI State Representative

Tanner Walls, Messner Reeves

Greater Colorado Board Director

Lorne Hiller, Wegener Scarborough & Lane

Legislative Committee

Ike Eckert (Overturf McGath & Hull, P.C.) Legislative Director-Elect
Scott Neckers (Overturf McGath & Hull, P.C.)
Meredith McDonald (Hall & Evans)
Rosie Derieux - (State Farm)
Brian Kuhlmann (Shelter Insurance)
Brenden Desmond (Hall & Evans)
Jeff Ruebel (Ruebel & Quillen, LLC)

New Lawyers Committee

Director: Paul Jordan, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Ariana Busby, Hall & Evans

Trial Academy Committee

Kurt Henkel, Tucker Holmes
Brendan Powers, Spies Powers & Robinson

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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