New Lawyer Greeting Party

Your Changing World - Transitioning from New Lawyer to Seasoned Litigator

Join our panel of young associates and partners discuss tips and tricks for new attorneys to get ahead at work, navigate age and experience gaps, and become a better lawyer.

Judges Panel - Susan Blanco, LaQunya Baker, Andrew Luxen, Jon Olafson, Sarah Wallace, Sueanna Johnson

Please Don't Silence Your Cell Phones: Effective Trial Techniques in the Tech Age

Judge Susan Blanco and Judge Jon Olafson will discuss effective storytelling in the courtroom and some common problems with storytelling they have encountered. They will address the incorporation of technology with effective storytelling to best reach modern jurors, and speak to some common fears associated with using technology in the courtroom.

Judges Panel - Susan Blanco, LaQunya Baker, Andrew Luxen, Jon Olafson, Sarah Wallace, Sueanna Johnson

Our AI Future and the Law - Jonathan Brill

Jonathan Brill is an expert on strategic foresight and technology innovation. He writes, speaks and advises startups, the Fortune 50 and the Secret Service on how to create and take advantage of uncertainty. His warm style, compelling stories, and intellectual rigor inspire visionaries and open even the most hard-boiled executives to new ways of thinking and doing.

Evaluating Personal Injuries: Considerations from Construction Codes/Standards and Human Factors Perspectives - Young Bui, Nathan Mayercsik, Exponent and Ashley Larson, Sutton Booker

When encountering a premises case (i.e., trip/slip and fall), the primary focus is often on the relevant codes/standards. Though important, that approach can be limited in explaining why the fall event occurred. And while there are various disciplines that can help assess how and/or why a fall event occurred, human factors can uniquely provide an understanding of whether a given fall incident can be explained by typical human behavior, which in turn is informed by a wealth of scientific studies. This presentation will discuss the visual perceptual cues, looking behavior, and avoidance responses that not only help pedestrians safely navigate their physical environment, but also aid in predicting the likelihood of a fall event. We will also address issues related to codes and warnings that are often seen in these types of cases, as well as common claims made by experts in relation to human factors.

New Lawyer Greeting Party

Your Changing World - Transitioning from New Lawyer to Seasoned Litigator

Join our panel of young associates and partners discuss tips and tricks for new attorneys to get ahead at work, navigate age and experience gaps, and become a better lawyer.

Beat the Drum for Justice: How the 19th Century Supreme Court Shaped Racial Issues in the 21st Century.

A historical examination of racial injustice in America and the hope created by emancipation, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, and Reconstruction. Our speaker will explore the demise of Reconstruction, with an emphasis on the Supreme Court cases that failed to protect the rights embodied in the War Amendments, leading to Jim Crow, segregation, and the racial issues we have today.

Insurance Bad Faith Update

Best Practices for Preserving Trial Issues for Appeal

A review of case law and helpful tools in terms of preserving appellate issues related to making objections, motions practice, pretrial motions, jury selection, jury instructions, and motions for directed verdict.

AI Powered Legal Tools Transforming the Practice of Law

Growing Up With Heroes: A Daughter’s Journey with the Navajo Code Talkers

Presenting Your Case In A Bench Trial: Lessons from the Perspective of the Trier of Fact

Many attorneys mistakenly approach a bench trial like a jury trial. But successful attorneys know that a bench trial must be prepared for and presented very differently than a jury trial. In November 2023, Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace presided over the most watched and consequential bench trial in Colorado history – Anderson, et al. v. Griswold, et al. (a/k/a the case to keep former President Donald J. Trump off the Colorado primary ballot). Judge Wallace will provide tips and tactics, as well as some cautionary tales, to help you persuade the court at your next bench trial. Topics will include pre-trial briefing, tailoring your opening statement and closing argument, evidence and objections, and what not to do in a bench trial that you might normally do in a jury trial.

Welcome & Announcements

Finding, Retaining, and Working with Expert Witnesses

EDI - Diversity in the Law: Persons with Disabilities

This session will provide an overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act, discuss the four models of disability, highlight skills and traits that lawyers with disabilities bring to the workplace, give an update on the formation of the Colorado Disability Bar Association, and report on the Colorado judiciary’s efforts to diversity the bench

Judges Panel - Susan Blanco, LaQunya Baker, Andrew Luxen, Jon Olafson, Sarah Wallace, Sueanna Johnson

Top 5 Appellate Tips for Civil Practitioners

During this presentation, Judge Johnson and Fred Yarger will discuss top tips for a successful appeal, including the importance of appellate standards of review, effective writing, and tips for a winning oral argument.

Insurance Bad Faith Update

Evaluating Personal Injuries: Considerations from Construction Codes/Standards and Human Factors Perspectives - Young Bui, Nathan Mayercsik, Exponent and Ashley Larson, Sutton Booker

When encountering a premises case (i.e., trip/slip and fall), the primary focus is often on the relevant codes/standards. Though important, that approach can be limited in explaining why the fall event occurred. And while there are various disciplines that can help assess how and/or why a fall event occurred, human factors can uniquely provide an understanding of whether a given fall incident can be explained by typical human behavior, which in turn is informed by a wealth of scientific studies. This presentation will discuss the visual perceptual cues, looking behavior, and avoidance responses that not only help pedestrians safely navigate their physical environment, but also aid in predicting the likelihood of a fall event. We will also address issues related to codes and warnings that are often seen in these types of cases, as well as common claims made by experts in relation to human factors.

Judges Panel - Susan Blanco, LaQunya Baker, Andrew Luxen, Jon Olafson, Sarah Wallace, Sueanna Johnson

Impacting Your Case with ESI & Cellular Investigations

Attorneys will learn why ESI and cellular analysis is important. Vestige will go over a cellular tower case study, showing how location data can be used, along with the process of collecting email and cloud accounts. The presentation will also cover the volatility of electronic evidence and the need to collect it, as soon as possible. A demonstration on location mapping from social media applications is also included.

Evaluating Personal Injuries: Considerations from Construction Codes/Standards and Human Factors Perspectives - Young Bui, Nathan Mayercsik, Exponent and Ashley Larson, Sutton Booker

When encountering a premises case (i.e., trip/slip and fall), the primary focus is often on the relevant codes/standards. Though important, that approach can be limited in explaining why the fall event occurred. And while there are various disciplines that can help assess how and/or why a fall event occurred, human factors can uniquely provide an understanding of whether a given fall incident can be explained by typical human behavior, which in turn is informed by a wealth of scientific studies. This presentation will discuss the visual perceptual cues, looking behavior, and avoidance responses that not only help pedestrians safely navigate their physical environment, but also aid in predicting the likelihood of a fall event. We will also address issues related to codes and warnings that are often seen in these types of cases, as well as common claims made by experts in relation to human factors.

Whiplash! Keeping Up with the Ever-Changing Landscape of Employment Law

Is Your Court Reporter a Robot?

Is Your Court Reporter a Robot?: it’s a one-hour discussion of the introduction of artificial intelligence to the court reporting industry. The presentation starts with an analysis of the history of court, reporting, including pin writers, stenographers, voice, writers, digital reporters, and ultimately artificial intelligence assisted reporting, I’ll also include a discussion of overall trend in artificial intelligence, and what limitations and standards lawyers need to set for their introduction into litigation. This will also include a 10-minute demo of CaseTestify, the AI platform.

The Trump Trial – Defending Racketeering Cases in a Civil Environment

Current Trends in Workers’ Compensation Penalties

Lunch & Learn: Legislative Update

Recent legislation has aimed to change the practice of construction litigation in our state. While some legislators have focused on expanding the rights of homeowners, other legislators are pushing to protect the construction industry. Come hear what is happening under the dome and how the practice of construction defect litigation is being directly affected.

How Legislation is Changing the Construction Defect Practice

Please Don't Silence Your Cell Phones: Effective Trial Techniques in the Tech Age

Judge Susan Blanco and Judge Jon Olafson will discuss effective storytelling in the courtroom and some common problems with storytelling they have encountered. They will address the incorporation of technology with effective storytelling to best reach modern jurors, and speak to some common fears associated with using technology in the courtroom.

Judges Panel - Susan Blanco, LaQunya Baker, Andrew Luxen, Jon Olafson, Sarah Wallace, Sueanna Johnson

Whiplash! Keeping Up with the Ever-Changing Landscape of Employment Law

A Brief History of AI

I. What Is Artificial Intelligence II. A Brief History of Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence ? Turing and Chomsky’s Early Contributions III. Narrow v. General AI ? Deep Blue v. Gary Kasparov (1997) ? Alpha Go (2017) IV. Large Language Models (LLM) and Neural Networks ? Attention is All You Need (2017) V. Creating Generative AI ? What is a Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) VI. A Discussion of AI Tools and Capabilities ? Open AI’s ChatGPT 4 ? Anthropic’s Claude ? Facebook’s Llama 3 VII. Risks Associated with Using Generative AI as a Lawyer ? J. Castle – Order re: Mata v. Avianca (NY) ? People v. Zachariah Crabill – 23PDJ067 VIII. Ethical Obligations ? ABA Rule 1.1 – Competent Representation ? ABA Rule 1.3 – Reasonable Diligence ? ABA Rule 1.6 – Confidentiality ? Rule 3.3 – Candor to the Court ? Rule 8.4 – Misconduct IX. Predictions for Generative AI in Business and Law X. Business Use Cases For Attorneys and Law Practices XI. Questions

War Stories

Lunch & Learn: Legislative Update

Recent legislation has aimed to change the practice of construction litigation in our state. While some legislators have focused on expanding the rights of homeowners, other legislators are pushing to protect the construction industry. Come hear what is happening under the dome and how the practice of construction defect litigation is being directly affected.

How Legislation is Changing the Construction Defect Practice

Lunch and Learn - Case Law Update

War Stories

Finding, Retaining, and Working with Expert Witnesses

Insurance Bad Faith Update

Presenting Your Case In A Bench Trial: Lessons from the Perspective of the Trier of Fact

Many attorneys mistakenly approach a bench trial like a jury trial. But successful attorneys know that a bench trial must be prepared for and presented very differently than a jury trial. In November 2023, Denver District Court Judge Sarah B. Wallace presided over the most watched and consequential bench trial in Colorado history – Anderson, et al. v. Griswold, et al. (a/k/a the case to keep former President Donald J. Trump off the Colorado primary ballot). Judge Wallace will provide tips and tactics, as well as some cautionary tales, to help you persuade the court at your next bench trial. Topics will include pre-trial briefing, tailoring your opening statement and closing argument, evidence and objections, and what not to do in a bench trial that you might normally do in a jury trial.

Judges Panel - Susan Blanco, LaQunya Baker, Andrew Luxen, Jon Olafson, Sarah Wallace, Sueanna Johnson

Please Don't Silence Your Cell Phones: Effective Trial Techniques in the Tech Age

Judge Susan Blanco and Judge Jon Olafson will discuss effective storytelling in the courtroom and some common problems with storytelling they have encountered. They will address the incorporation of technology with effective storytelling to best reach modern jurors, and speak to some common fears associated with using technology in the courtroom.

Top 5 Appellate Tips for Civil Practitioners

During this presentation, Judge Johnson and Fred Yarger will discuss top tips for a successful appeal, including the importance of appellate standards of review, effective writing, and tips for a winning oral argument.

Best Practices for Preserving Trial Issues for Appeal

A review of case law and helpful tools in terms of preserving appellate issues related to making objections, motions practice, pretrial motions, jury selection, jury instructions, and motions for directed verdict.

Your Changing World - Transitioning from New Lawyer to Seasoned Litigator

Join our panel of young associates and partners discuss tips and tricks for new attorneys to get ahead at work, navigate age and experience gaps, and become a better lawyer.