Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (CHBA)

2024 Margaret Brent Lawyers of Achievement Award! Former CHBA president Dolores Atencio has been selected as one of the recipients of the prestigious 2024 Margaret Brent Lawyers of Achievement Award. The ABA Commission on Women annually presents the award for professional excellence and paving the way for other women in the legal profession. She and the other four recipients will be honored at the annual ABA meeting in Chicago on August 4th. Dolores was nominated by the HNBA with the CHBA's support. In 2015, Dolores created the national legal history project, Luminarias de la Ley | Luminaries of the Law™ (Luminarias Project) to identify and chronicle the accomplishments of the first Latina lawyers in the country. Key findings from her seven-year study were published in Luminarias: An Empirical Portrait of the First Generation of Latina Lawyers 1880-1980, 39 UCLA Chicanx Latinx Law Rev. 1 (Sept. 2023), available at https://lnkd.in/gD4aCkjW Carolina Academic Press will be publishing her first book later this year, “The Illustrious Impact of Luminarias on the Law: The Legal Handicraft of the First Latina Article III Judges and State Supreme Court Justices”. Dolores is recognized as the national expert on the history of Latina lawyers in the United States which was, in part, the basis for her selection. She is the first Latina lawyer in Colorado to receive the Margaret Brent Award and joins two other Colorado women lawyer recipients, former Supreme Court Justice Jean Dubovsky and former ABA President Karen Mathis. Dolores' article on the first Colorado Luminarias will be published online by the Colorado Lawyer https://lnkd.in/gMEa6Zxc

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Young Lawyers Division of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association! Join us for an exciting evening of networking and celebration at our Cinco de Mayo Happy Hour! Hosted by the Young Lawyers Division (YLD)—the vibrant team behind the events for attorneys with seven or fewer years of practice and our law student members. Event Details: Date: Thursday, May 2 Time: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Location: Raices Brewery, 2060 West Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204 For more information: Contact JoVanni Allen, at jovanni@rklawpc.com RSVP HERE: https://lnkd.in/g78_AsA2 Enjoy great company, festive drinks, and the unique atmosphere of Raices Brewery. See you there!

2024 LCLD Pathfinders CHBA is thrilled to extend our congratulations to L. Maverick Flowers and Ashleigh (Sawa) Kaspari for being selected as 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinders. This prestigious accolade is a testament to their unwavering dedication, exceptional leadership, and profound commitment to excellence in the legal profession. The LCLD Pathfinders program is designed to connect high-potential, early-career diverse attorneys from LCLD Member organizations with foundational leadership skills and relationship-building resources during a seven-month professional development program. Ashleigh Kaspari is a Litigation associate in Crowell & Moring’s Denver office. Ashleigh’s clients span a wide array of industries, including telecommunications, pharmaceutical, and consumer products. Her clients turn to her for counseling and representation in state and federal court in complex commercial business disputes and other litigation matters, as well as in regulatory compliance before state and federal regulatory agencies. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Ashleigh worked as a criminal defense investigator for the Office of the Colorado State Public Defender. Ashleigh is active in her local legal community. Currently, she holds several leadership roles with the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, including board member, co-chair of the Charitable Contributions Committee, and a member of the planning committee. She is also a member of the Colorado Lawyers Committee Racial Justice Task Force. Maverick Flowers focuses on a variety of complex business transactions and corporate matters. Working with Polsinelli’s team of corporate attorneys, he has extensive experience providing a full range of legal services to corporate and nonprofit clients, from advising clients on the tax consequences of various corporate and business transactions including corporate and partnership formations, private foundations, corporate foundations, schools and universities, supporting organizations, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions. He also advises on initial structuring and participates in the preparation and negotiation of comprehensive deal documents. Each transaction matter involves developing and effectuating a strategic approach based on the client’s immediate and long-term business and operational goals. Utilizing his background in tax and nonprofits, as well as collaborating with attorneys from other related practices allows Maverick and the entire attorney team to provide clients with comprehensive legal advice designed to minimize liability, maintain flexibility, and advance the client’s objectives.

The Denver Law Review is hosting its annual Symposium entitled “Debt and Financial Insecurity in the Modern Economy” on April 12 & 13. All attorneys who attend the entire event will receive 15 CLE Credits.

Sherman & Howard's Women's History Month Panel Discussion March 27 @ 8:00 am – 9:45 am Inspire Inclusion: A Panel Discussion Around Financial Literacy With the demands of family, career, home, and so many other day-to-day priorities in today’s world, money and financial planning can fall down the priority list. When factoring in the wage gap, money matters are often not topics women tend to discuss. Developing skills to discuss money matters is critical to ensuring our economic empowerment. Our panel discussion will emphasize the importance of financial inclusion and will feature experts from various finance areas who will provide tools for achieving financial security at every stage in life, from early career to coupling/uncoupling, retirement, and considerations for caregiving of children and older relatives. Join us for a discussion on building wealth and economic security. Complimentary parking will be available, and Continuing Legal Education accreditation is pending for this event. When: Wednesday, March 27, 2024  Breakfast & Check In: 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Panel Discussion & Q&A: 8:30 – 9:45 a.m Location: Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 675 15th Street, Suite 2300 Denver, CO 80202 There is also a virtual option for this event. RSVP Here: https://lnkd.in/gqkueCgT

SPRING FORWARD 2024 Description: As the community catalyst, Latin Contractors Unlimited (LCU) is pleased to bring together all Latino and non-latino stakeholders in various industries (construction, finance, legal, culture, social, etc.), for a SPRING FORWARD ’24 event on Sunday, April 7, 2024. WHERE: Tivoli -Turnhalle Ballroom (Aurora Campus), 900 Auraria Parkway Denver, Colorado 80204 WHO: As an important member of our community and a respected friend, LCU invites you to SPRING FORWARD ’24,  WHAT: SPRING FORWARD ’24 is our spring quarterly event  WHY: To Connect, Inspire, Empower, and Entertain. We believe in the cause and in the difference your participation would make.  WHEN: April 7, 2024 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM HOW: This is a “SAVE THE DATE” for now. While we will be sending a more formal and detailed invitation, for now we are interested in your preliminary commitment since our calendars fill up fast. * We will be giving tools and opportunities for those in the Latino community to create wealth, invest in hard assets like real estate, protect themselves legally, and protect their families. RSVP Here: https://lnkd.in/gK-aZeeq

Join us next week (3/12) to support our community by volunteering at CHBA’s monthly pro bono clinic.

Meet the board on Thursday, March 28th, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Where: 100% de Agave 975 Lincoln St. Denver, CO 80203 RSVP Here: https://lnkd.in/g7HZYGxg