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Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs, at a discount to members, focusing on developing legal skills and topics of special interest to women practitioners.
The opportunity to work towards the CWBA's goals by joining one of our committees or becoming a CWBA Board member.
Courtroom training through participation in the CWBA's Permanent Restraining Order Project.
The Advocate, available online to members only, is a CWBA publication which keeps our members informed of matters of interest at the state and national levels, and provides members with opportunities for publication.
The CWBA hosts events which provide education, networking and social opportunities for its members.
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Annual events sponsored by the CWBA include the following:
CWBA Convention - The highlight of the CWBA's professional advancement and social activities. This entertaining event is held in one of Colorado's beautiful mountain resorts. Members meet old friends and make useful new contacts with other members of Colorado's community of women lawyers, while attending CLEs presented by speakers of national renown.
Judicial Reception - Annual reception honoring members of the judiciary. An opportunity to meet and socialize with judges in informal settings.
Event Honoring Women Legislators - Members attending this event enjoy the company of their peers in the legal field and in other professions, while the women legislators address the group concerning their legislative goals and achievements.
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CWBA Committees:
The CWBA operates primarily through its committees, offering participation in a variety of areas of interest.
CWBA - Making a difference
Fighting Discrimination: The CWBA is instrumental in documenting the bias that still exists against women attorneys. Citing the CWBA's 1993 Economic Survey, the only survey of its kind in the nation, the January 8, 1996 New York Times stated:
"Income comparison, notably a 1993 analysis in Colorado (by the CWBA and CBA), suggests that though male and female lawyers now start out with equal pay, an earnings gap opens in the first year of practice and widens rapidly."
The CWBA is also dedicated to improving the status of minority women within the profession, encouraging their participationin CWBA activities and committees.
The CWBA continues its work in this arena with the current "Gender Penalties Study."
Protecting Battered Women: Through their pioneering Permanent Restraining Order Project, the CWBA, the Legal Aid Society of Metro Denver, Project Safeguard and D.U. Law School have represented hundreds of battered women in Denver's Protective Orders Court.
Influencing Legislation: The CWBA cultivates a network of its members who provide expert testimony at the State legislature on key issues for women, including child welfare, domestic and youth violence, and spousal maintenance.
Women Judges: The CWBA promotes the selection of women attorneys to State and Federal judgeships and judicial nominating commissions.
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"The CWBA provides camraderie, synergy and the sharing of ideas and concern. It also serves as a megaphone through which women's voices can be better heard on issues of importance." - Rebecca Love Kourlis, Colorado Supreme Court Justice
"Membership in the CWBA is a statement in support of our women colleagues and helps to keep abreast with issues that affect women, particularly the variety of ways that women practice law." - Jean Dubofsky, former Colorado Supreme Court Justice
"I owe many things to the CWBA: opportunities for leadership, marvelous friends, a pair of used tap shoes, and a couple of major hangovers." - Marla Williams, former Executive Director of Women's Foundation of Colorado; former Shareholder, Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLC; CWBA President, 1991 - 1992
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