May 15, 2019 – The Judge Frick/Richman group welcomed Colorado Attorney General Phil Weister for “A Fireside Chat with the Attorney General.” Judge Frick moderated the discussion and Doyle Inn member and current U.S. Sentate candidate John Walsh joined the discussion. The Attorney General covered numerous areas and engaged the membership in a high-level, spirited discussion.
April 17, 2019 – Judge Schwartz’s group presented Sam Kamin, the Vicente Sederberg Professor of Marijuana Law and Policy. He is one of the nation’s leading experts on the regulation of marijuana, and he has been published extensively on the subject. Professor Kamin spoke on a wide variety of legal issues related to marijuana legalization and took several questions from the group.
The Honorable Alfred Harrell, who has recently retired from the Denver County Court bench, was awarded the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Tenth Circuit. Judge Harrell was a founding member of the Doyle Inn and pillar of the legal community.
Congratulations Judge Harrell!
Honoring an Inn tradition, the William E. Doyle Inn of Court hosted the esteemed Deans of our state’s law schools at the May 2018 inn dinner and presentation. Before the monthly presentation, each Dean addressed the membership and provided updates about their institutions, and commented on the current state of legal education and controversies surrounding bar admissions.
In 1981, armed Klansmen cruised Galveston Bay and practiced guerrilla tactics at secret paramilitary camps. They tried to destroy Vietnamese-Americans’ fishing businesses by burning their boats and threatening their lives. Fearful of competition from the Vietnamese, the white fishermen had invited the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, to send a message to the Vietnamese before the start of the shrimping season. The Klan group trained in the use of grenades, explosives, weapons, techniques of ambush and hand-to-hand combat, all in preparation for what they believed was an impending “race war.” Southern Poverty Law Center attorneys filed a lawsuit that stopped the Klan’s terror campaign and shut down its paramilitary training bases.
The Frick-Richman group performed a powerful reenactment of events during the legal proceedings against the KKK. After the presentation, Members engaged in a thought-provoking dialogue about the issues raised.
January 30, 2018 – The Harris Group presented the fascinating “Behind the Scenes at the SCOTUS: An Insider’s Guide to How Things Really Work at the Supreme Court and What’s on the Horizon” at the January Doyle Inn Dinner. The panel, comprised of three former Supreme Court clerks and the longtime Slate Supreme Court correspondent, gave the members insights about the nation’s highest court and many other related issues.
LINKS:
Justice Melissa Hart – Colorado Supreme Court
Judge Pamela Harris – U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Andrew Baak, Esq. – Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
November 15, 2017 – The Stern/McCallin group presented “COMPASSION FATIGUE, STRESS AND BURNOUT Real Life Strategies When Real Life Is Too Much” during the November dinner. The special presenter was Kari Knutson with Knutson Consulting http://knutsonconsulting.com/
Ms. Knutson gave a very practical and useful presentation on the times when the demands of the job outweigh the emotional reserves a person has available to them. In such times, a person can suffer from “compassion fatigue” as well as stress and burnout. She gave many tips for attorneys to deal with stress and achieve work-life balance. “Sleep is a bodily function, leisure is a choice.”
October 19, 2017 – The Wheeler Group presented “PERCEPTION IS REALITY – An hour with Alan Prendergast from Westword and Julie Cardi of Law Week Colorado about media reporting on the law, attorneys, law firms and judges.” The panelists initially answered questions about journalism generally, then each spoke to the members about the state of journalism and reporting related to the law and legal system. Topics included the changing landscape of journalism, specifically the reduction in coverage of legal cases and the effects on the public’s access to information about the legal system. The speakers also advised the members on tips when speaking to reporters about legal matters.
The speakers can be reached at:
Julia Cardi, JCardi@CircuitMedia.com
Alan Prendergast, Contact Alan, and Twitter @alanprend
| Denver Law Classes of 1984-2005 Park Hill Alumni Reunion |
| As DU Law continues to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the University of Denver’s law school, join for a chance to reconnect with your Park Hill campus classmates at this special reunion. Saturday, October 7, 2017
7:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. Program to include former law building tours, reception and entertainment Fees will be directed to the Denver Law Fund, which supports the law school’s Free parking provided. Please register by Friday, October 6. Park Hill Law Alumni! Who’s got school spirit? We are holding a contest for the class that can bring back the largest percentage of classmates. The winning class will not only have bragging rights at the event, they will also be invited as a class to attend a DU-CC hockey game at Magness! Spread the word to classmates and go Pios!!! Please click here to share a photo or memory of the Park Hill campus. Follow us on Twitter at @SturmCOL
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