An Evening Aboard the Orient Express

Left: Co-Chair Bill Walters. Right: Guests at the 2000 Ball enjoy gambling.

Board the Orient Express on April 28 at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center, 7800 E. Tufts Ave., for a wonderful evening of dancing, great prizes, fine dining and socializing with your legal compatriots.

This year’s chairs are: Stacy Carpenter and Bill Walters, co-chairs; Laura Embleton, Alan Friedberg and Bill Walters, patron table committee chairs; Rico Munn, ticket committee chair; Dawn Adeletti and Joe Webb, raffle prizes chairs; Elizabeth Silva and Sharon Oliver, raffle tickets chairs. The ball advisors are Faye Gardenswartz, Barbara Chamberlain and Dana Collier Smith.

Win Two FREE Tickets to the Barristers Benefit Ball! Write a short letter about why you would like to ride the Orient Express. Send it to the DBA BBB Contest c/o : Karen Bries, 1900 Grant St. Ninth Floor, Denver, CO 80203 or e-mail it to kbries@cobar.org. Entries must be postmarked or e-mailed by Feb. 28. See you there!

Right: Ball Co-Chair Stacy Carpenter. Left: Steve Choquette and Barbara and Roger Chamberlain at the 2000 Barristers Benefit Ball.

The Docket Holiday Par-tay

The Docket had a festivus holiday party at Dixon’s. The feats of strength had to be forfeited due to lack of space, but the airing of grievances was a comfort to all.

From left: Michael Deker, Chair Craig Eley, Molly Osberg, Paul Kennebeck, Dennis Walker, Greg Rawlings, Greg Martin, Karen Bries, Doug McQuiston and Marshall Snider ate and were happy.

Winetasting to Benefit Legal Aid

Winetasters at the Young Lawyers Division Wine Tasting on Dec. 6 raised $4,900, which more than doubled last year’s total for the Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado.

The DBA Young Lawyers would like to thank the following sponsors: Avenue Grill, Boulder Concepts-Denver, Bump & Grind, Carte D’or, Colorado Wine Industry Development Board, Denver Deli, Foster & Graham, Great Northern Tavern, IKON Office Solutions, JJ Fraser & "South Jefferson County," La Rumba, Lorraine Parker, Lukas Liquor Superstore, Mels’ Bar & Grill, The Painted Bench, Pasquini’s Baking, Seabury & Smith, Special Counsel, and Templeton and Associates.

Door prizes and silent auction items were donated by Alexander Capital Management Group, Arapahoe Acres, Bella Ristorante, Café Odyssey, Country Line Liquors, Coventry Farms, Gary Abrams, CBA/CLE, Denver Art Museum, Golden Gifts, Angela Kemberlin, Licensed Massage Therapist, Maggiano’s, Pearl Street Grill, Rocky Mountain Fleet Associates, Salon Zoe, Tattered Cover, The Vineyard, Inc., The Warwick Hotel and artist Robert L. Weil.

Festivities at the 2000 Senior Holiday Party.

Seniors Holiday Party

On Dec. 13, about 33 DBA senior members, age 65 and better, celebrated the holidays at the bar association. War stories, camaraderie and a hot lunch marked the day.