Speakers Bureau
This program offers attorneys and judges to speak to your students on a wide variety of topics that covers historical law, professionally related laws, legalities around current issues, and miscellaneous legal topics. Below is a list of topics for which we have speakers. If you have topics not listed here, please be sure to notify the Bar so we can begin recruiting speakers for your needs!
HOW DO I ACQUIRE A SPEAKER? Because attorneys have very hectic schedules, and so we may ensure securing a speaker for you, please contact the Denver Bar Association (Carolyn Ferber, 303-824-5323 or cferber@cobar.org) a minimum of 4 weeks before the date you need a speaker. To recruit a speaker, we will need the following information: day and date, time, location (address, room #), topic, brief description of content seeking within topic, time allotted for speaking, number of students, their grade, and teacher contact information (including email and phone numbers). The DBA will send out the call and secure a speaker who will contact you for direction.
TEACHER/ATTORNEY RESPONSIBILITIES: To ensure a positive outcome for the students:
Ø The teacher and the attorney are responsible for discussing in advance of the scheduled speaking date the specific content and goals of the speaking presentation;
Ø Teachers must guide attorneys in their speaking assignments;
Ø Attorneys must work with the teachers to define the presentation based on the teachers’ and class needs;
Ø The teacher is responsible for contacting the attorneys and providing the attorney speaker with all presentation details;
Ø The attorney is responsible for returning teacher phone calls in a timely fashion and connecting to discuss and working with the teacher to map out the presentation content.
Ø The attorney is also responsible for conducting all research needed and preparation of his/her presentation, and communication.
TOPICS: The below topics have speakers available.
Historical Law: Civil Rights, Military Draft, Slavery, Colonists Secession from England, Boston Tea Party, Government, Diplomacy, Laws of War, Bill of Rights, Constitutional Rights, Constitutional Amendments, Voting, ADA, Single Sex Public Education, Marbury v. Madison (constitutional crisis to the 27th Amendment).
Professionally Related Law: Business Restructuring/Formation, Computer/IT, Intellectual Property, Credit/Banking/Consumer Laws, Education, Economics, Entertainment, Media, Real Estate, International Trade & Customs, Insurance, Environmental/Natural Resources, Human Resources, Business Crimes, Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Creditor’s Rights and Credit Card Debt, Litigation, Probate/Wills & Trusts
Current Issues (law related): Immigration, Amnesty & Asylum, International Diplomacy, Pledge of Allegiance, Right to Life, Gay Marriages, Healthcare, Politics: Government Leadership, Laws of War and War Prisoners, Rape – rights of the victim and accused, Sports Contracts/Drafts, College Sports Recruiting, Campaign Policies, Colorado’s Safe Haven Law, Drought Water Restrictions, Religion v. Politics (ex. communion), Sexual Abuse in the Church, Abortion Rights
Miscellaneous Standard Law: Three Branches of Government, Judicial System, Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Juvenile System, Criminal System, ADR/Mediation, Torts, Bankruptcy, Courts of Appeal, Supreme Courts, Being an Attorney, Being a Judge, Opening/Running a Law Practice, Labor Unions and Employment issues, the Jury System, Legal History of World War II
IF THERE IS A TOPIC YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUT DON’T SEE LISTED HERE, PLEASE NOTIFY THE DENVER BAR ASSOCIATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE MAY RECRUIT SPEAKERS THAT FIT YOUR NEEDS!
