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DBA-YLD -- The YLD Report, Vol. 4 , No. 6, January 2005

 


IN THIS EDITION:


YLD Calendar 
CLEs for YLDs
Ski-LE

 

CALENDAR:


***Barristers After Hours*** January's Barrister's After Hours will be held TODAY, Thursday, January 20, 2005, at 5:30 PM, Rock Bottom Brewery, 16th & Curtis. Two free drinks and free appetizers. No reservation needed -- just show up!

***ABA Regional Conference*** Save the Dates!! On Presidents' Day Weekend, February 17 - 19, 2005, the DBA Young Lawyers' Division presents the 2005 Ski-LE Regional Conference at Copper Mountain Resort. Thursday evening reception, followed by morning CLEs and afternoon skiing on Friday and Saturday:

Thurs., Feb. 17

Reception / February's Barrister's After Hours at Copper (venue to be finalized)

Friday, Feb. 18

9:00 - 10:45 - Rainmaking
10:45-11:00 - Break
11:00 - noon - Professionalism
noon - 4:30 - The Ski in SkiLE
5:30 - Dinner

Saturday, Feb. 19

9:00 - 10:45 - Depositions
10:45 - 11:00 - Break
11:00 - noon - CLE topic and speaker to be finalized.
noon - 4:30 - The Ski in SkiLE
5:30 - Happy Hour


Additional details are available at http://denbar.org/group/display.cfm?GenID=5486. N.B. This is not the Ski-train event. If you have questions please contact Dipak Patel at dipak.patel@dora.state.co.us

***Winter Festival*** Winter Festival (formerly known as "Christmas in January") is here!! Doors are scheduled to open at 8:30 on the morning of January 22, 2005, and the kids will start arriving at 10:30 a.m., at the Denver Department of Human Services, located at 1200 Federal Blvd, Denver, Colorado 80204. This event provides gifts, including books, toys, sporting goods, and stuffed animals to Denver area foster children, while giving them an opportunity to celebrate the holidays. We are also planning on sorting toys tonight (Jan. 20, 2005) starting at 6 p.m. at the DBA offices at 1900 Grant Street in Denver, and will be setting up tomorrow (Jan. 21, 2005) at 6 p.m., at the Dept. of Human Services. Anyone interested in participating, please contact Doug Stevens at his office, 303.991.4701, or by e-mail at dastevens@gnlaw.net, or just show up!

***Coffee Talk*** January's topic is, Oh Behaaave!! The Etiquette and Ethics of Socializing for New Practitioners. Learn how to conduct yourself in front of fellow lawyers, clients, and complete strangers in social situations, how to avoid ethical problems at cocktail parties, which fork to use, how to gracefully exit a boring conversation, how not to embarrass yourself giving a toast, and learn when to say when and how to tell when others should say when. Join colleagues Wednesday, January 26, 2005, from 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, at the Denver Bar Association, 1900 Grant Street, 9th Floor. The cost is only $5 for DBA members and $10 for non-members.

***DU Law School Recent Grad Reunion 2005*** On January 28, 2005 the DBA-YLD is co-sponsoring the DU Law Recent Grad Reunion with CBA-YLD, LEXISNEXIS and DU College of Law Alumni Relations. As in years past seating is limited so please RSVP as soon as possible. The cost is $20.00 per person and includes a reception from 6-7:30 p.m. and your ticket to the 7:35p face off Hockey game of the National Champion DU Pioneers vs. Alaska Anchorage at Magness Arena locate on DU’s Campus. For questions contact DBA-YLD Chair Brian Popp at Brian.popp@nnbpbllc.com or DU Alumni Director Sal Quintana at scquintana@law.du.edu.

***Legal Night at the Center*** Legal Night is on Tuesday February 15, 2005, 5:30 - 800 p.m. Come provide legal guidance in the areas of family, landlord-tenant, immigration, employment, and housing law. Location is El Centro Bienestar, 623 Fox St. Contact Alison Daniels at AlisonDaniels@KingGreisen.com.

 

CLEs FOR YLDs -- through December 29, 2004:


January 20 Communications Law - CLE Classroom, Denver

January 21 Notary Law - Changes to CO's notary laws pursuant to H.B. 1300 - CLE Classroom, Denver

January 26 Workers' Comp for Legal Support Staff - CLE Classroom, Denver

January 28 Preventing Legal Malpractice 2005 - CLE Classroom, Denver

February 3 Common Interest Communities / The Law of Common Interest Communities - CLE
Classroom, Denver

February 3 Music Law [Video Replay] - CLE Small Classroom, Denver

February 3 In-Depth Common Interest Communities / Common Interest Communities In-Depth - CLE Classroom, Denver

February 4 Personal Injury Settlement Planning - CLE Classroom, Denver

February 9 Notary Law [Video Replay] - Changes to CO's notary laws pursuant to H.B. 1300 - CLE Classroom, Denver

February 10 Identity Theft - Protecting You & Your Clients - CLE Classroom, Denver

February 15 Communications Law [Video Replay] - CLE Classroom, Denver

February 15 Sales Contracts Under UCC Article 2A - CLE Classroom, Denver

February 17 Preventing Legal Malpractice 2005 - CLE Classroom, Denver

February 18 Elder Abuse - Addresses the abuse & exploitation of the elderly - CLE Classroom, Denver

February 18 Workers' Comp for Legal Support Staff [Video Replay] - CLE Classroom, Denver



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