CCIE is a 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization and all contributions are tax-deductible. Please consider adding CCIE to your list of favorite charities as you plan your charitable giving this year.
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Thank You to Our 2010
Contributors! |
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CCIE Summit Sponsor ($10,000+):
MillerCoors
Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado
CCIE Ascent Sponsor ($5,000):
Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck LLP
WalMart
Patton Boggs LLP
CCIE Diversity Supporters:
Arnold & Porter LLP
Association of Corporate Counsel - Colorado Chapter
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Colorado GLBT Bar Association
Colorado Indian Bar Association
Colorado Women's Bar Association Foundation
Consultiium LLC
Denver City Attorney's Office Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Faegre & Benson LLP
Ford & Harrison LLP
Gay & Lesbian Fund of Colorado
GHPHorwath PC
Heizer Paul LLP
Law Week Colorado Linquist Vennum LLP McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP MillerCoors
Perkins Coie LLP
Qwest Communications
Reilly Pozner LLP
Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons Ryley Carlock & Applewhite LLP
Sherman & Howard LLC
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Wells Anderson & Race LLC
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
Xcel Energy Inc. |
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Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck
Colorado Attorney General's Office
Denver City Attorney's Office
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Holland & Hart LLP
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Kamlet Reichert LLP
Qwest Communications
White and Steele, PC
Xcel Energy |
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E-mail event details to Meg Satrom, CCIE Marketing Director
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Upcoming Meetings and Events
DILP Meeting: Tuesday February 9th at 4 p.m. at the Colorado Bar Association offices on the 9th Floor. Contact Meshach Rhoades.
Pipeline Working Group Meeting: Tuesday February 9th at 4:30 p.m. at the Colorado Bar Association Offices. Contact Andy McCallin.
CCIE Inclusive Excellence Leadership Series: Tuesday, February 9th at DU Law School - Balanced Hours Programs and Part-Time Partnership Programs. Contact Patty Powell.
Pledge Kick-Off Reception: Tuesday February 16th at 4:30 p.m. at Katie Mullen's Restaurant (16th and Court). Contact Stephanie Boyett. | |
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Register for the Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit Today!
CCIE is planning  exciting new programs for the annual Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit to be held on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. This year's conference will feature three strands of workshops focused on: Diversity and Inclusiveness, Balanced Hours Programs, and Diversity Training. To read more about the conference click here or to register click here. |
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Sam Cary Scholarship Dinner
On Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., the Sam Cary Scholarship Endowment Fund will host its 7th annual fundraising dinner, "Women of Wisdom." This year's event will feature U.S. Congresswoman  Diana DeGette as the speaker and will honor attorneys Leslie A. Fields (Faegre & Benson), Barbara J. Kelley (Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies) and Stephanie O'Malley (City and County of Denver Clerk and Recorder). To register contact Dianne Briscoe at Dianne.Briscoe@denvergov.org. |
Don't Miss this Networking Event!
CCIE and Qwest Communications will be hosting an upcoming networking event to bring together the speciality bars and the diverse chambers of commerce. Please join us on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Qwest (1801 California St, Floor 13) from 5 to 7 p.m. To register please e-mail Meg Satrom, msatrom@colegaldiversity.org. Click here for more information. |
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Welcome Denver Presents "Colorado's Achievement Gap"
A Session about the Value of Education in all Communities
The next quarterly Welcome Denver meeting and reception will focus on the value of education in all communities to our future workforce and citizens. The session will be February 23, 2010 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, followed by a reception until 7:00 pm at the Integer Group, 7425 West Alaska Drive, Lakewood. The cost is $50.
Gloria Neal will lead a continuation of the dialogue that she started with her multi-part CBS 4 series "Being Black at 5280". Gloria's research involved the growing achievement gap between students of color and Caucasian students in Colorado schools.
Welcome Denver is a formal networking event for Denver-area corporate executives and attorneys of color who are new to Colorado (less than three years). Visit Welcome Denver's website - www.welcomedenver.net.
Mark your calendar for other Welcome Denver sessions this year: May 4th, August 3rd, and November 2nd. This is an invaluable way to make connections in the broader community.
To register, please click here. For more information contact Christy Newhof at christy.newhof@denverleadership.org. |
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CU BLSA to Host Conference
University of Colorado Black Law Students Association presents "Still Chained? The Overrepresentation of African Americans in the Criminal Justice System" on Friday, February 19, 2010 from 8 to 5 p.m. at the Wolf Law Building on CU's Boulder campus. To learn more or to register, e-mail danielle.hayward@colorado.edu. | |
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Smart Soloing: Success Strategies for Diverse Lawyers
The American Bar Association is presenting a webinar on Friday, February 5, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MST which is designed to help the recent solo/small firm lawyer build the skills to operate a successful law practice, and to candidly address some of the barriers and opportunities faced by diverse lawyers. To learn more or to register, click here. |
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CCIE's Retention Initiative Offers Unique Opportunities for Associates
Several diverse law firm associates from firms participating in CCIE's Retention Initative recently had lunch with Qwest General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Rich Baer. The lunch, hosted by Holland  & Hart, offered the opportunity for the associates to ask questions about business development and building client relationships. A subsequent lunch will be offered on April 14th at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for additional associates to meet with General Counsel of Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Steve Smith. To learn more, please contact Kathleen Nalty. |
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Association of Corporate Counsel CLE a Success
CCIE partnered with the Association of Corporate Counsel - Colorado Chapter to present a CLE on January 20th about CCIE's inclusiveness pilot program and Retention Initiative. Lockheed Martin Space Systems General Counsel Stephen Smith spoke about his participation in the Retention Initiative and a series of workshops hosted by CCIE in September with GCs from Qwest, Xcel, United Launch Alliance, Miller Coors, and Red Robin.
The workshops included diverse associates and managing partners at  CCIE member firms. Some of the more salient issues included mentorship and flexibility. Associates would like to have more senior diverse attorneys as role models and more mentoring. They also seek more flexibility in their schedules.
Bruce James, Managing Partner of Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck LLP, the sponsor for the CLE program, spoke about his firm's pioneering work as part of CCIE's Inclusiveness Network - the group of 10 law firms, corporate legal departments, and government law offices piloting CCIE's inclusiveness program (see the complete list of the pilot organizations at the left). |
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Legal Community Impacts Pipeline at State High School Diversity Conference
 The Colorado Pledge to Diversity Legal Group continued its support for the 17th Annual Cherry Creek Diversity Conference, on Saturday, January 30, 2010, by sponsoring the conference and awarding a $500 scholarship to CeCe Holm from Mullen High School, a co-chair of the conference.
Monica Marquez, Deputy Attorney General who oversees the  Colorado Department of Law's State Services Section, was keynote speaker at the conference.
 One of CCIE's Dream Teams, headed by Colorado Supreme Court Justice Alex Martinez, conducted two workshops on workplace bias for some of the more than 1000 high school students attending the conference from 90 high schools across the state. |
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Save the Date
The Asian Pacific Bar Association will celebrate its 20th Anniversary Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at the Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Peforming Arts. For more information, contact Mechelle Faulk at mfaulk@duffordbrown.com. | |
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