"Memories of Snow, Rain and Gay Rights"                                                            

As a lifelong resident of Denver I have seen it all from a weather perspective and these weather related incidents have created immutable memories for me.  I remember vividly the blizzard of 1982 where the snow drifts grew to over 12 feet high in some places.  It was a blast for all of us youngsters to be able to build REAL snow forts and watch the snowmobilers take over the streets.  This was before the City of Denver had snow plows and Mayor McNichols ordered all of the city's garbage trucks to drive down the streets compacting the snow to allow cars to access the roads.  Not the greatest snow related solution to come out of Denver. Most people didn't own 4-wheel drives in 1982 so you can imagine the sheer number of abandoned cars on the side of the road.  I remember my parents had one of the first SUV's on the market, a white Jeep Wagoneer with wood paneling down the sides.  I recall my father volunteering to drive nurses and doctors to the hospital because they couldn't keep the hospitals staffed.  It was a fun time, except it happened over winter break, and we didn't miss one day of school!

As a lifelong supporter of equal rights for all people I was very happy the Court came to this decision, and I would say most of my friends on Facebook felt the same way.  But there are others who feel this is a terrible decision and one only has to look towards social media to get a sense of the polarizing nature of this decision. I suspect in the next few weeks and months we will watch the litigation process kick into high gear as many states attempt to defy this ruling.  Already in Colorado there are two proposed ballot measures to try and get around the Supreme Court's decision.  The same thing happened when the 1964 Civil Rights Act passed.  Many states had to be forced into compliance.  I hope that won't happen but it is likely inevitable.  America doesn't always accept change easily, we've seen it happen over and over. 

Finally, it's been a memorable last few months for our law firm because we were fortunate to hire two exceptional attorneys to complement our criminal defense, personal injury and litigation practice areas. Adrienne Teodorovic and Kari Jones are two rising stars in the Denver legal community.  We welcome them to our firm and hope you have an opportunity to read their biographies and meet them.  They have both authored articles for this quarterly newsletter. 

We wish you a memorable summer and hope you stay dry!

Danny S. Foster,
Partner