Jan Spies and Rob Jones, Convention Co-Chairs
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Hotel Reservations
The resort offers FREE CANCELLATION! A card is required to hold the room, but you may cancel up to 24 hours before check-in, so we encourage all attendees to reserve your rooms now.
Please note there are NO alternative hotels in the area, this resort is in a remote location. Therefore, early room registration for the conference is highly encouraged.
April 13, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by:
Justice Marquez (CO Supreme Court)
Judge Fox (CO Ct. of Appeals)
Judge Navarro (CO Ct. of Appeals)
Judge Jill Dorancy (2nd Judicial Dist. Ct Judge)
Judge Gary Jackson (Denver County Court – Ret.)
Christopher Reeves (Waltz | Reeves) - Moderator
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April 15, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Christina M. Huszcza and Andrew M. LaFontaine, Stuart S. Jorgensen & Associates
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April 22, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Allison Ailer, Office of the Colorado Attorney General
Matthew Hegarty, Hall & Evans
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April 27, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Justice Maria Berkenkotter
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April 29, 2021, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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May 14, 2021, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dr. Lawrence Lesnak,Colorado Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine
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Our members are among the most elite defense attorneys in Colorado. CDLA is a statewide organization that is nearly 750 members strong who benefit from access to resources and tools for legal professionals who strive to provide superior and balanced service to their clients.
CDLA Membership Application and Renewal
Want to contact our legislative committee? Please direct those questions to:
Bo Donegan
Executive Director
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
303-263-6466
We rely heavily on in-person CLEs for our educational seminars, but the COVID-19 virus has changed our method of delivery. Therefore, the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association will conduct webinars and promote them until further notice. The July 2020 Conference has been cancelled but we are excited that in July 2021 two Past Presidents, Jan Spies and Rob Jones will be co-hosting their conference in Tamaya, New Mexico, right outside Santa Fe.
Here are some helpful links:
Click here for COVID-19 Resources.
Click here for COVID-19 Small Business Response Resources.
Click here for official State of Colorado COVID-19 website.
Click here for help and resources from the Colorado Lawyer Assistance program (COLAP).
Download tips for teleworking and staying calm during difficult and changing times.
The 2021 legislative session is in full swing! CDLA is monitoring many bills but here are a few of the more important ones we are following:
HB 1188 - Additional Liability under Respondeat Superior (current status: active): This bill attempts to overturn the Supreme Court decision in Ferrer vs. Okbamicael and Colorado Cab Company regarding respondeat superior. Ferrer held that when an employer admits liability for the tortious actions of its employee, the plaintiff cannot assert direct negligence claims against the employer arising out of the same incident. The bill allows a plaintiff to bring such claims against an employer or against a principal that admits liability for the actions of its agent. Here is the link to the bill summary and the proposed bill: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1188
Posted March 25, 2021
SB 169 - Restricting Insurers' use of External Consumer Data (current status: active): This bill seeks to restrict an insurer from considering an individual's race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or transgender status in any insurance practice or from using any external data that unfairly discriminates based on these factors. Here is the link to the bill summary and the proposed bill: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-169
Posted March 25, 2021
SB 176 - Employment Discrimination (current status: active): The title of this bill is the "Protecting Opportunities and Workers' Rights (POWR) Act and it seeks to amend Colorado's anti-discrimination law in many ways. It changes the definition of several key terms such as "employee," "harassment," and "hostile work environment," and imposes obligations on employers to investigate unfair employment practices. It also eliminates the requirement for employees to exhaust their administrative remedies. This is major bill with important ramifications for employment attorneys. Here is the link to the bill summary and the proposed bill: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-176
Posted March 25, 2021
SB 184 - Ski Area Safety Plans and Accident Reporting (current status: active): This bill requires ski operators to adopt and disclose a safety plan and disclose ski accidents statistics and maintain an accident database. Here is the link to the bill summary and the proposed bill: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-184
Posted March 25, 2021
SB 61 - Claims for Economic Damages Incurred by Minors (current status: active): This bill permits a minor to bring a claim to recover damages for the minor's pre-majority economic losses and extends the statute of limitation for pre-majority economic damages. Here is the link to the bill summary and the proposed bill: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-061
Posted March 25, 2021
If you have any comments or questions about these bills or any other legislation, please contact:
Brandon P. Hull
Overturf McGath &I Hull, P.C.
CDLA Legislative Director
303-839-3567 -Direct
720-235-9086 - Cell
bph@omhlaw.com
Natalie Lien, President
MPLX-G&P Law
Michele Choe, Vice President
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell
Meredith McDonald, Treasurer
Hall & Evans
Hillary D. Patterson, Secretary
Patterson & Ripplinger
** Note 2021 Conference Chairs:
Jan Spies
Spies Powers & Robinson
Rob Jones
Jeremy R. Maline & Associates
The Colorado Defense Lawyers Association has the goal of promoting diversity within the legal community and assisting charitable organizations with a relation to the civil defense community. Charity, outreach and diversity must be viewed as a perpetual practice rather than reaching certain numerical markers. Charity, outreach and diversity efforts require sustained commitment, leadership, innovation and financial support. Through the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association Foundation ("Foundation"), we are committed to leveraging our collective efforts through partnerships and alliances in order to foster leadership, awareness and communications enabling an environment of good will and inclusiveness within our Association membership. We also are committed to using the Foundation to advance charitable interests or organizations with a relation to the civil defense community, as determined by the Foundation.
Bo Donegan
Executive Director
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
643 Dexter Street
Denver, CO 80220
303-263-6466
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