AUGUST 2018
PROCLAMATION
First Judicial District Bar Association
2018-2019 OFFICERS President Joe Lusk President Elect Ryan Hutton Secretary Treasurer Samantha Lillehoff BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD OF GOVERNORS Preston Branaugh Judge Randall Arp Marie Drake Jon Bradley Matthew Durkin Chris Radeff Andrew Hart Justin Ross AnnMarie Spain Jim Stanley Jason Wolfe Jennie Wray Judge Christopher Zenisek COMMITTEE CHAIRS Awards Bob Hoban Banquet Sherene Stenger & Kim Sparks Bench/Bar Judge Lily Oeffler & Tom Walsh CLE/Luncheon Steve Cook Community Relations George Bailey Golf Jon Bradley Law Day Magistrate Marianne Tims Membership Joe Lusk Mock Trial Jennifer Melton & Jenna Reulbach Kruszka Nominating Ryan Hutton Professionalism Barry Meinster Website AnnMarie Spain EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Vicki Malara 1st Judicial District Bar Association PO Box 1733 Wheat Ridge, CO, 80034 303-279-5568 Phone and Fax Web Site: 1stjd.org FB: 1st Judicial District Bar Association
IN THIS ISSUE President’s Column 2
Office Space – Lakewood 3
Fiduciary Services—Carol Johnson, J.D. 3
Full Time Associate—Littleton 3
Full Time Associate-–Arvada 3
Office Space- Inverness 3
Judges Roundtable CLE Luncheon 4
State of the 1st JD Judiciary CLE Luncheon 4
Judges & Awards Banquet 5
Judicial Excellence Awards Honorees 5 JAMS Neutrals You Know 6 Online Profiles 6 Golf Tournament October 8 7
It is my honor to serve as your President this year. Past President Chris Radeff has left you with a healthy, vibrant Bar Association, for which I and the new Executive Committee thank her.
My background is a career in private practice, the last decade (or more) of which has been here in Jef-ferson County at the law firm of Boatright, Ripp & Lusk. When not practicing law, I can be found tele-mark skiing (sometimes in the wee hours of the morning with a headlamp) or river surfing (yes, there is such a thing).
I thank my partner, Tom Ripp, and my wife, Autumn, for their encouragement and support as I embark on this year of leadership of your 1st JD Bar Association.
I look forward to helping your 1st JD Bar Association to achieve its purposes, which are to enhance the practice of law within Jefferson County and Gilpin County, to promote professionalism and the admin-istration of justice, to encourage legal education, to uphold the honor and dignity of the bar, to cultivate cordial relations among the legal community of Jefferson County and Gilpin County, to perpetuate the history of the profession and the memory of its members, to facilitate and improve the provision of legal services to the community, and to administer the budget for professional, social and community-oriented purposes.
As you may recall, your website (AnnMarie Spain, Website Committee Chair) was revamped in order to assist in communications with members and the community. Recently, we have added a “Find a Law-yer” page, which will allow you to add your practice and contact information. For a small fee, you can purchase an “Enhanced” profile to include even more helpful information for referrals. The website in-cludes a calendar of events and more information about the 1st JD. Our monthly publication, The Procla-mation, is posted on the website. I encourage you to peruse the website for more information about what the 1st JD has to offer.
Your CLE Committee (Steve Cook, Chair) has a fantastic lineup of programs for you in the coming year. As in past years, you will have the option of purchasing lunch with the program, or bringing your own brown bag (with the exception of the Judges’ Roundtable). The Judges’ Roundtable Luncheon is sched-uled for August 24. Please consult the website for details about this and other upcoming CLEs.
Your Banquet Committee (Sherene Stenger and Kim Sparks, Co-Chairs) has scheduled the Judges and Awards Banquet at a new venue this year. The event will take place at Red Rocks Country Club on Sat-urday, September 15.
Your Golf Committee (Jon Bradley, Chair) has put together a tournament scheduled Columbus Day at Hiwan Golf Club. Proceeds will be donated to Court Support Jeffco.
I encourage you to reach out to me or any of your Board or Committee members if you have an interest in becoming involved in the organization, or if you have insight into how we can better serve our mem-bers and the legal community.
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
JOE LUSK
INVERNESS OFFICE SPACE
We have 4 furnished/unfurnished offices available, $500-1000/month, month-to-month or long-term basis. Amenities in-clude: Telephone answering, internet, 3-4 shared conference rooms, beautiful waiting area, full kitchen, ample free parking, private pa-tio, locker room/showers, potential for staff workstations, and access to separately billed high speed copiers and postal ma-chine. This is not an office suite, it is a deluxe, professional, high-profile firm envi-ronment located directly on the Inverness golf course.
Contact [email protected]
for more information.
OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING
6595 West
14th Avenue, Lakewood, 80214
One upstairs suite (two rooms)
approx. 850 sq. feet
Easy access to all courts Cable/Internet available
Two conference rooms available Non Smoking
Copier & Fax machine available Full Kitchen available
Ron Servis 303.237.5020
Fiduciary Services
Carol Johnson, J.D.
Client seeking a competent Trustee or Personal Representative to
execute their estate less expensively than a law firm or bank?
303-474-4235
FULL TIME ATTORNEY
Arvada firm is seeking a full time attorney with experience in litigation and family law. The position would also
practice in the areas of real estate, business law
and probate.
Our firm has a busy suburban practice with strong
potential for growth and partnership.
Please send resume to [email protected].
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FULL TIME ASSOCIATE
Southwest Littleton firm is seeking a full time associate with two to five years of ex-perience. We are a general litigation firm
with the majority of our cases in family and juvenile law.
Please send resume to
Friday, August 24, 2018 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Jefferson County Courthouse
100 Jefferson County Parkway Jury Commissioners Room Member Lunch & CLE $22
Non Members Lunch & CLE $27
JUDGES ROUNDTABLE CLE LUNCHEON
Our Most Popular Luncheon
RSVP to:
http://1stjd.org/events/#!event/2018/8/24/judges-roundtable-cle-
luncheon-one-of-our-most-popular-luncheons
or
Application for 1 Credit pending
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Jefferson County Courthouse
100 Jefferson County Parkway Lookout Mountain Room
Member Lunch & CLE $20 Non Members Lunch & CLE $25
No Lunch & CLE $10
THE STATE OF THE 1ST JUDICIARY
Presented by:
Chief Judge Philip McNulty &
Jeffco Judicial Officers
RSVP to:
http://1stjd.org/events/#!event/2018/9/11/state-of-the-1st-jd-judiciarychief-judge-
phil-mcnulty
Application for 1 Credit pending
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT BAR ASSOCIATION JUDGES & AWARDS BANQUET
Saturday September 15, 2018
Red Rocks Country Club
16235 W Belleview Ave, Morrison, CO
Cash Bar 5:45 to 6:45 pm Dinner 7:00 pm
Cost $60 per person
Award of Merit: Peter Weir Frederick J. Myers Professionalism Award: Bob Frie
George Holley Outstanding Young Lawyer: Samantha Lillehoff Lisa Harness Memorial Award: Judy Cross
Claudia D. Miller Liberty Bell Award: Jon Bradley Linda T. Palmieri Award: Alison Hansen
TO REGISTER AND PAY GO TO:
http://1stjd.org/events/#!event/2018/9/15/judges-awards-banquet
CJI Announces 2018 Judicial Excellence Awards Honorees
District Court Judge Morris B. Hoffman, County Court Judge Thomas E. Vance, and Magis-trate Lisa M. Gomez are the honorees for the Colorado Judicial Institute’s 2018 Judicial Excellence Awards. The annual awards honor innovation and effectiveness in Colorado’s state courts. The CJI Awards Committee Chair Justice Michael Bender (retired) thanks the many nominators who took the time to submit a nominee. “CJI wouldn’t hear about the dedicated, talented judges across our state without their participation in the awards process,” said Bender. A graduate of the University of Colorado, District Court Judge Morris B. Hoffman, has served in the 2nd judicial district since 1990. County Court Judge Thomas E. Vance graduated from the Uni-versity of Denver and served as a Jefferson County magistrate for ten years before becom-ing a Jefferson County judge in 2004. Magistrate Lisa M. Gomez was a guardian ad litem in the Denver courts before taking the bench in the Denver Juvenile Court three years ago. In addition to the Judicial Excellence Awards, CJI will recognize outgoing judicial officers Colorado Su-preme Court Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice and Colorado Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alan M. Loeb with Judicial Leadership Awards. All five of this year’s honorees will be recognized at the Judicial Excel-lence for Colorado Dinner on October 18, 2018, at the Hilton Denver City Center Hotel, 1701 Califor-nia Street. Information on sponsoring a table at the event is on the CJI website at www.coloradojudicialinstitute.org/dinner-sponsorship-information. Individual seats for this event can be purchased at www.coloradojudicialinstitute.org/dinner-seat-reservation-information.
MEMBER PROFILES FIND A LAWYER FOR 1ST JD BAR
ASSOCIATION MEMBERS at 1stjd.org
FREE LISTING Your name
Address Phone Number
Map showing your general location
ENHANCED PROFILE For $20 a year our members in good standing can add a photo, a link to your website, email, practice infor-mation and bio to the directory search to increase new business leads. Go to 1stjd.org and select Find A Lawyer. Type in your name and you will see your basic profile. Select Enhance Profile and follow the prompts to enhance your profile. Do not pay your membership dues here, only pay for the enhanced profile- $20 per year. Questions or [email protected]
2018 1st JD Bar Association Golf Tournament
TO BENEFIT JEFFCO COURT SUPPORT
Monday, October 8, 2018 Hiwan Golf Club
30661 Clubhouse Lane, Evergreen, CO 80439 Shotgun start at 10 am
Get your team together and join us for a great day. All are welcome. The course is
closed to the public and Hiwan Golf Club goes out of their way to make this a memorable event.
Cost: $100 per golfer
Sponsor: $200 per hole
Free lunch and beer Choice of two Flights
1st Flight-Traditional Scramble event 2nd Flight-Each player plays their own ball. The two best net scores per hole are scored for the foursome with a maximum score of triple bogey. Players selecting the second flight must submit current GHIN Indexes with their registration.
To register send names and Flight information for each player to [email protected] To pay with a credit card, call the number below. To pay by check, make payable to 1st JD Bar Assn. and send to PO Box 1733, Wheat Ridge, CO. 80034.
Questions? Call Vicki at 303-434-2501
GOLF COMMITTEE PLANNING MEETING