7:30 - 8:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:05 am
Welcome Remarks
Extended by David Seserman, Esq., Seserman Law LLC, and Susie McNulty, Esq., Program Attorney, CBA-CLE
8:05 - 9:05 am
Diverse Juries Reach Better Verdicts: How Litigators Can Create Diverse Jury Panels and Prevent Bias in Deliberations
Presented by Jack Peters, Esq., Hall & Evans, LLC, and Hon. Don Toussaint, 18th Judicial District
Submitted for 1.2 EDI Credits
9:05 - 10:05 am
Economic Damages: Working with Attorneys to Calculate Commercial Damages
Presented by Jeff George, CPA CA, ABV, Berkeley Research Group, and David Olsky, Esq., Fortis Law Partners LLC
10:05 - 10:15 am
Stretch Break
10:15 - 11:05 am
Breakout Sessions #1
Topic (A) - Once Upon a Lawsuit: Storytelling for Lawyers
Presented by Richard (Rick) Merpi, Esq., Goodspeed Merrill, and Karen Safran, Esq., Goodspeed Merrill
Topic (B) - Less in More: A Zen Guide to Good (Legal) Writing
Presented by Jared West, Esq., Childs McCune, and Maria Zalessky, Esq., Burnham Law
11:05 - 11:15 am
Stretch Break (Collect Boxed Lunch)
11:15 - 11:45 am
Love Your Job, Love Your Life. Immediate Actions You Can Take to Increase Your Happiness
Presented by Raina Bayas, Esq., The Bayas Firm, PLLC, and Erin Childs, LCSW, Do What Resonates
Submitted for 0.6 Professionalism Credit
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Q&A with Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian Boatright
Presented by Hon. Brian Boatright, Chief Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, and David Seserman, Esq., Seserman Law LLC
12:15 - 12:25 pm
Stretch Break
12:25 - 1:40 pm
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know about Colorado Law on Mediation
Presented by Steve Choquette, Esq., JAMS, and Antonia (Toni) Ozeroff, JD, Ozeroff Mediation Services
1:40 - 1:45 pm
Stretch Break - Transition to Breakout Sessions
1:45 - 2:35 pm
Breakout Sessions #2
Topic (C) - Presentation and Evaluation of Expert Witnesses
Presented by Sarah Andrzejczak, Esq., Buchalter, and Robert Foster, Esq., Robert H. Foster, LLC
Topic (D) - Fraudulent Transfers: Detection, Remedies, and Plaintiff Strategies
Presented by Aaron Goldhamer, Esq., Keating Wagner Polidori Free, P.C., and Ross Pulkrabek, Esq., Keating Wagner Polidori Free, P.C.
2:35 - 2:45 pm
Stretch Break
2:45 - 2:55 pm
Leadership Remarks from CBA, DBA, and CBA-CLE
Extended by Ryann Peyton, Esq., Past President, Colorado Bar Association, Nicoal Sperrazza, Esq., President, Denver Bar Association, and John Lee, Esq., Board President, CBA-CLE
2:55 - 3:55 pm
You're Not Done Yet! Advising Clients About Post-Trial/Appellate Options and Deadlines
Presented by Sharlene Aitken, Esq., Aitken Law, LLC, Chris Jackson, Esq., Holland & Hart LLP, and Paige Mackey Murray, Esq., Paige Mackey Murray Law LLC
Submitted for 1.0 Ethics Credit
3:55 - 4:45 pm
Drama on the Courthouse Steps: Is the (In)civility of Counsel Enabling or Impeding the Administration of Justice?
Presented by Nicole Black, Esq., Cohen | Black Law, and Angela Vichick, Esq., Lewis Roca
Submitted for 1.0 Ethics Credit
4:45 - 4:50 pm
Closing Remarks and Adjourn
4:50 - 6:00 pm
Reception at CBA