Networking/Partnership Meetings

COLO SPRINGS:  Because of the Labor Day weekend, the September meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 10.  Steve Libhart with Zakhem Atherton, LLC, and Jamie Sudler with the Office of Attorney Regulation will tell you everything you need to know to take credit cards for retainers, fees, and disbursements.  You will learn where to go to get a credit card account, how much it will cost, what equipment you will need, and the logistics of getting the money into your account.  Additionally, they will cover the ethics of taking credit cards - including whether (and under what circumstances) you can charge the processing fee to the client and other common ethical situations regarding credit cards. — The October 1 meeting will feature another round of Professionalism Vignettes.  Designed and produced by the CBA Professionalism Committee, each vignette presents one or more professionalism issues encountered by lawyers and judges in offices, conference rooms, and courtrooms.  Several vignettes will be shown, followed by a light-hearted discussion on issues facing lawyers today.  One CLE ethics credit will be available. 

The Solo/Small Firm Section partnership meetings are a great networking opportunity, as well as a practice management and technology discussion forum.  The meetings are open to all CBA members, not just Solo/Small Firm Section members, the sponsoring entity.  A CBA staff member is almost always in attendance.  CLE credits are routinely offered, although sometimes there is no formal agenda, and no RSVP is required.  We encourage you to think about and prepare questions or ideas to present to the group.  Don't hesitate to e-mail a contact person to suggest a CLE topic and/or speaker!

Meetings are currently held in five locations (dates are subject to change; however, they will occur as scheduled unless prior notice has been sent to the CBA membership via e-mail.  Please check this website on a regular basis):

Downtown Denver - Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. (reservation in the name of D.A. Bertram)
Tavern Restaurant inside the Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Place, Denver, CO, 303-534-1211
Contact Frank P. Slaninger, 303-758-5200, slaninger@earthlink.net
First Thursday of every month:  September 4, October 2, November 6

Parker/Castle Rock/Elizabeth/Kiowa
Brown Bag Lunch at 12 o'clock noon
Law Office of Shelly K. Rosnik, P.C., NEW ADDRESS is 19751 E Mainstreet, Ste 258, Parker, CO, (303) 840-0133
Contact Shelly Rosnik, (303) 840-0133, shelly@rosniklaw.com
First Tuesday of every month:  September 2, October 7, November 4

Colorado Springs – Luncheon at 11:30 a.m., CLE at 11:45 a.m.
Olive Branch Restaurant, 23 S. Tejon, Colorado Springs, CO, (719) 475-1199
Contact John Holcomb, (719) 548-8968, jHolco@msn.com, or Jim Duve, (719) 578-5800, JCD@DuveLaw.com
First Wednesday of every month:  September 10 (NEW DATE), October 1, November 5

Denver Tech Center Area - Brown Bag Lunch at 12 o'clock noon
Law Offices of Julian Izbiky, 7400 E. Caley Ave., Suite 300, Centennial, CO, (303) 850-7080
Directions:  Exit I-25 and go west on Orchard and turn south on Quebec (or exit I-25 and go west on Arapahoe and turn north on Quebec).  From Quebec, turn east on E. Caley Ave.  The building is on the right, not far from Quebec.
Contact Reba Nance, (303) 824-5342, reban@cobar.org
Second Friday of every month:  September 12, October 10, November 14

West Denver Metro Area (Jeffco) - Breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
Mimi’s Café, 14265 West Colfax Ave., Golden, CO, 303-384-9350
Contact Dayle Anderson, (303) 980-7990, d.l.anderson@comcast.net
Second Wednesday in odd months:  September 10, November 12

If you are interested in starting a networking/partnership meeting in your area, please contact Scott Walker, Chair of the Solo/Small Firm Section, at (970) 493-0119 or scottwalkerlawyer2@yahoo.com, or Reba Nance, Section Staff Liaison, at (303) 824-5320 or reban@cobar.org.  The CBA Law Practice Management/Risk Management Department is available to assist you with marketing your meetings via meeting notices and advertising in the CBA and DBA publications and your local bar newsletter.