CBA YLD Council Members

COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION
YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION
2008-2009 COUNCIL

Chairperson Leia G. Ursery, Esq. Olsen & Traeger, LLP 650 S. Cherry Street, Suite 850 Denver, CO 80246 303-329-4670 303-329-4671  Fax lursery@olsentraeger.com Years in Practice:  4

Chairperson-Elect James R. Garts III, Esq.   Weeks & Luchetta, LLP 102 S. Tejon Street Colorado Springs, CO 80903 719-578-5600 719-635-7458 (fax) james@weeksluchetta.com Years in Practice:  6

Council Members

Joseph Bernstein, Esq. 12837 West Arizona Place Lakewood, CO  80228 303-955-5769 jtbernstein@yahoo.com Years in Practice:  5	Matthew J. Ninneman, Esq. The Holt Group, LLC 1675 Broadway, Suite 1900 Denver, CO  80202 303-225-8500 (303) 572-3400  Fax matt.ninneman@holtllc.com Years in Practice:  5
Christopher D. Bryan, Esq. Garfield & Hecht, PC 601 E. Hyman Avenue Aspen, Colorado 81611 970-925-1936 970-925-3008 (fax) cbryan@garfieldhecht.com Years in Practice:  4	Melissa A. Ogburn, Esq. Lasater & Martin, P.C. 8822 Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 405 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 303-730-3900 303-730-3939 Fax Melissa@LasaterAndMartin.com Years in Practice:  4
Eric M. Bono, Esq. CU Law School, Assoc. Director, Private Sector and Judicial Clerkships Office of Career Development Wolf Law Building, 401 UCB Boulder, CO  80309 303-492-1488 303-492-1335  fax eric.bono@colorado.edu Years in Practice:  7	Michael A. Paul, Esq. The Hustead Law Firm. PC 4643 S Ulster St Ste 1250 Denver, CO  80237  303-721-5000 303-721-5001  (fax) map@thlf.com Years in Practice:  5
Becky Bye, Esq. Office of the Colorado Attorney General Public Officials/PUC Unit 1525 Sherman Street, 7th Floor Denver, CO 80203 303-866-5501 303-866-5671  (fax) becky.bye@state.co.us Years in Practice:  3	Carla A. Scarpone, Esq. Harris Law Firm 1125 17th Street, Suite 1820 Denver, CO  80202 303-299-9484 303-299-9554 (fax) carla@harrisfamilylaw.com Years in Practice:  1
Benjamin E. Currier, Esq. Miller & Steiert, PC 1901 W. Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO  80120 303-798-2525 303-798-2526  (fax) benc@m-s-lawyers.com Years in Practice:  4	Julie M. Schmidt, Esq. Burns Figa & Will, P.C. 6400 S. Fiddler's Green Circle, Suite 1000 Greenwood Village, CO  80111 (303) 796-2626 jschmidt@bfw-law.com Years in Practice:  2
Mark E. Lacis, Esq. Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC 1675 Broadway, Suite 2600 Denver, CO  80202 303-623-2700 303-623-2062 (fax) mlacis@irelandstapleton.com Years in Practice:  3	Tiffany L. Warner, Esq. The Gaiennie Law Office, LLC 3801 E. Florida Avenue, Suite 400 Denver, CO  80210 (303) 455-5030 (303) 455-0805  Fax twarneresq@gmail.com Years in Practice:  4
Catherine A. Madsen, Esq. Catherine A. Madsen, PC PO Box 351300 Westminster, CO  80035 (970) 309-9839 303-648-6684  (fax) cathymadsen@yahoo.com Years in Practice:  2

Staff Liaison
Dana J. Collier Smith
Assistant Executive Director
Colorado Bar Association
1900 Grant Street, Suite 900
Denver, CO 80203-4336
(303) 824-5318
(303) 861-5274
dcolliersmith@cobar.org