As part of the Colorado Bar Association’s goal to be essential to your practice, we are excited to announce that effective May 1, all of Casemaker’s premium services are FREE to CBA members—an additional value of $450 per year! These premium services include Casecheck+, which works like Shephard’s® and KeyCites® to notify you instantly of […]
Solo Small Firm Section networking meetings are a great opportunity to connect with your peers, 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. Colorado Springs routinely offers CLE credits, although sometimes there is no formal agenda, […]
The days of VPN, desktop practice management software, and ftp file sharing have given way to online applications like Google Apps, Dropbox and online practice management solutions. Fast, cost-effective, and easy-to-use, law firms of all sizes are moving to cloud-based systems to run their operations. How secure is a cloud-based system, however? Join Doug Edmunds, […]
By Guest Blogger, Shauna Itri The federal False Claims Act, codified at 31 U.S.C. 3729, et seq. and pendent state False Claims Acts, (collectively “FCAs”) places power within the hands of private citizens to file a lawsuit if they have knowledge of fraud or dishonesty in transactions with the government. The citizens that bring a […]
Our next presenter, Pete Peterson, the developer of the budget spreadsheet, will show us how to use the spreadsheet to easily (and automatically) do complicated financial scenarios. Enter in your overhead expenses and then you’re ready to do “what if” calculations. Now fill in the amount of pre-tax compensation you want to make. Fill in […]
Each year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) sponsors World IP Day as a unique opportunity to join with others around the globe to consider how IP contributes to the flourishing of music and the arts and to driving the technological innovation that helps shape our world. With this year’s theme, “Movies: A Global Passion,” […]
The CBA Solo Small Firm Section is sponsoring a networking happy hour with the DBA Young Lawyers Division, at Cholon, 1555 Blake St, Denver, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17. All Solo Small Firm Section members are encouraged to attend this fun evening of mingling, noshing, meeting new colleagues and […]
By Guest Blogger, Janet Ellen Raasch An older lawyer wants a younger lawyer to return phone calls. The younger lawyer wants the older to return texts. An older lawyer wants to interact face-to-face. The younger lawyer wants to interact electronically. An older lawyer wants to see a younger lawyer well-dressed and at his or her […]
Choosing an entity can be one of the most important decisions when starting a law firm or solo practice. Choosing the proper business entity can have a direct impact as to how the business will be taxed, how it will operate, and the amount of liability protection available. Colorado offers a wide array of business entities to […]
The CBA Committee for Balanced Legal Careers will hold a complimentary program on April 29 where attorneys with experience obtaining work-life balance will provide a brief presentation, followed by structured mentoring, to allow attendees to ask their own questions. Come and enjoy a free beer and learn how to find some balance! Click here for […]