Annual Meeting Thursday, June 4 from 5-7 PM
In this issue
June 2026
THANK YOU MEMBERS 1-2 PRESIDENT'S PAGE 3-4 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 5 ANNUAL MEETING 7 NOTES FROM A NEW(ISH) ATTORNEY 8-9 SPONSORSHIPS AND ADVERTISEMENTS 11 LEGAL CLINIC VOLUNTEERS 12 BCBA HOME STUDY 13 LAWYER ANNOUNCEMENTS 14 CLASSIFIED ADS 15-18 PROFESSIONALISM 19
This has been a big year for the BCBA. We've moved to a new office, created a new resource for the community, and continued to explore ways to keep our members engaged through CLE's and social events. Renewal notices have gone out, which means this is an important time to highlight what your BCBA dues are supporting. Seven years ago, the bar moved to a new space with the vision of a community hub for our members to co-work and gather for programs. 2020 changed all of that and we had to adapt to the new reality of many working from home and reevaluating obligations to focus less on work related events and more on personal growth. Our lease has finally ended, so the BCBA was able to drastically shrink our footprint with our move to Office Evolution. This has also allowed us to avoid any dues increases, as our commitment is to keeping our association affordable while still doing great work. One example of the great work your dues are supporting is the addition of a Community Resource Fair for Boulder County being held quarterly in Longmont. The BCBA recently returned to in-person legal clinics. We discussed the people who attend and realized a large majority had needs that went beyond the scope of a free legal consultation, so we reached out to other non-profits in the county to partner with us and provide other resources to show those in need what is available.
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Perhaps the biggest benefit of this community outreach is supporting the BCBA's mission to highlight the importance of attorneys in our community by giving our time. The Legal Resource Fair combined with the online Virtual Legal Clinic and calls to the office have enabled us to provide help to over 1000 Boulder County residents in the past year! Thank you to all our generous members who help make this happen. Our free online CLE's and Bench Bar Retreat have continued to be a popular member benefit. Over the past year, we have held 34 CLE programs with numerous others available on demand for a total of over 100 seminars including several EDI and Ethics programs. This is a huge value, as several other CLE providers charge hundreds of dollars for their content. We wanted to make this education accessible and available as a member benefit with your annual dues payment. Social events were another highlight of the year. With the move to online education, we felt it was important to find ways to foster community for our members. Our biggest event was the Judges Dinner with over 100 participants. We also created a new partnership with the Legal Aid Foundation at the Pro Bono Bash. Some members preferred the more casual events such as bowling, pickleball, and trivia. We also sponsored several section lunches for small group opportunities. This part of our mission continues to be difficult, as attendance is down but the enthusiasm remains! Thank you all for being such valued members of the Boulder County Bar. We know people join for different reasons - some to attend events, many for the educational opportunities, and others who are not involved but still believe in the great work we do. We appreciate every one of you and your continuing support of your local bar association. We love hearing from members! If you have ideas for fun events or programming, please contact us at the bar offices: Laura Ruth - laura@boulder-bar.org. Bay Shogrin - bay@boulder-bar.org, 303-440-4758
Jodi Martin
Closing Time “Closing time, every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” “Closing Time” by Semisonic played seemingly everywhere in the late 1990s and beyond.I know it never occurred to me then that one day I’d be quoting it in a bar association newsletter as I wrapped up a year as your President. But here we are. As I write what is my final President’s Page, I find myself reflecting on this past year. The highs, the challenges, the unexpected, and the deeply meaningful. I have said it before, but I’ll say it again: this has been a year like no other. And yet, even in the midst of the chaos, with the roundabout spinning faster than any of us could have anticipated, there is so much for which I am grateful. Mostly, that is all of you. I stepped into this role in June 2024 with a lot of hope, a bit of fear, and a few good intentions. I wanted to build community, not just programming, but genuine connection among our members. I wanted to continue to build on the BCBA reflecting the full diversity of the legal profession and our broader community. I wanted to be a voice for our members on issues that matter to our profession, even when those conversations were uncomfortable. And I wanted, maybe more than anything, to remind us all that we are more than just attorneys.We are humans, with lives and loves and things that fill us up outside of the office. Mind you, those were lofty aspirations for a one-year term, so my goal was simply to make some small impact in those areas. Looking back, I think we managed that largely because we did it together. We tried some new events, including trivia night, an Orange Theory class, and a new Pro Bono Bash, which replaced Jazz for Justice and brought new energy to our fundraising for Colorado Legal Services and the Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado. We had a Mock Trial Competition with more teams than ever before and an extraordinary group of volunteers who showed up to make it happen. We moved our office to the Boulder location of Office Evolution, opening new possibilities for event space and member engagement. We introduced new membership tools to increase engagement, like a government employee rate and introductory memberships to paralegal members. We continued to offer a diverse array of free CLEs for our members.We also had an amazing member and judiciary turnout for the Judges’ Dinner, where the feedback once again showed that this event provides such a unique opportunity for our bench and bar and we all had a chance to chat about “6 7” being the 2025 Word of the Year for Dictionary.com.
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This platform also gave me space to speak to harder things. I wrote about the assault on DEI in legal education and what it means for our profession. I wrote about judicial security and the very real threats facing our judges and their families. I wrote about the rule of law and what it means when the framework that makes the American dream possible feels strained and increasingly vulnerable. And I wrote, more than once, about the communities I see in my own practice who are navigating a shifting legal landscape with tremendous courage and a profound need for advocates who show up for them. None of that was easy to write. But I believe deeply that our roles as attorneys carry a responsibility that extend beyond representing individual clients. The way we speak, the causes for which we advocate, the culture we build within our own professional community all matter. I am proud that the BCBA continues to be a place where those conversations can happen. I am grateful for all of you who took the time to read and reflect on those pieces, and especially those who reached out with feedback, encouragement, and thoughtful conversation. Your kind words meant more than you know. On a more personal note, this year has also been a remarkable one in my own life. My daughter Morgan, who has tolerated my frequent mentions of her in this newsletter with considerable grace, is thriving in medical school. My wife Jenny has now joined our team at Martin Law Office. The kittens are still running the household (and the office). Women’s sports continue to grow, including the record-breaking Denver Summit FC. When I joined the BCBA in July 2012, fresh off the moving truck and opening Martin Law Office, I was looking for a professional home. What I found was so much more than that. I found colleagues who became friends, a community that challenged and supported me, and this past year, the extraordinary privilege of leading this organization. I did not take a single moment of it for granted. On June 4th, at the Annual Meeting, I will hand the gavel to your incoming President, Doug Stevens. Doug is going to be a wonderful leader for this organization, and I look forward to watching him bring his own voice, vision, and energy to this role. I hope you offer him the same warmth and engagement you have given me. And so, as Semisonic’s lyrics remind us, this closing is also an opening. For Doug and the BCBA, it marks the beginning of a new chapter. For me, a return to the membership where I started, and where I am genuinely happy to be. Every day I am honored to be a Colorado attorney and a member of the Boulder legal community. Thank you for the honor of serving as your President. Thank you for showing up to events, to conversations, to the hard work of being a part of this community. Thank you for the laughs, the emails, the feedback, inquiring about my women’s sports obsessions, and the occasional reminder that stale popcorn is a metaphor for all kinds of habits worth examining. I look forward to seeing many of you at the Annual Meeting on June 4th. Please come say hello there and any time you happen to see me in the wild.
Wednesday, June 3 BCBA Tax/Estate/Probate CLE Webinar: Practical AI tools for Trusts & Estates Lawyers 12-1 PM via Zoom, 1 General and 1 Ethics Credit Free for BCBA Members Please click here to register Thank you to our sponsor, First National Bank of Omaha Thursday, June 4 BCBA Annual Meeting 5-7 PM at Basecamp (4909 Pearl East Circle, Boulder, Colorado) Free for BCBA Members Please click here to register Thank you to our current sponsor, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, Law Offices of Howard C. Berkson and Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes. Tuesday, June 16 Paralegal Section Membership Lunch 12-1 PM at Caplan and Earnest (3107 Iris Ave Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301) Free for BCBA Members Please click here to register Thank you to our sponsor, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti Tuesday, June 30 Criminal Law Section CLE Webinar: Mental Health Resources and Defending Mental Health Cases in the 20th Judicial District 12-1 PM via Zoom Free for BCBA Members Please click here to register Thank you to our sponsor, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti
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calendar of events
Award Winners 2026 Sonny Flowers Award of Merit - Bruce Wiener 2026 Outstanding Young Lawyer - Ugyen Tshering. The 2026 BCBA Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 4 at the BCBA office. We will be awarding the Outstanding Young Lawyer award to Ugyen Tshering, and the Sonny Flowers Award of Merit will be awarded to Bruce Wiener. Join us in welcoming our new board members, Tiago Guevara, Kealoha Minton and Ugyen Tshering. We will also confirm Ben Wilson as incoming president and Scott Brenner as our next Treasurer. Thank you to our outgoing board members Carolyn Steffl and Debbie Taussig and to Liz Parker, who served as our first 3 year treasurer. Appetizers and drinks will be provided. The Annual Meeting is free to attend for all BCBA members Thank you to our event sponsors, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, Law Offices of Howard C. Berkson, LLC, and Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes
Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 4
Legislation to litigation: Notes from a Young(ish) Attorney
Cal Frauenfelder
When I graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder and moved to Washington D.C. to work as a Congressional staffer, I believed I had found the place where people went to make a difference. Legislation was the lever, I thought, and proximity to it meant proximity to impact. But after a few years on Capitol Hill, that belief became complicated. The work was slower than I expected and more diffuse, and the energy in the rooms I sat in wasn’t always pointed where I wanted it to go. I came to realize that I wanted to work with the law, but not from several steps removed. I wanted to sit across the table from the person I was trying to help. I decided to come home to Colorado for law school. My then-fiancée and I wanted to build our life here, and, in an act of sheer lunacy, we got married the weekend before my first semester began. The University of Denver Sturm College of Law gave me the chance to trade legislation for litigation in the place I'd always meant to come back to. During my second summer of law school, I interned with the Boulder County District Court, and the experience reshaped what I thought my career might look like. I had spent years thinking about the law from a distance. Suddenly, I was seeing it operate up close, at the level the individual, both people and issues, and I understood that this was the work I had been looking for. When I graduated, I returned to the same Court as a full-time law clerk and spent the next two years there. By the time I left to enter private practice as an associate attorney focused on personal injury and criminal defense, my sense of what it meant to be a lawyer had been almost entirely rebuilt. The two years of clerkship that followed graduation were the most compressed of my life. My wife and I bought our first house. We had our daughter. And I was working as a full-time law clerk for the Boulder County District Court, which is to say I was working at the pace and standard the Court required, which was not a pace that adjusted for what was happening at home. There were nights I am not sure how we got through, and weeks where the line between exhaustion and competence felt thinner than I wanted to admit. But, with that, it was also the most formative period of my career, and I do not say that lightly. I learned more in those two years than I did in three years of law school. Clerking lets you see the legal system from behind the curtain, but more than that, it lets you participate in it. The research, the writing, the reasoning, all of it matters to real cases and real people, and the responsibility sharpens you quickly. Early in my clerkship, I wrote an order on a motion to suppress evidence in a criminal case, which was ultimately reversed by the Colorado Supreme Court. I had put everything I had into that order, and the reversal landed hard. I questioned whether I belonged in this work at all. Yet, as luck would have it, later in my clerkship, I wrote another order on another suppression motion that also made its way to the Colorado Supreme Court. That one was affirmed. The affirming order did not make me feel brilliant, but it made me feel like the work itself, the dedication and the willingness to keep going after being humbled, was the actual skill I was building.
When I left the clerkship for private practice, I quickly discovered how much I still had to learn. Early on, a supervising attorney asked me to file a motion with the court. I froze. I had no idea how. For more than two years I had worked on the back end of the Court's filing system, watching motions and pleadings arrive without a clue on how they got there. It is a small example, but it captures the shift. The work I had been doing was adjacent to the work I was now responsible for, and the gap between the two was wider than I had expected. The deeper shift was harder to name. As a clerk, my research and reasoning were what I brought to the table. In private practice, those things still matter, but they are not the whole job. Clients come to you in difficult moments, often some the most difficult of their lives, and what they need from you is not merely legal analysis. They need a guide. Learning to be a counselor as well as a lawyer is not something law school or clerking prepared me for, and it is the part of the work I am still growing into. It is also where the reward lives. The emotional weight of representing people at difficult crossroads of their lives is real, and it is the same thing as the satisfaction of helping them through it. The two are inseparable. The judge I clerked for, Judge Patrick Butler (Ret.), used to say that ever since Colorado removed the death penalty, there is no mistake that cannot be fixed. I heard him say it many times during my clerkship, and I am not sure I fully understood it then. I understood it as reassurance. What I have come to understand now is that it is really a description of the work. The mistakes are going to happen. The pressure is going to be immense. What carries you through is ownership of what you did, honesty about where you are, and the willingness to keep showing up for the person sitting across from you.
Cal Frauenfelder Associate Attorney Kalamaya | Goscha
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Did you know the BCBA sponsors a Free Virtual Legal Clinic for Boulder County? This started during the pandemic and was so successful we have continued it to help further our commitment to access to justice. To date, we have helped over 1700 community members! We have a small group of incredibly dedicated volunteers who give 15-20 minutes of their time approximately once every few weeks. We would like to get that number to once a month, but we need more volunteers! Can you help with 20 minutes once a month in service to your community? Please let us know that you are available to help once per month (or more!) along with your practice areas. We could not provide this service without all of our amazing volunteer attorneys! Please contact Bay for more information about attorney.participating as a volunteer Please click here to sign up
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A benefit of BCBA CLE offerings moving to webinars is that we are able to record the programs and make them available to view after the live presentation. We also submit the majority of our recordings for home study CLE credit, which allows our members to view them as needed to fulfill the credits needed for their reporting periods. Please see a list of our current home study offerings below, and if there is a program you're interested that you don't see here, the full list of our video recordings is available for BCBA Members only on our Webinars page. If there is a program that is not currently accredited for home study that you're interested, please contact Bay and we can work to get a recording re-accredited.
BCBA Home Study webinars
General Credit Courses Mediation Tips for Probate Cases Presented by Judge Collins, Judge Butler (ret.) and Diedre Braverman Video recording here Course ID# 871733 An Overview of Recent Developments and Updates Regarding Non-Compete Law in Colorado Co-presented by Dana Dobbins and Joseph Robertson Video recording here Course #871731 Immigration Law for Non-Immigration Attorneys Presented by Brad Hendrick Video recording here Course ID #866905 Domestic Violence: A Community Issue Presented by Jolyn Belk, Sandie Campanella and Shelby Logan Video recording here Course ID #867112 Ethics credit ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 518: Game-Changer or Business as Usual for Mediators Presented by Jennifer Sullivan Video recording here Course ID# 872394 Creating Effective and Ethical Environments for Colleagues and Clients with Intellectual Disabilities Presented by April McMurrey, Zoey Tanner, and Judge Chris Larson Video recording here Course ID# 850525 Moving from Ignorance to Terror: Engagement Letters for Estate Planners Presented by Connie Eyster Video recording here Course ID# 853868 EDI Courses Disability Rights at Thirty-five Presented by Andrew C. Montoya, Civil Rights Legal Program Director at the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition Video recording here Course #869932 Leading Through Generations Presented by Ryann Peyton Video recording here Course #866903 Pro Bono Beyond the Ethics Rule Presented by Brett Landis, Rachel Kunath, Alisiana Medina Video recording here Course #865696 Introduction to Racial Equity: A Lawyer's Responsibility Presented by Judge Dea Lindsey Video recording here Course ID# 847136
Lawyer announcements
Estate Planning and Probate Associate Position for Flanders, Elsberg, Herber & Dunn, LLC, Longmont, CO Job Status: Active Position Type: Full Time Education: Doctorate Degree Experience: 5 - 10 years Salary: $100,000 - $150,000 Per Year Job Overview: We are looking for an Estate Planning and Probate Associate Attorney who will be responsible for handling a variety of matters related to estate planning and probate administration. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of estate planning and probate law, with the ability to manage complex cases effectively. This position offers a manageable workload with work life balance in an office setting in downtown Longmont. Our tight-knit team of attorneys and staff work closely with one another and look forward to welcoming another member of our team. See full discription here. Please submit applications and inquiries to info@flanderslaw.com (6/17) Legal and Executive Assistant for Shoemaker Ghiselli + Schwartz LLC (SGS): Shoemaker Ghiselli + Schwartz LLC (SGS), a boutique firm specializing in complex litigation and regulatory investigations, is seeking a highly qualified legal and executive assistant in Boulder, Colorado. Qualified candidates should have prior experience as a legal assistant, paralegal, or executive assistant. Applicants must be organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable, with excellent communication skills. Starting salary will be $60,000 - $70,000 (depending on experience). The position would be for 30 to 40 hours per week with the potential for flexibility. Responsibilities Perform administrative duties such as calendaring deadlines, organizing case files, ordering supplies, assisting with conflict checks, and handling expenses. File motions and pleadings in accordance with judicial procedures. Prepare and organize exhibits and supporting documents for discovery, mediation, and trial. Assist attorneys with discovery, depositions, mediations, and other litigation events. Provide support for billing and invoicing tasks. Qualifications Strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating professionalism and courtesy. Comfort with learning and utilizing software and databases. Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. Ability to adapt and collaborate effectively with multiple attorneys. Exceptional attention to detail and a proactive, positive attitude. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Willingness to learn and apply new concepts in a dynamic legal environment. How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit a resume to astern@sgslitigation.com. (6/18)
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Associate Attorney (0-6 years experience) Lyons Gaddis, PC Lyons Gaddis, PC seeks an associate attorney to join our Estate Planning and Probate Group. We welcome candidates with a background in estate planning, probate and trust administration. However, we are willing to mentor and train the right person, including an attorney making a career change to this interesting and rewarding area of law, or a new graduate with a financial or tax background. Be part of a close-knit group who will invest in your long-term success. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Additional Financial Benefits: Competitive annual base salary, merit-based, as required by the Colorado Equal Pay Act Generous objective incentive bonus for attorneys Industry-leading 401K match up to 12.5% of compensation, with option for match to apply to student loan repayment Monthly stipend for CLE, technology, and business development for attorneys Salary Range: Compensation is merit-based, as required by the Colorado Equal Pay Act. Our good faith salary range for this position is $97,000 to $132,000 dependent on experience, with an incentive bonus based on productivity which typically ranges from $5,000 to $40,000 or more annually. We provide attorneys and staff with generous compensation plus a comprehensive array of benefits, notably our 401K match. Please send cover letter and resume to careers@lyonsgaddis.com. See full job description here (6/21) Litigation Paralegal at Lyons Gaddis Lyons Gaddis is seeking a full-time Paralegal or Legal Assistant for their Litigation group. Work on interesting cases and wide variety of legal issues in a collaborative team-based work environment with professional and congenial colleagues. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in the legal profession, exceptional attention to detail, an outstanding work ethic, and enjoy learning new things every day. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS We provide our staff with generous compensation plus a comprehensive array of benefits. Our current program consists of the following: COMPENSATION Competitive annual base salary, merit-based, as required by the Colorado Equal Pay Act Industry-leading 401K match up to 12.5% of compensation 10 paid holidays annually Partial remote work options Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual based on years of service Send resume to careers@lyonsgaddis.com. Compensation: based on experience - $27.00 - $37.00 hourly See full discription here (6/14)
Full-Time Legal Assistant for Estate Planning and Probate Group at Lyons Gaddis: Lyons Gaddis is seeking a full-time Legal Assistant for its Estate Planning and Probate group. This position supports the attorneys and paralegals in the Estate Planning and Probate practice, in a collaborative team-based work environment with professional and congenial colleagues. Lyon Gaddis offers a great benefits package with a generous 401(k) match. Prior legal experience is helpful but not required. The ideal candidate exceptional attention to detail, a great work ethic, and a desire to support the rest of the team. The candidate must possess excellent skills in each of the following: Attention to detail on documents, emails, court filings, calendaring deadlines, proofreading, etc. Knowledge of MS Office (especially MS Word and Excel) and Adobe in a Windows environment Friendly and clear verbal and written communications Organizing and prioritizing time and tasks Completing assignments independently with minimal oversight Fast, accurate keyboarding skills BENEFITS 401K match up to 12.5% 10 paid holidays annually Professional references are required after the initial interview. Background check required. Please email your resume, references, and salary requirements to careers@lyonsgaddis.com. The salary range is $22.00 - $25.00 an hour. See full discription here (6/5) Healthcare and Food Assistance Legal Advocacy Attorney (0.8 FTE) at Bridge to Justice The healthcare and food assistance legal advocacy attorney advises low-income city of Boulder clients regarding eligibility and services for Medicaid, Medicare, health insurance, tax credits for health insurance, SNAP, Aid to Needy Disabled and Old Age Pension. The attorney assists clients with applications for benefits when necessary, and when possible provides advice and referrals in a wide variety of civil matters. The attorney assists individuals denied or terminated from benefits in filing appeals and provides representation to negotiate or litigate their appeals. When appropriate, judicial review actions are filed. Benefits include health insurance, paid vacation, 401(k) match, CLE reimbursement, eligibility for loan forgiveness (PSLF) and loan repayment assistance (LRAP) programs, and the opportunity to work for an impactful and pioneering public interest organization. Salary range is $88,000 annually + potential signing bonus. Application Procedures: Please submit the following documents via email as four separate attachments to Bruce Wiener, Executive Director, at bruce@bridge2justice.org: (1) Cover Letter (1-2 pages) describing interest in and experience for the position; (2) Resume or curriculum vitae; (3) Writing Sample (no more than 10 pages); and (4) Professional References (2-3 references) Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible and will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. See full description here (6/28)
Contract Bilingual Intake Paralegal – Bridge to Justice, Eviction Legal Defense Program Type of Job: Part-time Compensation: $60-70/hour Provide paralegal services and assist in intake coordination for Bridge to Justice’s (B2J)Eviction Legal Defense Program, with a focus on improving language access for the program.Work in conjunction with Senior Intake Paralegal to assist with the management and monitoringof legal assistance and support services for eligible tenants facing eviction in the County ofBoulder. Help coordinate no-cost B2J attorney consultations, community referrals andresources, and collaborative efforts with county agencies. Application Information: Application Methods: Apply via this site [OR] apply by emailing resume or curriculumvitae, cover letter, and list of references to eviction@bridge2justice.org Application Documents:Resume/CV; Cover letter; list of professionalreferences Primary Job Contact – For questions regarding this position, please reach out to: G. Patrick Lee, Supervising Attorney, Eviction Legal Defense Program, patrick@bridge2justice.org See full description here (6/28) Contract Attorney Position – Bridge to Justice Eviction Legal Defense Program Type of Job: Part-time Compensation: $120/hour Job Description: Bridge to Justice (B2J) is a 501(c)(3) Colorado nonprofit law firm established in 2013. Its mission is to bridge the gap between legal needs and legal access with affordable high quality legal services. B2J provides civil legal services to low- and moderate-income Colorado residents in the areas of family law, civil protection orders, eviction defense and public benefits, B2J is contracted with the County of Boulder to provide legal services and representation to residents who are facing an eviction. This position offers attorneys the opportunity to engage in a full range of litigation practice: from one time advise only calls, mediation/alternative dispute resolution, initial in-person advisements and limited representation, drafting pleadings and motions, discovery, trial advocacy and appellate advocacy—with a flexible schedule and competitive hourly rate when compared to similar public interest contract positions. Boulder County has become one of the most important jurisdictions in the country for defending the rights of tenants facing eviction. Application Information Application Methods: Apply by emailing resume or curriculum vitae, cover letter, and list of references to eviction@bridge2justice.org Application Documents: Resume/CV; Cover letter; list of professional references Primary Job Contact – for questions regarding this position, please reach out to: G. Patrick Lee, Supervising Attorney, Eviction Legal Defense Program, patrick@bridge2justice.org See full description here (6/28)
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