W.O.L.F. Event Committee Planning Meetings
2024-05-03 11:00, 2024-04-05 11:00, 2024-03-01 11:00, 2024-02-02 11:00, 2024-01-05 11:00, 2023-12-01 11:00 (America/Denver) | Online
1st Friday of each month at 11:00 am

Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88080113617?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 880 8011 3617
Passcode: [REDACTED]
One tap mobile: +17193594580,,88080113617#
Manual dial: 719-359-4580

Boss Club Meetings
2024-04-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-02-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-01-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Colorado W.O.L.F.’s Boss Club is made up of WOLFs whose firms are in growth mode and is open to any Colorado WOLF member, whether you’re already a small firm or looking to expand your solo practice. We discuss the challenges of building and managing a team with specific topics at each meeting. One meeting per quarter is dedicated to the WOLF Boss Club Book Club.

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84524767024?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 845 2476 7024
Passcode: [REDACTED]

W.O.L.F. All-Member Meetings
2024-04-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-01-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-12-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-11-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Our monthly all member meeting is held virtually via Zoom every second Wednesday of every month, from 2:00 pm -3:00 pm
Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85765805375?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 857 6580 5375
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Call-in Access: (346) 248-7799; enter: 85765805375#; 0#; 29606389#

Boss Club Meetings
2024-04-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-02-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-01-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Colorado W.O.L.F.’s Boss Club is made up of WOLFs whose firms are in growth mode and is open to any Colorado WOLF member, whether you’re already a small firm or looking to expand your solo practice. We discuss the challenges of building and managing a team with specific topics at each meeting. One meeting per quarter is dedicated to the WOLF Boss Club Book Club.

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Via Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152693647?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 871 5269 3647
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Joint SSH / W.O.L.F. Happy Hour
2024-03-28 17:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-25 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-11-23 17:30 - 19:30 | Trellis Wine Bar, 2868 Fairfax St., Denver, CO, 80207, United States
4th Thursday, odd months of 2023 (January, March, May, July, September, November)
5:30 to 7:30 PM at Trellis Wine Bar (2868 Fairfax St, Denver, CO 80207)
The SSF Section will treat you to your first two drinks & apps.
Please R.S.V.P. to Rachel Ellis ree@livelihoodlaw.com

Market Your Excellence: Understanding & Achieving Attorney Recognition Awards
2024-02-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Colorado W.O.L.F. is pleased to bring together three women professionals from the worlds of attorney recognition programs and publishing to discuss their companies’ engagement in recognizing professional achievement in the legal profession.
Join your WOLF Sisters online to hear from Cindy Larson of Super Lawyers, Elizabeth Petit of Best Lawyers, and Jess Brovsky-Eaker from Law Week Colorado and to pose any questions you may have regarding their programs and publications.
Register HERE
This presentation will be provided to Colorado W.O.L.F. members live via Zoom and recorded for later reference. Materials, including information on nomination timelines and submission instructions will be made available to WOLF Members after conclusion of the interactive session.
Since February 2020, Colorado W.O.L.F. has campaigned to raise awareness of the critical role that members of our own and the greater solo and small law firm (“SSF”) communities play in nominating deserving peers for recognition within the legal profession.
As WOLFs, we are well aware that, unlike our medium or large firm counterparts, we do not have the marketing personnel or resources available to ensure our attorneys and firms are considered for professional honors. Due to the conscientious efforts to make names of the brilliant and talented practitioners in our communities known to attorney recognition programs, our communities have witnessed increasing numbers of WOLFs and other Colorado SSF attorneys being honored for their achievements and excellence. Without peer nominations, no lawyer, no matter how deserving, will or can be considered for selection by attorney recognition programs such as Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers.
It’s important to note that, while nominations are the necessary, crucial first step to having an attorney considered for professional recognition, the process of determining who will be selected is based upon months of research into the achievements and excellence of the nominees.
This research component leads to one of the subjects of this presentation: what informs and influences selection committees at Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers? And, as the potentially nominated, are we missing opportunities to ensure information about our achievements is received by the research teams complying the information that becomes the basis for such selection?
Cindy Larson, Publisher of Super Lawyers, and Elizabeth Petit, Director of Research & Development and Managing Editor of Best Lawyers, will cover the research methodology used to determine their companies’ annual lists of Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, Best Lawyers, Ones to Watch, and Best Law Firms. Ms. Petit will also provide an analysis of Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms honors awarded in Colorado to explain the ranking system used to assign attorneys and law firms in our state to Best Lawyers’ tier designations.
Jess Brovsky-Eaker, our third speaker, is Editorial Director of Law Week Colorado, which has long utilized the results of annual attorney recognition awards, not only as article content, but also as a lens through which trends in the Colorado legal profession are viewed and reported. Law Week Colorado also participates in attorney recognition through its own program of community surveys and awards. Ms. Brovsky-Eaker will share an overview of those awards, provide an introduction to media training and press relations for attorneys, and speak to the value of articles contributed to Law Week Colorado by solos, small law firm owners, and women in the legal profession.
Once our speakers conclude their portion of the presentation (approx. 60 min.), we will open the program to an interactive question & answer session with attendees.
We encourage you to submit questions in advance during registration and live following our speakers’ presentations.

CLE: Legal Updates and Best Business Practices for Solo and Small Law Firm Owners in 2024
2023-12-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
It’s The Practical Lawyer’s annual summary of new legislation in advance of 2024.
The new year is not that far away!
Join attorneys Rachael Ardanuy, Kristin Dittus, and Adrienne Fischer as they explain how to navigate the ever-changing legal waters as solo and small firm business owners in Colorado for 2024, specifically as those laws will affect SSF practice.

When: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 12 noon – 1:30p
Where: Live stream online via Zoom, will be recorded and available for home study.
What: Annual Legislative Round Up for Solo & Small Law Firm Owners
Cost: Free to members of Colorado W.O.L.F. and SSF Section; Non-members: $25
Register at: https://www.cobar.org/Calendar/Event/sessionaltcd/SSF121223
CLE Accreditation Pending: 2 General CLE Credits

Topics include:

How to get paid for your great advisement! Kristin Dittus will discuss how to legally pass along credit card surcharge fees to your clients, structure your flat fee to cover unexpected time on a matter and design the engagement to mitigate potential conflicts with clients.

Planning ahead and working smarter, not harder: Adrienne Fischer will address the federal Corporate Transparency Act, Colorado POWR (Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights) Act, Equal Pay for Equal Work Act Part 2, and artificial intelligence policies.

Rachael Ardanuy will cover Cannabis, Natural Medicine, and other workplace updates for employers, as well as the current lay of the land between federal and state law relating to marijuana and other federally banned substances legalized by Colorado.

About Our Speakers:
RACHAEL ARDANUY focuses her legal practice on assisting entrepreneurs and small businesses with business formation, transactions, commercial real estate, cannabis regulatory and business licensing matters, succession and estate planning. Her firm, RZA Legal, also guides municipalities on issues related to land use, commercial cannabis and natural medicine, and provides expert witness services related to cannabis law and policy. Ms. Ardanuy current serves as the Chair of the Colorado Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section.
KRISTIN DITTUS, J.D., LL.M., is the founding member of Life & Legacy Planning, Ltd., based in Denver, Colorado. She focuses her practice on estate planning, administration and asset protection strategies for those with complex assets as well as those with modest estates concerned about costs of longterm care. She was licensed in Colorado in 2005 and earned her LL.M. in tax from the University of Denver in 2010. Kristin is an active participant in the Trusts and Estate Community, serving as Co-Editor of the Section’s quarterly newsletter, Council Notes, is President of the Women’s Estate Planning Council for 2023/2024, and has served as an American Bar Association reporter summarizing the lectures for the annual Heckerling Institute on tax and estate planning since 2013.
ADRIENNE FISCHER is a dynamic Denver-based attorney with a background in communications from New York University and a law degree from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Specializing in corporate law and trademark protection, Adrienne founded Basecamp Legal in 2016, where she has successfully represented countless small businesses, facilitated fund-raising efforts, and safeguarded her clients’ brands. Adrienne is also AI curious and exploring new ways to leverage technology in business. A passionate advocate for startups and small businesses, Adrienne not only has been a recurring speaker at Denver Startup Week but also mentors emerging entrepreneurs through programs like Founded Outdoors and REI Co-op’s Path Ahead Ventures’ Embark Program. Holding licenses in California, Colorado, and Idaho, Adrienne is a versatile and dedicated legal partner committed to helping her clients reach their peak of success.
The Practical Lawyer CLE Series was created to provide solo and small law firm owners a solid overview of the various aspects of business management and development in the context of owning and running a law firm, including how ethical issues affect firm management and development through the practical application of Colorado’s Rules of Professional Responsibility.
Content for The Practical Lawyer series is developed and presented by Colorado Women Owned Law Firms and financed in partnership with the Colorado Bar Association’s Solo Small Firm Section. Live online courses and recorded home studies are free to members of Colorado W.O.L.F. and the Solo Small Law Firm Section.

Colorado W.O.L.F.'s 2023 Annual Holiday Luncheon Extravaganza
2023-12-06 12:00 - 15:00 | Balistreri Winery, 66 E. 66th Avenue, Denver, CO, 80249, United States
Join your Sister WOLFs at
Colorado W.O.L.F. (Women Owned Law Firms)’s 2023 Annual Holiday Luncheon Extravaganza!
Registration Deadline has been extended by Balistreri to Thursday, November 30
Featuring a fantastic luncheon buffet*, wonderful company, scintillating conversation, open sangria bar, time to socialize & network before and after the meal, swag bags and absolutely amazing door prizes!
When . . . . . . Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 12 Noon to 3p
Where . . . . . Balistreri Winery, 66 E. 66th Avenue, Denver; free parking
Menu . . . . . . Luncheon buffet will be gluten-free, with gluten-free dessert choices
Beverages . . Sangria, non-alc0holic, and sugar-free options
Cost . . . . . . . $50 per person
Register . . . . by clicking HERE – registration deadline Thursday, Nov. 3o at midnight.
***If you would attend but for the cost, please reach out to Chairwoman@COWOLF.org – we want you to attend!

Interested in promoting your law firm or other business?

All firms & businesses donating door prizes or contributing door prize funds and/or swag will be featured in our program handout, announced at the event, publicized in our e-newsletter & on Facebook.
Please indicate door prize contributions when you register and, if you’re interested in adding items to event swag bags, please email Chairwoman@CoWOLF.org.

Joint SSH / W.O.L.F. Happy Hour
2023-11-23 17:30 - 19:30 | Trellis Wine Bar, 2868 Fairfax St., Denver, CO, 80207, United States
4th Thursday, odd months of 2023 (January, March, May, July, September)
5:30 to 7:30 PM at Trellis Wine Bar (2868 Fairfax St, Denver, CO 80207)
The SSF Section will treat you to your first two drinks & apps.
Please R.S.V.P. to Rachel Ellis ree@livelihoodlaw.com

Boss Club Meetings
2023-11-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Colorado W.O.L.F.’s Boss Club is made up of WOLFs whose firms are in growth mode and is open to any Colorado WOLF member, whether you’re already a small firm or looking to expand your solo practice. We discuss the challenges of building and managing a team with specific topics at each meeting. One meeting per quarter is dedicated to the WOLF Boss Club Book Club.

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89973941380?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 899 7394 1380
Passcode: [REDACTED]
