Childs McCune is a strong supporter of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association (CWBA). Recently, we were proud to be sponsor of the CWBA’s annual convention in May 2022. Among other things, at the convention, we helped organize and sponsor a panel of esteemed women in the legal community, who shared their successes and challenges about their individual journeys.
The CWBA is the largest diversity bar association in Colorado and is one of the biggest and most influential women’s bar associations in the country. The CWBA even has its own lobbyist to promote the rights of women and children in Colorado.
The CWBA’s mission has remained the same since its inception in 1978: to promote women in the legal profession and the interests of women generally. The vision of the CWBA’s founders has resulted in decades of work promoting gender equality in the legal profession, preserving history, influencing legislation related to women and children, mentoring, granting scholarships for women law students through the CWBA Foundation, fighting discrimination, influencing the selection of judges, and providing training and education.
We are proud of our member Karin Williamson for serving as an Ad Hoc Representative and a planning committee member for the successful 45th Annual Convention in Beaver Creek on May 20-22, 2022. https://www.cwba.org/boardofdirectors
Mark Fogg volunteer as a fly–fishing guide for wounded veterans through an organization called Healing Waters. He participates in the program with several colleagues and his son.
Childs McCune partner Jordan Lipp has joined the board of directors of the American Institute for Avalanche Research & Education (AIARE). This board position dovetails with Jordan’s practice, his teaching, and his personal activities. A portion of Jordan’s legal practice involves representing outdoor industry clients and defending them in litigation. Jordan likewise teaches the law school class “Outdoor Recreation and Ski Law” at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. And, Jordan also has a background as a ski patroller and avalanche instructor.
AIARE is a US based nonprofit with a mission to save lives through avalanche education. It produces recreation avalanche curriculum, trains professionals to teach that curriculum, and provides oversight and support to over 100 entities who teach AIARE[egg id=”3″] avalanche courses. AIARE’s Professional Program designs, trains and instructs professionals to promote workplace safety. AIARE leverages its large base of experts to gather the latest knowledge, research, and ideas in avalanche safety to create avalanche training courses that reflect the needs of today’s backcountry travelers and professionals.
The second edition of Childs McCune partner Jordan Lipp’s seminal book, Product Liability Law & Procedure in Colorado, is now available: https://cle.cobar.org/Books/Product-Info/productcd/ZPLLAP19B. The 400 page long book covers all facets of Colorado product liability law, updated with new case law and information since the first edition of Jordan’s book was published in 2015.
