Faculty of Federal Advocates upcoming events

Best Practices for Supporting Law Students & New Lawyers (Thursday, April 09, 2026)

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
PRESENTS

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026

"BEST PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING LAW STUDENTS
& NEW LAWYERS"

PROFESSOR & ASSOCIATE DEAN ALEXI FREEMAN
University of Denver Sturm College of Law

12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

WEBINAR ONLY
Professor and Associate Dean Alexi Freeman (DU Law) will discuss how to support the next generation of lawyers. Dean Freeman will focus on promoting and engaging inclusivity, belonging, and equity when working with law students and new lawyers, including during the recruiting process, interview process, hiring, and oversight. She will address challenges and biases that might exist and how to work through them, and how to ensure broad cultural competency among attorneys and legal staff with students with many different backgrounds.
1.5 EDI/ 2 General CLE Credits granted.

Key Strategies for Working with a Court Reporter for Making the Record (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
PRESENTS

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026

12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

WEBINAR ONLY

1 "KEY STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH A
2 COURT REPORTER FOR MAKING THE
3 RECORD"

4 MS. CARMEN MURPHY, RPR
5 MS. JENNY MELIUS, RPR
6 MS. SHELLY DITTMER, RPR

7 As the legal landscape continues to evolve, the role of court
8 reporters remains crucial in the judicial system. Transcripts of
9 legal proceedings are an important tool for litigation, and court
10 reporters preserve the record you make. In this presentation,
11 you will hear and interact with three court reporters as they
12 explain best practices for working together to ensure your
13 transcripts are the best they can be.

2 General CLE Credits granted.

POSTPONED Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Roundtable (Friday, April 24, 2026)

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:30:00 GMT

DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES,
THE BANKRUPTCY BENCH-BAR ROUNDTABLE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A FUTURE DATE.

The Faculty of Federal Advocates presents:

The 2026 Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Roundtable

Friday, April 24, 2026
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.

hosted by Polsinelli PC
1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 2300

Denver, CO 80202

Please join us for an afternoon of open discussion of bankruptcy law and practice in Colorado. This will be a discussion group format. As an attendee, you will participate in three successive discussion groups on wide-ranging issues relating to bankruptcy law and practice in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Colorado. Topics will include: Chapter 11 Best Practices Prior to Filing the Case Through First Day Motions; Updates on Filing Statistics and CM/ECF NextGen; Best Practices and Hot Topics for Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Cases; Effective Presentation of Evidence, and Practical Considerations, Procedures and Rules; Small Business Reorganization Act Developments.

Judicial Participants scheduled to participate:

The Honorable Kimberley H. Tyson, Chief Judge
The Honorable Michael E. Romero
The Honorable Thomas B. McNamara
The Honorable Cathleen D. Parker
The Honorable Joseph G. Rosania, Jr.

With Members of the Clerk of Court Staff

Registration begins at 1:00 p.m.; program starts at 1:30 p.m.
Please join us for cocktail hour after the event.

4 General CLE Credits have been requested.

Judges' Perspective: Pro Bono Opportunities in the District of Colorado (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
PRESENTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026

12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

"JUDGES' PERSPECTIVE: PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO"

JUDGE GORDON P. GALLAGHER
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

MAGISTRATE JUDGE KATHRYN A. STARNELLA
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX (ret.)
Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc.

ARRAJ COURTHOUSE, 901 19TH STREET, DENVER

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS PROGRAM BUT
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Join current and former District of Colorado Judges for a discussion around the opportunities for pro bono work through the District of Colorado Civil Pro Bono Panel. The discussion will center on opportunities for training, skill development, and rewarding work through pro bono engagements with the District’s Civil Pro Bono Panel.
2 General CLE Credits granted.

Using the Latest eDiscovery Tools to Manage Large Document Reviews (Thursday, April 30, 2026)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
PRESENTS

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026

12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

"USING THE LATEST eDISCOVERY TOOLS TO MANAGE
LARGE DOCUMENT REVIEWS"

HARRY DORCY, Esq.
Hilgers PLLC

CAMILLE PAPINI-CHAPLA, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

WEBINAR ONLY

The last decade has seen huge leaps in eDiscovery best practices, including in technology assisted review (TAR). This CLE will look at current best practices for conducting a review of large document collections, beyond simply using search terms. This will include determining the review scope, negotiating an ESI protocol, engaging in and knowing the limitations of a case assessment, working through the review, and handling privilege logs for large productions. It will couple a discussion of the practical mechanics of a document review with discussion of recent district court orders on the use of TAR/AI review tools.
2 General CLE Credits granted.

Faculty of Federal Advocates upcoming events

Best Practices for Supporting Law Students & New Lawyers (Thursday, April 09, 2026)

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES PRESENTS

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026

"BEST PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING LAW STUDENTS & NEW LAWYERS"

PROFESSOR & ASSOCIATE DEAN ALEXI FREEMAN University of Denver Sturm College of Law 12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

Key Strategies for Working with a Court Reporter for Making the Record (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES PRESENTS

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026

12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

POSTPONED Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Roundtable (Friday, April 24, 2026)

The 2026 Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Roundtable

Friday, April 24, 2026 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.

hosted by Polsinelli PC 1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 2300

Denver, CO 80202

Judges' Perspective: Pro Bono Opportunities in the District of Colorado (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES PRESENTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026

12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

"JUDGES' PERSPECTIVE: PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO"

JUDGE GORDON P. GALLAGHER U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

MAGISTRATE JUDGE KATHRYN A. STARNELLA U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX (ret.) Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc. ARRAJ COURTHOUSE, 901 19TH STREET, DENVER THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS PROGRAM BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Using the Latest eDiscovery Tools to Manage Large Document Reviews (Thursday, April 30, 2026)

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES PRESENTS

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026

12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

"USING THE LATEST eDISCOVERY TOOLS TO MANAGE LARGE DOCUMENT REVIEWS"

HARRY DORCY, Esq. Hilgers PLLC CAMILLE PAPINI-CHAPLA, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP WEBINAR ONLY

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
PRESENTS

"BEST PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING LAW STUDENTS
& NEW LAWYERS"

PROFESSOR & ASSOCIATE DEAN ALEXI FREEMAN
University of Denver Sturm College of Law

12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
PRESENTS

Friday, April 24, 2026
1:30 - 5:00 p.m.

hosted by Polsinelli PC
1401 Lawrence Street, Suite 2300

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
PRESENTS

JUDGE GORDON P. GALLAGHER
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

MAGISTRATE JUDGE KATHRYN A. STARNELLA
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX (ret.)
Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc.

ARRAJ COURTHOUSE, 901 19TH STREET, DENVER

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS PROGRAM BUT
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
PRESENTS

"USING THE LATEST eDISCOVERY TOOLS TO MANAGE
LARGE DOCUMENT REVIEWS"

HARRY DORCY, Esq.
Hilgers PLLC

CAMILLE PAPINI-CHAPLA, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

WEBINAR ONLY