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2023 Colorado PELA Retreat

  • 14 Sep 2023
  • 15 Sep 2023
  • Beaver Run Resort - Breckenridge, Colorado

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Please note our updated schedule for this year's Retreat:

Schedule

Thursday September 14, 2023 (Colorado Ballroom Peak 5, Floor 3)

7:30-8:30AM  Breakfast

9:55AM-         Welcoming Remarks

10:00AM        Brad Sherman – Cornish & Dell’Olio, P.C.

10:00AM-       Staying Organized in Litigation

10:50AM        Marjorie Mesidor – Wigdor, LLP

Mid-Morning Refreshments and Drinks available from 10AM to 11AM

at Floor 3 Foyer South

11:00AM -      Morales v. McDivitt: CADA Individual Liability and Damage Caps 

11:50AM        Clayton Wire – Ogborn Mihm, LLP

12:00PM         Lunch

1:00PM -         2024 PELA Fellowship

1:10PM           Ariel DeFazio – Lowrey Parady Lebsack, LLC

                        Michelle Gibson – Colorado Education Association

                        Rachel Ellis – Livelihood Law, LLC

1:10PM -         2023 Colorado Legislative Update: POWR and More

2:30PM           Iris Halpern – Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC

                        Ian Kalmanowitz – Cornish & Dell’Olio, P.C.

                        Rachel Ellis – Livelihood Law, LLC

Mid-Afternoon Drinks and Cookies available from 2PM to 3PM

at Floor 3 Foyer South

2:40PM -        Creative Arguments Under Colorado’s New Employment Laws

3:30PM           Ben Lebsack – Lowrey Parady Lebsack, LLC

David Seligman – Towards Justice

3:40PM -         Lessons Learned 

4:30PM           Bob Truhlar – Truhlar and Truhlar, LLP

                        Barry Roseman – Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

5:00PM           Reception and Case of the Year (Room: Coppertop III)

Friday September 15, 2023 (Colorado Ballroom Peak 5, Floor 3)

7:30-8:30AM  Breakfast

9:00AM -        Claims for Hispanic Employees Under Title VII and Section 1981

9:50AM          Benjamin DeGolia – DeGolia Law, LLC

                        Jacqueline Guesno – HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP

10:00AM -      Implicit Bias: What is it and how does it play out in the courtroom?

10:50AM        The Honorable Maritza Dominguez -Braswell

Mid-Morning Refreshments and Drinks available from 10AM to 11AM

at Floor 3 Foyer South

11:00AM -      What to Expect (From An Employer) When You’re Expecting

11:50AM        Jillian Edmonds – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

La Kischa Cook – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Carey DeGenaro – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

12:00PM         Lunch

1:00PM -         Employment Claims Against Public Entities

1:50PM           Liana Orshan – Kilmer, Lane & Newman, LLP

Andrew McNulty – Kilmer, Lane & Newman, LLP 

Reid Allison – Kilmer, Lane & Newman, LLP 

Mid-Afternoon Drinks and Cookies available from 2PM to 3PM

at Floor 3 Foyer South

2:00PM -         Retaliation 911 

2:50PM           Adam Harrison – HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP

Shelby Woods – HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP

Abby Schwarz – HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP

3:00PM -         Annual Caselaw Update

3:50PM           Paul Maxon – The Law Office of Paul Maxon

Adam Harrison – HKM Employment Attorneys, LLP

Ariel DeFazio – Lowrey Parady Lebsack, LLC

We look forward to seeing you there!




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