Upcoming events

    • 8 Oct 2026
    • 9 Oct 2026
    • Breckenridge, Colorado
    Register

    PELA relies on sponsors to help defray the cost of our phenomenal retreat, including for the venue, food, and other expenses. We hope that you will consider joining us as a sponsor!

    The tiers are:

    Friend of PELA - $200 - name displayed electronically at event, name recognize in materials (limited to PELA members/firms)

    Partner of PELA - $625 - logo displayed electronically at event, logo recognized in materials, thanked at reception and retreat, includes one retreat registration;

    Champion of PELA - $1,500 - logo displayed electronically at event, full page ad in materials, logo recognized on PELA website with link to website for 2026-2027 year (until 2027 retreat), thanked at reception and retreat, space at a table to display information/materials at the retreat, includes two retreat registrations.

    If you would like to sponsor a happy hour or a particular part of the retreat instead, please contact Mary Jo Lowrey directly.

    If you or your organization would like to be a sponsor please register on this page and reach out to Mary Jo Lowrey with your logo, the name of the individual who you would like to register (if you are a Partner, or Champion), and any questions. We look forward to seeing you all in Breckenridge!


    • 8 Oct 2026
    • 8:00 AM
    • 9 Oct 2026
    • Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO
    Register

    2026 PELA RETREAT

    (SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES COMING SOON)

    WHEN: October 8-9, 2026

    WHERE: Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge

    Reserve Your Room at Beaver Run ONLINE HERE 

    or call 800-525-2253 and mention Colorado  PELA

    A virtual option will be available.

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    Please reach out to Mary Jo Lowrey

    if you have suggestions or would like to volunteer

    maryjo@lowrey-parady.com

Past events

13 Apr 2026 PELA Monthly Happy Hour
9 Feb 2026 PELA Monthly Happy Hour
15 Jan 2026 PELA Lunch and learn: Employer Provided Housing - issues to spot and how to pursue remedies
12 Jan 2026 PELA Happy Hour
9 Dec 2025 PELA 2025 Holiday Party
14 Aug 2025 2025 PELA Retreat Sponsorship Opportunities
13 Aug 2025 2025 PELA Retreat
12 May 2025 Lunch and learn: Smells Like Upjohn in Here: Privileged Communications with Current and Former Employees
15 Aug 2024 2024 PELA Retreat Sponsorship Opportunities
15 Aug 2024 2024 PELA Retreat
1 Aug 2024 PELA Intern/Extern Happy Hour
15 Dec 2023 PELA 2023 Holiday Party
23 Oct 2023 Lunch and Learn - EEOC v. Picture People
14 Sep 2023 2023 Colorado PELA Retreat
14 Sep 2023 2023 PELA Retreat Sponsorship
26 Apr 2023 NLRB Recent Decisions Including on Private Settlement Agreements
23 Mar 2023 Lunch and Learn with David Miller re Case Victory
13 Oct 2022 Colorado PELA Retreat 2022
31 Aug 2022 PELA Brown Bag with David Seligman
10 Aug 2022 Summer Happy Hour
4 Jun 2022 Test Event
27 May 2022 Employee Rights under the NLRA
26 May 2022 PELA Spring Happy Hour
30 Mar 2022 The Right to Green Work
10 Mar 2022 PELA Brown Bag March 2022
2 Dec 2021 Healthy Families and Workplaces Act: Perspective from the DLSS
26 Aug 2021 PELA Reception
26 Aug 2021 PELA Annual Retreat 2021
1 Aug 2021 PELA Summer Social
1 Jun 2021 Your Employment Case at OCR
18 May 2021 Equity & Executive Compensation
4 May 2021 Pro Bono Opportunities for PELA members
23 Feb 2021 First PELA Brown Bag of 2021! Dealing with the Unexpected at Virtual Depositions and Hearings
8 Dec 2020 PELA Bingo
19 Oct 2020 Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship Fundraiser
24 Aug 2020 PELA Retreat 2020
18 Feb 2020 February 2020 Brown Bag CLE
5 Dec 2019 PELA 2019 Annual Holiday Party
4 Nov 2019 November 2019 Brown Bag
14 Oct 2019 October 2019 Brown Bag
22 Aug 2019 PELA Annual Retreat
4 Aug 2019 August 4, 2019 PELA Summer Social
23 Jul 2019 July 2019 Brown Bag
3 Jun 2019 June 2019 Brown Bag
15 May 2019 Diversity Fellowship Fundraiser
7 May 2019 May Brown Bag
11 Feb 2019 February Brown Bag - Discussing "White Fragility"
14 Jan 2019 PELA Brown Bag: Lynn Feiger on Summary Judgment
13 Dec 2018 PELA Holiday Party
13 Nov 2018 PELA Brown Bag - Protections for LGBTQ Employees
15 Aug 2018 2018 PELA Retreat
14 Aug 2018 Happy Hour with NELA Director Terry O'Neill
22 May 2018 2018 Candidates for Governor's Forum on Work and Working Familes
14 May 2018 May Brown Bag - Bring Your Tough Cases
8 May 2018 Ethics CLE and Happy Hour
9 Apr 2018 April Brown Bag
8 Jan 2018 PELA Brown Bag: Litigating Employment Cases with Rules of the Road
7 Dec 2017 PELA Holiday Party
28 Nov 2017 PELA Roundtable Discussion about Judges
4 Oct 2017 Lawline 9
18 Sep 2017 ICE Enforcement in the Age of Trump: Implications for Attorneys Representing Noncitizens in Civil Cases
24 Aug 2017 PELA Retreat Reception Firm/Member Sponsorship
24 Aug 2017 2017 PELA Retreat
20 Jul 2017 PELA Happy Hour!
10 Jul 2017 PELA Brown Bag: Lessons Learned from the Trial of a Revenge Porn Case
23 May 2017 Representing Government Workers 101
19 May 2017 PELA Brown Bag: I Thought You Were Younger When I Hired You: Exploring a Plaintiff Verdict in an ADEA Case
13 Mar 2017 PELA Brown Bag: Collective and Hybrid Actions – Recent Developments in Wage and Hour Law
13 Feb 2017 Brown Bag Presentation by Iris Halpern: Sexual History Questions Under FRE 412


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