2022 awards Luncheon
On September 14, 2022, over 350 lawyers and community leaders gathered at The Ritz-Carlton-Denver, to celebrate the accomplishments of Colorado Lawyers Committee volunteer attorneys and law firms, many of which were honored at the CLC annual Awards Luncheon. During 2021, more than 930 volunteers donated more than 6,700 hours through the Colorado Lawyers Committee’s 29 active projects in the areas of Children’s Rights & Education, Civil & Criminal Law, Poverty & Public Benefits, Community Development, and Immigration.
Keynote Speaker Kristen Clarke, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice, inspired the luncheon audience. Ms. Clarke leads the Justice Department’s broad federal civil rights enforcement efforts and works to uphold the civil and constitutional rights of all who live in America. Assistant Attorney General Clarke is a lifelong civil rights lawyer who has spent her entire career in public service. Most recently before joining the DOJ, Ms. Clarke was the President and Executive Director of The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, D.C.
Another highlight of the luncheon was the announcement of this year’s award recipients:
Law Firm of the Year Award. The Board of Directors selected Hernandez & Associates, P.C. as the Colorado Lawyers Committee Law Firm of the Year. Other nominees for 2022 Law Firm of the Year were Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Sherman & Howard L.L.C., and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. The CLC appreciates the strong dedication of all these attorneys.
Outstanding Sustained Contribution Award. Jerome A. DeHerrera (Achieve Law Group LLC), received the Outstanding Sustained Contribution Award for his extensive pro bono representation of the plaintiffs in the famous Taylor Ranch class-action lawsuit (Lobato v. Taylor).
Individual of the Year Award. The Board of Directors selected Pascal C. Schunk (Schunk Law Firm P.C.) as the CLC 2022 Individual of the Year. Other nominees for the Individual of the Year Award were: Carolyn S. Powell (MCR Development), Sarah B. Wallace (Ballard Spahr LLP), and Steven Williams.
Special Recognition Awards were presented to Angela Reyes; the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT); and Seigneur Gustafson LLP.
To see information on previous Awards Luncheons, click here.
2022 Annual Luncheon Photos
Photos courtesy of Hartmannphoto, LLC
2022 Annual Luncheon Videos
2022 Sponsors
Thank you to our many sponsors and partners who support our Awards Luncheon and help us further our mission to increase opportunities for children, the poor and other disadvantaged communities through pro bono legal advocacy, negotiation and litigation.
Gold Sponsors
Arnold & Porter
Ballard Spahr LLP
Bartlit Beck LLP
Connelly Law LLC
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Fennemore.
Hernandez & Associates, P.C.
Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Polsinelli PC
Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
Snell & Wilmer
The Harris Law Firm
Western Union
Silver Sponsors
Anderson Hemmat, LLC
Association of Corporate Counsel-Colorado Chapter
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Colorado & Denver Bar Associations/CLE in Colorado, Inc.
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Holland & Hart LLP
Husch Blackwell LLP
Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Richards Carrington, LLC
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Friend Sponsors
Butler Snow LLP
Epstein Patierno, LLP
Fox Rothschild LLP
Haynes and Boone, LLP
JAMS
LexisNexis
Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC
Palmer Polaski P.C.
Stinson LLP
Tierney Lawrence LLC
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Other Contributors
FirstBank
Hill & Robbins, P.C
Seigneur Gustafson LLP
University of Colorado Law School
Alyn-Weiss & Associates, Inc.
Aponte & Busam, Inc.
Center for Legal Inclusiveness
Colorado Women’s Bar Association Foundation
A Special Thanks To
Hartmannphoto, LLC for providing pro bono photography service for the Colorado Lawyers Committee
Landlocked Films for preparing the special video presentation for today’s event
Cuttlefish Arts for layout and design of the 2022 Awards Luncheon program and Annual Report
Xerox Business Solutions Southwest for printing the 2022 Awards Luncheon program and 2022 Annual Report