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2026 Awards Luncheon
September 24, 2026
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton Denver
Each year, the Colorado Lawyers Committee honors individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly to the work of the Colorado Lawyers Committee through outstanding pro bono service. During 2025, 1,210 volunteers donated 8,525 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. This year, the Lawyers Committee will honor a truly exceptional group of volunteers:
Timothy R. Macdonald, with the ACLU of Colorado, will receive the Outstanding Sustained Contribution Award. The Outstanding Sustained Contribution Award is presented each year to an individual whose participation with the Colorado Lawyers Committee over many years has significantly and positively promoted its mission, making an important difference in the lives of children and the underprivileged.
A Community Partner Award will be presented to the San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center for its partnership with the Colorado Lawyers Committee working as a federally accredited representative aiding needy immigrants in the geographically remote area in South Central Colorado for the last 30 years.
A Special Recognition Award will be presented to Hill & Robbins, P.C., for its support of a law student public interest fellowship, alternating between host programs at the Colorado Lawyers Committee and Colorado Legal Services, since 1996.
Four law firms have been nominated for Law Firm of the Year:
Ballard Spahr LLP
Cooley LLP
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Holland & Hart LLP
Four task forces have been nominated for Task Force of the Year:
Children’s Task Force (David Stark, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, retired, Chair)
Education Task Force (David Meschke, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, and John Tatlock, Epstein Patierno, LLP, Co-Chairs)
Health Justice Task Force (Ryan Thurber, Polsinelli PC, and Suneeta Hazra, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Co-Chairs)
Immigration Task Force (Nancy Elkind, Palmer Polaski P.C., retired, and Katharine Rosenthal, Access Immigration LLC, Co-Chairs)
To see information on previous Awards Luncheons, click here.
2025 AWARDS LUNCHEON VIDEOS
