University of Colorado Law School Events

Entrepreneurs Unplugged: David Cohen, Founder and CEO, TechStars

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:00 GMT-07:00

Silicon Flatirons, ATLAS, and Kurtz Fargo LLP present David Cohen as our featured entrepreneur with moderators Brad Bernthal, Brad Feld and Jill VanMatre. David Cohen is the founder and CEO of TechStars. Previously, David was a founder of several software and web technology companies. He was the founder and CTO of Pinpoint Technologies which was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL) in 1999. You can read about it in No Vision, All Drive [Amazon]. David was also the founder and CEO of earFeeder.com, a music service which was sold to SonicSwap.com in 2006. He also had what he likes to think of as a "graceful failure" in between. Fore more information about this event, see the link listed below.

Entrepreneurial Leadership In Government

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT-07:00

Reflecting on his service in Washington and his prior academic research on the topic, Dean Phil Weiser will discuss the challenges and opportunities for "Entrepreneurial Leadership in Government." In most cases, government operates slowly, subject to bureaucratic constraints of what it can do and a victim of inertia. Dean Weiser will explore the important opportunities for government leaders, such as Alfred Kahn, who facilitated the deregulation of the airline industry, to take advantage of windows of opportunity and change the direction of government policy. For all citizens who want our government to be more adaptive and entrepreneurial, particularly in a more dynamic and technologically advanced era, it bears reflection and discussion about how government leaders can be more effective as policy entrepreneurs. Please RSVP as lunch will be generously provided by David Stark: https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cAzXx0S7L4WRgFL

Required Summer Externship Workshop Class

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:30:00 GMT-07:00

Required class for all first time extern students enrolled summer term

Supreme Court Review

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:00:00 GMT-07:00

Join Professor Melissa Hart (Colorado Law) and Eric Olson (Bartlit Beck) for an in-depth review of the 2012-2013 United States Supreme Court term. Cost is $10 for alumni and $20 for non-alumni. Please RSVP as lunch will be provided.

Martz Summer Water Conference

Thu, 15 Aug 2013 08:00:00 GMT-07:00

Arizona v. California at 50: The Legacy and Future of Governance, Reserved Rights, and Water Transfers

The 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic decision in Arizona v. California arrives next summer. While the case was an important landmark in the still-evolving relationship between these two Lower Basin states, it remains most salient today by the way it codified federal rights and responsibilities, especially in the areas of federal (including tribal) reserved rights, the role of the Interior Secretary in Lower Basin water management, and the ability of Congress to allocate/reallocate water. It also modified the Upper Basin/Lower Basin relationship in important ways, especially regarding the treatment of Lower Basin tributaries. Moving forward, several types of potential management innovations in areas such as governance and water transfers will hinge on the framework outlined, in part, by this decision.

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New Student Orientation

Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:00:00 GMT-07:00

New student orientation for 1Ls, transfer, visiting, and LLM students (some populations may attend for less than the full three days of 1L orientation).

Lunch and Learn: U.S. Marine Corps JAG

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:00:00 GMT-07:00

Captain Scott A. Kates will be here to talk to students about opportunities within the United States Marine Corps.

The Marine Corps has been America's expeditionary force in readiness since 1775. Every Marine Officer is a provisional rifle platoon commander, trained first as a disciplined warrior regardless of military occupational specialty. Whatever their expertise or field of training, Marines are ready to transition from mission to mission at a moment's notice.

Opportunities exist for all law students, 1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls, to get started on your path to becoming a Marine Judge Advocate. This is NOT ROTC; requirements will NOT interfere with your law school requirements or graduation date. Candidates, if selected, will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant upon completion of Officer Candidate School and be assigned as a Judge Advocate after passing the bar.

Soon after becoming a Marine Corps Judge Advocate, you will be given the responsibilities of maintaining your own caseload and advising Marines on legal issues. Additionally, the training you receive as a Marine Corps Officer will prepare you to be a leader, both inside the courtroom and out. There is a distinct pride that comes with becoming, as well as being, an officer of Marines. As a Marine Corps Judge Advocate, you will develop and hone leadership skills that have been tried and proven in every conflict-and every courtroom-our nation has seen.

Municipal Law Research

Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:00:00 GMT-07:00

Municipal and county governments account for much of the law that impacts our daily lives. Yet, researching that authority is often a mystery to most researchers. In this presentation, Professor Nevelow Mart will discuss the various methods and resources to perform Colorado local government law research.

Entrepreneurs Unplugged: Larry Gold, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SomaLogic

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:15:00 GMT-07:00

Silicon Flatirons and ATLAS present Larry Gold as our featured entrepreneur with moderators Brad Bernthal, Brad Feld and Jill Dupre. Larry Gold is the founder, chairman of the board, and CEO of SomaLogic. Prior to SomaLogic, he founded NeXagen, Inc., which later became NeXstar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In 1999, NeXstar merged with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to form a global organization committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel products that treat infectious diseases. During nearly 10 years at NeXstar, Larry held numerous executive positions including chairman of the board, executive vice president of R&D, and chief science officer. Before forming NeXagen, he also co-founded and served as co-director of research at Synergen, Inc., a pioneering biotechnology company later acquired by Amgen, Inc. Since 1970, Larry has been a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. While at the university, he served as the chairman of the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department from 1988 to 1992. During his prestigious career, Larry has received many citations including the CU Distinguished Lectureship Award, the National Institutes of Health Merit Award, the Career Development Award, and the Chiron Prize for Biotechnology. In addition, he has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1993 and the National Academy of Sciences since 1995. Larry also serves on the board of directors of, CompleGen, MicroPhage, and Plato BioPharma, and is a member of the Insitute for Genome Biology External Advisory Board at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Mandatory 1L Orientation (DENVER) - Chief Justice Commission on the Legal Profession

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 08:30:00 GMT-07:00

1Ls will join members of the Colorado bench and bar and 1Ls from area law schools for a session on what it means to be a lawyer. This event will take place in Denver and times noted are approximate.

Colorado Innocence Project: Criminal Record Sealing

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:00:00 GMT-07:00

Part 1 of a two part program. Thousands of Coloradans are released from the criminal justice system every year, but face significant hardships from their arrest and criminal records such as barriers to housing, education, and employment. Be part of a volunteer core seeking to help rehabilitate juveniles and adults by providing free legal help to seal arrest and conviction records.

Supreme Court Preview

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 GMT-07:00

Please join Professors Melissa Hart (Colorado Law), Alan Chen (Sturm College of Law), and Sam Kamin (Sturm College of Law) for an in-depth preview of the 2013-2014 United States Supreme Court term. Information about location, cost, and CLE credits will be forthcoming.

Software Patents and Their Challenges

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:00:00 GMT-07:00

For the past twenty years, the question of whether and how the patent system should apply to software has remained a controversial and difficult question. As questions, ideas, and criticisms of software patents continue to mount, Silicon Flatirons will bring together a range of leaders in government, industry, practice, and business to discuss how law and policy in this area should evolve to best promote innovation.

39th Annual Austin Scott Lecture

Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:30:00 GMT-07:00

The Austin W. Scott Jr. Lecture Series was established in 1973 by Dean Don W. Sears in memory of Professor Scott, who had been a faculty member of the University of Colorado School of Law for 20 years. Each year, the dean of the law school selects a member of the faculty who has been involved in a significant scholarly project to lecture on his or her research. Last year Associate Professor Rebecca French talked about Einstein's theory of relativity, George Gamow's popularization of the expanding universe and how our cultural "heroes" contribute to new perspectives. The lecture also is approved for one credit of general continuing legal education. For more information call the CU School of Law at (303) 492-8047, or visit their Web page at http://www.colorado.edu/Law.

Rising to the Challenge: Juvenile Delinquency Conference

Sun, 13 Oct 2013 08:00:00 GMT-07:00

Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition and Alternate Defense Counsel multiple-track conference on juvenile delinquency practice.

Colorado Innocence Project: Criminal Record Sealing, Part 2

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:00:00 GMT-07:00

Part 2 of a two part program. Thousands of Coloradans are released from the criminal justice system every year, but face significant hardships from their arrest and criminal records such as barriers to housing, education, and employment. Be part of a volunteer core seeking to help rehabilitate juveniles and adults by providing free legal help to seal arrest and conviction records.

The Future of Health Care Innovation

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:00:00 GMT-07:00

The changing dynamics of health care, facilitated by ongoing technological changes, promise greater efficiencies, cost savings, and quality improvement. Most notably, developments in the areas of personalized medicine, tele-medicine, more effective use of big data and information technology, and changing models of care delivery all bear close attention. Moreover, as the industry structure changes, there will continue to be opportunities for disruptive innovation, whether on the provider or consumer side of the equation. It will remain an open question whether and how policy changes facilitated by the Affordable Care Actincluding ongoing rule changes, the development of health care exchanges, and the Center For Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Centeraid such developments. In this conference, we will examine these issues with a range of experts from industry, academia, and government.

2013 Homecoming & Reunion

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT-07:00

Dean Phil Weiser, the faculty, staff, and students warmly welcome all of our alumni to celebrate, revive old friendships, network, and connect with Colorado Law during homecoming weekend.

In addition to fun homecoming events, Colorado Law alumni get together to celebrate reunions every five years after graduation on homecoming weekend. This year classes ending in "3" and "8" will be celebrating. Reunion chairs from each class organize events. To help with your class reunion or find out who your class reunion organizers are, please contact Corey Vialpando at corey.vialpando@cufund.org or 303-492-3093.

Classes celebrating their reunions in 2013:
1963 | 1968 | 1973 | 1978 | 1983 | 1988 | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008

2013 Homecoming Schedule of Events

Friday, October 25, 2013

2:30 pm - Guided tour of the Wolf Law Building
3:30 pm - Dean Phil Weiser Remarks
4:00 pm - CLE Presentation
5:00 pm - Jazz and Cocktail Reception at Wolf Law

Saturday, October 26, 2013*

3 hours before game - CLE Presentation
2 hours before game - Colorado Law Barbeque at Wolf Law
Colorado vs. Arizona football game at Folsom Field

*Game time will be announced approximately two weeks before the game.

National Moot Court Competition, Regionals

Sat, 09 Nov 2013 08:00:00 GMT-07:00

Colorado Law will be hosting Region 11 of the New York City Bars 64th Annual National Moot Court Competition. This long-running competition is run by the Young Lawyers Committee, and its co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers.