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Renee Ezer spoke at the first Boulder County Senior Law Day on August 14, 2010. She co-presented a lecture on "Taking Care of Our Parents: Alternatives for Family Members to Manage and Resolve Conflicts Involving Their Elderly Loved Ones". Renee will also be serving as co-chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Boulder County Bar.
Mark D. Detsky has been serving as a representative on the Colorado Renewables Conservation Collaborative since its inception in 2009 and will now be the co-lead for its Implementation Committee. The CRCC is a collaborative effort between wind developers and conservation groups striving to develop consensus best management practices for wind turbine siting in Colorado. Mark has been instrumental in developing a set of standards that have been incorporated into the Colorado Public Utilities Commission Renewable Energy Standard rules.
Joel Davis, as a former Boulder City Council member, participated in the Boulder sesquicentennial celebration at City Hall in early March. In acknowledgement of his status as a historical figure, Joel has since given an oral history interview for the Boulder Public Library history collection.
Peter Dietze, Joel Davis, Star Waring and Karl Kumli attended the 25th Anniversary dinner of the Boulder County Bar Foundation on Sunday, March 8. David Thrower was inducted as a new member of the Foundation at the meeting, completing a silver anniversary circle of sorts, since Joel Davis was celebrated as one of the founding trustees of the Foundation. David joins Peter Dietze, Joel Davis, Karl Kumli, Joel Maguire, Star Waring and Carmen Danielson as current members of the Foundation. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide financial support for legally related charitable institutions as diverse as the Immigration Legal Center, the Native American Rights Foundation and the St. Vrain Parenting Center.
Star Waring is coordinating the appellant's group in the Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Company appeal in the Colorado Supreme Court. The case involves over forty parties and presents twelve major issues. An outline containing argument summaries and the case history is available here.
Dietze and Davis congratulates its client the Energy Efficiency Business Coalition on being named a recipient of a 2010 grant from the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Mark D. Detsky spoke at the American Wind Energy Association transmission conference in Denver on February 18, 2010. Mark moderated a panel on legal issues related to wind turbine siting and construction.
Mark D. Detsky's presentation "The Law of Wires: Electricity in Colorado" is now available. Please click here to download.
New Admittees Reception
Since 2004, Dietze and Davis, P.C. has hosted a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception for recent admittees to the Colorado Bar and 3L students from the University of Colorado School of Law. The reception, held on the atrium terrace in our Siena Square building, provides an introduction to the Boulder legal community and allows for the collegial integration of new members of the Bar. Dietze and Davis, P.C. is pleased to host this event in partnership with the Boulder County Bar Association, and thanks BCBA Executive Director Christine Hylbert for her outstanding work to integrate young lawyers into the practice.
Awards
Renee Ezer, Tucker Katz and Joshua Anderson were individually recognized on April 11, 2010 at the Boulder County Legal Services luncheon for their combined contribution of 500 hours of pro bono services to low-income and elderly residents in the community.
Mark D. Detsky has been selected to be a 2010 Colorado Water Leader by the Colorado Foundation for Water Education. CFWE is a non-profit created to advance the public discourse and knowledge of water-related issues in Colorado.
Early 2009 saw Tucker Katz of Dietze and Davis, P.C. nominated for the Gary McPherson Award as Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year by the Colorado Bar Association. Tucker was named as one of three finalists statewide, which is a tremendous honor in itself.
Peter Dietze has received the Distinguished Alumnus in Private Practice Award from the University of Colorado Law School Alumni Association. The award was presented at a banquet in Denver on March 12, 2009. Congratulations, Peter!
Karl Kumli was recently named as a Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation, where he joins Peter Dietze, Joel Maguire and Star Waring as fellow fellows.
