CLE Programs

In keeping with its mission of assisting legal organizations to create cultures of inclusion by 2016, CCIE regularly sponsors CLE programs on various topics pertaining to diversity and inclusion.

Summer 2010 CLE Programs

May 

Inclusiveness 101: Six Steps to Creating a Culture of Inclusion in Your Organization: Featuring Kathleen Nalty, CCIE's Executive Director, and Patricia Powell, Hummons Consulting.  Faegre & Benson LLP; Thursday, May 13th, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 am.  This is a free program.  1 General or 1 Ethics CLE is anticipated. Breakfast will be provided.  To RSVP, please contact Meg Satrom ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). 

June

Glass Ceilings and Dead Ends: The Future of Women Lawyers at Large Law Firms: Featuring Professor Eli Wald, Sturm College of Law.  Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Thursday, June 17, 2010 from 8:00 to 9:30 am.  $30 per participant, $15 for CCIE Pilot members/law students.  Breakfast is included.  To register, click here.  To view a copy of the event flyer, click here.

Skeptical? A Conversation about Diversity and Inclusiveness: Featuring Dr. Arin Reeves, The Athens Group.  Holland & Hart LLP; Monday, June 28, 2010 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.  $50 per participant, $25 for CCIE Pilot members/law students.  Lunch is included.  To register, click here.  To view a copy of the event flyer, click here.

July

Solving the Retention Riddle: Addressing Micro-Inequities: Featuring Jeannine Carter, Denver Public Schools, and Patricia Powell, Hummons Consulting.  Xcel Energy Inc.; Thursday, July 15, 2010 from 11:30 to 1:00.  $30 per participant, $15 for CCIE Pilot members/law students. Lunch is included.  To register, click here.  To view a copy of the event flyer, click here.

The Role of Unconscious Bias in Your Legal Practice: Featuring Professor Helen Norton, CU School of Law.  White and Steele PC.  Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 8:00 to 9:30 am. $30 per participant, $15 for CCIE Pilot members/law students.  Breakfast is included.  To register, click here.  To view a copy of the event flyer, click here.

August

Breaking Down Barriers Through Awareness: An Interactive Diversity Training: Featuring Dr. Jesus Trevino, DU Center for Multicultural Excellence.  Thursday, August 12, 2010 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. $30 per participant, $15 for CCIE Pilot members/law students. To register, click here.  To view a copy of the event flyer, click here.

Previous CLE Programs  

Innovation in Diversity and Inclusiveness: How Colorado is Leading the Way: Featured Bruce James, Managing Partner at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, and Steve Smith, General Counsel of Lockheed Martin Space Systems. 1 CLE credit.  View the Program flier.

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Featured Katherine Pease and Patty Powell.  1 CLE credit. View the Program flier.

Diversity in a Downturn: Success Strategies for Organizations of All Sizes
Featured national diversity expert Dr. Arin Reeves.  1 CLE credit. View the Program flier.

Exploring Generational Diversity:  From Rolodex to Facebook 
Featured national diversity expert Dr. Arin Reeves.  2 CLE credits. View the Program flier.

Diversity Dialogues: Can We Talk?  Keeping it Honest, Keeping it Constructive 
Featured Ken Stern and Jesse King.  1 CLE credit.  View the Program flier.

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Featured Bill Proudman.  2 CLE credits.  View the Program flier.

Solving the Retention Riddle:  Addressing Micro-Inequities
Featured Jeannine Carter and Patty Powell.  1 CLE credit.  View the Program flier or read Dr. Arin Reeves' excellent article about micro-inequities -  "Diversity A New Level of Awareness" - published in the Denver Bar Association's monthly magazine - The Docket - in March 2009.

Your Personal Journey to Diversity and Inclusion
CCIE co-hosted a CLE program on February 18, 2009, with ACC-Colorado, featuring Cornell Boggs III, Chief Responsibility & Ethics Officer, MillerCoors, and former General Counsel of Coors Brewing Company.
Read Mr. Boggs' speech, "Your Personal Journey to Diversity & Inclusion." View the brochure:  Cornell Boggs CLE Workshop.

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July 2008 CLE Series at Holland & Hart LLP

  • Increasing Diversity in the Legal Profession through a Deeper Awareness of Cultural Differences, Dr. Jesùs Treviño, University of Denver Center for Multicultural Excellence

  • Unlocking the Secrets of the 2007 Diversity Survey (flyer), Jewlya Lynn, Center for Systems Integration
    • Video of this presentation is available by clicking here.
    • Free CLE credit is available by completing the attached form.

  • Diversity for White Men & Everyone Else: Exploring Partnerships, Inclusion & Privilege (flyer), Bill Proudman, White Men as Full Diversity Partners
    • An encore video presentation is available by contacting CCIE Executive Director Kathleen Nalty at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it