Carla Sledge will again co-teach the 3-hour workshop: "Finding a Great Location and Negotiating a Lease," one of the programs offered by the Small Business Development Center at the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. The workshop will be held October 19, 2005. Carla has taught this program and others at the Chamber for a number of years.
Client Coherent Technologies, Inc. Acquired by Lockheed Martin
Coherent Technologies, Inc., a maker of high performance laser-based remote sensing systems, was represented by Hutchinson Black and Cook in connection with its recent acquisition by Lockheed Martin Corporation. Jim Carpenter led the HBC team working with Coherent Technologies. The newly acquired company will do business as Lockheed Martin Coherent Technologies and will remain headquartered in Louisville.
Hutchinson Black and Cook's Stan Black Award Goes to Doris Hass
The 2005 winner of the Stan Black Award is Doris Hass. The Stan Black Award is awarded each year to a person who, like Hutchinson Black and Cook partner Stan Black (now retired), has shown a lifetime commitment to offering his or her time, treasure, and talent in serving charitable organizations within Boulder County and around the world. Congratulations Doris!
Hutchinson Black and Cook adds two Associates...
HBC welcomes two new associates to the firm. John ("Jay") Hake and Mary Kate ("Kate") Gaddis are both 2005 graduates of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law finishing in the top 10% of their law school class. John and Kate also both served on the Denver University Law Review, Jay as a Staff Editor and Kate as Managing Editor. New to law school, Jay was the Director of Business Development for Global Commerce Systems. He earned his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Colorado in 1995. During law school, Jay was an intern at The Nature Conservancy and the Arapahoe County District Attorney’s Office.
Kate earned her B.A., magna cum laude, in 1999, from the University of Colorado and worked at a small law firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan prior to entering law school. While in law school, she interned at the Denver County Office of the District Attorney. Jay’s practice will emphasize litigation and Kate will focus on business and transactional matters.
Hutchinson Black and Cook's Stan Black Award Goes to Doris Hass
The 2005 winner of the Stan Black Award is Doris Hass. The Stan Black Award is awarded each year to a person who, like Hutchinson Black and Cook partner Stan Black (now retired), has shown a lifetime commitment to offering his or her time, treasure, and talent in serving charitable organizations within Boulder County and around the world. Congratulations Doris!
Bill Meyer named Rotarian of the Year
In July 2005, Bill Meyer received the 2004-2005 Rotarian of the Year award from the Rotary Club of Boulder. The Award recognizes a member who has made the most significant impact on the Club during the past Rotary year and was presented to Bill in particular recognition of international service in his profession and his leadership in the international activities in the Club.
Brad Peterson teaches NITA Trial Techniques course
Brad Peterson again taught at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Rocky Mountain Basic Trial Techniques program this past April and will be teaching at NITA's National Session this July. The Rocky Mountain Program is an eight-day program and the National Program is a fifteen-day program, and Brad teaches half of each of the programs. These intensive courses cover all aspects of trial preparation, witness preparation, and trial. Brad has taught various NITA programs for more than a decade and has been accredited as a NITA faculty member.
Bill Meyer named 2004 Volunteer of the Year
Bill Meyer received the American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative's (CEELI) prestigious Volunteer Award at the American Bar Association's 2004 annual meeting. Bill has found time in his otherwise busy schedule to contribute hundreds of hours (and during sabbaticals, two entire years) to promote democracy and the rule of law worldwide. Bill is only the third person to receive this award, which will be given this year to Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. In addition to serving on CEELI's Advisory Board for many years, Bill has worked on international initiatives in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Slovakia, Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, Armenia, Cambodia, Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Yemen, Liberia and Kenya.