Each year, the Colorado Women's Bar Association Foundation (CWBAF) honors women lawyers who have made a difference in our communities and have "raised the bar" for all of us. The 2026 Annual Raising the Bar Celebration will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at the Denver Art Museum. Please join us at this popular annual event to help us continue our important work.

This year's theme is "Twenty Years of Raising the Bar: Women Who Built, Led, and Transformed Our Legal Community."

We are thrilled to honor four amazing women:

REGISTRATION:  

Sponsorships or Individual Tickets Available. 

Individual Tickets:

• $200 – Includes table request preference

• $150 – General admission (no table request)

• Students – $75

Not particular about where you sit? Select the $150 option at checkout.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

PLATINUM SPONSOR Holland & Hart LLP

GOLD SPONSORS Foley & Lardner LLP, Jones Law Firm PC, Taft Law, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP

SILVER SPONSORS Ashurst Perkins Coie, Buchalter, Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C., Davis Graham, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc., Morrison Foerster, Olson Grimsley

BRONZE SPONSORS Colorado Bar Association / Denver Bar Association / CBA-CLE, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, Dorsey Whitney LLP, Greenberg Traurig, Husch Blackwell LLP, IAALS, Lathrop GPM LLP, Snell & Wilmer, University of Colorado Law School, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, WilmerHale, Womble Bond Dickinson

CIRCLE OF MINERVA SPONSORS Bartlit Beck LLP, Davis & Ceriani PC, KO Law PC, NOD Law, StudioIP Law, LLC

WINE/COCKTAIL SPONSORS Barbara Grandjean, Christina Kauffman, Constance Talmage, Cristal DeHerrera, Hon. Elizabeth Harris, Emma Garrison, Jessica Brown, Katie DeBord, Kerry Tipper, Kristin M. Bronson, Lauren Schmidt, Maureen Reidy Witt, Hon. Melissa Hart, Melissa Kessler, Hon. Sarah Wallace, Shannon Stevenson, Theresa Moore, Valeri Pappas, Wendy E. Weigler

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Still Available: 

• Bronze Sponsorship $3,000: Admission and assigned seating for 10; recognition in printed event program; graphic display of logo at the event.
• Wine Sponsor $300 (for individuals only): Admission for one; recognition in printed event program.

Unable to fill a full table? Please contact Wendy Weigler or Colleen Schneider to discuss other options. 

Colorado Women's Bar Association Foundation (CWBAF)
P O Box 929, Indian Hills, CO. 80454-0929
Ph: (303) 226-1198
Email: cwbaf@jmsamp.com

Wendy Weigler, Chair Winzenburg Leff Purvis & Payne Email	Valeri S. Pappas Davis & Ceriani PC Email
Jennifer Hunt, 2026 CWBAF President Colorado Department of Law Email	Hon. Melissa Hart
Lauren E. Schmidt Colorado Lawyers Committee Email	Jessica Brown Gibson Dunn Email

Click Here to view the list of Past "Raising the Bar" Honorees.