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 have four amazing women to honor:

Registration to open soon!

REGISTRATION:  

Sponsorships or Individual Tickets Available. Registration deadline is Friday, September 11, 2026. 

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.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

• (1) Platinum Sponsorship $10,000: Speaking opportunity at podium. Admission and premium assigned seating for 10; full-page (5”w x 8”h) color ad in printed event program; special recognition from the podium during the event; premium graphic display of logo at the event; private reception with honorees prior to general event reception.
• Gold Sponsorship $6,000: Admission and premium assigned seating for 10; full-page (5”w x 8”h) color ad in printed event program; special recognition from the podium during the event; premium graphic display of logo at the event; private reception with honorees prior to general event reception.
• Silver Sponsorship $4,000: Admission and preferred assigned seating for 10; 1/2 page (5”w x 4”h) color ad in printed event program; graphic display of logo at the event.
• Bronze Sponsorship $3,000: Admission and assigned seating for 10; recognition in printed event program; graphic display of logo at the event.
• Circle of Minerva Sponsorship $2,000: Admission for two to attend the invite-only reception and event; recognition in printed event program; recognition from the podium during 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.