Boulder County Bar Association

The Boulder County Bar Association has helped promote the fair and efficient resolution of disputes in Boulder County by sponsoring the Professionalism Committee for over twenty years. Through informal discussion, mediation, or referrals through the Bar to experienced mentors, the fifteen member committee attempts to resolve professionalism complaints received from members of the public, attorneys and judges that relate to attorneys practicing in Boulder County.

The Committee adopted the Boulder County Bar Association Principles of Professionalism, which sets forth fundamental concepts regarding the conduct of attorneys and judges between themselves and towards staff, parties, clients and other members of the public. To view, please see link below.

Thirteen local attorneys and two 20th Judicial District judges are appointed to the Professionalism Committee by the Boulder Bar Association Board of Directors. One of the attorneys is on call each week to respond to calls, and the Boulder Bar refers complainants to the on-call attorney. The judges on the committee do not take calls nor mediate disputes. The on-call schedule is available through the Boulder Bar office and is updated in the monthly Bar newsletter.

The Professionalism Committee does not handle calls related to matters that are under the jurisdiction of the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation or Judicial Discipline Commission. Some attorney fee disputes are referred to the Colorado Bar Association Legal Fee Arbitration Committee.

BCBA Principles of Professionalism

The January list of on-call Professionalism Committee members is:

January 4 Anton Dworak 303.776.9900

January 11 Christie Coates 303.443.8524

January 18 Steve Meyrich 303.440.8238

January 25 Helen Stone 303.442.0802

The February list of on-call Professionalism Committee members is:

February 1 Curt Rautenstrauss 303.666.8576

Feb. 8 Bruce Fest 303.494.5600

Feb. 15 Trip DeMuth 303.447.7775

Feb. 22 Lee Strickler 303.443.6690

The March list of on-call Professionalism Committee members is:

March 1 Mark Langston 303.440.9684

March 8 Bev Nelson 303.554.7030

March 15 Anton Dworak 303.776.9900

March 22 Christie Coates 303.443.8524

March 29 Steve Meyrich 303.440.8238

If you would like to file a complaint against an attorney or magistrate, please contact:

Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel

303.866.6400/toll free 1.877.888.1370

www.coloradosupremecourt.com/Regulation/Complaints.htm

To file a complaint about a judge, please contact:

Judicial Discipline Commission

303.894.2110