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Sam Cannon '13 was elected vice president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Cannon is a founding partner at Cannon Law.

Betty Arkell '75 was selected by Gov. Polis to sit on the state鈥檚 Venture Capital Authority Board. Arkell, a shareholder at Robinson Waters & O鈥橠orisio, P.C., has a corporate and private securities practice serving a wide range of clients with venture capital, private equity investments, debt financings, M&As, corporate restructurings, and corporate governance matters. On the eight-person Venture Capital Authority Board, which was created in 2004, Arkell will help Colorado entrepreneurs and startups access venture capital funding.

Stacey Shea '11 was promoted to equity member of Otis & Bedingfield, LLC. Shea鈥檚 practice focuses on real estate and business transactions, including title review, purchase, and sale of real property and business-entity formation and acquisition.

Mark Gibson '12 joined Holland & Hart LLP as of counsel in its commercial litigation practice. Gibson has a wide range of litigation experience including disputes involving renewable energy projects, insurance, real estate and development disputes, and civil rights complaints.

William Callison '82 joined Holland & Hart LLP as a partner on its real estate, finance, and development team. Callison focuses his practice on affordable housing and financing, navigating new markets tax credits, federal energy credits, and historic rehabilitation tax credit deals.

Kelsey Shofner '13 joined the Dallas office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a senior attorney in the corporate & securities practice group. Shofner assists business clients with corporate transactions, including entity formation and corporate governance, contract negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property protection.

Margaret Farrell 鈥�16 was named 鈥淎ttorney of the Year鈥� by the Denver Trial Office鈥攖he largest office in the state.

Christine (Barr) Mastin 鈥�98 joyfully announced her indefinite sabbatical from the practice of law last year and has become owner and operator of The Buna Coffee Company and farm in Holualoa, Hawai鈥檌. She and her family live on the farm full-time but she maintains an online management presence at Mastin Bergstrom LLC, which she founded in 2003. In addition to managing the farm, she volunteers at her youngest daughter鈥檚 school and can also be found surfing in Kahalu鈥檜.

Affie Ellis '07, a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, will serve as managing partner of the firm鈥檚 Cheyenne, Wyoming, office. A member of the Navajo Nation, Ellis counsels clients on public lands and natural resources regulatory and administrative matters. She is a former assistant attorney general for the state of Wyoming where she litigated cases involving the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, National Forest Management Act, and Federal Land Policy Management Act.

Claire Havelda '05 joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck's Real Estate Department as of counsel in its Denver office. Havelda鈥檚 experience in municipal planning and development in Northern Colorado gives her direct insight into the interpretation and application of land use codes, planning and zoning approvals, housing and transportation development, and historic preservation concerns.

Stan Garnett '82, shareholder and co-chair of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck鈥檚 Government Investigations & White Collar Defense Group, was recognized with the firm鈥檚 inaugural Steve Farber Legacy Award. The award was created in memory and honor of Steve Farber '68, one of Brownstein鈥檚 founding partners, who was known for 鈥渕aking the impossible possible鈥� on countless occasions throughout his career. Garnett was recognized for his exemplary client service, being all-in for his clients and the firm, being a tremendous advocate who isn鈥檛 afraid of taking on tough challenges, as well as his diligent and impactful representation of Dominion Voting Systems following the 2020 presidential election.

Gov. Jared Polis appointed Keith M. Goman '06 to the Jefferson County Court in the 1st Judicial District. Previously, Goman was a member at Hall & Evans, LLC, where his practice consisted of civil litigation.

Keri Arnold '99 joined Wilkinson Stekloff LLP as a partner. Arnold has over 20 years of experience defending companies in product liability, environmental, and complex commercial litigation.

Emily Thayer '15 joined McKinley Law Group, LLC in April 2022, handling criminal and domestic law matters for the firm's mostly immigrant and migrant clientele. She joined Colorado Law alumni Tiago Guevara '16, Sabrina Yip '19, and founding attorney Ian McKinley '13 to round out this mostly bilingual legal team. Thayer previously worked at the Colorado Public Defender's Office (Mesa County) and Colorado Legal Services (Grand Junction).

Kevin M. Brown '13, an associate at Snell & Wilmer, was selected for inclusion in San Diego Metro鈥檚 2022 Men of Accomplishment. This list recognizes men who have made significant contributions to the San Diego community.

Riley Cutner-Orrantia '18 joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP in San Diego. As a real estate associate, Cutner-Orrantia represents developers and investors in all phases of the commercial real estate cycle.

Josi McCauley 鈥�06 received the Covino Advocate of the Year Award from the Colorado Office of the Child鈥檚 Representative. McCauley, who practices in Colorado's 8th Judicial District, has devoted her career to advocating for the most vulnerable members of society.

Leah Gould '14 was named assistant dean for public service at the University of Virginia School of Law, where she leads the Mortimer Caplin Public Service Center. Gould has devoted her career to public service, first as an officer in the U.S. Navy before law school and then as a federal prosecutor and assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice following a clerkship after law school. Gould also co-founded The Brigid Alliance, an abortion access nonprofit that has raised millions of dollars and has helped thousands of people travel to receive abortion care.

Hon. Gary Jackson '70 was appointed by Gov. Jared Polis to the America 250 - Colorado 150 Commission. Housed within History Colorado, the commission is charged with developing programs and plan for the official observance in 2026 of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. and the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood.

Karl Schock '06 was appointed to the Colorado Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. David J. Richman. Schock has served as an appellate assistant United States attorney for the district of Colorado since 2015; before that, he was a litigation shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.