Disability Law United Staff Attorney Lauren Fontana was selected as one of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 – Class of 2016 by the National LGBT Bar Association. The awardees will be recognized at a ceremony on Friday, August 5,…
Welcome, Amis!
Disability Law United extends a warm welcome to Amis Pan, our summer law clerk. Amis is a member of the Berkeley Law class of 2018 and is working in Disability Law United’s California office this summer.
Daily Journal Selects Julie Wilensky for 2016 Top 40 Under 40 List
Director of Disability Law United’s CA office Julie Wilensky was recently selected by the Daily Journal as one of 2016’s Top 40 Under 40 lawyers in California. In a profile published on May 18, the Daily Journal highlighted Julie’s litigation…
DU Civil Rights Clinic and Disability Law United receive Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Project.
We are very excited to announce that the Clinical Legal Education Association today presented the Civil Rights Clinic at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and Disability Law United with an award for the recent settlement in Decoteau…
Disability Law United receives DMFHC Fair Housing Leadership Award
We were honored last night to receive a Fair Housing Leadership Award from the Denver Metro Fair Housing Center at their 2016 Fair Housing Gala. DMFHC is Colorado’s only dedicated fair housing organization, and has done amazing things to promote…
Daily Journal Selects Julie Wilensky as a 2016 Top Woman Lawyer in California
Julie Wilensky, Director of Disability Law United’s California Office, has been named to the Daily Journal‘s list of Top Women Lawyers in California for 2016. The Journal highlighted Julie’s successful work on behalf of same-sex spouses wrongfully denied spousal pension…
Welcome, Moe!
Disability Law United is very excited to welcome Moe Leneweaver as our new Office Manager! Moe brings important community organizing and multiple-hat-wearing experience to the job. She worked most recently at IMPACT Charlottesville, engaging in grassroots organizing, planning an annual…
CREEC-Colorado visits CREEC-California
Earlier this week, Tim and I got the chance to check out Disability Law United’s California office. Come along for a quick tour! Julie Wilensky, Director of our California office, and Executive Director Tim Fox in front of the building…
Disability Law United mourns the passing of Bruce Sattler
Disability Law United joins the ACLU of Colorado in mourning the passing of longtime civil liberties advocate Bruce Sattler. Bruce was Tim and my first opposing counsel when we started Fox & Robertson in 1996. He was smart, professional, and…
Alan Chen Joins Disability Law United Board
We are very excited to welcome Prof. Alan Chen as a new member of Disability Law United’s board of directors. Our newest board member is a distinguished professor of law and a nationally-recognized expert in constitutional law and civil rights…