Upcoming Events
Join Disability Law United and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) on May 13th, 2025 for “Advocacy at the Intersection of Disability & Immigration,” a groundbreaking presentation on disability and immigration, from the history of American immigration law to the ways in which ableism manifests in modern immigration policy, and practical tips and arguments for advocating on behalf of immigrants with disabilities.
Register here or go to https://buff.ly/4xEnoNv to learn more and see registration options. You can save $10 with our Early Bird Rate by registering before April 28th! Student discounted rates are also available upon request.
This event is not exclusive to attorneys only. Paralegals, students, nonprofit staff, advocates and more are welcome to attend and learn from our exciting panel of speakers.
This is a Zoom-only presentation. There will not be an in-person component. Please note the start and end times are in Eastern time.
ASL interpretation and CART will be provided. To request any other accommodations, email Ana Diaz at office@dlunited.org.
Continuing Legal Education credit:
- Arizona: The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 2.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 0 hour(s) of professional responsibility.
- California: Retroactive accreditation will be sought following the event.
- Colorado: Application for accreditation is pending.
- Florida: This program has been approved by the Florida Bar for 3.0 General credits and 3.0 Immigration and Nationality Law Certification credits.
- New Mexico: Application for accreditation is pending
- New York: Accredited through New York’s Approved Jurisdiction Policy.
- Ohio: Application for accreditation is pending.
- Oregon: Retroactive accreditation will be sought following the event.
- Texas: Accredited for 2.5 credit hours.
- Washington: Retroactive accreditation will be sought following the event.
Thank you to our generous 2025 DLU Event Sponsors!
We appreciate the stalwart support of our sponsors, without whom these events could not happen. Thank you, sponsors!
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, check out the 2025 Spring Sponsorship Brochure here, or email Nora Fogarty, Director of Development & Communications, at nfogarty@dlunited.org.
Past Events:
2024
Disability Law United held two CLEs in 2024, featuring some truly incredible speakers.
“The Intersection of Disability Rights & Fair Housing”
October 25th, 2024
“The Power of Disability Rights: What EVERY Lawyer Should Know”
May 1st, 2024
Thank you to our generous 2024 event sponsors!
Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition | Dane Law | Disability Law Colorado | Kennedy Hunt PC | Relman Colfax PLLC | Tierney Lawrence Stiles, LLC
2020
2020 brought Disability Law United’s first ever virtual event! Held on September 17, 2020 via Zoom, Disability Law United’s event featured a year-in-review of Disability Law United’s work and the launch of two new Disability Law United videos – one about the Accessibility Project and the other about the Immigration Detention Accountability Project. Disability Law United honored the critical and inspiring work of activist, organizer, and attorney Elisabeth Epps with our 2020 Challenging Discrimination Award. You can read more about Elisabeth and her work on our blog.
Thank you to our generous 2020 event sponsors!
Sponsors are also typed below this image of logos.
2020 Sponsors: Anonymous – In honor of Disability Law United’s work this year, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, Kim & Mary Kay Love – In Memory of Peter Robertson, Bill Lee & Brenda Lowe Wong, Relay Colorado, Thomas Kelley, Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho, Johnson & Klein Law, Killmer Lane & Newman LLC, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, Michael Bien, ACLU-Colorado, RMIAN, Impact Fund, Benham-Baker Legal, LaBarre Law Offices, Dane Law, Alan Chen, Mark Ebel & Catherine Laskey, Anonymous – In honor of Carrie Ann Lucas
2019
We celebrated Disability Law United’s 2019 Event at the History Colorado Center on September 19th!
Our 2019 event showcased the work Disability Law United has done, with your help, to challenge discrimination nationally and right here in Colorado. We also honored César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández as the 2019 awardee of Disability Law United’s Challenging Discrimination Award. You can read more about César and his work on Disability Law United’s blog.