Amicus | Fall 2025

Colorado Law recently welcomed its newest JD, MSL, and LLM students with orientation designed to ease their transition into law school and help them build connections with one another.

Lolita Buckner Inniss, Dean and Provost’s Professor of Law, announced the appointment of eight professors to Colorado Law’s full-time faculty: Bryan Choi, Tony Derron, Ann Lipton, Jacob Nunnally, Govind Persad, Adam Sopko, Delaram Takyar, and Paige Wilson. 

New books from Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss, Deborah Cantrell, and the late Charles Wilkinson.

As the future of artificial intelligence (AI) takes shape across the nation and world, Colorado Law faculty and students are helping to shape the future of AI’s application on the law.

As some institutions retreat from efforts to lift marginalized voices, it is more essential than ever that we continue the work of recovering our past. This project is about pursuing a whole understanding of our institution’s past, making this essential part of our shared historic tapestry visible.

Last year, as the definition of amateur athletics was being rewritten in the courts and revised in university handbooks through the creation of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) guidelines, Colorado Law’s inaugural NIL practicum began offering 2Ls and 3Ls experience tackling these issues right here in Boulder.

Meet some of the esteemed judges who take time out of their busy dockets to invest in the lawyers of tomorrow as Colorado Law adjuncts.

Beverly Ledbetter '72 wants to ease the burden of financial emergencies for law students. In 2016, she created the Law Student Emergency Fund.

Through a generous investment in the future of space governance, CU Boulder donors Dale and Patricia Hatfield have given $2.5 million to establish the Hatfield Endowed Professorship in Space Policy & Law.

Practicing law was not always the plan for the Hon. Susan Blanco '03. However, her unconventional path led her to make history as the first woman to serve as chief judge for Colorado’s 8th Judicial District.

Colorado State Senator Dylan Roberts '16 has built a legislative career marked by meaningful impact.

A letter from Law Alumni Board Chair Sonny Cave '85.

Myra H. Monfort '75, died on August 2, 2025, at age 87. Her deep commitment to the law, her alma mater, and the broader community continues to be celebrated through a dedicated space now bearing her name—the Myra H. Monfort Suite—in the Wolf Law Building’s recently renovated garden level.

John Anderson Purvis '68, a highly respected attorney, educator, and leader in Colorado’s legal community, died December 21, 2024, at the age of 82, surrounded by family.

John W. Rosenbloom '74, a distinguished attorney, loyal alumnus, and beloved friend to many in the Colorado Law community, died November 21, 2024, at the age of 75.