The BIDC is committed to providing relevant and high-quality information to professionals working in the field of divorce.

Attendees may receive CEU or CLE credits. For professionals who are not social workers or lawyers, a contact hour certificate is also awarded.

If you need any assistance registering for programs, please call 720-593-8992 or email us.

You may also be interested in attending the monthly Consultation Group for mental health professionals which is led by Bob Backerman. Click here to learn more and see the schedule.

VIEW FROM THE BENCH

April 5, 2023

20th Judicial District Court
1777 6th Street
Boulder
Jury Assembly Room

Judges Hartman, Langer & Mulvahill and Magistrate Haenselman will lead the panel in a question/answer panel format answering questions from the community regarding domestic relations.

This presentation is a unique opportunity for dialogue between domestic relations judges and the lawyers, parenting evaluators, mediators, parenting supervisors, therapists and other domestic relations professionals that make up BIDC. This is a crucial touch point between those working on DR cases and those adjudicating such cases.

Questions from the membership will be directed to the panel and divided amoungst the judicial officers based on their interests. This is an engaging and informative annual event.

Andrew Hartman – 20th Judicial District Judge
Judge Andrew Hartman was appointed District Judge in 2013 by Governor John Hickenlooper. Boulder County voters retained him in 2016 and 2022 with approximately 80% support. Previously, he practiced law for 20+ years, chairing the Colorado litigation practice at Cooley LLP and serving as general counsel for Keen, the popular footwear company. Judge Hartman is active in the CU community where he was the law school’s first Director of Experiential Learning, taught for 12 years, and served on the Board of the Leeds Business School’s Deming Center Venture Fund. He is dedicated to the justice system and chaired an interagency task force that safely resumed jury trials after the pandemic lockdown. Judge Hartman presided over Boulder’s first pandemic era felony jury trial, a homicide case that resulted in a conviction. Judge Hartman graduated from Georgetown University law school with honors, and the University of Michigan.  Judge Hartman was admitted to the bar in 1989.

Bruce Langer– 20th Judicial District Judge
District Court Judge Bruce Langer is a former long-time prosecutor with the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office. He received his juris doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1994.  His undergraduate degree in journalism was also conferred by the University of Colorado.  He was employed as a reporter for the Boulder Daily Camera before attending law school.

Thomas F. Mulvahill – 20th Judicial District Judge
Judge Mulvahill was appointed to the bench in October 2009.  Prior to his appointment, he was the managing partner at Chambers Dansky & Mulvahill LLC, a litigation practice in downtown Denver.  Before entering private practice, he was a Deputy District Attorney in the Denver District Attorney’s Office and the Chief Prosecutor/Deputy City Attorney in the Lakewood City Attorney’s Office.  He is a graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law and St. John’s University.

Monica Haenselman – 20th Judicial District Magistrate
Magistrate Haenselman was appointed as District Court Magistrate in November 2015.  Prior to her appointment, Magistrate Haenselman was an associate at the law firm of LaBuda & Associates, specializing in domestic relations law, and an associate at Sonnenschien Nath and Rosenthal, in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in employment law and general commercial litigation.  Magistrate Haenselman is a 1991 graduate of Georgetown University Law center and a 1985 graduate of the University of Colorado.  Magistrate Haenselman’s docket consists of domestic relations matters, including temporary orders regarding financial matters, modifications of child support and maintenance, as well as name changes of minors and adoptions.

For non-members, please register at http://www.thebidc.org/programs   Otherwise as a current member, registration is not necessary.  Also, if you’re interested in ordering lunch please do so by visiting the same website.

Please contact me with any questions at newboulderidc@gmail.com

Thank you,

Jeanie Kemp
Administrative Coordinator

Beyond the Nuts & Bolts: Power Tools for PC/DM’s Workshop

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW PROGRAM RESCHEDULED DATE.

We are excited to announce our rescheduled PC/DM Workshop facilitated by Bonnie Saltzman and Kate McNamara.

This workshop is a deep dive into the PC/DM process and is intended for current PC/DM practitioners and attorneys working on cases where a PC/DM is appointed or needed. Broadly, we’ll be covering the appointment process, fee issues, parenting issues/decisions, working with other professionals and third parties, and working with the court. This is not a training for professionals looking to start a PC/DM practice.

We’ll be joined for a working lunch by current members of the Domestic Relations bench for the 20th Judicial District. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to hear directly from judicial officers on working with PC/DMs.

The workshop will start at 8:30 a.m. and finish at 1 p.m. and there are 4 CLE credits awarded.

The regular price for the workshop is $110 for members and $140 for non-members. We’re offering early-bird pricing through to April 2, 2023 of just $80 for members and $110 for non-members. This price does not include lunch – you can bring your own or order from our lunch selection closer to the event date.

Following the workshop there will be an optional in-person presentation from Our Family Wizard – one of the popular third party communication platforms in use by many high conflict parents.