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Disabilities in the Courtroom: A Primer for Litigators

  • Wednesday, July 16, 2025
  • 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Alfred Arraj Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver

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FACULTY OF FEDERAL ADVOCATES
presents

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2025
 12:00 - 1:15 P.M.

"DISABILITIES IN THE COURTROOM: A PRIMER FOR LITIGATORS"


HON. SUEANNA JOHNSON
Colorado Court of Appeals

HON. ANITA SCHUTTE
Denver District Court

MAGISTRATE JAMIN ALABISO
First Judicial District Court

ALISON L. BUTLER, Esq.
Disability Law Colorado

SPENCER KONTNIK, Esq.
Kontnik Cohen 

ELLEN R. BLATT, Esq., MD
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell, LLP

In-Person Only
(This will not be offered as a webinar.)

Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse Jury Assembly Room
901 19th Street, Denver

This presentation will address disabilities in the courtroom and how they impact litigation. Specifically, attendees will learn the following: 

* Disability Factsheet: the prevalence of disabilities in the courtroom--what you need to know and what that means as an officer of the court and an advocate;

* Courtroom accommodations under the ADA and beyond--what is reasonable accommodation; 

* What the ADA does not require, but what litigators are empowered to do to ensure equal access to justice for persons with disabilities in the courtroom;

* How litigators with disabilities overcome courtroom obstacles and biases and why this is important--personal narratives; and

* Case updates--what you need to know about recent and ongoing disabilities rights litigation affecting attorneys.

general/1.5 EDI CLE credits granted.

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