When organizers launched the Colorado Pro Bono Summit last year, they were on a mission to create a place where judges, attorneys, legal aid organizations, bar leaders, court personnel, licensed legal paraprofessionals and community partners could come together to tackle one of Colorado’s most persistent legal challenges: expanding access to legal services.
That mission returns July 31, when the second annual Colorado Pro Bono Summit convenes at the Penrose House in Colorado Springs.
“A big goal of ours isn’t just to have the presentations and discuss the core issues but also to put all of these people in the same room so they can truly have conversations with one another, make connections within their communities and outside of their communities,” said Toni-Anne Nuñez, director of development for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties and former director of access to justice for the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations…