DU Law Stars
DU Law Stars unites alumni and the Denver legal community in celebration of those who have made remarkable and lasting contributions to the field of law and legal education. While the event format has changed over the years, the intention is the same—to honor our distinguished colleagues and celebrate the vibrant community that is Denver Law.
Save the Date for 2024 DU Law Stars!
Save the date for November 15, 2024, at the Denver Art Museum — Sturm Grand Pavilion. This year's gathering offers sponsors a unique opportunity to gain exceptional visibility and engage with the Denver Law community. As a sponsor, you'll be in the heart of this prestigious gathering, surrounded by legal luminaries, practicing lawyers, and thought leaders. Don't miss your chance to network with participants and celebrate this year's Law Stars honorees.
2024 Law Stars Sponsorships
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2024 Law Stars Sponsorship Opportunities
PRESENTING SPONSOR (1 available)
$25,000
- Featured placement and promotion in quarterly Sturm College of Law alumni newsletter, website, and event materials
- Prominent recognition in multimedia presentation and in opening remarks of the awards presentation
- Reserved table at the DU Law Stars event
- Ten (10) tickets to the 2024 DU Law Stars event
- Early access for all ticket holders
PLATINUM SPONSOR (3 available)
$15,000
- Exclusive sponsors of the Early Access reception
- Recognition from the stage during opening remarks of the awards presentation
- Special recognition in multimedia presentation
- High visibility recognition in DU Law Stars materials and on website
- Reserved table at the DU Law Stars event
- Eight (8) tickets to the 2024 DU Law Stars event
- Early access for all ticket holders
GOLD SPONSOR (10 available)
$10,000
- Special recognition in event multimedia presentation
- Special recognition in DU Law Stars materials and on website
- Six (6) tickets to the 2024 DU Law Stars event
- Early access for all ticket holders
SILVER SPONSOR (10 available)
$5,000
- Recognition in event multimedia presentation
- Visibility recognition in DU Law Stars materials and on website
- Four (4) tickets to the 2024 DU Law Stars event
BRONZE SPONSOR (5 available for nonprofit organizations & associations)
$1,000
- Recognition in event multimedia presentation
- Recognition in DU Law Stars materials and on website
- Two (2) tickets to the 2024 DU Law Stars event
To receive recognition in event collateral, we must receive your sponsorship commitment by September 30, 2024.
To pay by check, please make your check payable to "University of Denver" and mail it to:
University of Denver
ATTN: DU Law Stars
P.O. Box 910585
Denver, CO 80291-0585For more information contact Christine McCoy, Director of Development, Annual Giving, at christine.mccoy@du.edu.
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Individual Sponsorship and Registration Options
INDIVIDUAL SPONSOR
$250
- Listing in multimedia presentation
- One (1) ticket to the 2024 DU Law Stars event
- Early access for ticketholder
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
Ticket Type Early Bird Price* Regular Price General $100 $150 Law School Faculty/Staff $75 $100 Recent Graduates** $75 $100 Public Service*** $75 $100 *Pricing to increase on October 1, 2024
**Recent Graduates include graduates of the last decade (2014-2024)
***Public Service includes those employed at government, judicial, and nonprofit organizationsTo pay by check, please make your check payable to "University of Denver" and mail it to:
University of Denver
ATTN: DU Law Stars
P.O. Box 910585
Denver, CO 80291-0585For more information contact Christine McCoy, Director of Development, Annual Giving, at christine.mccoy@du.edu.
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors!
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Congratulations to our 2023 Law Stars!
The 29th Law Stars Ceremony was held on Friday, November 10, 2023, at the Denver Art Museum's Sturm Grand Pavilion. Read more about this year's Law Stars and watch video tributes to their accomplishments below. Click here to view photos of the 2023 ceremony.
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Dolores Atencio, JD'80, William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award
Licensed for 42 years, Dolores Atencio developed a diverse career within and outside the legal profession and has been an active member of the law school’s alumni community. Atencio is recognized as the national expert on the history of Latina lawyers for her numerous works and creation of the Luminarias Study to identify and produce original empirical data on the first Latina lawyers in the U.S., circa 1880-1980. The Hispanic National Bar Association awarded Atencio the 2021 President’s Award and 2018 Latina Commission Primera Abogada Award. In 2014, she received the prestigious Ohtli Award, Mexico’s highest honor bestowed to non- citizens, and was honored as one of four founders of the National Coalition of Bar Associations of Color.
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George “Skip” Gray III, JD’85, Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award
George “Skip” Gray III is a retired senior attorney from the City of Denver’s Department of Law. He practiced law for over 30 years in the Denver area, working as a prosecutor, litigator and transactional attorney in both the public and private sectors, including Holland & Hart, LLP, and Gray Jones Hahn and Browne. Throughout his legal career Gray has devoted time to the area of diversity and inclusiveness in the legal profession. He is a former member of the Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors and past president and lifetime member of the Sam Cary Bar Association. Gray also is a former chair of the Board of Directors of the Center for Legal Inclusiveness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing diversity and creating cultures of justice, equity and inclusion within private and public sector legal organizations in Colorado.
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Allison Herren Lee, JD’97, Thompson G. Marsh Award
Allison Herren Lee was appointed by President Biden as acting chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January 2021. She was previously appointed as an SEC commissioner and unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2019. During her tenure with the SEC, Commissioner Lee focused on bringing transparency and accountability to markets on issues related to climate change. Since stepping down from the SEC in 2022, Lee has taken on various roles including as a senior research fellow and adjunct professor at NYU Law, and as a director at the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts, a spin-off of Harvard Business School’s Impact Weighted Accounts Initiative, with a mission to build a global impact economy translating environmental and social impact into the language of currency.
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Olivia Mendoza, JD’19, Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Olivia Mendoza currently serves as director of litigation and policy for the National Redistricting Foundation (NRF), which works to end gerrymandering across the country. Prior to her law career, Mendoza was director of strategic partnerships at the Latino Leadership Institute (LLI). She also led the Minority Business Office in the Office of Economic Development and International Trade through a strategic realignment. She has been recognized for her leadership and selected as a German Marshall Memorial Fellow; Livingston Fellow, and a National Hispana Leadership Institute Fellow.
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Professor Catherine Smith, Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award
Catherine Smith joined the University of Denver Sturm College of Law faculty in 2004. After graduating from the University of South Carolina School of Law, Professor Smith clerked for the late Chief Judge Henry A. Politz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for U.S. Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe Jr. She then served as a legal fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Professor Smith teaches Torts, Sexuality, Gender and the Law, and a Children’s Rights and the Constitution seminar. Her co-authored amicus brief on children’s rights was cited and relied upon in the same-sex marriage decision, Obergefell v. Hodges. She currently serves as an expert in Juliana v. United States, the landmark climate case brought by twenty-one young people suing the federal government for its role in the climate crisis. In 2023, Smith cofounded the DU-affiliated Consortium for the Advancement of Children’s Constitutional Rights.
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Thank you to our 2023 sponsors!
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GOLD SPONSORS
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Award Descriptions
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William L. Keating Outstanding Alumni Award
Granted to a Denver Law graduate who has demonstrated professional achievement, humanitarian service to the community and outstanding loyalty to Denver Law.
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Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. Alumni Professionalism Award
Awarded to a Denver Law graduate for exemplifying ethical conduct and professionalism, dedication to pro bono activities and/or community service and loyalty to Denver Law.
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Robert B. Yegge Excellence in Teaching Award
Given to a teacher for his or her outstanding contributions to the legal educational mission and for fostering Denver Law’s relationship with the community.
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Thompson G. Marsh Award
Presented to a Denver Law graduate, based on outstanding accomplishments. Recipients may have pursued careers that are not associated with the law or legal profession. This is not an annual award, but one that is awarded occasionally as deemed appropriate by the Sturm College of Law Alumni Council, the DU Law Stars nominating committee and the dean of Denver Law.
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Bruce B. Johnson Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Awarded to a graduate of the Sturm College of Law who is less than ten years out of law school at the time of the awards ceremony. The honoree should be enthusiastically committed to Denver Law’s mission, dedicated to upholding the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct, and be known for his or her outstanding contributions to the legal or greater community. This is not an annual award, but one that is awarded occasionally as deemed appropriate by the Denver Law Alumni Council, the DU Law Stars nominating committee and the dean of Denver Law.
Past Honorees
Take a look back at our distinguished honorees over the years.
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