President Shari Bjorkquist Rich Practice Support Services Manager Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: 303-866-0525 Email: Shari.BjorkquistRich@hro.com
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Shari is a founding member of COALSM, and is currently serving her third term as the Association President. Shari is the Practice Support Services Manager at Holme Roberts & Owen in Denver. She has over 30 years of legal experience (and has seen a lot of changes in those 30 years!). Shari has published an article, and spoken at numerous seminars on legal technology. Shari is a Dataflight Certified Software Administrator and is CaseMap / TimeMap Support Certified.
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Vice President - Director of Membership Laura Nelson E-Filing Specialist Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: 303-866-0317 Email: Laura.Nelson@hro.com
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Laura has worked in the legal field for 15 years as a Legal Secretary, Paralegal, Contracts Administrator and currently is the E-Filing Specialist at Holme, Roberts & Owen. Laura has been actively involved with COALSM since its inception, and has frequently attended Board meetings and COALSM Lunch & Learn events. Laura was actively involved in the organization and planning of COALSM's March, 2007 Ediscovery Summit.
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Vice President - Director of Education Kay McCarthy Litigation Support Analyst Holland & Hart LLP 555 17th Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303-295-8428 Email: kamccarthy@hollandhart.com
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Having worked as a Litigation Paralegal and Practice Support Specialist for the past 7 years, Kay’s experience includes patent and copyright infringement, employment, trade secrets, real estate, bankruptcy, legal and medical malpractice, securities, DOJ investigations, arbitration and mediation. She has lectured on numerous issues, including eDiscovery Skills for Support Staff, eDiscovery Basics, eDiscovery and Privacy Issues, eDiscovery Primer for Paralegals and Associates, Litigation Basics, A Paralegal’s Role in Discovery and Paralegal Student Technology Basics. Kay is co-chair of the Colorado Bar Association’s Paralegal Committee and serves on the Arapahoe Community College’s Paralegal Studies Advisory Committee.
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Vice President – Director of Public Relations Winlock "Windy" Brown winlockb@gmail.com
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Windy is a founding member of COALSM. Windy has over 18 years experience in hundreds of lawsuits where she has helped creatively guide legal teams from beginning to end in court, mediation or arbitration. Windy has served as a senior manager for litigation consultation agencies and internal litigation/practice support departments in law firms. An early adopter of technology, her work has taken her around the United States and across the world, giving her the chance to meet, work with and use the products and procedures of many of the best law firms, corporations and individuals involved in litigation today. Windy is a licensed attorney with a JD from the University of Houston Law Center. Windy has also been very active in the formation of the Association of Litigation Support Professionals (ALSP).
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Treasurer Jeff Staal Litigation Technology Support Manager Davis Graham & Stubbs 1550 Seventeenth Street, Suite 500 Denver, Colorado 80202 Phone: (303) 892-7249 Email: jeff.staal@dgslaw.com
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Jeff is a founding member of COALSM, and is currently serving his third term as the Association Treasurer. Jeff is the Litigation Technology Support Manager at Davis Graham & Stubbs. Jeff previously worked as a Litigation Technology Analyst in the Orlando, Florida office of Holland & Knight LLP from 1999 until 2004, and as a Marketing Coordinator and Project Manager for Compulit, Inc. in Michigan from 1992 to 1999. Jeff is a Summation Certified Trainer (SCT), a Dataflight Certified Software Administrator (DCSA), and CaseMap/TimeMap Support Certified.
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Secretary / Website Administrator Kathleen Wener Practice Support Specialist Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 4100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: 303-866-0613 Email: Kathleen.Wener@hro.com
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Kathleen is a founding member of COALSM, and is currently serving her fourth term as the Association Secretary. Kathleen also created and maintains COALSM's website. Kathleen is a Practice Support Specialist at Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP. She has 18 years of experience in the legal profession, including 15 years as a civil litigation paralegal with a strong emphasis in automated litigation support applications and practices. Kathleen is CaseMap / TimeMap Support Certified.
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