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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