23rd Annual Judicial Excellence for Colorado Gala Dinner
Are you attending this year's gala? Here is some helpful information so you know before you go!
Date / Time: Wednesday October 15, 2025, 5:30-9:00pm. The cocktail reception begins at 5:30pm. The program begins at 7:00pm sharp.
Location: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th Street, Denver, CO 80202
Attire: Business attire
Parking: Hotel valet parking costs $25 and self-parking costs $20, both with CJI's discount so be sure to get a parking sticker at CJI's check-in table. The self-parking garage is accessible from Welton Street between 14th and 15th.
Street closures: CJI has learned there are several planned street closures in downtown Denver that may affect access to the Hyatt Regency. These closures begin Wednesday at 4:00pm and will remain in place through the following week. This is due to a conference of police chiefs taking place at the convention center. Please allow extra time for travel to the Hyatt Regency. Street closures include:
- 14th Street will be closed from Stout to Welton. The alley between the 1400 block of Stout and California is still open for deliveries and hotel access, with navigation through barricades at Stout.
- California Street will be limited to business access only and temporarily converted to a 2-way street from 15th to help with parking lot access.
- Welton Street will be down to one lane starting at the Colfax turn.
- All parking meters on 14th, 12th, and Welton have been bagged and won’t be usable.
Arrival at the hotel: The CJI Gala will be held in the Hyatt Regency's Capitol Ballroom, located on the 3rd floor. From the hotel's main lobby, take the escalator all the way to the top. You can't miss us.
Text messages: You may receive CJI Gala text messages on your mobile phone. They are legitimate.
Questions? Contact Jeff Rupp, CJI's Executive Director, jeff@coloradojudicialinstitute.org.
We look forward to seeing you at the CJI gala!
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
Platinum Level:
- Dowd Bennett LLP
- Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
Gold Level:
- Polsinelli PC
Silver Level:
- American Arbitration Association
- Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.
- Davis Graham
- Garnett Powell Maximon Barlow & Farbes
- The Harris Law Firm
- Holland & Hart LLP
- Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC
- MDC Richmond American Homes Foundation
- Venable
Bronze Level:
- Alvarez & Marsal Disputes and Investigations, LLC
- Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP
- Buchalter
- Caplan & Earnest LLC
- Cheney Galluzzi & Howard, LLC
- Childs McCune Michalek, LLC
- Colorado & Denver Bar Associations and Colorado Bar Association CLE
- Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section
- Colorado Bar Association Solo Small Section
- Cox Baker Page & Bailey, LLC
- Douglas Elbert Bar Association
- EchoStar
- Employers Council
- Faegre Drinker
- Fennemore
- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Greenspoon Marder LLP
- Griffiths Law PC
- JAMS
- Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc.
- Levin Sitcoff PC
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- New Leaf Family / AndersonDodson
- Perkins Coie LLP
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Small/Solo Level:
- The Advocates
- Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
- The Figa Family
- Ginger on the Docket
- The Lawyers Choice, LLC
- Maverick Public Relations
- Parker Lipman LLP
- Werge & Corbin Law Group
Wine Sponsors:
- Davis Graham
- The Lawyers Choice, LLC
AV Sponsors:
- The Lawyers Choice, LLC
Other Sponsors:
- Arapahoe County Bar Association
- Epstein Patierno, LLP
- Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC
Sponsors of In-Kind Services for Gala Dinner
- Michael Lopez and Array for printing services
- Kathy Henry and Davis Graham for design services
- Don Yost and Holland & Hart for video production services
- Dan Diamond and Rocky Mountain PBS for audio production
(Sponsor list last updated October 8, 2025.)
