Laserfiche WebLink
Associate Attorney, Banashek & Talkington, LLC, April 2001 - September 2002 <br />Founder, Law Office of Kristan Wheeler, LLC, September 2002 — May 2010 <br />Supervising Attorney and Visiting Professor, University of Deriver Sturm College of Law, <br />Student Law Office, Spring Semester, 2006 <br />14. If you have not been employed continuously since completion of your formal education, <br />provide the dates and for each period, describe generally what you were doing. <br />N/A <br />D. PROFESSIONAL, COMMUNITY, AND PUBLIC SERVICE <br />15. List activities in professional associations, including offices held, committees, awards, <br />honors, and citations (include dates). <br />Member, Colorado Municipal Judges Association (CMJA), 2014 — Present: Volunteer to be a <br />reporter for the CMJA newsletter summarizing a 2016 Spring Conference continuing legal <br />education seminar on motivational interviewing techniques for municipal judges. Volunteer <br />to serve on a best practices committee to establish best practices for municipal courts to <br />consider adopting in light of recent legislation aimed at changing the practices of municipal <br />courts with respect to the issuance of bond warrants and the appointment of public <br />defenders and to avoid future similar legislation which could limit the authority of municipal <br />courts. <br />Member, Jefferson County Municipal Judges Group, 2014 - Present: Attend regular <br />meetings with speakers from the criminal justice community discussing community <br />resources for judges, jail policies, and other speakers pertinent to the administration of <br />municipal courts for the cities of Golden, Mountain View, Westminster, Lakewood, <br />Wheatridge, Arvada, and Lakewood. Discuss pending legislation affecting municipal courts <br />and discuss responses to legislation. <br />Member, Colorado Women's Bar Association, Membership Committee, 2016 — Present: <br />Help prepare and distribute annual mailing regarding membership. Attend membership <br />committee meetings. Help plan and present membership events and programs. <br />Co-chair of the Criminal Law Section, Boulder County Bar Association, 2010 - 2012: <br />Organize and present continuing legal education lectures for Bar members. Present lecture <br />on a new file sealing statute to bar members and judges from the 20th Judicial District. <br />Organize holiday gift giving program to benefit Boulder County Genesis Program for <br />teenage mothers. <br />Co-chair of the Young Lawyers Division, Boulder County Bar Association, 2002-2004: <br />Organize social and networking activities for young Boulder lawyers and summer law clerks. <br />Volunteer Lawyer, Lawyers for Mental Health Patients Task Force, 2004: Represent <br />individuals in the state mental hospital applying to have their commitment status reviewed. <br />16. List your recent activities in civic and charitable organizations, including offices held, <br />awards, honors, and citations (include dates). <br />Volunteer transport, Mountain Pet Rescue, May 2016: Provide transport for a dog coming <br />from a high kill shelter in Oklahoma to a foster family in Boulder. <br />Page 3 of 6 <br />