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BILL SUMMARY For RESPONSES TO ANNUAL REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST REGARDING REPRESENTATION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL SERVICES
Date Mar 16, 2023
Location HCR 0107
Responses to annual request for letters of interest regarding representation of the General Assembly - Committee Discussion Only
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08:11:30 AM |
Jerry Barry, OLLS,
explained how the office placed an ad with the Colorado Bar Association
last year to find counsel to represent the general assembly, and when they
received no responses, they extended the ad for another 30 days. They then
received 5 responses whom they added to the list of approved counsel. At
the request of the committee this year they again solicited interest in
representing the general assembly but received no responses
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08:13:11 AM |
Jerry Barry, OLLS,
asked the committee what they would like to do next, if they would like
to run another ad now or wait until next year
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08:13:54 AM |
Senator Gardner explained
that the committee added 5 new attorneys to the list last year and asked
how big the overall list is
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08:14:10 AM |
Jerry Barry, OLLS,
stated that there are 10 on the list
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08:14:20 AM |
Senator Gardner stated
that it seems the ads and tweets don't get much attention and explained
that his opinion is for the committee to do nothing this year and wait
until next year
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08:15:43 AM |
Representative Dickson
asked if there was any concern about the people currently on the list or
if the desire was just to consistently have new people on the list
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08:16:03 AM |
Jerry Barry, OLLS,
explained that it is not a concern and that the OLLS has always been pleased
with the quality of the attorneys in the past
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08:16:22 AM |
Senator Gardner agreed
and explained that they wanted to open the opportunity up to more people
but that he believes they accomplished that
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08:17:43 AM |
Senator Gonzales,
chair, stated that the committee will hold off on advertising now and will
return to the issue next year
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