On December 9, 2019, Joan M. Bechtold of Sweeney & Bechtold, LLC received the Richard N. Doyle Award of CLE Excellence, commemorating her contributions to the Colorado Bar Association’s Continued Legal Education (CLE) program.

The Richard N. Doyle Award was created to honor attorneys in the Colorado legal community who demonstrate a commitment to CLE and the legal profession. Ms. Bechtold was specifically recognized for her work on numerous publications and scholarship over a 20-year period.

Ms. Bechtold frequently writes for publications that focus on employment law, including updates, trends, legal principles, and nuanced topics in the area.  Her scholarship dates back to 1996 and she most recently presented at the Case Law and Legislative Update for the Colorado Employment Law Conference and the Colorado Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Association.

Joan Bechtold attorney bio