Rundown -
Intro - 00:34
Doug Friednash in Craig's Lawyers' Lounge - 21:38
Troubadour Dave Gunders - 01:26:14
"Have Mercy" by Dave Gunders - 01:31:49
Outro - 01:37:54
Craig’s Lawyers’ Lounge welcomes accomplished Colorado attorney Doug Friednash. A native Denverite, Friednash became a Colorado Assistant Attorney General, a State Representative from HD 10, Denver City Attorney, and then Chief of Staff to Mayor Hancock and Governor Hickenlooper. Now he’s a managing partner at Brownstein.
https://www.bhfs.com/people/attorneys/c-f/douglas-friednash
Doug Friednash is an American hero for his advocacy that Joe Biden had to pass the torch. From his perch as a Denver Post columnist, Friednash demanded that the incumbent give up power before and after the debate.
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/07/02/joe-biden-step-aside-second-term-donald-trump-king/
Gordon Friednash, Doug’s father, operated the College Inn on 8th Avenue near Colorado Boulevard in East Denver. Learn how deep the Friednash roots run in Colorado, where his North High Dad married an East Side girl named Zelda, Doug’s mother. Learn how Friednash began his legal career as a prosecutor.
Find out what Friednash and the Brownstein firm did at the RNC in Milwaukee and then at the DNC in Chicago. Friednash knows and trusts Governor Time Walz. This special name-dropping episode mentions lots of political bigwigs Friednash knows well.
We discuss the role of big law and big money and review the repercussions of Trump v USA. We go back to the early 1990s when Rep. Pat Schroeder finally stepped down and State Rep. Diana DeGette stepped up. Find out some events behind the scenes thirty years ago.
Friednash and his law firm are leaders in world Jewry. Doug Friednash has often stood by the Jewish State in politics and columns. We review the despicable murder of American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin and his fellow Hamas-held captives. Doug’s son got married on October 7, 2023.
https://www.denverpost.com/2023/10/12/hamas-terrorism-israel-friednash-wedding-celebration/
"Have Mercy" is a heartbreaking, thought-provoking song written and performed by our Troubadour, Dave Gunders. We dedicate the music to Hersh. We discuss current events and listen to the eulogies of their son by Jon and Rachel, Hersh's parents. Have Mercy.
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