SMDRA’s Power Lunches are held 10 times a year featuring some of our most popular topics, with noted guest speakers from the real estate industry. All Power Lunches are held in the SMDRA Event Center unless otherwise noted. If you plan to attend, please register ahead of time, following SMDRA class policies.
DATE: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
TIME: 11:00am-11:45am – Lunch and Networking
11:45-1:00pm – Program
TOPIC: Scary Real Estate Stories
LOCATION: SMDRA Event Center
SPEAKER: Jordan May, Attorney with Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein P.C.
SESSION INFORMATION: Join us for a very spoooooooky Power Lunch, because the scariest stories in real estate don’t happen in haunted houses, they happen in contracts, disclosures, inspections, and closings.
Join us for the October Power Lunch as Jordan May with Frascona Joiner Goodman & Greenstein, PC shares real-world legal cases, costly mistakes, and cautionary tales every REALTOR® should hear. From disclosure disasters and contract complications to fair housing concerns and closing nightmares, you’ll learn how small oversights can turn into major legal headaches, and how to protect yourself, your clients, and your business before things get truly terrifying.
Because the scariest real estate stories…are the real ones.
SPEAKER BIO: Jordan May is a practicing real estate attorney and shareholder at Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein P.C. Jordan is a trial lawyer trying complex civil and real estate cases to judges, juries and tribunals across the state of Colorado. Jordan has argued cases to state and federal trial courts, Colorado courts of appeal, as well as the Office of the Administrative Courts. Serving as an associate municipal judge for the City of Englewood from 2009 to 2013 provided Jordan with a unique “from the bench” perspective on litigation which helps in the development of effective trial strategy. Jordan works closely with his clients to tailor a litigation strategy to meet a client’s particular goals ranging from carefully calculated trial strategy to creative settlement scenarios.
POWER LUNCH SPONSOR: KB Home
DATE: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
TIME: 11:00am-11:20am – Lunch and Networking
11:20 Welcome Announcements & Sponsor
11:30am-1:30pm – Program
TOPIC: DORA News & Updates with Marcia Waters
LOCATION: SMDRA Event Center
SPEAKER: Marcia Waters, Director, Department of Regulatory Agencies Real Estate Division
SESSION INFORMATION: Get the latest directly from the source! Join Marcia Waters, Director of the Colorado Division of Real Estate at DORA, for an important update on the regulatory issues, changes, and trends impacting Colorado’s real estate industry. Learn what’s happening now, what may be coming next, and what REALTORS® need to know to stay informed, compliant, and prepared.
SPEAKER BIO: Marcia Waters has been with the Colorado Division of Real Estate since August 2005. Marcia started with the Division as a Criminal Investigator for the Real Estate Commission and was promoted to Chief Investigator in 2006. On October 15, 2010, she was promoted to the position of Division Director. Ms. Waters serves as the administrator for the Real Estate Commission, the Board of Real Estate Appraisers, the Board of Mortgage Loan Originators, the Conservation Easement Oversight Commission, Community Association Manager Program and the HOA Information and Resource Center.
POWER LUNCH SPONSOR: Equity Title of Colorado
