Katrina Skinner is an experienced attorney and subject matter expert in the financial services industry for banking legal cannabis-related businesses. As the former President and General Counsel for Safe Harbor Services, LLC, she learned the intricacies and practical applications of cannabis law in multiple states, federal and state regulations, and finance, and is often asked to speak about them.
Safe Harbor Services
September 2017 - January 2020
Skinner Law Center, LLC
January 2013 - February 2020
Hershey Skinner, LLC
January 2010 - 2012
Budman Hershey, LLC
March 2008 - 2011
Montgomery Little & Soran, PC
September 2005 - 2008
Law Office of Michele M. Desoer, PC
October 2003 - 2005
Charles Schwab Corporation
March 1996 - 2003
Janus Funds
May 1993 - 1996
Colorado
Federal Court 10th District
B.A., Metropolitan State University of Denver
J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Named "2020 Cannabis Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal
Colorado Rising Stars (2010)
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Hemp Advancement Management Plan (CHAMP) Initiative
"Financial Inclusion: Banking in the Legal Cannabis Industry," Panel Moderator, Cannalaw Summit, May 2021
"Big Benefits: HR Resources for Cannabis Companies," Webinar Host, Burns & Levinson's Cannabis Business & Law Advisory Group, December 2020
"The Risks and Rewards of Cannabis Banking," Panelist, ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Summit, December 2020
"Demystifying Hemp & CBD," Moderator, Burns & Levinson's Fourth Annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference, October 2020
"Let's Talk Cannabis: Data and Corporate Intelligence in Banking," Webinar Host, Burns & Levinson's Cannabis Business & Law Advisory Group, August 2020
"Automated Cannabis Banking Platforms," Webinar Host, Burns & Levinson Cannabis Business & Law Advisory Group, August 2020
"Let's Talk: Cannabis Banking," Micro-Webinar Host, Burns & Levinson's Cannabis Business & Law Advisory Group, July 2020
"Hemp + CBD | SBA + Lending," Host, Webinar: Coast-to-Coast Regulatory Update with Vicente Sederberg LLP, April 2020
"Hemp & CBD" Panelist, Burns & Levinson's State of the Cannabis Industry Conference, October 2019
"Banking Marijuana with Katrina Skinner," Guest Speaker, The Strategic Hotbox Podcast, August 2019
"6th CBOutlook Conference," Speaker, CBOutlook CBD, August 2019
"Up in Smoke, Credit Unions and Cannabis: Part 2," Guest Speaker, The CU2.0 Podcast, April 2019
"4 Cannabis Lending Strategies for Financial Institutions," Law360, January 2021
"GFA First in Mass. to Offer Marijuana Banking Services," Tetramed Banking, February 2019
"Patchwork of Pot Laws Substances Cooperative Credit Union Headaches," Financial 365, 2019
"Cannabis Banking Bill May Falter (Again) Despite State Support," PEW Trusts, May 2019
"Is This The Pot Banking Fix?" NSC Analytics, April 2019
"Skinner Named President of Safe Harbor Services," CU Today, February 2019
"Safe Harbor Rolls Out National Cannabis Banking Education Program," Partner Colorado Credit Union, June 2018
B.A., Metropolitan State University of Denver
J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Colorado
Federal Court 10th District
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