Our committees are each Chaired by a Commissioner and report to the Colorado Access to Justice Commission in service of its stated overall mission and its strategic action plan.
The Executive Committee oversees the Access to Justice Commission as a whole. Its members approve appointments to the Commission, structural changes to the Commission, are responsible for monthly all-Commissioner meetings, and oversee the Executive Director.
Examples of this committee’s work:
Oversee Strategic Planning Conduct Orientation for new Commissioner
Define expectations for Commissioners and Committees
Consider and Approve formation of new committees
Conduct statewide listening tours to
Manage ATJC staff
The communications committee develops messaging and disseminates important information about the Commission’s work to community allies as well as the broader public. This committee also identifies constituencies whom the Commission should focus on in its communication efforts.
Specifically, this committee works to:
Raise public awareness statewide about
the resources available to assist individuals access the civil justice system,
barriers impeding access to civil justice,
efforts being implemented to address barriers, and
the widespread benefits of accessible civil justice system.
Develop support among key constituencies
Produce Reporting for public circulation
Facilitate communicate among access to justice communities statewide
Support Committees by helping with internal and external communication of their work
Committee Members
Brittany Kauffman, Chair, Kim Gent, Tim Macdonald, Diana Poole, John Tull, Alexi Freeman, Sarah LipkaThe courts committee collaborates with the court system with the goal of facilitating would-be litigants’ access to civil justice and to help self-represented litigants navigate the courts systems that are appropriate for the issues they seek to resolve.
Examples of this committee’s work:
Simplify and standardize court processes, procedures, and policies
Develop plain language as the standard for court processes, written materials forms, and multimedia content
Respond to continuously changing needs of courts and self-represented litigants
Identify and helping resolve language barriers
Create electronic processes that are equivalent to in-person services
Use technology to provide services and resources in remote areas of Colorado
Develop evidence-based testing for projects
The delivery committee promotes the delivery of legal services from multiple angles. These include Pro Bono Representation, Alternate Providers, Affordable Representation, Local ATJ Committees, and Rural Legal Services.
Examples of this committee’s work:
Research & identify gaps within the legal system for self-represented litigants and people with civil legal issues.
Committee Members
Dave Stark, Chair, Jon Asher, Katy Donnelly, Aaron Garber, Ed Gassman, Carol Haller, Wesley Hassler, Sandra Hershiser, Hon. John Kuenhold (Ret.), Lauren Lester, Hon. Lino Lipinsky, Jackie Marro, Jared McLuskey, Hon. Gale Miller (Ret.), Toni-Anne Nuñez, James O’Connor, Noah Patterson, Ryann Peyton, Carolyn Powell, Troy Rackham, Carlos Romo, Judge Jonathan Shamis, Hon. Dan Taubman, Jennifer Wherry
This Subcommittee of the Delivery Committee was designed to support the regionally-led Access to Justice Committees, which generally focus on locally-tailored solutions that promote access to civil justice within their communities. There are local Access to Justice committees in nearly all Colorado’s 23 Judicial Districts. Solutions include monthly classes an clinics, creating and maintaining lists of resource providers for self-represented litigants, and hosting legal events like Legal Resource Week, Family Law Week, and Ask-A-Lawyer Day.
Committee Members
Brett Landis *Leadership from all local access to justice committees Hon. Dan Taubman, Jackie Marro, Kristin Bronson, Sarah Lipka
The Technology Coordinating Committee is charged with assuring coordinated online services, avoiding duplication, and driving technological innovation to expand access to justice.
Committee Members
Lois Lupica, Chair, Dick Gast, Hon. Lino Lipinsky, Jackie Marro, John Tull