About the Colorado Access to Justice Commission

The Commission is made up of twenty voting Commissioners and additional emeritus and ex-officio Commissioners, appointed by organizations committed to the integrity and accessibility of our civil justice system.

Meet the Commission

Voting Members

Susan Blanco

Susan Blaco
Chief Judge
8th Judicial District
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Kristin Bronson

Kristin Bronson
Executive Director
Colorado Lawyers Committee
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Beth Crane

Beth Crane
Attorney Shareholder
Crane & Tejada
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Jill Dorancy

Jill Dorancy
District Court Judge
2nd Judicial District
Colo. Supreme Court
Chief Justice Appointee

Emeka Eze

Emeka Eze
Attorney-Advisor
U.S. Department of Energy
Colorado Senate President Appointee

Alexi Freeman

Alexi Freeman
Assoc. Dean of DEI & Director of Social Justice Initiatives; Professor University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Dick Gast

Dick Gast
Retired Attorney
Former Commission Chair
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Kimberly Gent

Kimberly Gent
ATJC Chair
Attorney and Counselor at Law
The Law Offices of Kimberly Gent
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Wesley Hassler

Wesley Hassler
ATJC Vice-Chair Principal
Hassler Law Firm
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Brittany Kauffman

Brittany Kauffman
Chief Executive Officer
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)
Colorado Governor Appointee

Lino Lipinsky

Lino Lipinsky
Appellate Court Judge
Colorado Court of Appeals
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Sarah Lipka

Sarah Lipka
Advocacy Director, Southern Colorado
Colorado Legal Services
Colorado Legal Services Appointee

Timothy Macdonald

Timothy Macdonald
Legal Director
ACLU
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Melissa Meirink

Melissa Meirink
Appellate Court Judge Colorado Court of Appeals Colorado Supreme Court Appointee

Jack Regenbogen

Jack Regenbogen
Deputy Director
Colorado Poverty Law Project
Colo. House of Representatives
Speaker Appointee

Luke Ritchie

Luke Ritchie
Of Counsel
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell
Colorado Supreme Court Appointee

David W. Stark

David W. Stark
Senior Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Colorado Supreme Court Appointee

Azra Taslimi

Azra Taslimi
Attorney
Rathod Mohamedbhai
Colo. Bar Association Appointee

Brandy Toelupe

Brandy Toelupe
Principal
Toelupe Law Office LLC
Colorado Bar Association Appointee

Sam Walker

Sam Walker
Executive in Residence
Colorado Attorney General's Office
COLTAF Appointee

Meet the Commission

Ex-Officio & Emeritus Members

Jon Asher

Jon Asher
Former Director (ret.)
Colorado Legal Services
Ex-Officio

Matthew Baca

Matthew Baca
Executive Director
Colorado Legal Services
Ex-Officio

Jordan Bates-Rogers

Jordan Bates-Rogers
Executive Director
Legal Aid Foundation & COLTAF
Ex-Officio

Fred Baumann

Fred Baumann
Senior Litigation Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Emeritus

Adam Espinosa

Adam Espinosa
District Court Judge
2nd Judicial District
Ex-Officio

Martha Fulford

Martha Fulford
Assistant Deputy Attorney General,
Consumer Credit and Civil Rights
Ex-Officio

Jackie Marro

Jackie Marro
Access to Justice Coordinator
State Court Administrator's Office
Ex-Officio

Richard Murray

Richard Murray
Shareholder, Polsinelli
Emeritus

Diana Poole

Diana Poole
Former Executive Director (Ret.)
COLTAF/Legal Aid Foundation
Emeritus

Dan Taubman

Dan Taubman
Senior Judge
Colorado Court of Appeals
Emeritus

Penny Wagner

Penny Wagner
Former Self-Represented Litigant
Program Coordinator, SCAO (Ret.)
Emeritus

John Zakhem

John Zakhem
Partner
Jackson Kelly
Emeritus