Meet the Commission
Voting Members
Jordan Bates-Rogers
Executive Director
Legal Aid Foundation &
COLTAF
Susan Blanco
Chief Judge
8th Judicial District
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee
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Kristin Bronson
Executive Director
Colorado Lawyers Committee
Beth Crane
Attorney Shareholder
Crane & Tejada
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee
Adam Espinosa
District Court Judge
2nd Judicial District
Colo. Supreme Court Appointee
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
Former Commission Chair
Colo. Access to Justice Commission
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee
Wesley Hassler
Principal
Hassler Law Firm
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee
Brittany Kauffman
Chief Executive Officer
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)
Governor's Appointee
Kimberly Gent
Associate
The Harris Law Firm
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee
Lino Lipinsky
Appellate Court Judge
Colorado Court of Appeals
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee
Jason Lynch
COO & General Counsel
Foundry
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee
Timothy Macdonald
Legal Director
ACLU
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee
Richard Murray
Chair, Access to Justice Commission
Shareholder, Polsinelli
Colo. Senate President's Appointee
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Melissa Meirink
Staff Attorney
Colorado Supreme Court
Toni-Anne Nunez
Director of Access to Justice
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
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Jack Regenbogen
Deputy Director
Colorado Poverty Law Project
Colo. House of Representatives Speaker Appointee
David W. Stark
Senior Counsel
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Colo. Supreme Court Appointee
Brandy Toelupe
Principal
Toelupe Law Office LLC
Colorado Bar Association Appointee
Sam Walker
Executive in Residence
Colorado Attorney General's Office
COLTAF Appointee
Jon Asher
Former Director (ret.)
Colorado Legal Services
Ex-Officio
Matthew Baca
Executive Director
Colorado Legal Services
Ex-Officio
Ex-Officio & Emeritus Members
Fred Baumann
Senior Litigation Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Emeritus
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Melissa Hart
Justice
Colorado Supreme Court
Ex-Officio
Jackie Marro
Access to Justice Coordinator
State Court Administrator's Office
Ex-Officio
Diana Poole
Executive Director
Colo. Legal Aid Foundation &
Colo. Lawyer's Trust Account Foundation (COLTAF)
Ex-Officio
Dan Taubman
Senior Judge
Colorado Court of Appeals
Emeritus
John Zakhem
Partner
Jackson Kelly
Emeritus
Penny Wagner
Self-Represented Litigant Program Coordinator
Emeritus
Executive Director
Elisa Overall, who also goes by “Emo,” has dedicated her career to issues of equity and justice. In March of 2021 she was selected as the first-ever Executive Director to the Colorado Access to Justice Commission.
Previously Ms. Overall worked as court-appointed counsel in criminal appeals. She also lived and worked in southwest Colorado, directing nonprofit and grant work to support the region’s immigrant communities.
Ms. Overall is a 2014 alum of the Latino Leadership Institute, and has served on the board of RISE Colorado since 2015.
Ms. Overall and her husband have two small children and a boston terrier, and spend most of their free time picking up trails of toys.
She earned her B.A. from Stanford University and J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
Elisa Overall (Emo)
elisa@coloradoaccesstojustice.org
Director of Rural Legal Services
Jason Roberts has spent his career working to create resources and opportunities in marginalized communities. He is a recent graduate of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. While in law school he connected with the Colorado Access to Justice Commission to support the work of creating greater justice in the state of Colorado.
Prior to attending law school Jason connected with students and families in a diverse and underserved community in Houston TX. While there, he helped found and served as Executive Director of Family Point Resources, a nonprofit organization focused on engaging neighbors in supportive relationships.
Jason has two amazing children and an incredibly loving and supportive wife. He enjoys spending as much time as possible exploring Colorado and beyond with them.
Jason received a B.A. from the University of Colorado, a Master of Social Work from the University of Alabama, and a J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.