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
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee
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
Vice-Chair
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
ATJC Chair
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
Emeke Eze
Attorney-Advisor
U.S. Department of Energy
Colorado Senate President Appointee
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Melissa Meirink
Staff Attorney
Colorado Judicial Department
Colorado Supreme Court Appointee
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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
Lucas Ritchie
Of Counsel
Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell
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
Richard Murray
Shareholder, Polsinelli
Emeritus
Jackie Marro
Access to Justice Coordinator
State Court Administrator's Office
Ex-Officio
Diana Poole
Former Executive Director (Ret.)
COLTAF/Legal Aid Foundation
Emeritus
Dan Taubman
Senior Judge
Colorado Court of Appeals
Emeritus
Penny Wagner
Self-Represented Litigant Program Coordinator
Emeritus
John Zakhem
Partner
Jackson Kelly
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.
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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.
Jason Roberts
jroberts@coloradoaccesstojustice.org
Director of Pro Bono Support
Brett Landis (she/her/hers) is the Director of the Pro Bono Resource Center. She was the Managing Attorney for Colorado Legal Services, Boulder Office from 2016-2024.  She previously has worked in private practice at Warren, Carlson, & Moore in Niwot, CO.  She worked for Legal Aid Services of Oregon for six years providing holistic civil legal services to rural survivors of domestic violence. 
Brett completed a postgraduate fellowship with the Survivors Justice Center (formerly the Domestic Violence Clinic at Lane County Legal Aid Center) after graduating from the University of Oregon, School of Law. 
She served on the Boulder County Bar Associations board of directors from 2018-2023, and she was President of the Board from 2021-2022. She has served on the Colorado Bar Association’s Leadership Selection Committee from 2022-2024. She has tried cases in Colorado and Oregon and actively engages in community access to justice efforts. 
Ms. Landis grew up in Eastern Colorado and currently lives on the Front Range. When not working, she performs in community theater with her husband and cares for her two border collie mix dogs.
Brett Landis
blandis@coloradoaccesstojustice.org
Virtual Pro-Se Clinic
Legal Facilitator
Eileen Webster is the Legal Facilitator for the Colorado Access to Justice Commission’s Virtual Pro-Se Clinic (VPC). She runs the VPC and trains volunteer attorneys. She is a devoted attorney dedicated to serving the needs of rural communities. Originally from Philadelphia, Eileen found her home in Durango, Colorado. Since graduating from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, she has contributed her time and energy to numerous public service organizations in Colorado. This has included serving as legal counsel to children and youth, empowering and promoting healthy families.
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Before law school, Eileen attended the University of Scranton where she played NCAA basketball. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in political science. She also received her General Management Certificate from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Afterwards, Eileen worked as a Teacher and Assistant Principal at a middle school for over five years. Subsequently, she served as a bilingual advocate for the Community Legal Aid Society in Wilmington, Delaware, and Lutheran Family Services in Denver, Colorado.
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During law school, Eileen gained valuable experience while interning for Colorado Legal Services, the Federal Pro Se Clinic, Project Safeguard, the Honorable Ann Meinster of the 1st Judicial District, and the Colorado Attorney General’s Office in the Consumer Fraud Unit.
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After law school, Eileen worked as a staff attorney for Colorado Medical-Legal Partnership. In 2021, she started Webster Advocacy LLC, lending her strengths to various organizations such as Office of the Child Representative, Project Safeguard, Alpine Legal Services, and Alternative Horizons.