top of page

Meet the Commission

Voting Members

Blanco_Susan.jpg

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

Bronson, Kristin (2023).jpg

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

Crane_Bethiah.jpg

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

Dorancy Jill Hon 2.jpg

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

 

Emeka - headshot_edited.jpg

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

Freeman_Alexi.jpg

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

 

Gast_Dick.jpeg

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

Gent_Kimberly.JPG

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

 

Hassler_Wes.jpg

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

Kauffman_Brittany.jpg

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

Lipinsky_Lino.jpg

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

1772501184248-0db2ea25-37c0-40a6-8e35-47a0147405c7jpeg_1.jpg

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

Macdonald_Tim.jpg

Timothy Macdonald
Legal Director
ACLU
Colo. Bar Assoc. Appointee

Meirink_Melissa_C. (new) jpg.jpg

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

 

jack headshot (002).jpg

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

Ritchie.Lucas.smaller.jpg

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

 

Stark_Dave.jpg

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

Taslimi Azra.png

Azra Taslimi
Attorney
Rathod Mohamedbhai
Colo. Bar Association Appointee

Brandy_Toelupe.jpg

Brandy Toelupe
Principal
Toelupe Law Office LLC
Colorado Bar Association Appointee

Walker_Sam.jpg

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

 

Asher_Jon.png

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

Baca_Matt.jpg

Matthew Baca
Executive Director
Colorado Legal Services
Ex-Officio

 

72742008_3023523951041765_2762142976145620992_o-1-282x300.jpg

Jordan Bates-Rogers
Executive Director
Legal Aid Foundation & 
COLTAF

Ex-Officio & Emeritus Members

Baumann_Frederick_LI.jpg

Fred Baumann
Senior Litigation Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Emeritus

Espinosa_Adam.png

Adam Espinosa
District Court Judge
2nd Judicial District
Colo. Supreme Court Appointee

 

Marro_Jackie.jpg

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

Murray_Richard.jpg

Richard Murray
Shareholder, Polsinelli
Emeritus

 

Poole_Diana.jpg

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

Emeritus

Taubman_Dan.jpg

Dan Taubman
Senior Judge
Colorado Court of Appeals
Emeritus

Wagner_Penny.jpg

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

Zakhem_John.jpg

John Zakhem
Partner
Jackson Kelly
Emeritus

Colorado Access to Justice Commission (ATJC)
1290 Broadway, Ste. 1700  Denver, CO 80203
(720) 306-1022

bottom of page