L. Zoe Cole began her tenure as an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the Office of Administrative Courts (OAC) as part of the Medicaid Surge Wrap-up following the end of the Public Health Emergency (COVID Shutdown). Prior to her work in the Executive Branch, she spent two sessions in the Colorado State Senate as the Reading Clerk (and as of the Second Session of the 75th General Assembly is still the only woman in the history of the state to hold the position). While completing her Ph.D. in Religious Studies and Theology (focusing on law and human flourishing), Zoe worked as a part-time Municipal Judge in Lone Tree, Centennial, and Castle Rock, as the Minister to Children, Youth, and Families at a downtown Denver Episcopal Church, and for the Denver Elections Division. Prior to her return to academia, Zoe worked for the Colorado Domestic Violence Coalition, in the Securities industry, and as a Family Court Facilitator and then Magistrate in the 18th Judicial District. Zoe was born in Arizona and raised in the Southwest. She received her B.A. in Political Science and Modern Foreign Languages from the University of Redlands in Southern California, and did graduate work at the University of Washington in Seattle and Hebrew University in Jerusalem before moving to Denver to attend DU Law School. In addition to her paid work, Zoe has volunteered for several pro bono family law projects representing women and children in violent family situations and taught courses on obtaining restraining orders. She currently serves on the Supreme Court Character & Fitness Committee and is a regular volunteer for the high school mock court competition. At the OAC, Zoe and her generous and skilled colleagues solve complex legal puzzles that impact people’s daily lives in profoundly important ways. She keeps a hand in the legislative process by supporting the Chief ALJ in evaluating the fiscal impact of proposed state legislation. Like all good lawyers, she is at heart a Storyteller, and her orders are stories that center the humanity of those who are often overlooked or demonized because they are poor and/or live with disabling conditions and so rely on public benefits.

Brooke is a native of Oklahoma and earned her MBA and Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma in 2015. After completing law school, she relocated to Dallas, Texas, and later moved to Colorado in 2021. Throughout her legal career, Brooke has advised a diverse range of clients from startup developers to Fortune 500 companies, serving as a trusted advisor and strategic counsel on complex real estate transactions. During her time in Texas, Brooke served as co-chair of her local community’s inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission and was also a member of the Dallas-based The Real Estate Council’s 2020 Associate Leadership Council. Brooke recently founded her own law firm, where she continues to deliver the depth of experience and level of service typically associated with much larger firms. She is deeply committed to mentorship and professional development, actively supporting prospective law students and early-career attorneys. Brooke believes that investing in people is fundamental to long-term success and is dedicated to fostering inclusive environments where individuals feel valued and empowered to contribute their unique talents. She is a member of Colorado W.O.L.F. and the CBA’s Real Estate and Solo Small Firm practice sections.

Calleigh Durr is the Assistant Supervising Attorney for the Consumer Protection and Public Benefits Unit at Colorado Legal Services in Colorado Springs, CO. Prior to becoming the Assistant Supervising Attorney, Calleigh worked in the areas of family law, consumer protection, public benefits, and record sealing as a Staff Attorney and VOCA attorney.

Calleigh graduated from Regis University in Denver, CO with a BA in Politics. She moved to Philadelphia, PA and completed a year of service with City Year, an AmeriCorps program, after receiving her undergraduate degree. Calleigh received her J.D. from the University of Colorado in 2017.

Calleigh grew up in Baldwin City, KS. She enjoys running, golfing, reading, traveling, and rooting for the Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas City Chiefs in her spare time. 

William “Will” Edwards is an attorney who is passionate about solving problems for his clients. Will brings a results-driven approach and care to his cases that is informed by his six years of experience as a wildland firefighter for the National Park Service.

Will attended the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law in Salt Lake City. During law school, he interned for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice. After graduation, Will clerked for the Honorable Ryan M. Harris of the Utah Court of Appeals, working on a varied case load that included civil, criminal and constitutional matters.

As a solo attorney in Carbondale, Colorado, Will’s practice focuses on business and nonprofit formation and governance, contracts, business litigation, and real estate. Through his work on multiple mobile home park transactions, Will has built substantial expertise with Colorado’s Mobile Home Park Act and has litigated issues of first impression under the MHPA. Will currently serves on the board of directors of the Roaring Fork Community Development Corporation, a local nonprofit that owns and operates the 3-Mile mobile home park in Glenwood Springs with the goal of permanently preserving the park as affordable housing.

Shelby Fyles is a recently appointed District Court Judge for Colorado’s 23rd Judicial District, serving Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties. Prior to her appointment in December 2025, she served for three years as an Associate Judge for the City of Aurora and previously as a Deputy District Attorney with the 17th Judicial District in Adams County, where she held roles in county and district court, the Child Victim Unit, and executive leadership. Outside the courtroom, Judge Fyles serves on the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run of the Rockies and enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, and spending time with her family and goldendoodles.

Irina Grohne is a Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Real Estate Unit of the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. She is a General Counsel for the Colorado Division of Real Estate and the Colorado Real Estate Commission and represents this Commission in a variety of administrative and judicial matters before the office of administrative courts, district courts, and the Colorado Court of Appeals. She joined Attorney General’s Office in 2016. She received her law degree from Sturm College of Law.

Liz is a partner at Senn Fortis and specializes in commercial litigation and employment law. She counsels individuals and companies of all sizes in a wide range of industries, from family-run businesses to Fortune 100 companies.

Jessica founded Growth Legal in 2017 to serve business owners and entrepreneurs with practical, forward-thinking legal guidance. As her business clients flourished and her client base expanded, she developed an estate planning practice to serve their business and personal legal needs. Jessica’s experience spans transactional matters to litigation, and she maintains an active appellate practice, handling briefing and oral arguments before appellate courts.

Kole Kelley is an attorney with Fennemore Craig, P.C., where he advises clients in the agriculture, natural resources, and advanced energy industries on complex real property and regulatory matters. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch for Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, and Real Estate Law, and was named a 2025 Leader in Agriculture and a 2021 Who’s Who in Agriculture by the Denver Business Journal.

Kole serves as President of the Douglas County Farm Bureau, Chair of the Colorado Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee, and Chair of the Colorado Bar Association’s Agricultural and Rural Law Section. He is a graduate of the Colorado Farm Bureau Elite Leadership Academy, the Elite Leadership Academy Masters Class, and the Leadership, Policy, and Governance Leadership Training Program.

Yuliya Levertova is a Children’s Program Supervising Attorney at the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN). As a naturalized citizen, she has a personal dedication to helping others navigate through the complex immigration system. Yuliya represents unaccompanied children before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Denver Immigration Court, and Colorado District Courts. Prior to joining RMIAN, she worked as an Associate Attorney at Hernandez & Associates, P.C. While in law school at the Boston University School of Law, Yuliya represented victims of sex and labor trafficking seeking immigration relief. She speaks Russian and Spanish.

Before starting law school, Lynnie obtained her undergraduate degree at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. While there, she briefly worked as a teaching assistant in a kindergarten classroom. In this role, she became passionate about working with students and expanding learning opportunities for her students. After college, Lynnie worked in public relations and content marketing for a recruitment technology company. In this role, Lynnie led the organization’s internal COVID-19 content team, and created the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion content plan, drafting over twenty internal communications plans for events and holidays like Pride Month, Black History Month, and Juneteenth. After two years of marketing, Lynnie realized she felt most passionate about working in youth advocacy, and decided to leave marketing and PR and go to law school. While in school at the University of Denver, Lynnie participated in a variety of externships related to youth and student justice. In the summer after her first year of law school, Lynnie externed with Disability Law Colorado, where she became familiar with disability and special education law, engaging directly with students and parents impacted by disability discrimination. During her second year, Lynnie worked as a student attorney in the Community Economic Development Clinic, in which she managed the case loads of two transactional clients in need of low-cost legal services. She also worked as a teaching assistant in the Lawyering Process program, teaching first-year law students research and citation skills and grading their writing and research projects. In the same year, she co-authored “Civics Education: The Unsung Guardian of Democracy,” published in the winter 2025 issue of the Charleston Law Review. This thought leadership piece discusses the connection between civics education in public schools and participation in elections and democracy. After her 2L year, Lynnie worked in family law, primarily with victims of domestic violence, honing her advocacy skills and experience in client work. Finally, in the fall of her third year of law school, Lynnie accepted an externship with Elie Zwiebel Law, where she first encountered educational and youth justice law. In the months she worked with Elie, Lynnie discovered her true passion—working to stop the school to prison pipeline and secure educational opportunities for Colorado students. After graduating, she began working for Elie Zwiebel as an associate.

Spencer Rubin is a technology, intellectual property, and commercial attorney with over a decade of practice in those fields. He currently works for Grellas Shah LLP, a boutique law firm for entrepreneurs and startups based in San Francisco, California, while working remotely in Denver. Spencer is the co-founder of the Bar’s sister program, CODACC, and, in his free time, he enjoys Barry’s, dodgeball, and world travel.

Christine M. Stroup is an associate attorney with Brown Law Firm in Denver, Colorado.  Christine has experience in the legal field as an attorney and paralegal.  Her practice areas include estate planning, estate and gift tax planning, probate/estate administration, trust administration, and trust modification.  A Colorado native with roots in Northeast Colorado, Christine’s life has taken her to South Korea to teach English and back to Colorado to the Denver metro area where she loves all the opportunities and diversity the city life offers.  Christine recognizes the importance of giving back to her community. She has organized and served as the lead trusts and estates attorney for numerous Family Preparedness Clinics. Christine is a first-generation college and law student and gives back to current students as a volunteer mentor through Law School Yes We Can. She also serves as a board member for Colorado Lawyers Committee.

Alison Suthers has been a Deputy District Attorney in Denver for more than thirteen years.  She currently serves in the office’s appellate unit and frequently trains trial attorneys on criminal and constitutional law.  They also still let her jump on the occasional trial.  As a lawyer, Alison aspires to be a practical problem solver.  As a lifelong learner and traveler, she values curiosity, humility, and service.  She challenges herself to learn new things about (non-criminal) law and the people it serves by volunteering with a variety of pro bono programs.  She holds degrees from Stanford University, Georgetown Law, and Regis University (where she recently completed a masters degree focused on international development, just for fun).

Brianna Tancher grew up in the Denver metro area and earned a finance degree from the University of Colorado Boulder before attending Loyola University Chicago School of Law. After clerking for Judge Michael Vallejos in Denver District Court, she joined the Colorado Attorney General’s Office in 2022, where she currently serves as an Assistant Attorney General. Outside of work, Brianna enjoys creating and appreciating art, trying new foods, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Kaleigh Rose Thacker (they/them) was raised on the Space Coast of Florida and is now an estate planning attorney in Arvada, Colorado. Kaleigh graduated magna cum laude from the University of Central Florida and then earned their law degree from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.  They have been practicing law for 11 years and have engaged in a broad scope of practice areas including family law and divorce, contracts, civil litigation, real estate closings, guardianship and conservatorships, civil litigation, some business formation, and estate planning. The area of law has changed over time, but their goal never has: to help people.  Kaleigh moved to Colorado in 2021 and is proud to call this gorgeous state their home. Outside of work they enjoy crafting, traveling, meditating, writing poetry, kayaking, skiing, volunteering, and cuddling their cat.

Christy Van Gaasbeek has been the Training Director for the Colorado Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel (ORPC) since 2019.  As Training Director, Christy designs and implements training programs for the attorneys, social workers, and advocates who represent indigent respondent parents.  Christy’s goal is to ensure fair treatment for parents in the family regulation system through educating and empowering the professionals that represent them.  Christy has dedicated her legal career to working alongside underserved populations, representing both respondent parents and the criminally accused. Prior to her work for the ORPC, Christy worked as a public defender and private parent and criminal defense attorney, where she learned the important difference a zealous advocate can make for the people they represent.

Keri Williams is an attorney focused on indigent criminal defense and family defense with a particular emphasis on child welfare and dependency matters. A second-career attorney who entered the legal profession later in life, she draws on substantial professional and lived experience that informs a thoughtful, client-centered approach to complex and high-stakes cases involving vulnerable individuals and families. Born and raised in Southern Colorado, Keri is deeply committed to serving her community and to advancing meaningful access to justice for those who are often under-resourced and underrepresented. Outside of her legal practice, Keri enjoys traveling to run road races.  These pursuits reflect her commitment to discipline, resilience, and leadership both inside and outside the courtroom.