Governor
Bill Owens

Governor's Task Force on
Civil Justice Reform

Task Force Co-Chairs and Governor's Counsel

Rebecca A. Koppes Conway, Esq. - Co-Chair
Timothy M. Tymkovich, Esq. - Co-Chair
Troy A. Eid, Esq. - Counsel to the Governor
Britt Weygandt, Esq. - Deputy Counsel to the Governor

Anthony van Westrum, Esq. - Reporter

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Members and Committee Assignments

Members of the
Governor's Task Force on Civil Justice Reform
And
Committee Assignments

Committee Co-Chairs:
Rebecca A. Koppes Conway, Esq., Law Offices of Rebecca A. Koppes Conway, Greeley, Colorado
Timothy M. Tymkovich, Esq., Hale Hackstaff Tymkovich & ErkenBrack, Broomfield, Colorado

Reporter:
Anthony van Westrum, Esq., Anthony van Westrum, P.C., Denver, Colorado

Counselors:
Troy A. Eid, Esq., Chief Legal Counsel to the Governor, Golden, Colorado
Britt Weygandt, Esq., Deputy Counsel to the Governor, Boulder, Colorado

Editor:
Rudy E. Verner, Boulder, Colorado

Committee on Business Courts

Co-Chairs:
Annita Menogan, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Coors, Golden, Colorado
Patricia M. Nagel, Esq., Moye, Giles, O'Keefe, Denver, Colorado

Members:
The Honorable Michael L. Bender, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, Denver, Colorado
Miles Cortez, Esq., Cortez, MacAulay, Bernhardt & Schuetze, Englewood, Colorado
Dale R. Harris, Esq., Davis, Graham and Stubbs, Denver, Colorado
Karen Howard, Esq., Deputy Attorney General, Denver, Colorado
David Paul, Strategic Marketing, Westminster, Colorado
Anthony Van Westrum, Esq., Anthony van Westrum, P.C., Denver, Colorado
State Representative Tambor Williams, Esq.,Greeley, Colorado

Committee on Magistrates in the Civil Justice System

Co-Chairs:
The Honorable Leland Anderson, District Judge, First Judicial District, Golden, Colorado
Michael Goldman, Esq., Goldman, Robbins and Rogers, Durango, Colorado

Members:
Mary Ann Liston, Esq., Guardian ad Litem, Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Honorable Dennis Maes, Chief District Judge, Tenth Judicial District, Pueblo, Colorado
Gerald P. McDermott, Esq., McDermott and Hansen, Denver, Colorado
Bruce A. Menk, Esq., Hall and Evans, Littleton, Colorado
State Representative Shawn Mitchell, Esq., Broomfield, Colorado
W. Robert Montgomery, Esq., W. Robert Montgomery, Lakewood, Colorado
Charles E. Mortimer, Jr., Esq., Lipstein & Mortimer PC, Morrison, Colorado
The Honorable Nancy Rice, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, Denver, Colorado
Wayne W. Williams, Esq., Law Offices of Wayne Williams, Colorado Springs, Colorado
David B. Wilson, Esq., Holme, Roberts & Owen, Denver, Colorado

Committee on Administrative Adjudication in the Executive Branch

Co-Chairs:
Thomas L. Kanan, Esq., Weinberger & Kanan, Denver, Colorado
P. Kay Norton, Esq., General Counsel, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

Members:
John Berry, Esq., Berry & Singer, Denver, Colorado
Janet L. Frickey, Esq., The Frickey Law Firm, Lakewood, Colorado
Benjamin L. Loye, Esq., U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
State Representative Andy McElhany, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ben M. Ochoa, Esq., Rothgerber, Johnson & Lyons, Lakewood, Colorado
The Honorable Leonard P. Plank, Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals, Denver, Colorado
Jeffrey C. Schutt, Colorado Department of Personnel, General Support Services, Denver, Colorado
Cole A. Wist, Esq., Patton Boggs, Englewood, Colorado

Committee on Pro Se Parties and Civil Justice Reform

Co-Chairs:
Eric V. Field, Esq., State of Colorado Parole Board, Lakewood, Colorado
Doris B. Truhlar, Esq., Truhlar and Truhlar, Littleton, Colorado

Members:
State Senator John Andrews, Englewood, Colorado
Jonathan D. Asher, Esq., Legal Aid Society of Metro Denver, Denver, Colorado
Kathy Hall, Mesa County Commissioner, Grand Junction, Colorado
The Honorable Rebecca Love Kourlis, Justice, Colorado Supreme Court, Englewood, Colorado
Edward L. Lederman, Esq., Independence Institute, Denver, Colorado
Garth C. Lucero, Esq., Senior Counsel, Attorney General, Boulder, Colorado
Michael L. Luchetta, Esq., Hall and Evans, Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Honorable Stephen Ruddick, Judge, Arapahoe County Court, Aurora, Colorado
Jeanne Smith, Esq., District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, Colorado Springs, Colorado
John Suthers, Esq., Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections, Colorado Springs, Colorado
State Senator Dottie Wham, Denver, Colorado

Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution

Co-Chairs:
Mark S. Loye, Jefferson County Mediation Services, Golden, Colorado
Merrill Shields, Esq., Thomasson Partner Associates, Denver, Colorado

Members:
Joe Epstein, Esq., JAMS, Denver, Colorado
John W. Grund, Esq., Grund & Breslau, Denver, Colorado
State Representative William Kaufman, Esq.,Loveland, Colorado
Mark A. Kling, Esq., Mark A. Kling LLC, Englewood, Colorado
Robert N. Miller, Esq., Leboeuf Lamb Greene & McRae, Greeley, Colorado
William D. Neighbors, Esq., Judicial Arbiter Group, Denver, Colorado
Brian Vogt, South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, Littleton, Colorado