About me
Brittany Kauffman is Chief Executive Officer at IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System.
Over the last ten years, Brittany has served as a leader in civil justice and judiciary reform in the United States, serving as a facilitator, expert liaison, and consultant to state and federal courts, rules committees, civil justice task forces, and bar organizations. She provides legal and empirical research and analysis to assist in the development of recommendations and support for implementation—all toward the goal of making our civil justice system accessible, efficient, and relevant to the people whom it serves. Brittany has worked with the Conference of Chief Justice’s Civil Justice Improvements Committee, which developed a set of 13 recommendations for transforming civil justice in state courts, and the American College of Trial Lawyer’s Task Force on Discovery and Civil Justice. Brittany has worked with numerous court-appointed task forces and committees at the state level to tailor the recommendations for implementation. During the pandemic, Brittany served on the CCJ/COSCA Rapid Response Team Civil Working Group, including both the business litigation and high volume committees. Brittany also serves on the Legal Services Corporation Rural Justice Task Force and as a Commissioner and member of the Executive Committee of the Colorado Access to Justice Commission.
Brittany joined IAALS in 2012 after practicing with Arnold & Porter, LLP, in the areas of environmental law, natural resources law, and Native American law. She was a 2009 nominee for the Colorado Lawyers Committee Individual of the Year Award for her pro bono efforts. Prior to that, she served as a law clerk for Judge Paul J. Kelly, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Brittany received her JD from the University of Colorado School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Colorado College.
