DENVER, Co. (March 12, 2026) — Lathrop GPM is pleased to announce that Partner Alison Zinn has been named Chair of the Colorado Supreme Court’s Legal Regulation Committee. Chief Justice Monica M. Marquez of the Colorado Supreme Court appointed her to the role, effective Saturday, March 7, 2026. Zinn previously served as Vice Chair of the Committee and now moves to its top leadership role.
The Legal Regulation Committee is appointed by the Colorado Supreme Court and comprises at least nine members, including a Chair and Vice Chair. The Committee is authorized and empowered to act concerning certain aspects of attorney regulation and as to unauthorized practice of law matters pursuant to the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. As Chair, Zinn will lead the Committee’s regulatory functions designed to protect the public, maintain the integrity of the legal profession and ensure the fair and effective administration of attorney discipline and regulation throughout the state. Upon becoming Vice Chair in 2020, Zinn was also appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Practice of Law, where she will continue to serve. This committee generally assists the Court with administrative oversight of the attorney regulation system as established by C.R.C.P. 242.3.
Zinn’s service with the committee, then known as the Attorney Regulation Committee, began in September 2016, following her appointment by then-Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice. At that time, the committee was responsible for reviewing requests from Attorney Regulation Counsel to commence formal proceedings, issue private admonitions and approve trial-level diversion agreements. The committee later expanded its scope to become the Legal Regulation Committee, taking on additional responsibilities, including reviewing requests by Attorney Regulation Counsel to pursue injunctions against the unauthorized practice of law and enter into voluntary agreements with those alleged to have engaged in such practices.
Zinn is a trial attorney focused on trust and estate litigation and elder law. She handles disputes concerning wills, trusts, probate fiduciaries, beneficiaries, guardianships and conservatorships. She is widely recognized for her leadership in Colorado’s legal community through her work in professional ethics, attorney regulation, and through the Colorado Women’s Bar Association and the Colorado Bar Association.
A Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Zinn has been named a Top Lawyer by 5280 Magazine, a Top Women in Business by ColoradoBiz, a 2025 Outstanding Woman in Business by the Denver Business Journal and a leading practitioner of private wealth law by Chambers High Net Worth. She is consistently ranked among The Best Lawyers in America® and has been recognized by Colorado Super Lawyers. Zinn is a graduate of the University of Colorado – Boulder and earned her J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.