     | Tort Litigation Unit Deputy Attorney General Deputy Attorney General Klaassen was raised in Gillette and has lived in Cheyenne with his wife and three children since 2009. Before joining the Attorney General’s office, Klaassen served as United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming from 2017-2021. Prior to his appointment as United States Attorney, Klaassen spent nine years as an Assistant United States Attorney, where he handled affirmative civil and financial litigation cases across the state. During that time, he was also elected to the Board of Trustees for Laramie County School District Number One, serving from 2014-2017. Klaassen spent time early in his career in a variety of government positions in Washington, D.C. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as Chief of Staff to the General Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that appointment, he was General Counsel for the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security from 2003 to 2007. Klaassen has experience as an appellate law clerk for the Honorable Wade Brorby of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, and worked in private practice as a litigation associate with the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP. He received his B.S. in Finance, summa cum laude, from Oral Roberts University and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School. Senior Assistant Attorney General Ewa was born and raised in Poland and immigrated to the United States in 2003. After receiving her law degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana she commissioned with the United States Air Force where she served as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate for five years. During that time she advised on diversity of complex legal issues and litigated many cases as a prosecutor and defense counsel. After separating from active duty and joining the Air Force Reserve, she joined the Attorney General Office where she is currently assigned to the School Finance Litigation section. In her free time, Ewa enjoys hiking with her German Shepherd and competing in half-marathons. Tim Miller Tim was born and raised in Casper, Wyoming. He earned his B.S. from the University of Wyoming in 1985, and his J.D. from the University of Wyoming in 1989. He initially worked as an associate in Salt Lake City and Jackson. He returned to Casper in 1994 and joined Reeves & Murdock (later Reeves & Miller). He opened his own office in 2005 and joined the Attorney General’s Office as a Senior Assistant Attorney General in 2016. Paralegals Brandie Moulton (307) 777-3541 brandie.moulton@wyo.gov Tort Employment Unit Supervising Attorney General Peter Howard Before joining the Tort Litigation Division in 2017, Peter worked with a private firm in Cheyenne litigating a variety of civil matters in state and federal court. Before returning to his home state of Wyoming, Peter was a Sergeant in the US Army, serving as a cavalry scout in Iraq. He graduated from the University of Wyoming magna cum laude with a B.A. in history, and earned his J.D. with honors from the University of Wyoming College of Law. Peter enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, lifting weights, and working on engines. Senior Assistant Attorney General Holli J. Welch Holli serves as a Senior Attorney General in the Tort Employment Unit. She was raised in Cody, where she graduated as part of Cody High School's 100th graduating class. Holli attended the University of Wyoming for both her B.S. in Business Marketing in 2012 and her law degree in 2015. Holli worked in private practice in Cheyenne across many specialties until joining the Attorney General's Office in March 2020. She has served as the Chair of the Wyoming Young Lawyers Section and as the District Representative for Wyoming and Colorado for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, and currently serves as the Administrative Director of the ABA YLD. In her spare time, she can be found with her dogs and cat, reading, cooking, and crafting. Assistant Attorney General Molly Duncan Molly serves as an Assistant Attorney General with the Tort Employment Unit. She was born and raised in Arvada, Colorado but followed in her family’s footsteps and moved to Wyoming for school and never left. She earned her B.S. in Business Economics with a minor in International Business from the University of Wyoming in 2017, and her J.D. from the University of Wyoming, College of Law in 2020. While in law school, Molly was awarded the Outstanding Student Intern for the Prosecution Assistance Program. She also interned with the Denver District Attorney’s Appellate Division and County Court Division. In her free time, Molly enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, water skiing, and spoiling her only dog Tali. Paralegals Dawn Fiscus (307) 777-7242 dawn.fiscus@wyo.gov Iryna Wiggam (307) 777-7538 iryna.wiggam@wyo.gov Tort Personnel Unit Supervising Attorney General Sue Chatfield Sue Chatfield represents state agencies in employment/personnel matters and prosecutes professional licensing matters. She was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where she obtained her bachelor of arts degree in Psychology and English in 1993. She attended graduate school for psychology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Wyoming. Sue went on to receive her juris doctorate from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 1999. During law school, Sue interned with the Wyoming Attorney General's Civil Division and the Honorable Judge Stebner. Sue joined the Attorney General's Office in April of 2000. She is admitted to practice before the Wyoming Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Sue has litigation experience in civil rights, bankruptcy, termination of parental rights, juvenile justice, adult protection, and child protection advocacy. On her time off, Sue enjoys playing volleyball, golf, tennis and pool. Senior Assistant Attorneys General Kelley Anderson Kelley Anderson represents state agencies in personnel matters and prosecutes professional licensing matters. She was born and raised in Wyoming, and received her B.S. from the University of Montana in 2009. After spending two years working for a whitewater rafting company and teaching downhill skiing, Kelley returned to school and earned her J.D. from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2014. After law school, she worked for the University of Wyoming and University of Michigan in NCAA compliance and eligibility. Kelley joined the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office in 2019.
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