Deputy Attorney General

Mackenzie Williams

Mackenzie has called Wyoming home for over thirty years. After earning a B.S. degree in psychology and working as a victim’s advocate at Albany County SAFE Project in Laramie, he tilted his career toward the law. He graduated with honors and Order of the Coif from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2007, where he wrote a published case note, served on the editorial board, and worked as a legal writing teaching assistant. 

After graduating, Mackenzie clerked for three judges: the Honorable E. James Burke of the Wyoming Supreme Court for two years and one year each for the Honorable Alan B. Johnson and Honorable Nancy D. Freudenthal of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. Mackenzie joined the Attorney General's Office in 2011. During that time, he has primarily represented state education agencies, though he has worked with many other agencies over the years. He has served as the Civil Division Deputy since 2025.

In his spare time, Mackenzie has volunteered as a high school mock trial team coach, was a founding board member of Legal Aid of Wyoming, and was the Chair of the National Council of State Education Attorneys. Currently, Mackenzie sits on the Wyoming Access to Justice Commission and served in the “Access to Justice 2.0” initiative, chairing subcommittees focused on modernizing service of process and establishing judicially approved forms primarily for non-represented litigants. He also currently serves on the Wyoming Judicial Council’s Forms Committee.

Supervising Attorneys General

Karl Anderson

Karl was born and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he attended East High School. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1990 with a B.S. in Finance. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Laramie, Wyoming, where he attended the University of Wyoming College of Law. After graduating with a JD in 1994, he practiced civil law as an associate at Dray, Madison and Thomson in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 1999, he joined the Wyoming Attorney General's Office. Karl represented the Department of Revenue and Audit in numerous state taxation appeals before the State Board of Equalization, various District Courts, and the Wyoming Supreme Court.  In July, 2015, Karl was promoted to the supervising attorney for the Tax Division. 

Tyler Renner

Tyler, a Cheyenne native, earned a B.S. in Kinesiology and a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Wyoming in 2012, followed by his J.D. with honors from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2015.  During law school, he served on the Wyoming Law Review Editorial Board, and also participated in mock trial and client counseling competitions.  Tyler worked for a transactional firm in Steamboat Springs, Colorado prior to joining the Attorney General’s office in late 2016.  He is licensed to practice in Colorado and Wyoming.

Senior Assistant Attorneys General

Jodi Darrough

Jodi was born and raised in Lander, Wyoming. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1991 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. In 1997 she graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law and then practiced law for Wyoming Legal Services for ten years. For the next fifteen years she worked as a Civil Deputy and as the Chief Civil Deputy Fremont County Attorney. She served as president of the Fremont County Bar Association and the Wind River Bar Association, as well as an officer in the Governmental Law Section of the Wyoming State Bar.  Jodi joined the Contracts Unit of the Civil Division of the Attorney General’s Office in 2023.

Alysia Goldman

Alysia earned her bachelor’s degree from Saint Michael’s College in Political Science in 2011. At Saint Michael’s, Alysia was a member of the College’s Women’s Ice Hockey Team. After working in Casper for several years, she returned to school and continued her education at the University of Wyoming College of Law. During law school, she worked on the Wyoming Law Review Editorial Board. She graduated with honors from the College of Law in 2017 and is licensed to practice in Wyoming. 

Devin Kenney

Devin was born and raised in Northern Utah. Before college, Devin served a two-year church mission in Argentina. He received his B.A. in Political Science and Latin American Studies from “the U” and then his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2015, graduating in the top four percent of his law school class and being published four times. Between his second and third year of law school, Devin interned in the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office.  Since law school, Devin clerked for a Utah Court of Appeals judge and worked for a year in Washington, D.C. for the Environment and Natural Resources Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. Finding D.C. to be too much city, Devin made the decision to return to Cheyenne with his family. In his spare time, Devin spends time with his wife and three beautiful children. He also reads, a lot. He is a member of the Utah and Wyoming Bars.

Jim Peters

Jim was born and raised in Minnesota. He received his B.S. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2012 and his J.D., with honors, from the University of Wyoming College of Law in 2016. While at the University of Wyoming, Jim served on the Wyoming Law Review Editorial Board. He joined the Civil Division of the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office in 2016 and currently represents the Office of State Lands and Investments, the Department of Revenue, the Military Department, and a number of professional licensing boards.  

Megan Pope

Megan graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s in journalism. She obtained her J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, followed by her LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Denver, Strum College of Law Graduate Tax Program. She began her career at the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, representing the Department of Revenue and Wyoming Retirement System. Currently, Megan represents the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources and the Office of State Lands and Investments. She is a member of the Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming Bars.

Assistant Attorneys General

Kate Gamble

Kate grew up in Riverton, Wyoming. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2020 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Environment and Natural Resources. In 2024, Kate graduated from the University Of Wyoming College Of Law as a joint degree student where she also received her Master’s Degree from the Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources. Her Master’s Thesis analyzed what legal obligations, if any, federal land agencies have in transboundary wolf conservation and the role of social tolerance in grey wolf management. During law school, Kate worked as a legal research assistant, participated in the Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law Clinic, and had the honor of being an extern for the Honorable Nancy D. Freudenthal. She joined the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office in 2024 and represents the Office of State Lands and Investments, the Military Department, and several licensing boards.

Chandler Pauling

Chandler is a sixth generation Wyomingite, born and raised in Laramie, Wyoming. She graduated with honors from the University of Wyoming with a B.S. in Political Science in 2019. Chandler then attended the University of Wyoming College of Law, where she served as the Student Director of the Estate Planning Practicum and worked for the University’s Office of General Counsel. She is licensed to practice in Wyoming.

Tabetha Wolf

Tabetha is a Cheyenne native. After graduating from the University of Wyoming with a B.S. in Geology, Tabetha worked for the State of Wyoming Right-of-Way Department and Wyoming State Engineer’s Office. After working in real estate and water rights, Tabetha decided to attend law school at the University of Georgia. Following graduation, Tabetha worked in private practice before joining the Attorney General's Office in 2024.