Kelsey A. Layman Associate Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Ms. Kelsey Layman, an Associate Attorney at Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, is from Forest, Virginia. Ms. Layman graduated from East Carolina University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. Ms. Layman then earned her Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a Certificate in Hospitality…
Emily F. Ahnell Of Counsel Practice areas: Subrogation, Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Ms. Emily Ahnell joined Brown Gren Abraham and McCracken in 2025. Ms. Ahnell practices civil litigation, including insurance defense, workers’ compensation and subrogation. Ms. Ahnell has defended employers and insurance carriers before administrative agencies for many years. Ms. Ahnell also represents employers and…
Victoria S. Wiktor Associate Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Ms. Wiktor, an Associate Attorney at Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, is from Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from East Carolina University in 2019 with a B.S. in Political Science and a B.S. in Philosophy. Thereafter, she earned her J.D., as well as a Graduate…
Matty Roth Associate Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Ms. Roth, an Associate Attorney at Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, is from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She earned her B.S. in Political Science at Middle Tennessee State University in 2019 and received her J.D. from Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law in 2023. During law school,…
Nicolette Thomas Associate Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Nicole Thomas is an Associate Attorney at Brown Gren Abraham & McCraken. Ms. Thomas earned her B.S. in Business Management with a minor in Psychology from Colorado Christian University in 2019. While attending Colorado Christian University, Ms. Thomas played on the women’s basketball team and participated…
Alan J. Bickings Associate Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Mr. Bickings is an Associate Attorney at Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken. He graduated from Johnson State College in northern Vermont with a B.A. in Political Science. While attending Johnson State College, Mr. Bickings played varsity lacrosse, serving as captain and team representative to the…
Clara Sporrer Associate Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Ms. Sporrer, an Associate Attorney at Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, is from Ames, Iowa. She earned her B.S. in History with a minor in Political Science from Iowa State University. Ms. Sporrer then attended Marquette University Law School, receiving her J.D. in 2023. While at…
J Thomas (J T) Stepleton Associate Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Mr. Stepleton, an Associate Attorney at Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, hails from Louviers, Colorado. He earned his B.A. in Government at New Mexico State University, his M.A. in Political Science at Colorado State University, and his J.D. at University of Montana. Professionally,…
Austin S. Cheley Associate Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Mr. Cheley earned a B.A. in English: Creative Writing from Colorado College in 2009. In 2020, he earned a Master’s in Environmental Law and Policy along with his J.D. from Vermont Law School. Mr. Cheley worked as a Prosecutor for the 17th Judicial District of…
Pierce Bailey Associate Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Mr. Bailey, an Associate at Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, is from Miami, Florida. Mr. Bailey attended Goucher College in Maryland, where he earned his B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Economics. While at Goucher College, Mr. Bailey played lacrosse. He was…
Andrew (A.J.) Royer Of Counsel Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Mr. Royer earned his B.A. in Political Science with a Minor in Pre-Law from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in 2015. After graduation, he received an ABA-approved paralegal certificate from the Community College of Aurora in 2016. He worked as a litigation paralegal…
Jonathan S. Gourlay Associate Practice areas: General Liability, Insurance Defense, Subrogation, Workers’ Compensation Defense Experience Mr. Gourlay attended Marquette University Law School, obtaining his J.D. and graduating in 2017. Thereafter, Mr. Gourlay worked representing various corporate clients in the areas of collections, landlord tenant, subrogation, and insurance defense, prior to joining Brown Gren Abraham &…