Joshua D. Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Practice areas: General Liability, Insurance Defense, Subrogation, Workers’ Compensation Defense
Mr. Brown, a founding Partner of Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, continues his focus on representing insurance carriers and employers in workers’ compensation, employment law, and general liability claims in Colorado and Utah. Mr. Brown has been practicing in Colorado since 2005 and handles matters arising under such laws as the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA), Colorado Wage Act and the Fair Labor Standard Act.
Over the years, Mr. Brown has successfully defended employers against claims of workers’ compensation, discrimination, as well as harassment retaliation based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age and disability, in addition to local discrimination laws.
Mr. Brown represents employers in the enforcement of employment contracts, including breach of contract matters, as well as non-compete and trade secret issues. He regularly counsels clients on the spectrum of employment issues, with the goal of avoiding litigation. Mr. Brown advises and assists employers in developing and enforcing proper employment contracts and policies, employment handbooks and compensation agreements.
Mr. Brown is licensed in the states of Colorado and Utah. He has represented clients in federal and state judicial and administrative proceedings, including those before federal district courts, state appellate courts, district and county courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Colorado Civil Rights Division and the Colorado Department of Labor. Mr. Brown has successfully obtained defense verdicts in three trials, two of which involved juries within the state court system. These matters involved complicated claims of bad faith insurance, fraud, and wage and discrimination type claims. Mr. Brown has also successfully defended numerous workers’ compensation claims through the Colorado Department of Labor.
Colorado Bar Association
Utah Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Professionals in Workers’ Compensation Colorado
Best Lawyers in America© in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (2023-2024)
Super Lawyers (2021-2024)
Super Lawyers – Rising Star (2014-2020)
“Use-It-or-Lost-It” Benefit Policies and the Colorado Wage Claim Act, 41 The Colorado Lawyer 39 (June 2012).
“Best Practices for WC Loss Control Program” Various Workers’ Compensation Newsletters and Internet Blog Sources.
Frequently provides testimony to various Colorado State Legislative committees regarding pending legislation impacting Colorado employers, inclusive of the potential negative impact for Colorado employers, the Colorado economy and financial impact on the insurance industry.
Frequent presenter for Colorado Defense Lawyers Association on various topics in employment law and insurance defense matters such as covenants not to compete, trade secrets, Americans with Disabilities Act, misclassification of workers, social media and various workers’ compensation issues. Also a frequent presenter to Sedgwick Claims, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., and Corvel Corp. providing insight and education on various workers’ compensation topics ranging from claim defense strategies, new legislation and claim cost measures.
Guest presenter for Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, Telluride, CO – July 25, 2014 – Temporary Disability and the New Era under the ADA
Guest presenter for Creative Risk Solutions – April 3, 2014 – New Colorado Legislation and What You Need to Know
Guest presenter for Sedgwick CMS and SkyWest Airlines, Inc. – Best Practices for WC Loss Control Program – September 23, 2013
Guest presenter for Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, Beaver Creek, CO – July 3, 2013 – Intersection of the ADA, Workers’ Compensation and FMLA Issues
Guest presenter for the Illinois and Texas Defense Bar Association, Steamboat Springs CLE – February 7, 2013 – Social Media Investigation of Plaintiffs
RIMS – Rocky Mountain Region – November 2012 – ADA and Impact on Colorado Workers’ Compensation Claims
