Karen Gail Treece
Partner
Practice areas: Workers’ Compensation Defense
Ms. Treece, a founding Member of Brown Gren Abraham & McCracken, LLC, is a trial lawyer with over 40 years of litigation experience. Ms. Treece is recognized as one of the premier workers’ compensation defense lawyers in the State of Colorado. Ms. Treece began her legal career as a Deputy District Attorney and as a law clerk to the former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Ms. Treece then gleaned experience in the civil defense arena. She specialized in toxic torts, governmental entity, premises, and major litigation defense.
Ms. Treece has devoted her practice to the defense of employers sued under the Colorado Workers’ Compensation Act. She has implemented a workers’ compensation defense system which historically has produced exceptional results for employers. Ms. Treece has successfully tried all aspects of workers’ compensation cases in every venue in Colorado, including numerous appearances at both the Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court.
Ms. Treece authored an article, “The Workers’ Compensation System as a Prescription for Addiction”, for Best Lawyers, January 2018. This article was originally published with Best Lawyers® “Legal Insights” on www.BestLawyers.com.
Ms. Treece also authored “Overview of Colorado Worker’s Compensation Law”, January 2017©.
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Colorado Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute
Professionals in Workers’ Compensation
AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell (2016-2023)
Best Lawyers in America© in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers (2012-2024) and Lawyer of the Year (2015 and 2018)
Super Lawyers (2006-2010, 2017-2024)
Top 50 Women Colorado Super Lawyers (2020)
“The Workers’ Compensation System as a Prescription for Addiction”, Best Lawyers, January 2018. This article was originally published with Best Lawyers® “Legal Insights” on www.BestLawyers.com.
“Overview of Colorado Worker’s Compensation Law”, January 2017©.