Karen McKinney - Attorney, Of Counsel

Karen H. McKinney

Attorney, Of Counsel

Professional Experience

Karen McKinney limits her practice to workers' compensation litigation, representing insurance carriers and their insureds as well as self-insured employers and third-party administrators before the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission and in the Arkansas Court of Appeals and Arkansas Supreme Court. Karen is a member of the firm's Workers' Compensation Practice Group and Appellate Advocacy Practice Group.

Practice Areas

Worker's Compensation
Appellate Advocacy

Court Admissions

Arkansas state courts

Professional Associations

Arkansas Bar Association
American Bar Association member

Presentation & Thought Leadership

Presenter at CLE programs
Speaker at Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators

Noteworthy

Fellow in the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
Commissioner at the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission for 13 years before returning to private practice
Administrative Law Judge at the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission for 4 years before being appointed by Governor Mike Huckabee as a Commissioner
Former Law Clerk to Commissioners Mike Wilson and Alice Lightle

Education

J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Bowen School of Law
B.A., Henderson State University

Karen H.
McKinney