Kathryn E. Miller

Katy Miller earned her reputation as a first-rate employment attorney, tough litigator and savvy negotiator over a 25-year career that included successfully pursuing class/collective actions in age and gender discrimination cases. Katy began her legal career in 1980 with Holland & Hart, and in 1985 joined the law firm of Miller & Steiert, P.C.  She emphasized employment law and workplace disputes before moving to full-time practice as a neutral.

Having spent decades in the courtroom, Katy founded Littleton Alternative Dispute Resolution, Inc. to help parties avoid expensive, divisive litigation. She has witnessed first-hand the toll litigation takes on individuals and organizations and since 2006 has worked exclusively as an independent neutral in various capacities – mediator, arbitrator, and independent investigator. 

The bulk of Katy’s practice is by referral. Over 90% of the hundreds of mediations she has conducted are resolved at mediation. She currently sits on the arbitration and mediation panels for labor and employment cases of the American Arbitration Association. She has mediated cases for the Office of Dispute Resolution for the State of Colorado and the EEOC, and has significant experience resolving class/collective actions.

Katy has lectured extensively to lawyers and human resource professionals on a variety of employment issues, and is co-managing editor of The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Employment Law.  She has been included in The Best Lawyers in America for over twenty years and is listed in the areas of both Labor and Employment Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Katy has been named by her peers as a Super Lawyer/ADR Professional annually since 2006.  She is a member of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. In 2010, Katy was selected to the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, and was selected in 2014 as Barrister’s Best Mediator by Law Week Colorado.

News

Katy Miller Recognized as Top Colorado Mediator

Philosophy

Katy’s strong interest in striking a balance between differing perspectives, and her deep understanding of the excessive financial and human costs involved in protracted litigation, have led to her full time commitment to early resolution of employment and elder law disputes.

Professional Associations

Katy is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and chaired its Labor Law Forum Committee from 1993-1995, is co-managing editor of The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Employment Law, originally published in 1998, and was elected to the Board of the Faculty of Federal Advocates in 1999 and served in that capacity through 2002. She was inducted into The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 2004. Katy is also a member of the Colorado Women's Bar Association, and the Arapahoe County Bar Association. She served on the board of the Colorado Judicial Institute from 2007-2009. From 1982 to 1990, and again from 1995-2003, she served on the Board of the Center for Women's Employment & Education, Inc., a non-profit organization assisting low-income women and families enter the job market. She has served on the Board of the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation for 30 years and is currently the Past-President of the Board. Its mission is to conduct and disseminate research regarding sensory processing disorder in children.

Areas of Practice:

Mediation/Arbitration/Independent Investigator in Employment Law/Consent Decree Monitoring/Elder Law

Bar Admissions:

Colorado, 1980
U.S. Federal Courts, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1980
U.S. Supreme Court, 1995

Education:

University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1980
J.D.

Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1977
A.B.

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Published Works:

The Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Employment Law (Co-Managing Editor), numerous journal articles

Classes/Seminars Taught

Frequent Lecturer, Employment, ADR and Elder Law

Honors and Awards:

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for over 20 years, Colorado Super Lawyers, inducted into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Birth Information:

April 3, 1955, Denver, Colorado, United States of America