Karen H. Blau, Esq., was born and raised in California, at the age of 17, moved to Israel to enlist in the Israel Defense Force. There she served for two years, reaching the rank of sergeant in the Field Artillery Division. She was the youngest ranked and only female to receive the 61st Annual Israel Independence Day Grant for her service. Upon discharge from the military, Ms. Blau returned to California where she attended the University of California, Berkeley and graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Immediately thereafter, she continued to law school at University of California, Hastings College of the Law. While in law school, Ms. Blau held a summer externship in Washington D.C. at the Office of General Counsel at Homeland Security working in the Technology Programs Law Division. She was also an executive editor of the journal Constitutional Law Quarterly, and a coach and member of Hastings' nationally ranked moot court team. After law school, Ms. Blau seized the wonderful opportunity to clerk in the great state of Colorado at the Second Judicial District Court for the Honorable Edward Bronfin. After her clerkship, she joined Parker Lipman as an associate attorney. She works on a variety of civil cases including personal injury, sexual assault, premises liability, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. Ms. Blau is a member of the Executive Council of the Colorado Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division. She is a co-chair of the New Lawyers Division of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association and is a member of the American Association for Justice. She is also a member of the Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, and Colorado Women's Bar Association. In 2021 and 2022, Ms. Blau was recognized as a Top 40 under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers. She is licensed to practice law in Arizona and Colorado.