Karen Alley (STH '05)
Karen Alley (STH 2005, M.Div.) is an attorney in rural northcentral Montana. She received her JD from the University of Montana Law School in 2011, having focused her legal education on alternative dispute resolution. During law school, she was a mediator, seeking conflict resolution for cases in state justice and district courts as well as tribal court.
Her current legal practice focuses largely on representing indigent clients through contracting with Montana’s Public Defender system. Her work includes criminal defense as well as representing parties in child abuse and neglect proceedings. She also has a general family law, mediation, and estate planning practice.
While in law school, Karen was appointed, along with her husband Mark Douglass (STH 2004 and 2005) as the local pastor for the University of Montana Wesley Foundation. She served as the co-pastor of the campus ministry for three years, helping the campus ministry thrive amidst deep budget cuts to campus ministry across the annual conference.