(She/Her)
- 2023 Denver “Top Lawyer” for Civil Rights and Employment Law by 5280 Magazine
- The Best Lawyers® 2020 “Lawyer of the Year for Plaintiff’s Employment Law” in Colorado
- Colorado Super Lawyers® in Employment and Labor
- Top 50 Women Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell® Highest AV (preeminent) Rated
Email: pg@greisenmedlock.com
Paula has brought hundreds of cases fighting for the rights of individuals against discrimination and governmental abuse of power. She has represented clients in many high profile cases and her clients range from executives and professionals, chiefs of police, members of the minority communities, victims of excessive force, service workers, and parents fighting to protect the rights of their children.
She was also lead counsel in two groundbreaking prison reform cases. Most recently, Paula led the team in a class action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of transgender women in the Colorado prisons to ensure they received safe and appropriate housing and medical care. The consent decree was the first in the nation that will ensure that these women with be treated with dignity and respect. Prior to this case, Paula was lead counsel in a successful class action that ensured that the state prison system provided accessible housing, programs and medical treatment to thousands of people with disabilities who are in custody.
Paula has also been an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ community, and especially transgender youth. In 2018, Paula and the legal team representing the couple in the Masterpiece Cakeshop legal team were awarded the Case of the year Award by the Colorado LGBTQ Bar Association. For decades, she has been on the Board of Directors of Colorado Legal Service, the organization that provides legal aid to those in poverty in Colorado. She also served on the Board of Directors for OneColorado – the largest and most effective advocacy organization for LGTBQ rights in Colorado and has worked with other LGTBQ advocacy groups across the country. She has also served on the board of a non-profit organization that fights for fair treatment of low-wage earners, on the Board of the Plaintiffs Employment Lawyers Association, and on the Legal Panel for the American Civil Liberties Union. Paula was previously the President of the Faculty of Federal Advocates – the group of lawyers that practice in our federal courts and has served on the Ethics Committee for the federal court.
Paula has been repeatedly recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America as one of the top lawyers in Colorado, including being repeatedly named as the “Lawyer of the Year” for Plaintiffs’ Employment Law. She has also been named a “Super Lawyer®,” a “Top Lawyer” in Denver, been included in the top Lawyers and “Top 50 Women Lawyers in Colorado” by 5280 Magazine. Paula has won numerous other awards, including the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association “Case of the Year” award for her representation of over 3000 people with disabilities who were incarcerated in inhumane conditions. Paula is frequently asked to teach various employment and civil rights issues and is regularly consulted as an expert on civil rights issues.
Ms. Greisen graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law in 1990. She received her Geological Engineering degree from the University of Oklahoma and graduated first in her class.
News Highlights
Paula Greisen was invited to speak at the National Constitution Center about the lawsuit she filed when a baker refused to make a cake to celebrate an LGBTQ+ couple’s wedding. https://www.c-span.org/video/?439835-1/panelists-debate-religious-freedom-equal-rights
Law Week Colorado named Paula Greisen a “lawyer of the year” for her work representing victims of discrimination.
https://www.lawweekcolorado.com/article/2018-lawyers-of-the-year-paula-greisen/
Paula Greisen spoke out against a political action committee that is attempting to prevent trans athletes from playing sports.
https://coloradonewsline.com/2022/10/31/colorado-group-trans-athletes-womens-sports/
In 2011, the ACLU of Colorado honored Paula Greisen for her work on behalf of people imprisoned in Colorado, including over three thousand Colorado prisoners with disabilities who the Colorado Department of Corrections was not accommodating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJoJkjA-JmE
Greisen Law attorneys sue fertility doctor for using his own sperm during insemination
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/more-plaintiffs-accuse-grand-junction-fertility-doctor-of-using-his-own-sperm-to-impregnate-patients/article_7f0cdbee-fb9f-11e9-af05-20677ce05640.html
Greisen Law attorney serves as best lawyer’s panelist for a landmark supreme court case affirming LGBTQ rights in employment
Panel: LGBTQ SCOTUS Ruling | Best Lawyers
Gay couple sue cakeshop for refusal to sell a wedding cake
Greisen files Sexual Harassment Charge of Discrimination on behalf of Student by university professor
Regis University hit with sexual harassment claim | FOX31 Denver (kdvr.com)
Grandmother fired after Giving Employer Notice of Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Problem Solvers: Grandmother says she was fired for breast cancer diagnosis | FOX31 Denver (kdvr.com)
Employers Sued after Taking Nurse Hostage During Active Shooter Drill
Colorado nurse sues after being a ‘hostage’ in armed gunman drill (yahoo.com)
Text of lawsuit against Carbondale nursing home | PostIndependent.com
‘Active Shooter’ Drills Spark Raft of Legal Complaints – WSJ
Waitresses discriminated against on the basis of gender at a popular Denver restaurant
Sushi Den: Investigator discredits female employees’ discrimination complaint | FOX31 Denver (kdvr.com)
Teachers forced out of job after developing disabilities
Douglas County School District accused of forcing two ill teachers into retirement – The Denver Post
Cab Company Sued for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation of Female Workers
Gourley v. Yellow Transp., LLC, 178 F. Supp. 2d 1196 (D. Colo. 2001) :: Justia
Parking Lot Workers File Discrimination Suit Alleging Unfair Working Conditions
Parking-lot workers file bias claims – The Denver Post
