Dereama Allen

Attorney At Law

Karen Digh Allen has served for over 28 years as Public Administrator for Callaway County, Missouri. She is a licensed attorney in the State of Missouri and a National Master Guardian through the Center for Guardianship Certification. She serves as a Board of Director for the National Guardianship Association (NGA) and chairs NGA’s Data Collection Task Force, promoting national efforts to improve transparency and accountability in guardianship. Karen also serves as Vice Chair of the Justice & Public Safety Courts & Corrections Subcommittee within the National Association of Counties and as Vice Chair of the Missouri Association of Counties Policing, Justice, and Mental Health Committee.

Karen’s prior legal experience includes service within multiple Missouri state agencies in Jefferson City, Missouri, as well as being a solo practitioner in a small town private practice.

Karen serves on the Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation Board and is a member of the PAIMI Advisory Council for Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services.