Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007 
Traci Van Pelt is a founding member of McConnell Van Pelt LLC in Denver, Colorado. She represents physicians, healthcare providers, attorneys, accountants, and other professionals in complex litigation and professional liability matters. Her practice includes Health Care Law, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants.
Ms. Van Pelt has practiced as a civil trial lawyer for more than 25 years. She began her legal career in San Francisco before relocating to Denver in 1996, where she joined the firm of Long & Jaudon. In 2001, she became a founding shareholder of McConnell Fleischner Houghtaling, LLC, continuing her longstanding focus on litigation and professional liability defense.
Throughout her career, Ms. Van Pelt has represented clients in jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, and appeals. She has argued cases before the Colorado Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, and the Wyoming Supreme Court. Her litigation experience includes defending healthcare professionals, attorneys, and other licensed professionals in malpractice and liability claims, as well as handling complex civil disputes and insurance-related litigation.
In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Van Pelt advises healthcare clients on a range of legal and regulatory matters, including hospital contracts, healthcare financing disputes, licensing concerns, and risk management issues. She works closely with clients to address legal challenges while helping them navigate the demands and pressures that often accompany claims and litigation.
Ms. Van Pelt also speaks frequently to lawyers, healthcare professionals, and professional organizations on legal, ethical, and risk management topics affecting healthcare and professional liability matters.
