She has represented business owners and management in all aspects of employment law advice and litigation for over twenty years. Karen provides proactive strategies her clients can implement to foster workplace productivity and avoid employee disputes. When litigation is unavoidable, she aggressively defends her clients in all administrative and judicial forums. Karen has been named as a Southern California “Super Lawyer,” a ranking of the top 5% of attorneys in over 70 practice groups in California. She has been named by the Pacific Coast Business Times as one of the Who’s Who in Professional Services and the Top 50 Women in Business for the counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura. She taught employment law at Pepperdine University School of Law, and has served as an officer or director of a variety of civic and community organizations.