Respected by clients and colleagues alike for her effective practical approach, Karen provided business–oriented legal advice and solutions to a diverse base of enterprises and government departments as a senior litigation partner at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, a large Toronto law firm. One of her specialties was in professional liability matters. She also had responsibility for and successfully guided business development and client service initiatives.

As Risk Management Counsel to Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company, Karen drew upon her strategic planning and practice management experience to create and implement a multi-faceted, multi-media program to help lawyers be successful in a changing practice climate. Named practicePRO, it is recognized as a leading source of risk management tools and resources in legal and technology circles across North America.

Most recently, Karen applied her knowledge-sharing expertise, including content management and collaborative strategies, during a multi-year retainer with Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, one of Canada’s largest national law firms. This resulted in an integrated system to capture, share and leverage the firm’s collective knowledge to support practice management and business development as well as to enhance client service.

Karen received her law degree cum laude from the University of Ottawa in 1980 and her Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Toronto in 1977.

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