Karis Stephen - Los Angeles, CA
Attorney at Allred, Maroko & Goldberg
Employment Law Lawyers in Los Angeles, CA
6300 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA 90048
Los Angeles Employment Law Lawyer
Updated: 04/01/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
- Sexual Harassment
- Sexual Assault
Attorney Information
Overview
Ms. Stephen joined Allred, Maroko & Goldberg as an Associate in 2024. Prior to joining AMG, Ms. Stephen was an Associate at Latham & Watkins, working primarily within the firm’s Labor & Employment practice group.
Ms. Stephen earned her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School with honors in legal writing. While in law school, Ms. Stephen held a law clerk position in the Hearings Unit of Baltimore’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, completed an externship with Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity, and interned with a plaintiff-side employment law firm in Philadelphia.
During law school, Ms. Stephen was the Community Editor for The Regulatory Review and an Associate Editor for the University Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change. Additionally, Ms. Stephen was also a board member of the Black Law Student Association and the Education and Advocacy Coordinator of If/When/How, a student pro bono organization focused on advancing reproductive rights and justice.
Prior to attending law school, Ms. Stephen was the recipient of a Fulbright Award for which she spent a year as an English Teaching Assistant at a high school in Malaysia.
As an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Stephen won an English departmental prize for her thesis titled Black Travel through Time and Space: Music Videos from Sun Ra to Erykah Badu, in which she explored Afrofuturism in the music space. As a member of the Performing Arts Council Executive Board, she headed up the After School Arts Program, a university-funded arts program for youth in West Philadelphia public schools. Ms. Stephen graduated summa cum laude and was selected to be a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Outside of work, Ms. Stephen is a musician, creative writer, and avid moviegoer.
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Pennsylvania Law School,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Juris Doctor
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University of Pennsylvania Law School,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
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Non Legal Education
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University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program
Honors: Departmental Honors
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: English and Cinema & Media Studies
Minor: Music
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University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Current Employment Position(s)
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Associate
Past Positions
- Latham & Watkins, Associate, Labor and Employment
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker, The Black Hair Big Law Symposium at George Mason University Law School, October 2022
Published Works
Articles
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Why I Chose to Wear Braids to the Workplace Every Day Despite the Fear of Criticism, POPSUGAR, January 8, 2022
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New California Law Forces Fast Food Restaurants to Think Fast, The Regulatory Review, October 25, 2022
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Aborting the Right to Abortion, The Regulatory Review, May 9, 2022
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Using Disability Justice to Reimagine Family Regulation Systems, The Regulatory Review, March 8, 2022
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The Social Responsibility of Social Media Platforms, The Regulatory Review, December 21, 2021
Bar Admissions
- California, 2023
Other Affiliations
- Los Angeles Music and Art School, 2024 - Present (Young Professionals Advisory Board Member)
Photo
Videos
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