Kara D. McDonald - a Manhattan Beach, California (CA) Wage and Hour Lawyer

Manhattan Beach Wage and Hour Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Wage and Hour
Copyright
Trademark and Trade Dress
Idea Submission
Licensing
Profit Participation and Accounting
Large Class Actions

Attorney Information

Overview

Kara D. McDonald is Of Counsel with Kesselman Brantly Stockinger LLP. Her experience includes representing clients in complex litigation in federal and state courts and in arbitration. She has litigated on behalf of diverse clients in a variety of areas, including wage and hour, copyright, trademark and trade dress, idea submission, licensing, profit participation and accounting, and large class actions.

Ms. McDonald received her J.D., summa cum laude, in 2002 from Washington and Lee University School of Law, where she graduated first in her class and served as Lead Articles Editor for the Washington and Lee Law Review. Ms. McDonald received her B.A., summa cum laude, in 1999 from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Prior to joining KBS, Ms. McDonald was a senior associate at Irell and Manella LLP. She also served as a law clerk at both the federal appellate and district court levels, clerking for the Honorable John M. Rogers of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the Honorable Jennifer B. Coffman of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky.

Education

Legal Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 2002
  J.D.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Honors: Recipient of the Barry Sullivan Constitutional Law Award
  Honors: Recipient of the John W. Davis Prize for Law
  Honors: Graduated First in Class
  Law Review: Washington and Lee Law Review, Lead Articles Editor and Staffwriter
Non Legal Education
- University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1999
  B.A.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Golden Key Society
  Honors: Departmental Honors in Philosophy
  Honors: Conflict Mediation Program
  Major: Philosophy

Current Employment Position(s)

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Counsel
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Past Positions

Honorable Jennifer B. Coffman of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, Law Clerk
Honorable John M. Rogers of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Law Clerk
Irell and Manella LLP, Senior Associate

Bar Admissions

California, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

Contact

Manhattan Beach, CA

1600 Rosecrans Avenue
Bldg. 7, Ste. 320
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

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Phone: 310-307-4555

Email: Send a message

Website: https://www.kbslaw.com

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