Karen L. Karavatos - a Newport Beach, California (CA) Personal Injury Lawyer

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Newport Beach Personal Injury Lawyer

Updated: 01/10/2023

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury
Product Defects
Wrongful Death
Fire Damages
Consumer Fraud

Attorney Information

Overview

An active litigation attorney in California for over 25 years, Karen Karavatos has focused on making a positive difference in her clients' lives. The desire to help people, coupled with the drive to live a meaningful life, motivated Karen to become an attorney and continues to inspire her career. Bringing extensive experience representing plaintiffs as lead counsel in complex, multiparty litigation, Karen joined Robinson Firm. in 2001. From inception to conclusion, Karen has successfully represented thousands of plaintiffs as both lead counsel and support counsel in complex and newsworthy lawsuits.

Karen was born in Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. She relocated to San Clemente, California, with her family in 1970. Karen attended San Clemente High School. At age 16, while a sophomore at San Clemente High School, Karen passed the California High School Proficiency Exam and transferred to Saddleback Community College. At age 18, Karen obtained an Associate of Arts degree in liberal arts and transferred to University of California Santa Cruz. Karen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Santa Cruz in 1984. She then attended the University of San Diego School of Law and earned a Juris Doctorate degree from USD Law in 1987.

Karen has received several honors and awards during her career. While a student‚ Karen was one of the Founding Editors of the University of San Diego School of Law Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues in 1986‚ she received the University of San Diego School of Law Merit Certificate for Outstanding Achievement in 1987, and was selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among American Law Students in 1987. Ms. Karavatos was also selected for inclusion in Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans in 1992; Two Thousand Notable American Women‚ Fifth Edition in 1992; the International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women in 1993; The World Who's Who of Women‚ Twelfth and Thirteenth Editions; and Who's Who in American Law in 1995. Karen's Success Profile as a prominent attorney in the construction defect litigation arena was featured in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on February 23‚ 1996. She was included in California Super Lawyers 2015.

Karavatos has authored numerous published articles. Such articles include the following: "Community Associations Dealing With Construction Defects" published by Orange County Lawyer Magazine‚ September 1996; "Mitigation of Damages or Spoliation of Evidence: The Repair Dilemma" published by Community Associations Institute Orange County Regional Chapter Construction Defects Digest‚ 1995; "Funding Repairs and Experts During Construction Defect Litigation" published by Condo Management Magazine‚ December 1996; "Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolution‚" published by Community Associations Institute California Southern Counties Chapter HOA Digest November/December 1993;" and she was a periodic author of Condo Hotline for the Daily Pilot in 1990.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Karen L. Karavatos included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Two Thousand Notable American Women, Fifth Edition, 1992
Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans, 1992
International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women, 1993
International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women for Significant Career Achievements and Contributions to Society, 1993
The World Who's Who of Women, Twelfth Edition, 1995
The World Who's Who of Women, Thirteenth Edition, 1995
Who's Who in American Law, 1995
Profile Featured in Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 23, 1996
California Super Lawyers, 2015
Southern California Super Lawyers, 2015 - 2019
Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018

Other Sources of Feedback About Karen L. Karavatos

Included on the 2027 Southern California Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2017 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2016 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1987
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Merit Certificate, Outstanding Achievement in 1987
Honors: Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1987
Law Journal: University of San Diego Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, Founding Editor, 1986 - 1987

Non Legal Education

University of California, Santa Cruz, California, 1984
B.A.
Major: Politics
San Clemente High School
Honors: Passed the California High School Proficiency Exam
Saddleback Community College
Associate of Arts
Major: Liberal Arts

Current Employment Position(s)

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Income Partner
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Past Positions

The Law Offices of Swanson & Dowdall, Defense Attorney, 1987 - 1990
Weller, Friedrich, Hickisch, Hazlitt & Ward, Summer Associate, 1986
Fiore, Walker, Racobs & Powers, Senior Supervising Litigation Attorney

Classes and Seminars

5th Annual Seminar/Workshop: CC&R Enforcement, Fiore, Nordberg, Walker & Woolf-Willis, California Community Association, 1990
6th Annual Seminar/Workshop: Common Area in Crisis, Fiore, Nordberg, Walker & Woolf-Willis, California Community Association, 1991
7th Annual Seminar/Workshop: Protecting Associations in Contracts for Construction, Fiore, Nordberg, Walker & Woolf-Willis, California Community Association, 1992
8th Annual Seminar/Workshop: Alternative Dispute Resolution-How Associations Can Avoid Litigation, Fiore, Nordberg, Walker & Woolf-Willis California Community Association, 1993
9th Annual Seminar/Workshop: Surviving Construction and Reconstruction Defects, California Community Association, 1994
Community Association Law Seminar, Coachella Valley, Fiore, Walker, Racobs & Powers, 1994
Various Community Association Law Faculty Seminars, Fiore, Walker, Racobs & Powers

Representative Clients

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Community Associations
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Homeowners
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Published Works

Articles

Protecting Your Privileges, Fiore, Nordberg, Walker & Woolf-Willis, The Legal Perspective, September, 1993
Updating Governing Documents Through the Amendment Process, Community Associations Institute California Southern Counties Chapter HOA Digest, September/October, 1993
Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolution, Community Associations Institute California Southern Counties Chapter HOA Digest, November/December, 1993
Performing Needed Repairs During Construction Defect Litigation: Mitigating Damages While Preserving Evidence, The Legal Perspective: The Community Association Law Newsletter, 1994
Funding Repairs and Experts During Construction Defect Litigation, Condo Management Magazine, December, 1996
CC&R Enforcement: The Hearing/Fine Method for Achieving Compliance, Community Associations Institute California Southern Counties Chapter HOA Digest
Author, Condo Hotline for the Daily Pilot, 1990
Mitigation of Damages or Spoliation of Evidence: The Repair Dilemma, Community Associations Institute Orange County Regional Chapter Construction Defects Digest, 1995
Community Associations Dealing With Construction Defects, Orange County Lawyer Magazine, September, 1996
Funding Repairs and Experts During Construction Defect Litigation, The Legal Perspective: The Community Association Law Newsletter, March, 1994

Bar Admissions

California, 1987
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1988
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1988
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1988
U.S. Federal Courts, 1987

Other Affiliations

American Bar Association (Member, 1987 - Present)
Orange County Bar Association (Member, 1987 - Present)
California State Bar, 1987 - Present (Member, 1987 - Present)
International Platform Association (Member, 1996)

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