Karen Klein
Helping Your Business Survive and Thrive
Karen Klein has been practicing law for over 40 years. She is an experienced employment and business lawyer and entrepreneur who achieves results through collaboration, tenacity, and perseverance. Karen works with small business clients on Bainbridge Island, Seattle, and Kitsap County. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Washington, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Karen is committed to supporting clients’ needs, while ensuring that business needs drive solutions. Karen has substantial litigation and employment experience. Karen has specific experience working with individuals and companies addressing their legal and business issues. Her focus remains on helping you succeed, particularly in the areas of commercial transactions (licensing, contracts, third party distribution), employment (hiring, firing, disputes), social media (policies), and litigation. Based in Bainbridge Island, she lives her life based on the principles of honesty, integrity, and loyalty, always striving to make a difference in the lives of others. In her spare time, Karen serves on the boards of Bainbridge Youth Services and Congregation Kol Shalom.
In the past, she has volunteered at at secondary school in rural Kenya, and served on the Executive Board of the Washington State Bar, Senior Lawyers’ Section; and the Boards of the Bainbridge Downtown Association, and the YWCA.
- Boston University School of Law
- J.D. | Law
- Honors: Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholar
- Activities: Boston University School of Law International Law Journal
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- B.A. | English
- Honors: High Distinction
- Boston University
- (2008) Mini-MBA Business Certificate
- Washington
- 9th Circuit
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Employment Law
- Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
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- Karen Klein Law