Karen is known for her compassion, creativity, tenacity and trial skills. Her philosophy of life can be found on her nationally popular blog:
http://www.karenkoehlerblog.com/Few plaintiff attorneys try more cases than Karen. Success in the courtroom means that Karen enjoys a strong reputation with insurance companies and corporate defendants who would rather opt to value cases properly for settlement instead of risk going to trial against her. Karen's detailed bio can be found here:
http://www.stritmatter.com/seattle-personal-injury-trial-lawyers/koehler/
A mother of three daughters, she has a particular place in her heart for representing families who have lost loved ones due to intentional or negligent acts. Among those cases is Kime v. City of Seattle, a wrongful death settlement for Kristopher Kime's family that found the city responsible for enhancing the danger of the 2001 Seattle Mardi Gras. She has been honored to represent many people and families who have needed help in holding others accountable for preventable harmful acts. And she has been privileged to see laws changed because of the stories of clients whom she has represented.
Karen is a prolific speaker and writer, an author of nationally published legal treatises and an adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Law.
She authors the following blogs:
Velvet Hammer - http://www.karenkoehlerblog.com
Spinal Cord Injury Law Blog - http://www.spinalcordinjurylawblog.com
She contributes to the following blog:
http://www.pacificnorthwestinjurylawadvocate.com/In addition to serving as President of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (2007-08), she is a Board member of the American Association of Justice. She is co-chair of the AAJ Spinal Cord Injury Litigation Group and on the executive board of the AAJ Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group. A member of the America Board of Trial Advocates, she is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, regularly listed as a top 100 Washington Super Lawyer and a top 40 personal injury lawyer by
Washington Law & Politics Magazine.
