Karen has been practising family law for over 20 years, and she prides herself on her ability to focus on the individual client's needs and interests. In 2000 Karen added equine law to her practice.

Karen was appointed as a Dispute Resolution Officer for the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in the Region of Peel in 2008/09. Karen was appointed a Deputy Small Claims Court Judge in 2010, and sits as a Deputy Judge in the Small Claims Courts in Milton, Burlington, Guelph and Orangeville.

Karen has had many prior years' experience on the panel for the Office of the Children's Lawyer, representing children. Karen has two children herself, and this parenting experience adds an extra dimension to her ability to support her clients through a separation process.

In addition, Karen is trained in communication, mediation, collaborative law, and arbitration. Through this experience and training, Karen can tailor her services to the client's individual needs. Karen supports her clients in identifying their needs and goals, and she works with them to create a strategy to achieve them.

Karen is an active executive member of the Peel-Halton Collaborative Practice Group and she is qualified to train new collaborative professionals in both level one and two.

Karen continues with her volunteer work in the community, and continues to serve as a member of Dressage Canada's "Officials Committee". She is a past Chair of the Dressage Canada Board. Karen is a proud sponsor of Tom Dvorak on her horse, "Corrigan", who qualified in 2011 to represent Canada at the Pan American Games and is currently competing at the Grand Prix level in dressage, and she is also an active dressage rider and competitor on her second horse "Whisper Champion".

Peel Law Association, Wellington Law Association, Canadian Bar Association, Rotary – Mississauga (Past member), East Wellington Advisory Group for Family Services (Past member), Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM), Family Mediation Canada, Peel/Halton Collaborative Family Law Group (executive), Collaborative Law Association of Waterloo-Wellington, International Association of Collaborative Practitioners (IACP), Canadian Equestrian Federation, Ontario Equestrian Federation, Dressage Canada, United States Equestrian Federation, Caledon CADORA (past).