Karen C. Koehmstedt's - Professional Profile

Education
 
University of Puget Sound School of Law - Tacoma, WA
Juris Doctorate awarded Cum Laude, 1987

University of Puget Sound - Tacoma, WA
Bachelor of Arts awarded, 1984

Hanford High School - Richland, WA
Diploma awarded, 1980

Career Experience

Private Practice - Kennewick, WA

1990 - Present

Emphasizing arbitration, mediation, criminal defense, domestic relations including custody and personal injury. Act as Guardian ad Litem in Domestic Relations, and RCW 11.88 actions. On the panel of Arbitrators for Superior Court. Regularly practiced in District, Municipal, Superior Courts and the Washington State Court of Appeals. Negotiated and tried hundreds of cases in an effective professional manner.

Juvenile Court Defense Panel Attorney

1990 - 1996

Expertise in defense of juvenile offenders, litigation of child dependencies, termination of parental rights, involuntary commitment proceedings, youth at risk petitions and material witness representation. Represented over 2,400 individuals while providing high-level legal representation. Developed working knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Vast knowledge of special proceedings in juvenile court.

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney - Benton County, WA

1987 - 1990

Career Profile

In 1986, Ms. Koehmstedt prosecuted for the City of Kennewick under a limited license. Upon receiving her Doctorate of Laws, she was hired as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Benton County Prosecuting Attorney's office in 1987. There, she worked prosecuting numerous cases in district and juvenile court, handling appeals in Superior Court and the Court of Appeals.

She opened her private practice in 1990 and has practiced law in municipal, district, superior and appellate courts. She is an experienced litigator on all issues of criminal and civil litigation. Ms. Koehmstedt has tried hundreds of cases in a professional manner and represented thousands of clients as a tenacious advocate on various legal matters.

Memberships/Licenses

Washington State Bar Association #17056
Benton-Franklin Counties Bar Association
Washington State Trial Lawyers' Association (WSTLA)
Washington State Appellate Court
Washington State District Court
Washington State Municipal Court
Washington State Superior Court
Listed as an "Honored Professional" in the Nationwide Register of Who's Who