Karen East

504.556.4061

Involvement

  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's Fellow Program - Participant
  • Member St. Thomas More Inn of Court - Member
  • Louisiana Bar Association - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • New Orleans Bar Association - Member
  • Association of Women Law Students, Vice President, 2016

Recognition

  • Louisiana Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," General Litigation, 2024-2026
  • The Best Lawyers in America® , Commercial Litigation, 2024-2026
  • Judge Sanford Levy Award for Runner-Up Best Brief, 2015
  • Law Excellence Award received in Community Property, Business Organizations I, Civil Law Successions, Security Rights, Civil Procedure II, and Lawyering II

Credentials

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (J.D., 2017)
    • Loyola Law Review
    • William L. Crowe Scholar
  • Loyola University New Orleans (Masters: Criminal Justice, 2009)
  • University of West Florida (B.A. in Criminal Justice, 2006)

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2017

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2020
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Louisiana, 2020
  • U.S. District Court, Western District, Louisiana, 2020
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District, Louisiana, 2021

Clerkships

The Honorable Kurt D. Engelhardt of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2018-2020) and the United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (2017-2018)

Publications

After Hours

"When I’m not at work, I enjoy spending time with family and friends or tasting the latest cuisine at one of the many fine restaurants in New Orleans. I am also a New Orleans Saints fan and enjoy attending games at the Superdome."

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