Karen L. Rodgers

Karen L. Rodgers is a Partner at Garfunkel Wild, P.C. and is a member of the firm’s Finance and Real Estate Practice Group.

Since joining the firm in 2002, Ms. Rodgers has represented institutional for profit and not-for-profit clients in connection with a broad range of commercial real estate matters.

Ms. Rodgers has significant experience representing developers, landlords and tenants in the acquisition and disposition of real property, commercial office and retail leasing, ground leasing, land use and site development. She also has significant experience representing both lenders and borrowers in connection with all aspects of commercial financing.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Rodgers worked in the commercial real estate department of Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s New York City office, where the focus of her practice was representing "big box" retailers in connection with the acquisition, leasing, and development of free-standing retail locations and anchor locations in multi-tenanted shopping centers.

Ms. Rodgers received her B.A. from Binghamton University in 1996, majoring in the areas of Philosophy and Philosophy, Politics and Law. She received her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law in 1999 where she served as an Editor of Notes and Comments for the Hofstra Law Review.