Kristine S. Karila has been practicing law in California since 1992. She attended University of San Diego where she held the prestigious position of Editor-in-Chief of Law Review. Her practice focuses on employment law and business litigation. She represents businesses and employees with regard to employment law matters and business litigation. Ms. Karila has had a high rate of success in resolving legal matters, including jury or bench trials, arbitration, mediation and out of court settlements due to her excellent negotiation skills. She is available to consult business owners regarding their rights and obligations towards employees. She will guide a company to make the right decisions to avoid the risk of litigation by an employee. She also represents employees and former employees with claims of overtime pay, late payment of wages, discrimination related to pregnancy, medical condition, disability, race, gender age, religion, etc., wrongful termination, harassment including sexual harassment, vacation pay, etc.
Practice areas
Representation of employees, independent contractors and employers with issues of labor and employment law, including but not limited to discrimination based on pregnancy, gender, religion, race, marital status, disability, etc., issues of sexual harassment or harassment based on a protected class, unlawful retaliation cases, issues of unpaid wages, overtime, failed opportunity for meal/breaks, paid sick leave, employment manuals, policies, severance pay, employment agreements, etc.
Contract matters, employment law, setting up corporations or LLCs, general civil litigation.
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 1992 | 06/14/2022 |
Legal answers | 4361 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Award in Evidence | American Jurisprudence | N/A |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Contract Attorney | Corbett & Steelman | 1997 - 1998 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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California Labor & Employment | 2015 - Present | |
Orange County Bar Association | N/A | |
American Bar Association | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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San Diego Law Review | Three Years of San Diego Law Review | 1992 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of San Diego School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1992 |
University of Utah | BS - Bachelor of Science | N/A |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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OC Female Professionals | California Laws Protecting Pregnant Employees | 2015 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Confidential Settlement Overtime Case | Settlement |
Confidential per settlement agreement | Settlement for high six figures |
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Calvin Chang, Employment and labor Attorney on Nov 4, 2016
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Mark Clay, Business Attorney on Aug 28, 2015
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I highly endorse Mrs. Karila. Truly exceptional and caring attorney who achieves great results in representing clients! I want all people to contact her for help.
Calvin Chang, Employment and labor Attorney on Nov 4, 2016
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Mark Clay, Business Attorney on Aug 28, 2015
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I highly endorse Mrs. Karila. Truly exceptional and caring attorney who achieves great results in representing clients! I want all people to contact her for help.
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William Bernard, Employment and labor Attorney on Jun 25, 2015
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I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Karilla provides well thought out answers to AVVO questions.
George Henderson, Employment and labor Attorney on May 18, 2015
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I endorse this lawyer. Based on her fine contributions here on the Avvo forum i find Attorney Karila to be first class advocate.
Aryeh Leichter, Employment and labor Attorney on May 6, 2015
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I endorse this Kristine Karila. Hard working, skilled, and dedicated to the clients. A respected member within the legal community.
Raquel Fernandez-Flaherty, Business Attorney on Apr 20, 2015
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I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Karila provides excellent responses on the AVVO board and is a great asset to AVVO.
Michael Zoldan, Business Attorney on Feb 19, 2015
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Douglas Borthwick, Employment and labor Attorney on Jan 3, 2015
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Steven Alves, Employment and labor Attorney on Oct 17, 2014
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Ms. Karila has earned a great reputation in the industry through years of providing good legal work to her clients. Her generous contributions to Avvo also showcase her expertise and advocacy skills through her thorough, analytical answers she gives in plain English that any client can understand. I would confidently recommend Ms. Karila to anyone seeking representation in the employment/ labor area of law.
Anna Stathis, Employment and labor Attorney on Oct 1, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer. Her comments are very helpful.
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Hovanes Margarian, Business Attorney on Jul 23, 2014
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Scott Miller, Employment and labor Attorney on Jun 4, 2014
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Ms. Karila has been generous with his time in answering questions on Avvo. I have reviewed a number of those answers. She is an experienced and able attorney. I endorse Ms. Karila.
Abraham Chaparian, Employment and labor Attorney on May 27, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer. It is clear by reading the answers and comments to questions posed on AVVO that this lawyer is a top notch attorney who is highly respected in the legal community.
John O'Brien, Business Attorney on May 1, 2014
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I endorse this lawyer. A brilliant and highly respected attorney in the legal community.
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Sean Cleary, Business Attorney on Apr 24, 2014
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