Practice Overview

Karen Roebuck joined the firm in 2022 following a long career in government. Notably, she served as Acting Assistant County Counsel, Senior Deputy County Counsel, and Deputy County Counsel in the Humboldt County Counsel’s Office where she worked for fifteen years. Prior to that, Karen spent close to five years as a Deputy Public Defender for the County of Humboldt where she gained valuable courtroom and jury trial experience. In addition, she spent over six years as a workers’ compensation defense attorney for State Compensation Insurance Fund. Her practice focuses on civil litigation and municipal/public entity law.

Practice Areas

• Civil Litigation

• Municipal/Public Entity Law

Education

• J.D., University of California at Davis, School of Law (1992)

• B.A., English, Humboldt State University (1988)

Admissions

• California

• United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Affiliations

• Humboldt County Bar Association

• Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada (ADCNCN)