Kara has spent her entire career in the legal community, as a practicing attorney, a leader in business services and as a coach and consultant. Having enjoyed her labor and employment practice, Kara’s passion for coaching and lawyer development led her to become the Director of Recruiting and Professional Development at Young Conaway, before joining Volta.
Kara has worked with hundreds of partners, associates and senior legal professionals at Am Law 100 firms. She coaches on leadership and team management, business development, time management, effective communication and well-being/stress management. Kara also works with individuals in the partnership process. Additionally, Kara designs and manages training and group coaching programs supporting women and diverse attorneys and serves as a voluntary coach to the Diversity Lab and The Belonging Project.
Kara is an adjunct professor at Temple University Beasley School of Law, where she teaches an experiential program focused on transactional practice skills for law students.
Kara’s speaking engagements and committee work involve her in bar committee programs, the Washington Leadership Institute, LCLD (Leadership Council on Legal Diversity), NALP (National Association for Law Placement) and the PDC (Professional Development Consortium).
Having graduated from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching, Kara is credentialed as a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) by the International Coaching Federation and is certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) and the Energy Leadership Index. Kara is also certified in Mental Health First Aid and has completed MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) coursework at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Kara graduated from Lafayette College with a B.A. in English Literature with honors and was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for her research and thesis. She received her J.D. cum laude from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.
Kara is passionate about education, has served three terms as a Trustee at a progressive school and is a Trustee at her son’s Quaker school.