Karen Ware has been a bankruptcy, debt defense, and estate planning attorney since 2006.
From the beginning, The Law Offices of Karen Ware PC has focused on debt litigation defense, tax, and bankruptcy matters.
We use bankruptcy’s powers to help people achieve their long-term financial goals. This requires planning and attention beyond what a “bankruptcy mill” can provide.
Many of our clients are business owners looking to reorganize, people saving for education and retirement, and / or young people who want to buy a home as soon as possible after filing bankruptcy. Careful planning can help clients successfully reach their financial goals.
Our estate planning practice grew out of this focus on long-term planning. Specifically, we saw many of her bankruptcy clients building up assets (instead of sending money to the credit card companies every month.) These assets need to be protected long-term with careful estate planning.
Our practice emphasizes the importance of explaining all options to Clients, and the relative advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
Ms. Ware is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), the California State Bar, and the California State Bar Section on Business and Insolvency Law.
Ms. Ware is admitted to the the Supreme Court of California, and the United States District Courts for the Central District of California, and the Eastern District of California.
Before starting her own practice in 2006 in Bethesda, Maryland, Ms. Ware was an Associate in the National Tax Department of a “Big Four” accounting firm. Her work focused on the tax aspects of complex business transactions, including executive compensation plans, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, LLC operating agreements, and forming and unwinding partnerships.
Ms. Ware was also an Associate at a Fortune 100 financial services firm, where she researched and resolved tax issues arising from complex investment transactions.
Ms. Ware graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology.
She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.
