Background
Smith Kienbaum, Karen was born on August 10, 1943 in Flint, Michigan, United States.
Smith Kienbaum, Karen was born on August 10, 1943 in Flint, Michigan, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). University of Detroit (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Worked at Abbott, Nicholson, Quilter, Esshaki & Youngblood, Professional Corporation (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in General Civil Practice including Business Planning, Corporate Transactions, Real Estate and Zoning Law, Professional Corporations, Estate Planning, Probate, Estate and Trust Administration, Labor Relations and Employment Law, Family Law, School Law and Trials and Appeals Litigation in State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Michigan. 1984, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
1988, United States.
Supreme Court. Recipient, Chairperson of the Year, Detroit Bar Association. Faculty: Sexual Discrimination, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1993.
Convocation on Violence in the Workplace, United States. Postal Service, 1994.
President, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Michigan Chapter, American Corporate Counsel Association, 1992.
Member, Chair-Magistrate Selection Committee, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Member: Detroit Metropolitan (President, 1993.
Chairperson, Corporate Counsel and Labor Section.
Member: Executive Committee. Board of Directors), Macomb County and Federal Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Commissioner"s Appointee, Standing Committee on Professionalism. Council Member, Labor Section).
Women Lawyer"s Association of Michigan.
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Abbott, Nicholson, Quilter, Esshaki & Youngblood, a Professional Corporation, is a law firm dedicated to solving legal, tax, and business issues confronting today"s corporations, entrepreneurs, and individuals. The attorneys and legal assistants handle a broad variety of client matters.
Emphasis is placed on personal attention, professionalism, and sophisticated, dynamic approaches to client needs.
Our firm"s foundation is an association in the practice of law which began in 1968. We have evolved into a full-service law firm, with continuous growth in clientele and diversity of legal services, while always adhering to the highest standards of competence and integrity.
Member, Chair-Magistrate Selection Committee, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Member: Detroit Metropolitan (President, 1993.
Chairperson, Corporate Counsel and Labor Section.
Member: Executive Committee. Board of Directors), Macomb County and Federal Bar Associations.
State Bar of Michigan (Commissioner"s Appointee, Standing Committee on Professionalism. Council Member, Labor Section).
Women Lawyer"s Association of Michigan.
Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation. Fellow, Michigan State Bar Foundation.