Background
Hawkins, Karen Lee was born on October 17, 1945 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of Everett Yale Junior and Kathryn Mary (Zagar) Hawkins.
Hawkins, Karen Lee was born on October 17, 1945 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of Everett Yale Junior and Kathryn Mary (Zagar) Hawkins.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1967). University of California at Davis (Master of Education., 1973). Golden Gate University (Juris Doctor, 1979.
Master of Business Administration, Tax, 1981).
Member, Golden Gate University Law Review Staff, 1978, 1979.
Resident director, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1967-1969; communications consultant, Pacific Telephone Сompany, San Francisco, 1969-1973; assistant dean, University of California, Davis, 1973-1976; senior tax consultant, Touche Ross & Company, San Francisco, 1979-1983; sole practice, San Francisco, 1983-1984; partner, Berger & Taggart, San Francisco, 1984-1986; partner, Taggart & Hawkins, San Francisco, since 1986. Lecturer Golden Gate U., San Francisco, 1978-1979, 83-84. Panelist RutterGroup, San Francisco, 1986.
Bar Association of San Francisco (Member: Tax Section. Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee, 1984-1986. Chairman, 1986; ClientRelations Committee, since 1985).
State Bar of California (Member, Taxation Section).
American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Taxation. Litigation; Member, Committees on: Civil and Criminal Penalties, Chair, 19891990.
Small Business. Court Procedure. Administrative Practice).
San Francisco Area Women Tax Lawyers (President, 1986-1988).
National Association of Women Lawyers. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, California Board of Legal Specialization). Tax Litigation, Tax Planning and Corporate.