Background
Burgett, Karen T. was born on February 1, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Burgett, Karen T. was born on February 1, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Phillips University (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Santa Barbara College of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1982). Member, Citizen Ambassador Delegation to People's Republic of China, Ministry of Justice, 1985.
Worked at Archbald & Spray (Santa Barbara, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial Practice and Complex Litigation, Professional and Medical Negligence, Products and Premises Liability, Construction Defects, Labor and Employment Law, Environmental, Oil and Gas, Toxic Tort, Insurance Law and Declaratory Judgment Proceedings and Appellate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, California. 1986, United States. District Court, Central District of California.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Member: Citizen Ambassador Delegation to People"s Republic of China, Ministry of Justice, 1985. Delegation to First Moscow Conference on Law and Bilateral Economic Relations, 1990.
Member: Santa Barbara County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Association of Southern California Defense Counsel.
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers (Officer, 1991-1994). Foreign over a third of a century, Archbald & Spray has been providing legal representation to clients with a wide range of legal needs.
Our lawyers strive to get to the heart of the matter to favorably resolve a controversy through the appropriate use of the courts, administrative agencies, or alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
To prevent future legal problems from occurring, our lawyers provide preventive law counseling designed to minimize our clients" risks and to maximize their rights and benefits. Integrity, industry, intelligence, and innovation are the principles upon which the firm was founded, and the principles that remain the standard by which we practice.
Member: Citizen Ambassador Delegation to People"s Republic of China, Ministry of Justice, 1985. Delegation to First Moscow Conference on Law and Bilateral Economic Relations, 1990. Member: Santa Barbara County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California.
Association of Southern California Defense Counsel. Santa Barbara Women Lawyers (Officer, 1991-1994).