
Kari Degraffenreid
Associate
Areas of Focus
- Disputes & Investigations
- Labor & Employment
- Pro Bono
- Assists clients on a range of litigation matters.
Kari is an associate in the firm’s litigation practice. She assists clients on various litigation issues.
Kari gained experience as a democracy legal intern at a justice-focused organization and served as a constituent affairs and correspondence intern for the Office of the Pennsylvania Governor.
Kari earned her J.D. cum laude from Howard University School of Law, where she was a member of the Huver I. Brown trial advocacy team and a student attorney at the child welfare and family clinic, where she represented parents facing abuse and neglect charges. She holds a B.A. magna cum laude in Asian studies and history from George Washington University, where she participated in mock trial and served on the university hearing board.
EducationJ.D., Howard University School of Law, cum laude, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in History, The George Washington University, magna cum laude, 2022
J.D., Howard University School of Law, cum laude, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in History, The George Washington University, magna cum laude, 2022
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York