Karen Rabenau
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Karen Rabenau concentrates her practice on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, medical negligence and business litigation. Karen joined Twiggs, Beskind, Strickland & Rabenau in 1992 after graduation from UNC Law School. She has an AV rating in Martindale–Hubbell — the highest rating available. Karen is a North Carolina Super Lawyer, and is recognized in Best Lawyers in America in two distinct areas: personal injury litigation and medical malpractice law. For the past eighteen years, she has focused her practice in these areas.
Karen has successfully tried civil cases to verdict in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels. She serves on the Board of Governors of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, and the Litigation Council of the North Carolina Bar Association, for which she is the Ethics Co–Chair. She recently finished serving for two years as Chair of the Medico–Legal Liaison Committee for the North Carolina Bar Association. Karen also speaks to physician groups across North Carolina about legal topics.
While at UNC Law School, Karen was one of two students in her second year class to be chosen as a member of the Holderness Moot Court National Team. During her undergraduate studies at Hollins College, she was a Hollins Scholar and elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
When not working, Karen spends time with her family and is an avid runner. She serves on the board of the International Montessori School, and just finished serving as president of her local garden club.
Areas of Practice
- Serious Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Professional Negligence
- Business Torts
- Products Liability
Education
- Hollins College, B.A., 1989
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Juris Doctorate, 1992
Admitted
- North Carolina, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1993
- U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1994
Professional Memberships
- Barrister, Braxton-Craven Inn of Court, Duke University School of Law
- The Women’s Forum of North Carolina, Inc., 2008-Present
- North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
- Wake County Chapter, 2008-Present
- American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), the national organization of lawyers representing injured persons
- President’s Club Member
- Legal Affairs Committee, 2006-2007
- New Lawyer’s Division Board of Governors, 2002-2003
- Co-Chair Student Trial Advocacy Committee, 1998-2000
- Student Trial Advocacy Committee, 1996-2006
- Regional Coordinator, Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 2001
- Regional Coordinator, Student Trial Advocacy Competition, 1997
- Co-Chair, Publications Committee, 1998-1999
- Publications Committee, 1998-2001
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice (formerly The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers)
- President’s Club Member
- Board of Governors, 1999-2005 and 2007-2010
- Education Committee, 1999-2002
- Personnel Committee, 2001-2002
- Chair, Professional Negligence Section, 2001-2002
- Education Chair, Professional Negligence Section, 1999-2001
- Secretary, Professional Negligence Section, 2000-2001
- Founding Member, Young Lawyers Division
- Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 1997-1998
- Secretary, Young Lawyers Division, 1996-1997
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Litigation Section Council, 2003-2006
- Chair, Medico-Legal Liaison Committee, 2006-2008
- Medico-Legal Liaison Committee, 2002-Present
- Law Week Committee, 1997-2005
- Chair, Law Day Poster Art Committee, 1997-2005
- Child Advocacy Committee, 1996-1998
- Wake County Bar Association
- Public Service Committee, 1997-1998
- Fundraising Committee, Courthouse Kids Center, 1997
- American Bar Association
Committed to Education
Karen is a frequent speaker and writer for continuing legal education seminars in the area of litigation, arbitration and professional negligence. She also speaks to physician groups across North Carolina about legal topics.
Amicus on behalf of North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Stewart v.
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, et al., North Carolina Court of
Appeals, May, 2000. Issue: Where Rule 9(j) Extensions may be filed in
medical negligence cases.
Amicus on behalf of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Milon v. Duke,
et al., North Carolina Supreme Court, December, 2001. Issue:
Enforceability of mandatory arbitration clause in medical negligence case.
Author: Appellate Developments in Medical Negligence
Trial Briefs. April, 2001
Author: Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Medical Negligence Cases
NCATL Medical Negligence. May, 2000
Author: Abrams & Rabenau, The Interplay between Workmen’s Compensation
and Third Party Actions. The Litigator. October, 1993
Speaker: Medico-Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Asheville, North Carolina, February, 2010
Speaker: Panel Discussion on Introduction to Practice
Duke University School of Law
Durham, North Carolina, February, 2010
Speaker: Trying Your First Case
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
Raleigh, North Carolina, September, 2009
Speaker: Medico-Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Asheville, North Carolina, March, 2009
Speaker: North Carolina Medico-Legal Guidelines
Webinar for North Carolina Bar Association
Raleigh, North Carolina, May, 2008
Speaker: Medico-Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Asheville, North Carolina, February, 2008
Speaker: North Carolina Medico-Legal Guidelines
North Carolina Health Information Management Association
Southeastern Region
Sampson Regional Medical Center, April, 2007
Speaker: Medico-Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Asheville, North Carolina, February, 2006
Speaker: Medico-Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Asheville, North Carolina, February, 2005
Speaker: Medico-Legal Issues in Otolaryngology
Bowman Gray School of Medicine ENT Department Harrell Lecture
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, March, 2004
Speaker: Medico-Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Asheville, North Carolina, February, 2004
Speaker: Mandatory Arbitration in Medical Negligence Cases
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina, February, 2004
Speaker: PowerPoint in Mediation
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Summer Convention, Sunset Beach, North Carolina, June, 2001
Speaker: PowerPoint in Mediation
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Winter Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana, February, 2001
Speaker: Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Medical Negligence Cases
North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Raleigh, North Carolina, May, 2000
Speaker: Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Medical Negligence Cases
Western Trial Lawyers Association
Sun Valley, Idaho, February, 2000
Speaker: Investigation Through the Internet
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Winter Convention, Maui, Hawaii, February, 1998
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