Karen is widely known for her in-depth research and compelling investigations on public policy and justice matters to help achieve progressive reforms.

As a lawyer, Karen utilizes these combined skills to research and investigate a range of issues for private clients. For example, she has researched illegal hotels in New York; unqualified psychologists who failed as mandated reporters to report credible allegations of sexual abuse of children in Ohio. Karen has also been commissioned by community groups and organizations to investigate alleged misconduct by court evaluators, judges, and lawyers.

Starting out as an investigative reporter, Karen first worked as a “generalist” (general assignment reporter) meaning she could write about a range of topics, such as the abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws in New York to the rights of welfare recipients. She covered many justice and public policy issues in-depth. In fact, Karen recently found one of her stories from 1998, “Patients seek rights in painful fights over HMO coverage” archived in the Clinton Presidential Library. The story was originally published by the San Diego Union-Tribune through the American News Service). https://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/17085

Before she became a lawyer, Karen developed expertise on consumer protection issues for clients with their lawyers, and also on issues affecting women in divorce. She was commissioned by a parents group to investigate questionable practices of psychologists and court evaluators in Sacramento County, CA PLACING CHILDREN AT RISK: QUESTIONABLE PSYCHOLOGISTS AND THERAPISTS IN THE SACRAMENTO FAMILY COURT AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES (2000), (link) and exposed questionable conduct of a judge and commissioner in Marin County, CA. (The judge and commissioner both resigned within days of the release of Karen’s report.

With her extensive experience in fact-investigations and researching complex government information, Karen Winner conducts customized research for individuals and businesses, utilizing Freedom of Information requests, and other specialized research. For example, she discovered that a lawyer committed fraud and forgery against his own client in a divorce, and Karen provided information she found to the Grievance Committee that oversees lawyer disbarments to make sure the lawyer is held accountable.

She uses her combined skills to investigate and produce reports for private clients and citizen advocacy groups.

The Karen Winner Difference

Honest & Objective Legal Advice

You deserve to work with an ethical attorney that will listen to you and provide advice that you can trust. Karen's client-centered approach is based on providing unvarnished truth and empowering clients to make informed decisions.

Leaving No Stone Unturned

Karen goes the extra mile, and that is often the difference in a case. Whether it is locating a one-of-a-kind expert, rigorous fact finding, or thinking outside the box to find new options, Karen will give your case the utmost attention as if you were family.

30-Yrs. Investigative Experience

Karen gained invaluable skills as a former investigative reporter and former Policy Analyst for the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs. She has the resolve and experience to combat unethical litigants, attorneys, accountants, witnesses, and even judges.