Kara Kristie Bennis
700 Fifth Street
NW Suite 300
Washington, District of Columbia 20001-2612
Communication Center:
Phone :
(202) 789-8000 (Ext.134)
Fax :(202) 371-1825
Current Employment Position(s):
Associate
Areas of Practice:
- 100% Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Workers Compensation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
- Colorado, 2001
- District of Columbia, 2006
- Virginia, 2003
Education:
- Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, May, 2001 J.D.
Honors: Phi Alpha Delta, Vice-Justice
Honors: Dickinson Public Interest Law Fund, Treasurer
Honors: Cumberland County Inns. of Court, Student Member
- Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December, 1997
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha, (Political Science Honor Society)
Honors: Humana Foundation Scholarship
Honors: Mary Washington College Community Orchestra Scholarship
Major: Political Science
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- DC Trial Lawyers Association, 2005 - Present
Member
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 2006 - Present
Member
- William Bryant Inns of Court, 2006 - Present
Member
Past Employment Positions:
- AHC, Inc, Senior Attorney, 2002 - 2005
- Hedger & Hedger, Law Clerk, 2000 - 2001
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Compliance Legal Division, Law Clerk, 2000
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Compliance Legal Division, Law Clerk, 1999
- Pennsylvania Department of State, Office of Hearing Examiner, Intern, 1999 - 2000
- United States Senator Charles S. Robb, Legislative Intern, 1998
- Rappahannock Legal Services, Intern, 1996
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta