Cavallo, Kara J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Kara Cavallo is an associate with the firm's litigation team, concentrating in federal and state general and commercial civil litigation and appeals.  Kara received her Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in 1994 from Arizona State University, with a major in Political Science and a minor in Spanish.  Kara was on the Dean's List and received the Quino E. Martinez award for outstanding academic achievement and community service.

Kara received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arizona, College of Law in 1999, where she was an Executive Note Editor for the Arizona Law Review and published her Note entitled:  The ABA's Resolution Calling for a Moratorium on Executions:  What Jurisdictions Can Do To Ensure that the Death Penalty Is Imposed Responsibly, 40 Ariz. L. Rev. 1515, 1998.

Kara clerked for the Honorable James B. Sult at the Arizona Court of Appeals after graduating from law school, and previously practiced with the litigation department of a large international law firm.

Kara is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of New York and Arizona.  She is also a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Orange County Bar Association, and the Women's Bar Association of Orange and Sullivan Counties.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation & Appeals
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Trial Practice
• Multidistrict Litigation
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Bar Admissions

• Arizona, 1999
• New York, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• New York State Bar Association
• Orange County Bar Association
• Women's Bar Association of Orange & Sullivan Counties

Past Employment Positions

• Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP, Associate, 2001 - 2004
• Hon. James B. Sult at the Arizona Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1999 - 2001

Education

• University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, Arizona, 1999
  J.D.
  Law Review: University of Arizona, College of Law, 1997-1999, Executive Note Editor, 1998 - 1999
• Arizona State University, Tempa, Arizona, 1994
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List
  Major: Political Science
  Minor: Spanish

Published Works

• The ABA's Resolution Calling For A Moratorium on Executions: What Jurisdictions Can Do To Ensure that the Death Penalty Is Imposed Responsibly, Arizona Law Review, 40 Ariz L. Rev. 1515, 1998

Address

158 Orange Avenue
Walden, NY 12586-2029

Phones

845-764-4285
866-535-4743

Faxes

845-778-5173

Emails

kjc@jacobowitz.com

Websites

http://www.jacobowitz.com