Karen Kramer

Deputy Chief Counsel, Criminal Division

Bio

  • A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Karen Kramer served as a law clerk for Missouri Supreme Court Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. and Missouri Supreme Court Judge Edward D. ‘Chip’ Robertson, Jr. Ms. Kramer then took a position with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, where she has served as an assistant attorney general in the Criminal Appeals Division since 1997.

 

Practice Areas

  • Criminal Law
  • Appellate Law

 

Admitted to Practice

  • Missouri, 1995
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 2009

 

Education

  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln, B.A. in English, 1987, graduated magna cum laude
  • The American University, Washington, DC. M.A. in Public Communications, 1989, graduated cum laude
  • Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO. J.D., 1995, graduated top 15% in class.

 

Honors & Awards

  • David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award 2001