Associate
Karen Wohlgemuth’s family law practice includes matters related to divorce, premarital agreements, child support, spousal maintenance, grandparent visitation, and post-decree modifications handled through trial, mediations, arbitrations, and other manners of alternative dispute resolution. She is a certified family law mediator and also brings experience in civil and commercial litigation.
Karen completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and earned her Juris Doctor from Arizona State’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. She is also a graduate of the FDCC Ladder Down Program for the class of 2019 and became a certified Family Law Mediator in 2021.
Presentations and Publications
- “It’s a New Year with New Child Support Guidelines” (2022)
- “Bankruptcy and Divorce: Considerations Before Filing” (2021)
- “Raising the Bar: The NextGen,” Featured, Phoenix Business Journal (January 29, 2021)
- “Insurance 101 – Personal Injury A to Z,” National Business Institute (2019)
- “Nuts and Bolts of Arizona Civil Procedure Changes,” The Cavanagh Law Firm (2018)
Community Involvement
- Arizona Theatre Company
- Member, Board of Trustees
Memberships
- Maricopa County Bar Association
- Arizona Women Lawyers Association
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Ladder Down program, 2019
Distinctions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation; Family Law; and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (2023)
- Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, Family Law (2022)
- Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, Family Law (2021)
- Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars®, General Litigation (2020)
- Paul W. Holloway Trial Advocacy Award Winner (May 2017)
- Pro Bono Distinction (May 2017)
- CALI Award (March 2016)
Contact Karen Wohlgemuth at 602.333.5483 or phxfamilylawteam@spencerfane.com.