Karen R. Orr
Partner

Email: Karen R. Orr Direct Dial: 765-428-7069

Education: Indiana University, B.A., 1985; Indiana University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1989.

Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; Indiana Law Review.

Bar Admission: Indiana, 1989; U.S. District Courts for Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, 1989; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1997; U.S. Supreme Court, 1999.

Professional Associations: Tippecanoe County Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association (Young Lawyers Section, director and counsel to the chair, 1996-2000), American Bar Association, American Health Lawyers Association, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana.

Board and Commission Memberships: Business Law Survey Commission, Indiana Bar Foundation (2002 - 2006), Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (2004 - 2005), Indiana State Bar Association, Board of Governors.

Publications/Presentations: Network, Young Lawyers Section of Indiana State Bar Association, editor, 1998-1999; The Appellate Advocate, contributing author, 1998-1999; Advanced Corporate Practice, ICLEF Seminar, 2003; Business Contract Drafting Shows, ICLEF Seminar 2005; ICLEF Practice Skills Summit, Business Transactions, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.

Additional Information: Karen Orr regularly advises health care clients on risk management, contract, medical malpractice, and compliance matters, including response and implementation of compliance plans under the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other health care regulations. She also practices in the areas of business and commercial transactions and education law. She served as corporate counsel for the North Vermillion Community School Corporation from 1996-2007.

Primary Areas of Practice: Health Care, Business Counseling, Business Transactions, Buying and Selling Businesses, Medical Malpractice Defense.