Karen Glickstein

Karen Glickstein is a shareholder at Polsinelli, a law firm they joined in 2001. Glickstein's focus is on management-side employment law, commercial litigation, and advice work. Karen also chairs the firm's women's initiative committee. Prior to joining Polsinelli, Glickstein was a partner at Foland Wickens, a litigation boutique law firm they helped found in 1997. At Foland Wickens, Glickstein's practice focused on employment law defense, commercial litigation, and product liability/insurance defense. Before that, they worked as an associate and later partner in the insurance defense and commercial litigation departments at Shughart Thomson & Kilroy. During their time at Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, Glickstein's focus shifted to employment defense and product liability defense. Karen also served on the firm's hiring committee. Prior to their work in private practice, Glickstein served as a law clerk to the Hon. Joseph E. Stevens Jr.

Karen Glickstein is a graduate of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and Smith College. Karen holds a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and economics from Smith College.