Goldberg Segalla

Karen Saab-Dominguez is an associate in the firm's Long Island office. Before joining Goldberg Segalla, she spent six years as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County, New York, prosecuting domestic violence and child abuse and sex crimes cases. Prior to that, she worked with Sanctuary for Families, the leading nonprofit in New York State dedicated exclusively to serving domestic violence victims, sex trafficking victims, and their children. During her time at the District Attorney’s office, she gained invaluable trial experience, which included trying approximately three felony cases to verdict before a jury, trying several misdemeanor cases, presenting approximately 150-300 cases to the grand jury, and handling approximately 30 to 40 sex-offender risk assessment hearings. During her time with Sanctuary, she tried 15 to 20 family court matters to verdict.

Her civil litigation experience includes depositions, hearings, and successful summary judgment motions in defense of municipalities, including a high-profile case in federal court involving claims of civil rights violations. While in law school, Karen was a member of the executive board for the Women's Law Journal and competed for the school's national team.

Professional Affiliations

• Gender Fairness Committee for the 12th Judicial District

Admitted to Practice

Prior Experience

Civic Activities

Languages

• Spanish

Education

• St. Johns University, B.A., 1995
• New School for Social Research, M.A., 1998
• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2001 (Executive Editor, Women's Law Journal; Benjamin N. Cardozo Trial Team)