Karen Saab-Dominguez

Partner

Karen Saab-Dominguez has a wealth of experience representing trucking companies and truck drivers in accident-related claims alleging personal injury, catastrophic loss, and property damage in all stages of litigation. She serves in a leadership role as a vice chair of the Transportation practice group. Karen is a member the firm-wide 24/7 Rapid Response and OSHA Rapid Response groups for trucking and construction clients, and is a frequent lecturer on emerging legal trends and other topics of interest within these industries.  She is a leader in the firm’s Women’s Initiative and previously served as co-chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM).

Karen has played a key role in the firm’s Civil Litigation and Trial practice, handling diverse matters involving premises liability, negligent security, product liability, labor law, and employment for a variety of high-profile clients, including regional and national businesses. She brings to each matter a multi-disciplinary approach to defense strategy that is streamlined, focused, and marked by meticulous and personalized attention, investigation, and evidence-gathering.

Before joining Goldberg Segalla, Karen spent nearly seven as an Assistant District Attorney in Bronx County, New York, prosecuting domestic violence, child abuse, and sex crimes cases. During her time at the District Attorney’s office, she gained invaluable trial experience, which included trying felony and misdemeanor cases before a jury, presenting cases to the grand jury, and handling sex-offender risk assessment hearings. She also coordinated investigations as part of the State’s Central Response and Investigation.

Prior to her time in the District Attorney’s office, Karen worked with Sanctuary for Families, the leading nonprofit in New York State dedicated exclusively to serving victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking and their children. During her time with Sanctuary, she tried 20 family court matters to verdict and was an active lobbyist for an expanded definition of family.

Honors & Awards

New York Metro Super Lawyers, Rising Star (Civil Litigation Defense), 2014

Lawyers of Color Hot List, Eastern Region, 2014