Ohio - 1993 Michigan - 1992

KAREN S. HOCKSTAD is a partner in the corporate, tax, and litigation practice groups in the Columbus, Ohio office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. Her principal areas of practice are general business and corporate matters, tax controversy and tax planning, commercial litigation, including complex business litigation and employment matters, and IP litigation.

Ms. Hockstad has extensive experience in representing a wide range of businesses, including, restaurant and entertainment companies, real estate holding companies, internet and etail companies, as well as individual entrepreneurs with all of their business-related needs. She also has significant experience litigating at the state and federal levels on behalf of these clients. She is licensed before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the United States Tax Court, and is also licensed to practice in Michigan and Ohio.

Ms. Hockstad has been named a Super Lawyer® in the State of Ohio for several years in the areas of corporate law and employment law.