Karen L. Capasso

Overview

Karen L. Capasso is an attorney in CMDA Law’s Riverside, California office, where she focuses her practice on public entity defense, employment litigation, and complex civil litigation involving municipalities, public agencies, and other institutional clients.

Ms. Capasso represents public entities in a wide range of litigation matters, including employment claims, dangerous condition of public property cases, personal injury claims, medical malpractice matters, and appellate work. Her experience includes defending California public agencies in high-exposure disputes that require strategic case evaluation, careful factual development, and practical litigation management.

In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Capasso has presented on employment law topics, including workplace investigations and disability accommodation issues, at professional conferences. She brings a practical understanding of the challenges public employers and public entities face when navigating complex claims, risk exposure, and compliance-sensitive matters.

Karen Capasso is admitted to practice in California state courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California.