Karlene J. Rogers-Aberman

Senior Partner

Biography

Ms. Rogers-Aberman joined the firm in 2005 and serves as one of the firm’s two supervising attorneys/team leaders in the Litigation Department.  As such, she first chairs trials and arbitrations as well as manages a team of litigation attorneys in representing health care providers in arbitrations, mediations, and state and federal court proceedings against health plans, insurance companies, and the government.  Litigated issues typically involve interpretation of California’s Knox-Keene Act, the federal Employee Retirement Income and Security Act (“ERISA”), the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (“EMTALA”), as well as general contract and other business disputes.  Previously, Ms. Rogers-Aberman represented multinational corporations in all areas of commercial litigation, including proceedings before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  In March 2003, Business Week magazine featured Ms. Rogers-Aberman in an article concerning her passion for mentoring young people.

Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1997
B.A., Cornell University, 1994

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut, 1997
  • New York, 1999
  • California, 2005
  • New Jersey, 2019
  • Pennslyvania, 2019
  • United States District Court for the Central District of California, 2008
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2007
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 2006
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of California, 2008
  • United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1998
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2003

Professional Memberships

  • Chair of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Legislative Committee
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)
  • Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

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