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Affililations
State Bar of California
San Diego County Bar Association
Community Associations Institute (CAI)
California Association of Community Managers (CACM)
Education
Victoria University
California Western School of Law
Karyn Larko joined Epsten, APC, after graduating cum laude from California Western School of Law in 2007. While attending law school, Karyn worked as a law clerk for Ezekiel Cortez, a prominent federal criminal attorney in San Diego.
Before becoming an attorney, Karyn had a successful career spanning more than 15 years in business management, marketing and public relations. As a result of her substantial business experience, Karyn possesses well-honed communication, problem solving and conflict resolution skills, which are of particular benefit in the practice of community association law. Karyn assists the firm’s clients on a wide range of matters, including covenant and rule enforcement, document interpretation, restatement and amendment, ADA and DFEH compliance, contract preparation and negotiation, loan document review, preparation, interpretation and enforcement of licenses and easements, and dispute resolution. Karyn helps condominium associations navigate the dynamic FHA certification and VA approval processes. Since joining the firm’s transactional law department, Karyn has earned a reputation among her clients and her colleagues for being both knowledgeable and accessible.
Karyn has written articles on a wide variety of issues pertaining to community association law and is a frequent contributor to the CACM Law Journal. Karyn holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and administration with a double major in marketing and business operations from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. She is a member of the State Bar of California, the San Diego County Bar Association, the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and the California Association of Community Managers (CACM).
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