People: Kari Erickson Levine, Partner
Biography
Kari Erickson Levine is a partner in the Complex Discrimination, Employment and Title III ADA Access Litigation Practice Groups. She is resident in Seyfarth Shaw’s San Francisco office. Ms. Levine joined Seyfarth in 1995 as a civil litigator. Since 1998, Ms. Levine has focused on the representation of employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and litigation, including state and federal employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, FMLA, CFRA, ADA, Title III ADA access and wage and hour litigation. Ms. Levine has a primary emphasis in her practice on defending employers sued in employment-related class actions and EEOC pattern or practice lawsuits brought in federal and state courts throughout the United States. She has considerable trial experience, having begun her practice in 1990 as a Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office. Ms. Levine is dynamic, passionate and dedicated to teaming with her clients to judiciously, expeditiously and creatively resolve the issues they face in running their businesses.
Ms. Levine served as the Chair of the San Francisco Office’s Hiring Committee the last five years of her tenure leading associate hiring from 1999 through 2009. During this period she was also a member of the Firm’s Lawyer Development Committee (“LDC”). Through the LDC, she partnered with dozens of associates who she mentored and closely monitored to ensure their personal and professional growth, development and success as lawyers and leaders.
Ms. Levine is currently the Chair of the San Francisco Pro Bono Committee. Ms. Levine's pro bono activities include representation of Walden House (a San Francisco based non-profit organization founded in 1969 serving adults and children who face challenges including substance abuse, mental illness, homelessness and involvement in the criminal justice system). Ms. Levine also is the outside General Counsel for pro bono client Dovetail Learning (a non-profit organization that created "Toolbox", a research-based, social and emotional learning curriculum that builds and fosters children's capacity for resilience and learning through development of personal awareness, self mastery, and empathy for others. She is a Past President of the Board of Directors for Real Alternatives for Adolescents (RAFA).
Kari Erickson Levine is a partner in the Complex Discrimination, Employment and Title III ADA Access Litigation Practice Groups. She is resident in Seyfarth Shaw’s San Francisco office. Ms. Levine joined Seyfarth in 1995 as a civil litigator. Since 1998, Ms. Levine has focused on the representation of employers in all aspects of labor and employment law and litigation, including state and federal employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, FMLA, CFRA, ADA, Title III ADA access and wage and hour litigation. Ms. Levine has a primary emphasis in her practice on defending employers sued in employment-related class actions and EEOC pattern or practice lawsuits brought in federal and state courts throughout the United States. She has considerable trial experience, having begun her practice in 1990 as a Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office. Ms. Levine is dynamic, passionate and dedicated to teaming with her clients to judiciously, expeditiously and creatively resolve the issues they face in running their businesses.
Ms. Levine served as the Chair of the San Francisco Office’s Hiring Committee the last five years of her tenure leading associate hiring from 1999 through 2009. During this period she was also a member of the Firm’s Lawyer Development Committee (“LDC”). Through the LDC, she partnered with dozens of associates who she mentored and closely monitored to ensure their personal and professional growth, development and success as lawyers and leaders.
Ms. Levine is currently the Chair of the San Francisco Pro Bono Committee. Ms. Levine's pro bono activities include representation of Walden House (a San Francisco based non-profit organization founded in 1969 serving adults and children who face challenges including substance abuse, mental illness, homelessness and involvement in the criminal justice system). Ms. Levine also is the outside General Counsel for pro bono client Dovetail Learning (a non-profit organization that created "Toolbox", a research-based, social and emotional learning curriculum that builds and fosters children's capacity for resilience and learning through development of personal awareness, self mastery, and empathy for others. She is a Past President of the Board of Directors for Real Alternatives for Adolescents (RAFA).
Education
- J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1989)
- B.A., University of California, San Diego (1987)
Admissions
- California
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California
