Karla E.Sanchez

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Karla draws upon an extensive knowledge of the NLRB's internal processes to help her clients reach successful outcomes.


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Karla is a skilled labor lawyer with an extensive knowledge of practice and procedure before the National Labor Relations Board. Clients turn to Karla when they are faced with labor-related litigation, because they can trust her to represent their interests and obtain great results at trials and hearings in front of courts and administrative agencies and in arbitration hearings. She also serves as first chair or chief spokesperson for her clients at the bargaining table.

Karla helps clients strategically approach their matters and reach successful outcomes by drawing upon her extensive knowledge of the NLRB's internal processes. She started her career as an attorney for Region 27 of the NLRB, where she conducted numerous representation elections and investigated over 100 unfair labor practice charges against both employers and unions.

Clients look to Karla for practical advice regarding their labor and employment matters, such as union organizing, labor negotiations, strikes and lockouts, and allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment. Karla offers strategic solutions that give her clients options rather than restrictions. She also helps clients foster positive employee relations, which in turn helps to minimize their exposure to labor and employment litigation. Karla understands that a business' success requires it to be able to operate freely—and avoid labor and employment challenges.

Karla takes the time to get to know her clients and their businesses, so she can create solutions based on their specific needs.

  • JD, University of Texas School of Law
    With honors
  • BA, University of Chicago

    With honors

  • Illinois
  • US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • US District Court, District of Colorado
  • US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • US District Court, Northern District of Indiana