Karen L. Wolfe

Karen L. Wolfe brings decades of experience to the intersection of law, planning, and purpose. Her practice spans advising and counseling non-profit Boards and management, as well as non-profit executives regarding all aspects of their employment. Karen brings a particular focus on serving independent schools and non-profit organizations as general counsel. Karen also practices in the areas of estate planning and administration, including tax and real estate matters.

Karen's path to Commons & Commons includes a distinguished tenure as Managing Attorney at the Defenders' Association of Philadelphia, where she served as both litigator and supervising attorney. That foundation in advocacy informs everything she does — she understands that behind every legal matter is a person, a family, or an institution with something meaningful at stake. She approaches her work as a counselor with integrity, seeking to discern what is meaningful for her clients, and striving to achieve their goals as she assists them with making important decisions in their lives.

A Temple University Beasley School of Law graduate and recipient of the Nat N. Wolfsohn Memorial Award in Real Property, Karen also holds an English degree from Stockton University, where she was a Charles C. Reynolds Scholarship recipient. That background in storytelling shapes the way she communicates with and on behalf of her clients — clearly, directly, and with genuine care.

Karen is an active member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Temple American Inn of Court. Her diverse practice affords her many opportunities to offer volunteer services in her home community, and she speaks in a wide variety of settings to both professional and non-professional audiences about a variety of topics, including employment related matters and estate planning.

Karen is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania.