Karen S. Hockstad Attorney

First Admitted: 1992, Michigan

Professional Webpage: https://www.dinsmore.com/karen-s-hockstad/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Ohio
Columbus Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan
Ohio State Bar Association
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Tax Court
Michigan
Speaker for the Ohio State Bar Association on the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, 2022
Speaker for Lorman Education on the CAN-SPAM Act., 2022
Member of the Ohio State Bar Foundation, the Columbus Bar Foundation, the Ohio Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan, licensed in the Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio, the Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, the District of Colorado, the Eastern District of Michigan, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2021
Member of the Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee
Obtained summary judgment in a breach of contract case pending in the N. D. Ohio., 2020
Ohio State Bar Foundation, Fellow Columbus Bar Foundation; Fellow; Chair, OSBA Corporate Counsel Section Council; Member Ohio State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan; Columbus Bar Association, National Association of Professional Women; Past Executive Committee, Women Lawyers of Franklin County
Speaker on TCPA-related issues through The Knowledge Group, 2019
Chair, Corporate Counsel Section Council, Ohio State Bar Association (2009-2012); Member, Litigation Section Council, Ohio State Bar Association; Member, Columbus Bar Association; Member, State Bar of Michigan

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Obtained dismissal of a federal class-action involving alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act., 2024
Successfully defended a motion for preliminary and permanent injunction involving family business owned real estate of over $10,000.00., 2023
Obtained dismissal of a class-action TCPA lawsuit pending in the Northern District of Illinois., 2022
Resolved a complex trust litigation matter pending in Montgomery County, Ohio., 2022
Negotiated settlement of a TCPA putative class action pending in the N. D. Illinois involving unsolicited text messages., 2022
Negotiated settlement of a TCPA putative action brough in the Arizona District Court., 2022
Reached settlement of a putative class action involving unsolicited text messages pending in the Southern District of Ohio., 2022
Negotiated Settlement of a Fair Labor Standards Act Collective Action pending in the Southern District of Ohio., 2022
Reached settlement in a putative class action junk fax case in the Northern District of Ohio., 2022
Settled a multi-million dollar commercial litigation matter in the C.D. California involving breach of contract and non-conforming goods issues under the UCC., 2021
Resolved a very complex family trust litigation matter on behalf of the Trustee and co-beneficiary of an estate involving jointly owned property in the State of Michigan, 2021
Obtained summary judgment in a TCPA matter pending in the N.D. Georgia., 2021
Settled a class and collective FLSA matter for a publicly traded entity, 2020
Lead counsel in Fair Labor Standards Act Collective Action involving tipped employees, 2018
Successfully defended a commercial real estate and fraudulent conveyance action, 2012
Successfully defended a multi-million dollar consumer and Can-SPAM lawsuit, 2010
Lead counsel in case of first impression involving Ohio community school statutes and contracts involving a for-profit management company currently pending before the Ohio Supreme Court.

Representative Clients:

Represented a family owned real estate holding company in a family dispute., 2023
Represented an officer and Trustee of a family owned business involving claims for breach of fiduciary duty.

Transactions:

Completed a sale of company assets in a closely held business, 2018
Completed asset purchase of a US-based nano-technology company by a Canadian company.
Completed multi-million dollar stock sale to publicly traded corporation

Pro bono/Community Service:

Nationwide Children's Hospital, board member, past president
University of Michigan Alumni Association of Central Ohio
Safety Council of Central Ohio, past trustee
Tim Horton's Children's Foundation, Fundraising Committee, past member
Member of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective Development Committee; Chair of the Drive Out Hunger Fundraising Event, 2024
Trustee of the Conway Center for Family Business; Secretary of the Board of Trustees, 2024
Member, International Women's Forum Columbus Chapter and member of the program committee, 2024
Appointed as a member of the development committee for the Mid-Ohio Food Collective., 2022
Secretary, Conway Center for Family Business, Board of Trustees, 2022
Graduated from Leadership Columbus, class of 2022. My class project consisted of helping the VOA analyze a recycling program to increase environmental stewardship, decrease operational costs, and provide the cost-savings to homeless veterans., 2022
Nominated to the Leadership Columbus class of 2022., 2021
President, JDRF, Central Ohio, 2017
President of JRDF, Central Ohio, 2016
Advisory Board, JDRF Central Ohio
Boost Committee, Downtown Kiwanis (2009)
Chair, Promise Ball, Gala for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mid-Ohio chapter, 2011
2008-present, Director, JDRF, Mid-Ohio Chapter; 2008-present - Chair, Conway Family Business Center Board of Trustees; 2008-present, Member, Kiwanis Club of Columbus; 2006-present - Member, Children's Hospital Development Board; 2005-2008 - Tim Horton's Children's Foundation, Fundraising Committee; 2005 - Recipient of the Columbus Bar Association Community Service Award, Age Thirty-Seven and Over; 2004 and 2005 - Chair of the Pairings Party associated with the Children's Hospital Woody Hayes Celebrity Golf Classic; 2004-05 - Volunteer, Columbus Food and Wine Affair; 2003 - President, Children's Hospital Development Board; 2002-03 - Social Committee Chair, Kiwanis Club of Columbus; 2002 - Woody Hayes Celebrity Golf Classic Chair; 2002 - Vice-President, Children's Hospital Development Board; 2000-2002 - Trustee, Kiwanis Club of Columbus; 2001 - Chair, Spring Fundraiser, Kiwanis Club of Columbus; 2000 - Chair, Children's Hospital Annual Campaign; 2000 - Columbus Bar Association, Barrister Leader Program; 1999 - Membership Chair, Children's Hospital; 1996-2005 - Trustee, Safety Council of Central Ohio, 2001
Chair, Board of Trustees, Conway Center for Family Business
Vice-President and President Elect, JDRF Mid-Ohio Chapter Board of Trustees, 2015
President, JDRF Central Ohio Chapter, 2015
Co-Chair, JDRF Promise Ball Vice-President, President Elect, JDRF Mid-Ohio Chapter, 2014

Honors/Awards:

Ohio Super Lawyer® by Law & Politics Magazine, Business, Business Litigation, and Employment Law
CSPA/TCPA designation
Generation Next: 40 Under 40 award by The State Journal
Columbus Bar Association Community Service Award, Age 37 and Over Award
Ohio Super Lawyers®
Received and maintain the pre-eminent rating of A-V signaling the highest rank in both legal ability and ethical standards., Martindale Hubbell A-V Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Was chosen as a Lawyer of Distinction for excellence in civil litigation., Lawyers of Distinction - Excellence in Civil Litigation, Lawyer's of Distinction, 2021
Chosen for extreme excellence and dedication within the legal profession., Woman of the Year, NAPW, 2010
Volunteer of the Year, JDRF-Mid-Ohio chapter, 2011
2006-2007 - Ohio State Bar Foundation, Fellow; 2004-2006 - Super Lawyer in General Business and Employment Law in the State of Ohio; 2005 - Recipient of the Columbus Bar Association Community Service Award, Age Thirty-Seven and Over 2001 Recipient of Busi

Educational Background:

LL.M., Taxation, Capital University Law School, 1994
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1987

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Spoke at a continuing legal education course regarding taxation of limited liability companies, including issues such as guaranteed payments and structuring issues., Speaker, Taxation of Limited Liability Companies, National Business Institute, Legal
This article discusses the TCPA and COVID 19 interplay., Author, Calls by Health Care Providers Regarding Covid 19 Do Not Require Prior Express Consent, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP; Lexis Nexis, Banking, Health Care, Telemarketing, Advertising, 2020
Article discussing recent US Supreme Court ruling on aspects of the TCPA and certain newer technology, author, United States Supreme Court exempts certain Technology from the TCPA, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP; Lexis Nexis, Banking, Health Care, Telemarketing Advertising, 2021
This article discusses the impact of recent case law on the definition of auto-dialers for purposes of the TCPA., Author, Ripple Effects of Supreme Courts TCPA Decision Still Developing for Companies Using Auto-Dialers, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, Banking, Health Care, Telemarketing, Advertising, 2021
Analysis of case involving a text messaging system in relationship to the new seminal opinion from the United States Supreme Court., Author, Eighth Cirucit Finds Text Messaging System Did Not Violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP and Lexis Nexis, Banking, Health Care, Telemarketing, Advertising, 2022
Article analyzing new legislation in Oklahoma., Author, Oklahoma Adopts Mini TCPA Statue, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP and Lexis Nexis, Banking, Health Care, Telemarketing, Advertising, 2022
Article about 3 states who have passed legislation known as mini-TCPA legislation and its impact on the industry., Author, More States Adding Tougher Telephone Consumer Protection Act Statutes, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP and Lexis Nexis, Banking, Health Care, Marketing, Advertising, 2022
Course planner for Corporate Counsel Institute, 2009, 2010, 2011, Course Planner, Corporate Counsel Institute, Ohio State Bar Association, Corporate Counsel
Spoke on the FCC's July, 2015 ruling interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) presented by The Knowledge Group., Speaker, The Rocky Road for the FCC's Interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act 2016, The Knowledge Group, Banks, Call Centers, Physician's, 2016

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Columbus CEO Top Lawyers Designation, 2023
Columbus CEO Top Lawyers, 2017
Recipient, Conway Family Business Center, Recognition for Support of Family Business, 2014

Industry Groups:

Banking
Call Center
CAN-SPAM
Consumer Law
Education Law
FLSA
Health Care
Internet Law
TCPA

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