Karen A. Larson

Karen A. Larson was a litigation attorney at Century Law Group, LLP, where she practiced from 2002 and focused on business litigation, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and real estate lawsuits and disputes. She represented property and business owners in disputes involving government takings, business losses, and condemnation matters. She also handled general civil litigation, appeals, writs, jury trials, bench trials, and administrative proceedings in California and Florida courts.

Karen earned her B.A. in History, cum laude, from Vassar College in 1973, her M.A. in Teaching, cum laude, from Brown University in 1974, and her J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1988. She was admitted in Florida in 1988 and California in 1999, and also practiced before the US Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits.

Karen began her legal career with Hardt & Stewart before joining Frost & Jacobs as a litigation associate. She later co-founded Kramer & Larson and operated her own firm for five years. After moving to California, she joined Gerry & Lear in 1999, handling civil matters, appeals, and writs. Over her career, she tried numerous jury and bench cases and successfully prosecuted more than 25 appeals and extraordinary writs.

Karen A. Larson works at Century Law Group, LLP, including significant condemnation and inverse condemnation litigation for business and property owners. She helped secure appellate decisions that established standards for business valuation in California condemnation cases and represented clients against public agencies and private parties. Her record also included a multimillion-dollar jury verdict in a business dispute based on an oral agreement. The firm’s profile recognizes her extensive trial, appellate, and property-rights advocacy across her long, varied civil litigation and appellate career.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Century Law Group, LLP
• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, Florida Bar

Licensed State

• California
• Florida

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Brown University
  MA in Teaching with Cum Laude
• Vassar College
  BA in History with Cum Laude

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