Karen Y. Vicks

Karen Y. Vicks is the founder of her law office in Dover, Delaware. She focuses on Social Security Disability, Veterans Benefits, and wills. She represents disabled individuals pursuing Social Security claims and appeals and assists veterans with disability benefits matters. She also prepares wills, powers of attorney, and advance healthcare directives. Her practice is centered on helping clients address disability-related benefits issues and basic estate-planning needs.

Vicks earned a J.D. from Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law and a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Howard University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Her education in law and economics supports careful analysis of administrative benefit programs, financial concerns, and planning documents that affect disabled clients, veterans, and their families.

Before private practice, Vicks worked as an auditor for the New York City Comptroller and the Delaware Department of Transportation. She later clerked for Judge Mary F. Walrath of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and practiced Social Security Disability law. She has represented many claimants through administrative proceedings and appeals and has also taught constitutional law and criminal justice.

Karen Y. Vicks is licensed in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and participates in professional organizations serving disability and veterans advocates. Her practice combines administrative-law experience with a focus on accessible client service. She helps people understand benefits procedures, prepare claims and appeals, and put basic estate-planning documents in place to address important personal and financial decisions. The goal is practical guidance grounded in the facts, applicable law, and client objectives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Law Office of Karen Y. Vicks, LLC
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Delaware

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