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Education
- Washington and Lee School of Law (J.D., 2002), summa cum laude; Order of the Coif; Recipient of the John W. Davis Prize for Law, Recipient of the Barry Sullivan Constitutional Law Award, Lead Articles Editor and Staffwriter for the Washington and Lee Law Review
- University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Philosophy, 1999), summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa, College Honors, Departmental Honors in Philosophy, Golden Key Society, Conflict Mediation Program
Kara McDonald is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP, where she is a member of the litigation workgroup. Before joining Irell & Manella, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable John M. Rogers, Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Kara also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Jennifer B. Coffman, District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky.
Bar & Court Admissions
- 2003, California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
