Kari has experience representing electric utilities and gas utilities before state regulatory commissions in a variety of proceedings, including electric security plans, grid modernization plans, distribution rate case proceedings, power siting board certificate approvals, tariff/rider approval proceedings, and complaint cases. She regularly advises clients on energy industry transactions with a special focus on regulatory compliance and licensing matters and has extensive experience working with competitive retail suppliers in multiple states including Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Texas.
She earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from Capital University Law School in 2017 and her B.S. from the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University in 2008. While attending Capital University Law School, Kari was a staff member and published author of the Capital University Law Review, a mentee with the Ohio Women’s Bar Association Mentoring Program and a peer coordinator for the Cap Law Peer Advisor Program.
Kari previously completed externships with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the OhioHealth Office of the General Counsel.