Law Offices of Kristine S. Karila

She is very helpful. I called her because I felt like my work wasn’t being fair. She gave great advice. I talked to her over the phone and sent her an email.
She is very caring.
I wasn’t able to proceed forward with my case, but I highly recommend her. She was kind, genuine, & provided very helpful information.
If I need her in the future, I will definitely call her!!!

Kristine is not only an excellent attorney but she is also an incredible person as well. Other places wanted me to come in to their office so they could charge me $ 400-​$ 500 to answer a few questions, but Kristine was so kind to help me over the phone and took the time to explain everything I needed to know — free of charge! I was very impressed by her expertise and will recommend her to anyone. Thank you Kristine!

Kristine did a stand up job representing me in an employment dispute. Everything was handled over the phone and through emails, which made my life less stressful as my schedule changes drastically. I did not have to appear in court for the pre-​trial dates and my case was settled without having to go to trial, saving all parties involved valuable time and money. This was super important as I work long hours on fast paced projects. Out of contacting over 30 attorneys with my case, Krisitine was one out of two that would actually consider taking my case, as it was not a big amount of money but something ethical I was trying to stand up against. It was a pleasure working with her and hopefully I won’t need her assistance for some time. She is calculated and well versed in labor law. She stepped in and handled a rather irrational former employer who at first did not want to settle or cooperate by any means. When I would stress out and get impatient she referred to the law and reminded me not to become emotional. I think anyone with a valid labor law issue should at least contact Kristine for a consultation. The initial phone conversation had me at ease and through the entire course I can say I learned some important lessons in labor law that I can use to keep out of certain situations in the future. My father is an ex DA in Orange County who looked over her contract and also felt she knew her subject and was quite fair in her practice. Thanks Kristine, I could not have gotten through this without you.

I had an amazing experience with this attorney. Not only was she a «legal genius» she was aware that I was not and was very patient explaining my options to me.
I was wrongfully terminated from my position and she was able to use her legal knowledge to get me a large settlement for the companies wrong doing. I highly recommend this attorney.
She was very professional, efficient, patient and very knowledgeable about my rights. I am more than satisfied with my outcome and how quickly she was able to resolve this case.

I had a question about getting fired when out on maternity leave and I posted questions on
. Kristine Karila responded as did a few other attorneys. Her response was complete and answered my questions and also gave me more information that helped me. I hired her to take my case and she worked very hard and knew exactly what to do and even after fighting against a very large aggressive attorney firm she won my case and got me what I deserved. I was able to get paid for lost wages for one year and benefits and money for emotional distress. I am so happy that I found Kristine to help me and will recommend her to everyone who needs an lawyer who does labor law.

Kristine took a case for me and she is fantastic! She was able to resolve my legal matter. She is extremely professional and her communication with me has been amazing. She walked me through every step of the way. I would recommend her to everyone!

Kristine took my case against a genuinely abusive former employer and got a terrific settlement. She absolutely knows her stuff and she’s a great attorney. But that’s not why you should hire her if you’re looking for an employment law attorney.
Kristine didn’t know me from Adam before I hired her to represent me, but she listened to my experiences carefully and thoroughly and helped me see the legal issues beyond my haze of fury at the employer. She is a fierce advocate for women who have been treated poorly in the workplace and she has a deep and firm grip on the state and federal laws that apply to protect women and others from unscrupulous or ignorant employers. Mostly, though, I knew she cared about my situation and would do whatever she could to ensure the wrongs done to me were righted. And she succeeded.
With a lot of lawyers, I think you get the feeling that they’re in it for the money. With Kristine, I had no doubt at all that she was in it because she understands what it’s like to be treated unfairly and she believes it’s her duty to rectify situations exactly like mine. I can’t say enough great things about her.

I hired Kristine after she responded to a question I’d asked on
and I couldn’t possibly be more pleased with her representation. On top of being incredibly smart, professional and knowledgeable, she’s an incredibly nice person and handled my case with ease, and got me a settlement I could not have gotten on my own.
I can’t recommend Kristine highly enough. She’s a fantastic attorney and knows employment and labor laws inside and out. Call her. You will be very happy you did.

Reconsider if you’re planning on retaining services, attorney agreed to write a settlement demand letter to my employer. Attorney agreed to write letter knowing I had no «right to sue» nor did I plan on closing case with DFEH. Attorney requested funds on a Tuesday, by Friday attorney informed me she could not write letter unless I provided her with «right to sue» from DFEH. The following week, I reminded attorney of agreement, then attorney told me she was charging me per minute for our conversation (something we never discussed). Following the conversation I decided to end our client/​attorney relationship, I asked for my documents/​funds back, she refused to return funds and told me I would have to wait 3 weeks before I could have my documents back. Huh? Her reasons for not returning funds, she reviewed documents and charged me for every conversation (minus free consultation). However, attorney never told me she was charging me for our calls, we only agreed to letter and the documents she reviewed were Workman Comp documents, a practice attorney does not specialize in. After being accused of being «under the influence» by attorney, I gave up and filed complaint with State Bar. Never compromise, just keep looking even if the offer is too good.