About Kathleen Carpenter

Kathleen F. Carpenter is a partner of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps based in San Francisco, California. Kathleen Carpenter has a broad-based background in both litigation and transactional matters. Ms. Carpenter has considerable expertise in risk management, real estate, construction, governmental advocacy, crisis management, on-line reputation management, media, e-commerce, and insurance coverage. Her experience ranges from representing large publicly-held companies in high profile litigation matters to handling a variety of matters in the areas of cyber and media law, internet defamation, entertainment, intellectual property, privacy issues, website terms and conditions and on-line advertising.

Ms. Carpenter also regularly acts as outside regional general counsel for both public and privately held companies, and has extensive expertise representing various industry trade groups in matters of regional and national significance. For over a decade, Kathleen has developed substantial experience in governmental affairs and legislative advocacy. She has also served as part of the lead negotiating team in connection with numerous tort reform efforts, and whose work has lead to sweeping tort reform in the areas of real estate, construction and attorney solicitation. She has provided expert testimony on several occasions before the California State Senate. Ms. Carpenter is a frequent national and regional lecturer, writer and expert witness. She also has substantial appellate experience acting as amicus in high profile cases involving indemnity, construction, insurance, real estate, admissibility of legislative intent and interpretation of California's recently enacted "Right to Repair Law."

Practice Areas

  • Real Estate and Construction Practice
  • Media, E-Commerce Crisis Management
  • Risk Management, Dispute Resolution
  • Governmental Affairs/Legislative Advocacy
  • Appellate Advocacy

Professional Associations

  • California Bar
  • American Bar Association
  • Contra Costa County Bar Association
  • Sacramento County Bar Association
  • American Inns of Court
  • International Association of Media Lawyers
  • California Building Industry Associations' Construction Dispute Resolution Task Force
  • The National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP)
  • San Francisco Chapter of the Grammy Foundation
  • American Fencing Association

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley/Rhetoric and Legal Studies
  • University of San Francisco, School of Law, graduated with Honors