Karen E. Abrams

Karen Abrams is a senior attorney at Meislik & Meislik. Her practice includes a broad range of experience in leasing, banking, and commercial real estate transactions. She has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating commercial leases, representing local, regional, and national commercial landlords, tenants, and brokers with respect to both office and retail space. Her real estate practice includes the acquisition, sale, and financing of real property. Karen also is involved in all areas of lending, with particular emphasis on commercial banking, asset-based lending, and real-estate secured transactions. She has represented many of the leading institutional lenders in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area, including major commercial banks.

Education

• B.A. with Honors, Economics, Washington University in St. Louis, 1992
• M.B.A., Finance and Investment, George Washington University, 1995
• J.D., George Washington University School of Law, 1995

Admitted to Practice

• New Jersey, 1995
• New York, 1996
• Washington, D.C., 1997
• U.S. District Court of New Jersey, 1995

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• International Council of Shopping Centers

Presentations

• “Rights of First Refusal and Similar Rights,” Breakfast Roundtable, International Council of Shopping Centers, Hollywood, Florida, October, 2008

Activities

• Volunteer Wish Granter for The Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey (2000-2008)
• Volunteer with Luke’s Place Animal Rescue (2006 - present)
• Volunteer with Wayne Animal Shelter (2008 - present)