Karen E. Hagstrom is a graduate of Skidmore College (B.A., cum laude, 1991) and the University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 1994). She has served as a Senior Assistant District Attorney for Dutchess County (1995-2003); Vice- President, Camerata Chorale (2002-04); on the Board of Directors of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York (2004-2005); and on the Board of the Mid-Hudson Civic Center (2006-present). She is a member of the Dutchess County Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. Areas of practice include Civil Litigation, Criminal Litigation, Tax Certiorari, Land Development Law, and Municipal Law.