Kara Gordon

Kara joined Werman Salas in 2026 as an Associate Attorney. Kara is a member of the California State Bar.

Kara’s career has been dedicated to defending worker’s rights. Before joining the firm, Kara successfully represented oil refinery operators, maintenance employees, and service workers in wage and hour class actions for unpaid wages, standby time, and overtime violations in California state and federal courts. Kara’s practice also included cases involving employment harassment and discrimination, First Amendment rights, and ERISA violations.

Most recently, Kara clerked for the Honorable Nancy L. Maldonado of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and for the Honorable Manish S. Shah in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. As a clerk, Kara worked on various matters involving civils rights, whistleblower statutes, mass torts, and employee discrimination.

Kara served as the Assistant Editor on the 2026 Fair Labor Standards Act Midwinter Report.

Kara graduated from the University of California Berkeley School of Law in 2020. There, Kara litigated a civil rights case before the Ninth Circuit as a student advocate, interned at Legal Aid at Work in San Francisco as part of its Gender Equity program, and was a member of the California Law Review.