Karissa Owens

Karissa Owens is a Partner at Rissman and manages the firms south Florida office. She is also a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization & Education. She joined the firms Orlando office in 2002 after graduating from USCs School of Law in South Carolina, where she was on the editorial board of the American Bar Associations Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal and clerked part-time at two insurance defense law firms. Karissa joined the firm knowing that she wanted to be a trial lawyer and that Rissman would provide an opportunity to learn the skills necessary to take the lead in the courtroom. Since joining the firm, Karissa has become AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been lead counsel at trial in cases involving various types of bodily injuries including catastrophic injuries and death. She has successfully tried to verdict medical malpractice actions, wrongful death claims and commercial trucking cases as well as premises liability and auto liability cases. She has also defeated appellate challenges of her trial court wins. In 2014, Karissa moved to Fort Lauderdale to open the firms south Florida office where her current practice focuses on medical malpractice and insurance defense including product liability claims, commercial and private auto claims and premises liability claims. She has written and published on the importance of professionalism within the field and is a frequent lecturer on legal topics relevant to health organizations, trucking companies and insurance carriers.