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KarinaShahine

She | Her | Hers

Associate

Overview

Biography

Karina assists clients of the firm’s Corporate and Trusts & Estates Practice Areas in a wide range of matters. Through various positions, she has corporate and trusts and estates experience that includes drafting and reviewing documents and memoranda; aiding attorneys during depositions, trials, and other phases of litigation, including alternative dispute resolution; assisting during mediation; and conducting legal research.

Bar Associations

  • Onondaga County Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • Barclay Damon’s Women’s Forum
  • New England Law | Boston, Women’s Law Caucus, Former Member
  • New England Law | Boston, Former Kaplan Student Representative
  • Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, Member
Experience

Prior Experience

  • Melvin & Melvin, PLLC, Associate
  • Melvin & Melvin, PLLC, Law Clerk
  • MWI, Court Program Assistant and Trained Mediator
  • De Novo Center for Justice and Healing, SJC Rule 3:03 Certified Student Attorney
  • Bosquet Holstein, PLLC, Office Assistant

Selected Community Activities

  • Le Moyne College Young Alumni Volunteer and Committee Member

Selected Honors

  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®: Corporate Law, 2025

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