Karen Tichenor Willitts was born in Orange, New Jersey on May 23, 1971. Ms. Willitts graduated from Rutgers University with her B.A. in 1993 and Rutgers Law School, Newark with her J.D. in 1998. She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1998. Ms. Willitts has been a member of the firm since 1999. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Willitts worked for the Honorable Amy Piro Chambers as a judicial law clerk. She is a contributing author to the Yudes Family Law Citator and is also the author of "The Violence Against Women Act: Continued Confusion Over The Scope of the Commerce Clause", Women's Right Law Reporter, Spring 1997.