Karen Barris Bragman passed away on May 31 after a five-month battle with cancer. An extraordinarily talented lawyer, a tireless leader in the firm and the Atlanta community, and a treasured colleague, Karen’s passing leaves a hole in the Arnall Golden Gregory family, but we celebrate the gifts of her life and friendship.

From the beginning, Karen was an overachiever, graduating from high school at age 16 and the University of Michigan at 19.  Karen wanted to follow her father, a prominent Detroit attorney, into the law, but she was too young for law school, so instead earned a Master’s degree in Spanish literature. She then went on to law school, graduating second in her class.