Karin Jenson was still working as a reporter for the The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, OH when a doctor who was in prison for Medicare fraud and drug trafficking unsuccessfully sued her for defamation.

The case brought her into contact with representatives from Baker Hostetler, the firm Jenson wound up joining a few years later after a brief stopover in law school. She went on to serve as lead counsel for e-discovery, information lifecycle and litigation hold teams at General Motors and is now in the process of transitioning into her new role as a partner at the information law-centric Redgrave LLP. Jenson will oversee the firm’s Cleveland office.