Karen M Oakes

Professional career

• Karen M. Oakes is a Klamath Falls–based attorney and the elected Klamath County Justice of the Peace, serving since 2005 and re‐elected in 2022, with a career in law, public service, and consumer protection
• Karen M. Oakes has held the role of Klamath County Justice of the Peace since January 2005, after being elected in 2004.
• Law clerk to five Klamath County circuit court judges and one Lake County judge (1998)
• Bankruptcy and consumer protection attorney with her own practice, Oakes Law Offices, P.C., in Klamath Falls
• The Justice of the Peace role in Oregon includes presiding over certain civil and criminal matters

Education

Additional information

• Since 2001, she has represented clients in bankruptcy cases, debt collection violations, and other consumer law matters.
• She has been a long‐time resident of Klamath Falls, Oregon, since 1998
• In 2004, she shifted her practice to focus solely on bankruptcy and consumer protection issues
• handling small claims, and managing traffic and municipal court cases
• She has also attended the Peter Barry and Max Gardner Boot Camps
• Oakes is a member of the American Bar Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, National Association of Women Judges, National Association of Consumer Advocates, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, and the Oregon State Bar.