Karen K Greenberg

Karen K. Greenberg is a partner with her brother Steven S. Konowitz at (where else?) Konowitz & Greenberg, Wellesley Hills, MA. Karen joined Steven after her stint as an elementary school teacher in Quincy, MA, grades 1, 2, and 3, separately and wth a stroke of luck and an understanding principal, in her one-room school-room, cognizant that no two children learn alike.

Karen is a graduate of Boston University, SED, Wheelock College, M.Ed., and Suffolk Law School, 1983, cum laude. Luckily for Steven, while in law school, Karen excelled in photocopying, getting the mail out on time, and successfully consulting her law professors on a variety of "stumpers," despite her knees knocking and palms sweating. After all, Karen's highest grade was the third for several years before law school. A founding member of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Technology Attorneys, Karen served on the board as controller and served as president (2008-2009).

Truth over harmony, Karen went to law school to get pregnant. Fortuitously, she did not. Rather, the universe sent her three gifts, Jed, Jenna, and Melissa (arranged in order of arrival, not age), who continue to give by enlarging the Greenberg family with spouses (who, regardless of status, remain with a place at the family table), children, dogs, poignant moments, and life.

Writing what Karen continues to call "THE BOOK!" gave her the opportunity to discover adoption through many lenses and share law and consequences. Life is a kaleidoscope, which, given the chance, through grace and respect, creates unique beauty. Think about it. Those deciding whether or not to make an adoption plan and others on an adoption journey need the guidance of ethical and well-reasoned social workers, attorneys, and other professionals. Selfishness, misinformation, and deception are destructive. Egos leave little room for the concern of others. Not all adoption journeys end with popping champagne corks. Whatever role you take: think about it