About Rachel Karns
Rachel Karns Kerrison began her professional journey in business. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from Boston College before turning to law. She completed her Juris Doctor at Roger Williams University and went on to practice in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Her legal path is practical and rooted in local institutions. She holds memberships in the Rhode Island Association for Justice and the Newport County Bar Association. Those memberships keep her connected to peers and to developments in state practice. She has worked in firm settings and appears regularly in state-level matters.
Kerrsion joined Karns Law Group and now practices through the firm’s offices, including the Middletown office. Her day-to-day work occurs in a small-firm environment where client contact is frequent and matters move from intake to resolution without layers of bureaucracy. Colleagues describe her as methodical and clear in court filings and in client communications; she favors direct writing and straightforward strategy.
Education shaped the early part of her approach. The marketing background from Boston College informs how she frames issues for juries and opposing counsel. The Roger Williams law curriculum added focused courtroom technique and procedural training. Together those experiences created a lawyer comfortable with both negotiation and contested hearings.
Outside formal practice, she participates in bar association activities and local professional events. Her membership in the Rhode Island Association for Justice places her among trial lawyers who regularly exchange case law updates and best practices. Through the Newport County Bar Association she maintains ties to the local bench and bar, attending continuing legal education programs and networking events.
Her work at Karns Law Group spans the firm’s offices and involves appearances in Rhode Island and Massachusetts courts. She balances case preparation, client advising and courtroom advocacy depending on the needs of each matter. Her clients typically meet her at the Middletown office, where she handles intake interviews and strategy sessions in person.
She continues to practice through Karns Law Group and at the firm’s Middletown office, handling matters that arise in Rhode Island and Massachusetts courts. Her current practice focuses on representing clients in state and local matters through Karns Law Group.
