Karen Brod

Karen Brod received her undergraduate degree in psychology from Wake Forest University; her masters degree in experimental psychology from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; and her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court in the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina. Though Karen has experience working in litigation and transactional law, she now focuses on Social Security disability law. She is an active member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the Social Security Section of the NCAJ, and the North Carolina State Bar. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Karen Brod included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors North Carolina Super Lawyers List, 2026 Martindale-Avvo Rated Top Lawyer, 2026 AV Preeminent Attorney - Judicial Edition, 2026 Martindale AV 5th Anniversary, 2026 Client Champion Gold, 2026 Advocates, Counselors & Representatives for the Disabled Award Recipient, 2025 AV Preeminent Attorney Judicial Edition 2025 AV Preeminent Attorney, 2025 AV Preeminent Attorney Judicial Edition 2024 Avvo Rated Top Lawyer 2024 AV Preeminent Attorney 2024 Triad Business Journal Outstanding Women in Business 2023 AV Preeminent Attorney Judicial Edition 2023 AV Preeminent Attorney 2023 BBB Torch Awards Finalist 2022 AV Preeminent Attorney 2022 Disability Awards National Top 500 2022 AV Preeminent Attorney Judicial Edition 2022 America’s Most Honored Lawyers - 2022 Client Champion Gold Award 2022 Social Security Disability Leadership Award, 2022 Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion 2021 BBB Torch Awards Finalist 2021 Chairperson for the Chrysler Classic Golf Tournament Legal Counsel for the Ribfest Legal Counsel and Board Member of the Quarter for the Jaycees Executive Committee Member and Program Director of the Guilford County Association of Women Attorneys Judge for the Ernest Fullwood Moot Court Competition Judge for the Wade Edwards High School Mock Trial Competition Trainer and Judge for Teen Court Officer of the Board of Governors for the Young Lawyers Division of NCATL Who's Who among Executive and Professional Women Psi Chi Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Who's Who in American Law Students Other Sources of Feedback About Karen Brod Included on the 2026North Carolina Super Lawyers list

• Guest Speaker, Guilford County Work-net
• Guest Speaker, Ready 4 Change
• Panelist, HCRG Seminar
• QPR Gatekeeper Certificate, QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Program
• Guest Speaker, The Arc of Greensboro

• Board Member and Volunteer for Organization that Helps Families in Need
• Volunteer and Fundraiser for Court Appointed Special Advocates
• Volunteer for Organization that Prepares and Delivers Holiday Gifts to Assisted Living Facilities
• Former Board Member and Volunteer for Organization that Provides Free Books to Children

• North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina

• North Carolina State Bar
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice
• Social Security Section of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice
• National Association of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (Former Member)
• Guilford Inns of Court (Former Member)
• North Carolina Bar Association (Former Member)