Meet The Attorneys
Bar Admissions
California, 2008
Education
McGeorge School of Law, JD - Juris Doctor with Distinction, 2008
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, BA - Bachelor of Arts - Magna Cum Laude, 2003
Professional Associations & Memberships
Women Lawyers Association of San Luis Obispo, Board Member - President 2019, Vice-President 2018, Secretary, 2017 & Publicity Chair, 2016
San Luis County Bar Association, Criminal Defense Section, Member, 2013 - Present
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Member, 2008 - Present
McGeorge Public Legal Services Society (PLSS) Fundraiser Co-Chair, 2007 - 2008
McGeorge Public Legal Services Society (PLSS) President, 2006 - 2007
Awards
Women's Lawyer Association Rising Star Award
Order of the Coif, McGeorge School of Law, 2008
Dean's Honor List, McGeorge School of Law, 2008
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, McGeorge School of Law, 2008
Summer Corps Award Recipient, Equal Justice Works, 2007
President's Honor List, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 2003
Dean's Honor List, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, 2003
Work Experience
Attorney, Stein-Conaway Law Firm, 2017 - Present
Attorney, Stein, Casciola & Galambos, LLP, 2013 - 2016
Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, 2008 - 2013
Judicial Extern, Justice Kathleen M. Butz, CA Court of Appeal, Third District, 2007
Chief Comment Editor of McGeorge Law Review (Law Review Board), McGeorge School of Law, 2007 - 2008
Staff Writer for McGeorge Law Review, McGeorge School Of Law, 2006 - 2007
Publications
SLO Bar Bulletin, 2016: Meet WLA Scholarship Recipient Traci Kessler 2016
Selected for publication as part of Terrorism and Human Rights Book Edited by Martin Scheinin, 2013: Female Refugees: Re-Victimized by the Material Support to Terrorism Bar
McGeorge Law Review, 2007: Chapter 754: California's Response to Adoption Facilitator Fraud
McGeorge Law Review, 2007: Comment: Female Refugees: Re-Victimized by the Material Support to Terrorism Bar
Speaking Engagements
Women in the Law Panel, Law School & Practicing Law, 2017
MCLE, Annual Ethics Update, 2016
Cal Poly Law School Panel, Law School and Becoming a Lawyer, 2016
Presentation by Kara Stein-Conaway and Jeff Stein, What Family Law Lawyers Should Know About Criminal Law, 2014
Presentation by Kara Stein-Conaway & Jeff Stein, What College Students Should Know About Criminal Law, 2014
Bar Admissions
California, 1975
Education
Loyola Marymount University Law, JD - Juris Doctor, 1975
California State University, BA - Bachelor of Arts, 1972
Professional Associations & Memberships
San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, Member, 1980 - Present
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Member, 1976 - Present
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, President, 2011 - 2012
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice legislative Committee, Chairman, 1994 & 2005 - 2007
San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, President, 2003 - 2004
California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Board of Governors, 1989 - 2007
San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, Chairman, 1982 - 1984
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1990-Present
Work Experience
Attorney of Counsel, Stein-Conaway Law Firm, 2017 - Present
Managing Partner, Stein, Casciola & Galambos, LLP, 1980 - 2016
Public Defender, San Bernardino County Public Defender, 1976 - 1980
Awards
President Award, San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, 2003
Legal Cases
People v. Darnell, 224 Cal. App. 3d 806, 274 Cal. Rptr. 110 (1990)
People v. Chaffey, 25 Cal. App. 4th 852, 30 Cal. Rptr. 2d 757 (1994)
Speaking Engagements
Presentation by Kara Stein-Conaway and Jeff Stein, What Family Law Lawyers Should Know About Criminal Law, 2014
Presentation by Kara Stein-Conaway & Jeff Stein, What College Students Should Know About Criminal Law, 2014