Karilyn has acted as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, issuer’s counsel, borrower’s counsel, trustee’s counsel and/or credit enhancer’s counsel for private activity bond housing financings, 501(c)(3) transactions, governmental transactions, student loan and student housing financings, hospital and health care financings and military housing and lodging transactions. She has also participated in student housing, hospital and health care financings.

Karilyn has been directly involved in the development of numerous new types of innovative financings and structures, including those involving military and single family housing, and securitized structures. She has represented clients in various capacities in financings involving GNMA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage backed securities, derivatives, swaps, standby bond purchase agreements and credit and liquidity facilities. She has extensive experience with state securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico with respect to offer and sale of securities of public issuers.

Karilyn has demonstrated her commitment to her profession and to her community by serving on numerous law-related and civic boards and committees. She is a member of Rotary and has served as a board member of the Omaha Children's Museum, Fontenelle Nature Association and YWCA.

Karilyn has acted as counsel in over $3 billion of military housing privatization transactions. She was involved in the first privatization of military lodging facilities.