Karen McCay

Karen McCay is the Office Managing Partner of the California offices of Spencer Fane, LLP which has twenty-seven offices across the country including St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to joining Spencer Fane in 2023, she was the Office Managing Partner for Pahl & McCay, a Professional Law Corporation, which served the multi-family housing industry in California for thirty-four years before its combination with Spencer Fane. Ms. McCay’s practice involves all aspects of real estate and contract law, with particular emphasis on operational issues in the multi-family housing industry. Her residential rental housing experience encompasses two spheres: market-rate housing and affordable housing. Ms. McCay’s clients include large REITs, individual property owners, management companies, developers, large and small non-profits and local housing authorities. With almost thirty years of experience, much of Ms. McCay’s law practice is dedicated to preventative advice and compliance counseling for non-profit and for-profit businesses, although she remains strategically involved in her clients’ litigation as well. In addition, she conducts trainings in fair housing, preventing sexual harassment, disability accommodation and similar subjects for clients and industry organizations.