Carmen is a commercial litigation and trademark attorney, with courtroom and case-management experience beyond her years.

Since joining the firm, she has participated in a temporary injunction hearing, briefed and helped argue a winning summary judgment motion, and responded to multiple discovery motions. Her experience also includes drafting and arguing dispositive motions, managing complex discovery, and developing litigation strategies across a range of business disputes.

A graduate of Tulane University Law School, Carmen began her career at Cole, Scott & Kissane in Miami, where she practiced insurance defense and intellectual property litigation, and she joined Foster Yarborough Killingsworth in August 2026.

Carmen earned her J.D. from Tulane University Law School, where she received a Merit Scholarship and Pro Bono Award. She served as Head Coach of the JRB Admiralty Appellate Moot Court Team, co-founded and served as Vice President of the Entertainment & Arts Law Society, and participated in the Latino Law Student Association. During law school, Carmen served as a judicial intern to the Honorable James L. Dennis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She also studied International Law and Art Law at the University of Siena in Italy. Before law school, she graduated cum laude from the University of Miami with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Philosophy.

A native of Houston and graduate of the Awty International School, Carmen is fluent in Spanish and French, bringing a multilingual and cross-cultural perspective to her practice.