Kara K. Gendron
Attorney
Current Position
Co-Owner
Mott & Gendron Law
125 State Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
USA
Email: Kara.Gendron@mottgendronlaw.com
Kara K. Gendron is a bankruptcy attorney and co-owner of Mott & Gendron Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Since 2001, she has focused exclusively on representing individuals, farmers, and small business owners in Chapter 7, 12, and 13 bankruptcy cases, with experience in Chapter 11 matters. She is board-certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification and is a certified bankruptcy court mediator. In 2021, Kara was appointed by the U.S. Trustee, Department of Justice, to serve as a Chapter 7 and Chapter 12 Trustee for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. She was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a national honorary association recognizing exceptional bankruptcy professionals, in 2026. She is known for her practical, solutions-oriented approach to complex consumer and small business restructuring issues.
Kara earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
A dedicated member of the national bankruptcy community, Kara currently serves as Secretary on the Executive Board of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) and as Chair of NACBA’s Circuit Leader Committee. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Certification (ABC), is a Director on the Board of the Association of Chapter 12 Trustees (ACT12/ACT2), and is a long-time board member of the Middle District Bankruptcy Bar Association (MDBBA). In 2023, she was appointed to the Advisory Board of the American Bankruptcy Law Journal (ABLJ), published by the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) and in 2025, Kara was invited to renew her term.
?Kara is passionate about legal education and the bankruptcy system. She regularly plans and presents continuing legal education programs for organizations such as NACBA, the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT), the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees (NACTT), the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI), and the MDBBA. She also served as an adjunct professor of Bankruptcy Law at the Widener School of Law while maintaining her full-time practice.
Outside of her professional work, Kara enjoys spending time outdoors - especially snorkeling - and making memories with her four children at Hershey Park or on the sidelines of their many academic and sporting events. She shares her home with three energetic Labradors who ensure that life is never dull.