Karlien Haese
Certified Divorce Specialist®
Karlien Haese
Chief Marketing Officer
Karlien is a strategic marketing executive serving as Chief Marketing Officer at Whitson Law, where she leads the firm’s brand strategy, digital growth, client acquisition, and marketing operations. With a strong background in performance marketing, brand development, and customer experience, she specializes in building high-impact marketing systems that strengthen brand authority while driving measurable business growth.
At WhitsonLaw, Karlien oversees the firm’s integrated marketing initiatives across digital advertising, SEO, content strategy, social media, website optimization, lead generation, and client engagement. Her approach combines data-driven strategy with authentic storytelling to position the firm as a trusted authority while creating meaningful connections with clients navigating complex legal matters.
Known for her innovative mindset and hands-on leadership style, Karlien has played a key role in modernizing the firm’s marketing infrastructure, optimizing conversion performance, and expanding brand visibility across highly competitive markets. She is particularly passionate about transforming the way law firms communicate with clients by creating marketing experiences that are both strategic and human-centered.
Her expertise spans legal marketing strategy, brand positioning, digital transformation, analytics, conversion optimization, campaign development, and cross-functional leadership. She works closely with executive leadership to align marketing performance with the firm’s long-term vision, growth objectives, and client experience standards.
Karlien believes that successful legal marketing is built on trust, empathy, credibility, and consistency — principles that continue to shape WhitsonLaw’s reputation and market presence.