Background
Karcher, David P. was born on November 5, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Karcher, David P. was born on November 5, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts, 1953). University of Miami (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1967, replaced Bachelor of Laws conferred, 1961).
Worked at Underwood, Karcher & Karcher, P.A. (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Civil Trial Practice. Admiralty and Maritime, Workers Compensation and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Florida.
1971, United States. Supreme Court. 1979, District of Columbia. Iron Arrow. Executive Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 1961.
Adjunct Faculty, Admiralty and Maritime Personal Injury and Marine Ecology, University of Miami School of Law. Certification Federal and State Mediation, United States. District Court. Member: Dade County Bar Association.
The Florida Bar; Maritime Law Association of The United States. Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1974, 1980-1982. Chairman, 1992); Dade County Defense Bar Association (President, 1977-1978).
American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Miami Chapter, 1994). Military: Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve, Retired. Active duty, 1954-1958.
1966-1967 (Board Certified Admiralty and Maritime Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). The law firm of Underwood, Karcher & Karcher, P.A. was founded in 1970 in Miami. The firm is continuing in its general civil trial practice, concentrating in admiralty and maritime law, workers' compensation law, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act and Environmental Law.
Member: Dade County Bar Association. The Florida Bar; Maritime Law Association of The United States. Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1974, 1980-1982.
Chairman, 1992); Dade County Defense Bar Association (President, 1977-1978). American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Miami Chapter, 1994). Military: Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve, Retired.
Active duty, 1954-1958. 1966-1967 (Board Certified Admiralty and Maritime Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).