Background
Karp, Leonard was born on November 5, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Leonard Karp
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University of Arizona (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Career
Worked at Karp, Heurlin & Weiss, Professional Corporation (Tucson, Arizona) specializing in Domestic Relations, Domestic Torts. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Arizona and United States. District Court, District of Arizona.
1975, United States.
Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. 1986, United States. Supreme Court. Blue Key. Member, Editorial Board, Arizona Law Review, 1964-1965.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America under Family Law, 1987.
Author: "Domestic Torts: Family Violence, Conflict, and Sexual Abuse," Shepard"s McGraw-Hill, June, 1989 (Supp. 1997); "Liability of the Community for Alimony from a Prior Marriage," 7 Arizona
Law Review 87, 1965. "Torts-Motorist"s Duty as to Cross Traffic," (Davis V. Weber, 1963), 6 Arizona
Law Review 170, 1964. "Sexual Domestic Torts, Transmission of Contagious Diseases," American Law Journal, Winter 1987.
"Spousal Tort Litigation," Divorce Litigation, Volume 1, Number. 12, March 1990; "Domestic Torts," Fairshare, Volume 10, Number.
4, April 1990; "Adult Incest Survivors & Statute Of Limitations," Violence Update, 1992.
"Beyond the Normal Ebb and Flow.Using Tort of Infliction of Emotional Distress As a Remedy for Domestic Violence," The Family Law Quarterly, Spring 1995. "Civil Relief for Victims of Uncivilized Behavior," The Family Advocate, February 1995. "Spousal Infliction of Emotional Distress.Beyond the Normal Ebb and Flow of Married Life," Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fall 1995.
Member, Editorial Board for Divorce Litigation, 1989.
Consultant, The Family Law Reporter (BNA). Magistrate, Town of South Tucson, 1969-1975.
Acting Federal Commissioner, 1969. Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Superior Court, 1985.
Vice Chairman, Pima County Air Pollution Board, 1975-1978.
Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1970. Member: Pima County (Member, Medical-Legal Panel, 1969-1973) and American (Chairman, Family Law Section, Marital Tort Committee, 1989-1995) Bar Associations. State Bar of Arizona (Member, Section on Family Law and Litigation.
Fellow).
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Arizona College of Trial Advocacy (Member, 1990).
Practicing Law Institute.
American Judicature Society. North American Municipal Judges Association.
North American Judges Association. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
American College of Family Trial Lawyers (Diplomate, 1995).
Achievements
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Membership
Member, Editorial Board, Arizona Law Review, 1964-1965. Listed in Best Lawyers in America under Family Law, 1987. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
American College of Family Trial Lawyers (Diplomate, 1995).
