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| | Address | | 3060 North Swan Road | | Tucson, Arizona 85712-1225 | | (Pima Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Karp & Weiss, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Personal Injury, Auto Accidents, Professional Negligence, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Civil Rights, Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence, Domestic Torts, Domestic Relations, Family Law, Divorce, Visitation Rights, Adoptions, Juvenile Law, Education Law, Elder Law, Employment Contracts, General Practice, Real Estate, Buying or Selling a Home, Construction, Zoning and Land Use, Starting a Business, Business Entities, Buying or Selling a Business, Business Planning, General Business, Debt and Credit, Collections, Creditors Rights, Contracts, Insurance, Lawsuits, DUI and DWI, White Collar Crime, Trusts, Wills, Probate, and Intellectual Property. | | Firm Size: 8 | Languages:
Spanish. | Representative Clients:
A.H. Equipment; Advanced Integrated Technology Solutions, L.L.C.; AIMCO; Allergy-Asthma.Com, Ltd.; Arizona Lending Group, Inc.; Arizona Mining Products Corporation, Inc., dba Minerec Mining Chemicals; Catalina Investments; Coldwell Banker Success Realty; Contravest Properties, Inc.; Coronado Technology Group; D.C. Concrete, Inc.; Desert Rose Tax & Accounting; EYESplus, L.L.C.; FFP Securities; Gallagher and Associates; Genesis Real Estate and Development, Inc.; Hand Surgery Ltd.; R.S. Herder Corporation; James & Luther, Inc.; L & L Manufactured Components; L.A. Spas; Lisa Frank, Inc.; McElwain Company, Inc.; The McNary Company; Outpost Investments; Paul Ash Management Company LLC; Power Property, Inc.; Q Design; Rincon Realty & Investment Co.; Sovereign Electric, L.L.C.; Tanque Verde Enterprises, Inc.; TEKCO Management Group, LLC; Titan Development of California, LLC; VeriSign, Inc.; Vanguard Legato Group; Vision Systems Limited; W.V.L.C.; Western Outfitters Direct, Inc. | Reference:
National Bank of Arizona. | Office Hours:
Monday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | SHAREHOLDERS | | Leonard Karp (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1965, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Arizona (J.D., 1965). 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," West Publishing Co., 1989 (Supp. 2000); "Liability of the Community for Alimony from a Prior Marriage," 7 Ariz. Law Review 87, 1965; "Torts-Motorist's Duty as to Cross Traffic," (Davis V. Weber, 1963), 6 Ariz. Law Review 170, 1964; "Sexual Domestic Torts, Transmission of Contagious Diseases," American Law Journal, Winter 1987; "Spousal Tort Litigation," Divorce Litigation, Vol. 1, No. 12, March 1990; "Domestic Torts," Fairshare, Vol. 10, No. 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, Feb. 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; "Practical Pointers Litigating Domestic Emotional Distress Claims," Fairshare, 1997; "The Violence Against Women Act and Its Impact on Domestic Torts," Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Spring 2000. 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. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, Naifeh & Smith, 1987—; Southwest Super Lawyers, 2007—. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association, 1970-1990. Member: Pima County (Member, Medical-Legal Panel, 1969-1973) and American (Chairman, Family Law Section, Marital Tort Committee, 1989-1995; Faculty, Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, 1999—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Section on Family Law and Litigation; Fellow); Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (Past Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Past Member); Arizona College of Trial Advocacy (Member, 1990); Practicing Law Institute; American Judicature Society; North American Municipal Judges Association; North American Judges Association. American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, 1982—; Board of Governors, 1999—); American College of Family Trial Lawyers (Diplomate, 1994—). Practice Areas: Divorce; Child Support; Family Law; Child Custody. Email: Leonard Karp | | Stephen M. Weiss (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1968, Arizona; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, U.S. Claims Court. Education: Pennsylvania State University; University of Arizona (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Recipient, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1994. Listed: Best Lawyers in America; Southwest Super Lawyers, 2007—. Contributing Author: "Family Violence, Conflict and Sexual Abuse," Shepard's, McGraw-Hill, June, 1989. Staff Attorney, Papago Legal Services, Sells, Arizona, 1969-1970. Deputy County Attorney, Pima County, Arizona, 1970-1974. Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Superior Court, 1982—. Member, 2000-2006 and Co-Chair, 2005-2006, Arizona Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness. Member, Pima County Commission on Trial Court Appointments, 1985-1989. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, Pretrial Litigation, 1998—, College of Law, University of Arizona. Member: Pima County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona (Member: Committees on: Judicial Performance Review, 1992-1994); State Bar Criminal Law Advisory Commission; American Bar Association (Member, Section on Criminal Justice); Federal Bar Association (Tucson Chapter, President 2001-2002); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Morris K. Udall Inn of Court (President, 2002). Reported Cases: Cooper v. Dupnik, 963 F.2d 1220 (9th Cir. 1992); U.S. v. Alston, 974 F.2d 1206 (9th Cir. 1992); Jessup v. Del Webb, Inc., 176 Ariz. 541, 863 P.2d 260 (1993); Hulsey v. Secretary of HHS, 19 Cl. Ct. 331 (1990). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Civil Rights; Professional Malpractice. Email: Stephen M. Weiss | | Laura C. Belleau (Shareholder) born Kincheloe, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1992, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Member, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law. Author: "Practical Pointers Litigating Domestic Emotional Distress Claims," Fairshare, 1997; "The Violence Against Women Act and Its Impact on Domestic Torts," Journal of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Spring 2000. Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Superior Court, 2001—. Member, Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona, 1996-2001. Member, Board of Directors, Sporting Chance, 1994—. Member, Morris K. Udall Inn of Court, 1995-2000. Member: Pima County (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Section on Family Law); Arizona Women Lawyers Association; Association of Family Court and Community Professionals, 2001—; Board Member, 2004—; Integrated Family Court Committee, 2002. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Certified Specialist, Family Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations. Email: Laura C. Belleau | | Gregory J. Foster (Shareholder) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1992, California; 1993, Arizona; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 1989); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1992). Real Estate License, Arizona, 1986. Listed, Best Lawyers in America Consumer Guide, 2001. Member: Pima County and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of California; Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Community Action Committee); Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice; The American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Head Injury; Spinal Injury; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents; Criminal Defense. Email: Gregory J. Foster | | Lisa Ilka Abrams (Shareholder) born Annapolis, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1993, Arizona. Education: Smith College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1990); University of Arizona (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: Jean Fine Spahr Fellowship and Academic Award; Student Aid Society Academic Scholarship; Richard R. Fish Memorial Scholarship for Legal Writing; Outstanding Oral Advocate and Outstanding Written Brief, Fegtly Moot Court Competition; City of Tucson Top 40 Under 40, 2005; Katherine Piper' Alumnae Association Coordinator of the Year Award, 2001-2002. President, Smith College Club of Tucson, 1995-1997. Smith College Admissions Coordinator, Southern Arizona, 1991-2002 and Regional Clubs Coordinator, 1997-2002; Smith College Nominating Committee, 2002-2005. Vice President, Board of Directors, Smith College Alumnae Association, 2008—. Member, School/Courts Oversight Committee, Juvenile Court, 2000-2003; Effective Sex Offender Management Committee, Juvenile Court, 1999-2003. Formerly with Pima County Public Defenders Office. Formerly In-House Counsel, Tucson Unified School District. Judge Pro Tempore, Pima County Juvenile Court and Pima County Superior Court. Member: Pima County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Women Lawyers Association (Secretary, 2001; Vice President, 2002); Gender Equity Committee. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; School Law; Juvenile Law. Email: Lisa Ilka Abrams | | ASSOCIATES | | Patrick Lacroix (Associate) born Washington, D.C., March 17, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Arizona. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 2002); University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., 2007). Law Clerk to Hon. Sarah R. Simmons, Pima County Superior Court, 2007-2008. Member: Pima County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; Local Rules Committee, Pima County, 2008. Languages: English, French. Practice Areas: Family Law. | | Edwin E. Aguilar (Associate) born Caracas, Venezuela; admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Pan American University (B.A., 1989); The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (M.A., 1991; Ph.D., 1995); James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona (J.D., 2004). Co-Author: with John A. Swain, "Piercing The Veil to Assert Personal Jurisdiction Over Corporate Affiliates: An Empirical Study of The Cannon Doctrine," 84 B.U.L.Rev. 445. Languages: Spanish, English. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Criminal Defense. Email: Edwin E. Aguilar | | Heather M. Strickland (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona; admitted to bar, 2005, Arizona. Education: Smith College (B.A., 1997); James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona (J.D., 2004). Volunteer Lawyers Program Outstanding Law Student of the Year 2003; Volunteer Lawyers Program Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney July 2006; Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education Top Pro Bono Attorney 2007. Board of Trustees, Green Fields Country Day School, 2005—. President, 2002-2007 and Treasurer, 2007—, Smith College Class of 1997. Smith College Alumnae Admissions Coordinator for Southern Arizona, 1997-2004; Fund Team and Special Gifts Chairperson for Smith College Class of 1997, 1997-2002. Member: Pima County Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Family Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section; Member, Military Committee); Arizona Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Family Law. | | R. Michael Blakley (Associate) born Elizabeth, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 2004, Nevada; 2006, Arizona. Education: New York University (B.S.); University of California, Los Angeles (C. Phil.); University of Arizona (J.D.). Extern for Judge David Bury, U.S. District Court of Arizona. Member, Ticket Committee, Making Strides Team Captain, American Cancer Society. Member: Pima County (Member, Real Property Section) and Clark County Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law. | | OF COUNSEL | | Gene Karp (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1961, Arizona. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 1958; J.D., 1961). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Silver, Ettinger & Karp, 1965-1973; Whitehill, Berger Karp & West, 1973-1976. Chief of Staff and Chief Legal Counsel, U.S. Senate Dennis DeConcini, 1977-1994. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Employment Standards, U.S. Department of Labor, 1994-1998. Member, 2001 Arlington, Va. Bicentennial Commission, 2000-2001. Member, American Bar Association, 1961-1977. Member, Board of Directors: Federation of Families for Childrens Mental Health, 1996-2003; National Student Partnership, 2000-2005. Member: State Bar of Arizona. [U.S. Air National Guard, 1958-1964]. Practice Areas: Probate; Wills; Commerce; Federal Government Law. Email: Gene Karp | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Mary C. Clements born Tucson, Arizona; Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 1990). Certified Public Accountant, Arizona, 1993—. Member: Board of Directors, Las Familias, 1997-2003; Active Member, Junior League of Tucson, 1995—. Member, 2004— and Member, Board of Directors, 2006, Angel Charity for Children, Inc. Member: Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Litigation Support. Email: Mary C. Clements |
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