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Firm
Karp & Weiss, P.C.
3060 North Swan Road
Tuscon, AZ 85712

Leonard Karp

Leonard Karp, Esq., Karp & Weiss, P.C., is a senior partner in the law firm of Karp & Weiss, P.C., in Tucson, Arizona. Mr. Karp is considered one of the foremost legal authorities concerning civil litigation regarding domestic violence, spousal abuse and child molestation. Mr. Karp is the recipient of the 2014 State Bar of Arizona Award for outstanding contributions to the practice of family law in the State of Arizona. Mr. Karp is currently the President of the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers (1994-present) and member of International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). Mr. Karp is a frequent national speaker and panelist at domestic relations and family law seminars; authored "Sexual Domestic Torts, Transmission of Contagious Diseases" for the 1987 winter edition of American Law Journal; Spousal Tort Litigation for Divorce Litigation, March 1990 issue; “Federal Law & Domestic Violence: the Legacy of the Violence Against Women’s Act” in Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 1999; Intrafamilial Torts & Crimes edition of Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 1994 – article entitled “Spousal Infliction of Emotional Distress…Beyond the Normal Ebb & Flow of Family Life”; “Civil Relief for Uncivil Behavior: Domestic Tort Causes of Action” in American Bar Association's Family Advocate in Fall 2016; Domestic Torts for Fairshare, April, 1990 issue; co-authored an award winning book entitled Domestic Torts: Family Violence, Conflict, and Sexual Abuse with his wife, Cheryl Karp, Ph.D., published by Shepard's McGraw-Hill in June, 1989 as part of their Family Law Series (Supp. 2000).

Education
  • B.A. in Law University of Arizona - 1965
Awards & Accolades
    • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow
    • American College of Family Trial Lawyers, Diplomate, 1994-Present
    • International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), Member, 2007-Present
    • The Best Lawyers in America, 1987-Present
    • The Best Lawyers in America, Tucson’s Family Lawyer of the Year, 2012
    • Southwest Super Lawyers
    • Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, AV Rated, 1987-Present
    • State Bar of Arizona Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Practice of Family Law in the State of Arizona, 2014
  • Associations & Memberships
    • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
      • Board of Governors, 1999-2008
      • Chapter President, 2013-2014, 2021-2022
    • American Bar Association, Family Law & Litigation Sections, Co-Chair of the Marital Torts & Domestic Violence Committee
    • Pima County Domestic Relations Bar/Bench Committee
    • Family Law Reporter, Consultant
    • Editorial Board of Divorce Litigation, Member, 1989-2005