Ronald A. Karp - Ron has recently been engaged in major truck accident litigation, which has been featured on the front page of the Washington Post and the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.    Last year he secured a $9.4 million dollar payout (present value: $4.5M) for the victim of a truck accident.   He also co-counseled a case in federal court which secured a $12 million dollar verdict for the victim of terrorism.  Ron is proud that he is respected by his peers and when lawyers are asked to name the top lawyers, Ron has been selected year after year to appear in the top 1% of lawyers in Washingtonian Magazine, Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and the nation's premier lawyer rating service; Martindale Hubbell. 

Ron, the firm's managing partner, is the past president of the Washington D.C. chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a nationwide organization of experienced (plaintiff and defense) trial lawyers committed to improving the ethical and technical standards of advocacy. Ron is a former president of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. and former president of the George Washington Inns of Court. He is a recipient of the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. 

Ron is a frequent lecturer at trial lawyer seminars, and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs. He has been lead counsel in a number of recent high profile cases which have been referenced in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, People Magazine and various network television programs, including his representation of former Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose in his successful First Amendment battle to publish his book, "Three Weeks in October."  Recently, Ron was lead counsel in a successful sexual harrassment trial against a Fortune 500 company.