For more detail, see About Mr. Karp.
Bachelor of Arts, Honors Program, Gonzaga University (1995)
Juris Doctor & Master’s Degree (Statistics), University of Washington (1998, 2000)
Licensed in Washington since 1998
Licensed in Idaho since 2012
Admitted in Oregon in 2001
Licensed in Hawai’i since 2022
Admitted to:
United States District Court, Western & Eastern District of Washington (2002)
United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington (2003)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2010)
United States District Court, District of Idaho (2012)
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho (2012)
United States District Court, District of Oregon (2013)
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Oregon (2013)
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals (2019)
United States District Court, District of Hawai’i (2022)
Editor, Animal Legal Reports Services, Animal Welfare & Law Enforcement Report (2003 – 2009)
Founder, Washington State Bar Association Animal Law Section
Founder, Idaho State Bar Association Animal Law Practice Section
Member, Vegan Society International Rights Network
Member, ABA Animal Law Committee & International Animal Law Committee
Vice Chair, American Bar Association/TIPS Animal Law Committee (2004-2022)
Member: Washington Association for Justice, Hawaii Association for Justice, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
2019 International Society for Animal Rights SEEDS Award
2020 Fellow of the American Bar Foundation
