David Karp Email & Phone Number

Miami, FL, US

I focus on appellate litigation and trial support with a special interest in First Amendment, media, and privacy law. I prepare briefs and argues appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the Florida Supreme Court, and Florida’s district courts of appeal. I also have significant trial court experience representing corporations in.

Tampa, Florida

I helped banks and financial service companies recover money in litigation over distressed real estate projects, fend off lender liability lawsuits, and comply with changing federal and state regulations. I managed a high-stakes, high-volume case load as part of Akerman's nationwide Consumer Financial Services Practice team.

Miami, Florida

I worked at one of Miami's premier litigation boutiques, helping clients in all stages of litigation from motion practice to appeal on a variety of cases, including trademark infringement, breach of contract, business torts, foreclosures, and consumer class action cases.

Miami, Florida

I worked on bet-the-company cases including consumer class actions, multi-million dollar insurance bad faith claims, high-value commercial foreclosures, and high-stakes appeals.

Tampa, Florida

I worked in one of the busiest federal district courts in the nation as a law clerk for Senior U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew. I drafted orders on dispositive motions, pretrial motions, motions seeking class certification, and motions dealings with all issues in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. I also assisted the Court at trial, drafting jury.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

I wrote stories for more than a decade at the St. Petersburg Times (now Tampa Bay Times) about politics, local and state government, public corruption and mismanagement, the state higher education system, and legal affairs. I also served as an assistant metro editor, overseeing a six-person bureau.

Washington, D.C.

I worked after graduating from Yale as an intern on the Post's Metro section, writing about government, politics, higher education, crime, and development in Washington's suburbs.

J.D., Magna Cum Laude, Order Of The Coif

Activities and Societies: Executive Managing Editor, Florida Law Review. Teaching Assistant, Appellate Advocacy.Received Book Awards for.

B.A., History

Activities and Societies: News Editor & Staff Writer, Yale Daily News, 1993-1995. Correspondent, The Boston Globe, 1994-1995.Wrote senior.

High School Diploma, College Preparatory Liberal Arts Education

Activities and Societies: State champion, Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Captain, Debate Team. Class Graduation Speaker. President, Student.