Attorney Jeffrey T. Karp

In addition to his substantial experience in criminal and divorce litigation, Attorney Karp has represented individuals and businesses in a variety of legal matters during his lengthy legal career. He has successfully represented buyers, sellers, and developers of real estate. Attorney Karp has probated and contested wills, drafted complex real estate-related documents, formed limited liability companies, and assisted with the purchase and sale of businesses. He has defended large corporations in products liability lawsuits, represented landlords and tenants in eviction cases, and represented employees faced with discrimination by their employers.

This vast experience fosters confidence in Attorney Karp that he can handle any issue that arises in any of his cases. Further, he is a member of Newman & Newman, P.C., a well-respected, multi-faceted law firm that has been operating since 1977.

• More than 16 years of successful trial experience.

• Successfully conducted more than 85 jury trials in the District and Superior Courts of Massachusetts.

• Extensive experience before Massachusetts District Courts, Superior Courts, Probate & Family Courts, Land Court, and United States District Court.

• Successfully argued appeals before Massachusetts Appeals Court, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and New Hampshire Supreme Court.

• Member of the Bars of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

• Appeared on the CBS Morning Show, CNN, and several local television and radio newscasts.

• Legal Consultant for The Practice, David E. Kelley Productions, ABC Television.

• Quoted in New York Times, Newsweek, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Magazine, New York Post, Associated Press, Lowell Sun, Manchester Union-Leader, Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, Salem News, Foster’s Daily Democrat, and The (Lynn) Daily Item.

• Conducted extensive legal training for attorneys, law enforcement officials, law students, and medical providers in areas such as domestic violence, mutual combat/self-defense, crime scene documentation, trial skills, and search and seizure issues.

• Member of Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, American Bar Association, and New Hampshire Bar Association.

• Former Certified Public Accountant and senior accountant at Price Waterhouse in Boston.

PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

• Senior Associate; Newman & Newman, P.C.; Boston, Massachusetts. (2001 – present).

• Assistant District Attorney and Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit; Suffolk County District Attorney's Office; Boston, Massachusetts. (1995 – 2001).

• Associate; Morrison, Mahoney & Miller; Boston, Massachusetts. (1993 – 1995).

• Legal Internships (1990 – 1993): Zuckerman, Spaeder, Taylor, & Evans, Miami, FL; Governor William Weld’s Legal Counsel, Boston, MA; United States District Court, Honorable Mark L. Wolf, Boston, MA; United States Attorney's Office, Boston, MA.

SPECIAL CREDENTIALS:

• Recognized expert in issues involving domestic violence and sexual assault including stalking, violations of restraining orders, issuance/removal of restraining orders, battered woman syndrome, dynamics of abusive relationships, rape trauma syndrome, the cycle of violence, batterer intervention programs, anger management programs, and the impact of domestic violence on children.

• Extensive experience with forensic issues involving DNA evidence, ballistics evidence, fingerprint evidence, human physiology, mental health and insanity defenses, medical and pathology evidence, chemical analysis, toxicology, handwriting analysis, toolmark evidence, testing of narcotics, breathalyzer machines, field sobriety testing, and cause of death and injuries.

• Was only the second Assistant District Attorney to present DNA evidence at a jury trial that was tested at the then-newly created Boston Police Department DNA Laboratory.

• Substantial experience with hotly contested child custody and visitation matters involving allegations of domestic violence and parental neglect, including matters referred to guardians-ad-litem, parenting coordinators, court-ordered conciliation, and Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (formally Department of Social Services).

• Extensive experience in matters involving interstate child support enforcement, child visitation, and child custody matters.

• Significant experience regarding retroactive child support obligations in paternity actions.

Attorney Karp provides the best criminal attorney and divorce attorney representation to clients located throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire including the cities and towns of: Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Malden, Stoneham, Brookline, Newton, Framingham, Quincy, Brockton, Lexington, Arlington, Watertown, Brighton, Allston, Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, South Boston, Charlestown, East Boston, Revere, Winthrop, Lynn, Salem, Peabody, Danvers, Newburyport, Amesbury, Andover, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Wilmington, Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Suffolk County, Woburn, Bedford, Acton, Wellesley, Waltham, Dedham, Gloucester, Hamilton, Wenham, Boxford, Ipswich, Newbury, North Andover, Bradford, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Milton, Methuen, Salisbury, Melrose, Lynnfield, Beverly, Winchester, Saugus, Swampscott, Manchester, Derry, Strafford County, Rockingham County, Hillsborough County, Portsmouth, Seabrook, Exeter, Dover, Nashua, Rochester, Merrimack County, Brentwood, Plaistow, and Newington.