Firm History

The firm was formed near the end of the 20th century and called Karp, Frosh. (Ron Karp had been previously been a partner in the firm of Chaikin & Karp for 25 years). Brian Frosh would stay at the firm until he was elected Attorney General of Maryland in 2015. Ron is entering his 50th year at the bar and serves as the firm’s Managing Partner. See Message from our Managing Partner. John Kudel has served as president of the Maryland State Bar Association. The firm’s newest partner, Andrew Karp in now into his second decade at the firm and carries on the family tradition of satisfying clients, sometimes for several generations. The firm has the highest possible rating (Top Tier in Personal Injury) from U.S. News & Word Reports and the partners regularly receive the highest ratings from the various peer review rating services (as is specified in their individual profiles). In 2021 Chris Gordon, after decades as a reporter and legal analyst for NBC4 news, left to join the firm.  See The Washington Post Story.