KARP - Key Persons
Andrew is a partner at the firm and represents clients in personal injury cases in state and federal courts. He handles cases from the pre-suit stage through litigation and trial. Since joining the firm in 2012, he has successfully secured compensation for hundreds of clients through both out-of-court settlements and trial verdicts. He is committed to seeking justice for his clients.
Demosthenes "Demo" Komis is a trial attorney who has tried more than twenty cases to a jury verdict in the courts of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Job Titles:
- Inns of Court - Former President
Chris Gordon has been a TV anchor, reporter, and interviewer for more than 25 years. He has been a legal analyst for Court TV, and appeared on CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, and a variety of radio stations across the country discussing trials, court decision, and U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Shareholder
- Administrative Managing Partner
Jack A. Gold is the firm's Administrative Managing Partner and leads the firm's appellate division. Jack has an impressive record with cases on appeal, having accumulated a number of significant appellate victories in the state courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, and in the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth and Fifth Circuits. (Summaries of representative cases can be viewed by clicking the Appellate Victories button).
In addition to appellate work, Jack litigates complex dispositive motions in federal and state trial courts, and handles a wide variety of legal matters on behalf of clients, including contract disputes, traffic and minor criminal matters, landlord-tenant matters, and drafting Wills, Trusts, and other estate planning documents.
Jack is on the Board of Directors of the D.C. Trial Lawyers Association, has served on that organization's Amicus Committee for the past 15 years, and was the committee chairperson from 2001-2003. Jack is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® for high ethical standards and professional ability, the highest possible rating. In addition, Jack has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for more than five years, an honor awarded to outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of professional achievement and recognition among their peers.
Jack's interests beyond the practice of law include photography, travel, history, art, theater, and live music. He loves the great outdoors, regardless of the season, with a special passion for mountain biking on winding wooded trails.
Jack received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1992 (Saxa Hoya!) and his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1982 (Go Blue!).
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Shareholder
Ronald A. Karp, the Managing Partner of Karp, Wigodsky, Norwind, Kudel & Gold, P.A., is heading into his 50 th year of practice. He still practices law every day. For all of these years, his guiding principle has been an unwavering commitment to changing lives and making justice a reality. If you want to fully understand Ron's philosophy of practicing law, read his Message from Managing partner.
Steve Chaikin is Of Counsel to the firm and has been resident in our Rockville office since leaving the State's Attorney's office. Steve was a prosecutor for almost two decades in Montgomery County, Maryland. Most of his own practice is focused on criminal law. However, due to the depth of Steve's extensive courtroom experience he collaborates with the firm in their personal injury cases on a regular basis.
Steve Chaikin grew up in Montgomery County, Maryland. Steve joined the State's Attorney's Office as an Assistant State's Attorney on April 3, 2000. Steve specialized in homicides, high impact, fraud, collision reconstruction, and community impact cases. Steve has participated in hundreds of jury and bench trials in Montgomery County and Baltimore City. Steve previously received the Governor's Honorable Medal of Distinction for working with homeless and lower-income families.
In response to the overdose crisis here in Maryland, Steve played an instrumental part in coordinating multiple agencies in creating the "Speak Up, Save a Life" program here in Montgomery County. He presented to over 25,000 students and thousands of parents in 2016-2017.
Steve graduated from Syracuse University, with a degree in Political Science in 1989. In 1993, he received his law degree from The University of Baltimore School of Law. While in Law School, he founded a non-profit Homeless Advocacy organization, "Project Hunger". This effort resulted in the distribution of more than 2000 meals a week, to area homeless shelters and families in need. Steve worked in the Public Defender's Office in Baltimore City, between 1994 and 1997. Steve worked for the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office from 1997 through February 2000.
In 2016, Steve received the President's Citation for Outstanding Service from the Bar Association of Montgomery County. In 2015, Steve received an award for exemplary service to Montgomery County Public Schools. In 2013, Steve received a Distinguished Service Citation from United State's Senator Barbara Mikulski. He also received a Maryland General Assembly Official Citation for distinguished service from Senator Rob Garagiola. In 2012, he received an Excellence in Leadership award from the Montgomery County Police Department. In 2008, Steve received a certificate of appreciation from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for his work in shutting down the office of a man impersonating a doctor. In 2005, Steve received the Chief of Police Certificate of Appreciation award for his work in the community.