He specializes in intellectual property, technology and media law. A native of Savannah, he lived in Washington, DC for many years, where he practiced media and IP with a nationally recognized firm. He received his law degree from Georgetown University. Prior to law school, he received an M.A. in Communication, Culture & Technology, also from Georgetown. During law school, Mr. Karpf served as an Annual Survey Editor for the American Criminal Law Review and worked as a law clerk for the Center for Democracy & Technology and the Media Access Project.