Attorney Profile

Karim P. Husain, Esquire

 Out-Of-State:  (800) 481-8271
khusain@kphlaw.com

Karim P. Husain concentrates his practice in the areas of Tax Controversies & Tax Litigation, Wills, Trusts & Estates, Business Consulting & Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy. Formerly a senior associate with a private law firm and a Big 4 accounting firm, he also served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Charles A. Lord of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania and to the Hon. Robert A. Latrone of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. A long-time resident of the Philadelphia area, Mr. Husain received his Master of Laws in Taxation from the Villanova University School of Law, Juris Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Business Degree from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of and active in the American Bar Association, Chester County Bar Association, Montgomery County Bar Association and Philadelphia Estate Planning Council.

While in Law School, Mr. Husain served as a judicial intern with the Hon. Ralph J. Cappy of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and as a Law Student Liaison to the American Bar Association, Section of Taxation.

Areas Of Practice:
Tax Controversies & Tax Litigation
Wills, Trusts & Estates
Business Consulting & Commercial Litigation
Bankruptcy

Litigation Percentage:
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1997
Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1997
U.S. Tax Court, 2004
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2004
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2005
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2006

Education:
Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1999
Master of Laws in Taxation

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1997
Juris Doctorate

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1993
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management

Publications:
"How Ethical is Your Compensation?", Philadelphia Estate Planning Council Newsletter, Spring 2006

Honors & Awards:
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Pro Bono Roll of Honor, 2010
Outstanding Pro Bono Efforts for Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 2004

References:
Available Upon Request

Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law
Chester County Bar Association
Montgomery County Bar Association
Philadelphia Estate Planning Council

Birth Information:
1971, Cleveland, Ohio