Karl began his career as an engineer, consulting for the design of large-scale radar tracking systems, and was a founding partner of Omnibus, a company that developed software to automate school bus routing. Karl then spent seven years in governmental relations positions, including staff attorney in Pesticides and Toxic Substances with the Environmental Protection Agency. He was legislative director for U.S. Representative Kent Hance, administrative and legislative aide for State Senator Don Adams and a law clerk for Texas Attorney General John Hill.

In the legal field, Karl worked as a trial lawyer, specializing in plaintiff's personal injury and intellectual property. He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Monterey Law School and Annahuac Law School in Mexico City in international negotiations and alternative dispute resolution. Karl is a Fellow at the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution and a regular guest lecturer at the University of Texas Law School in alternative dispute resolution, trial tactics, negotiation and professional responsibility. Karl received the 1998 Community Peacemaker Award from the Travis County Dispute Resolution Center. His primary practice is now mediation and arbitration of civil/commercial cases.

• The University of Texas at Austin, classes in microbiology and digital systems design - 1998
• University of Texas School of Law, J.D. - 1976
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. (Biomedical Engineering) - 1973
• Rice University, B.A. cum laude (Electrical Engineering) - 1971

Mediations $4000 per day with a minimum of $600 per party;
Arbitrations $500 per hour;
Special Master as ordered by the Court