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Richard M. Carter
Director and Shareholder

Phone (901) 522-9000
Fax (901) 527-3746
rcarter@martintate.com

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Richard Carter received his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy where he was a Regimental Commander and ranked fifth in his class in leadership. Richard attended both Airborne and Ranger Schools and served in various positions as an Infantry Lieutenant and Captain in Europe before he was selected for the Funded Legal Education Program and enrolled at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee. While in law school, Richard was Editor-In-Chief of the Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Board. Following graduation from law school, Richard served in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps as a prosecutor, senior prosecutor, senior defense counsel and assistant regional defense counsel before leaving the service in 1984 to join Martin Tate.

Since 1999 Richard has been certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Tennessee Board of Specialization. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for several years and has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in Tennessee in the area of Intellectual Property. He holds an AV rating with Martindale Hubbell. He has served as an officer of the Leo Bearman Sr. Inn of Court as well as chairman of his church's Diaconate. He has lectured extensively on trial practice issues including: patent litigation; accounting defense; uses of demonstrative evidence at trial; Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act; wrongful death; and federal practice, to name a few.

Richard has handled many complex civil and criminal cases in the areas of patent litigation (at the district court and federal circuit levels), construction litigation, accounting defense, legal malpractice defense and wrongful death. His substantial jury trial experience has equipped him to handle jury trials in both the state and federal courts.

Areas of Practice

Commercial Litigation

Intellectual Property Litigation

Patent Litigation

Patent Licensing

Trade Secrets Litigation

Construction Law

Wrongful Death

Certification/Specialties

Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy, since 1999

Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Cont. Legal Ed. and Specialization, since 1999

Bar Admissions

Tennessee

District of Columbia

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

U.S. District Court District of Maryland

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas

U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas

U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi

Memphis State University School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 1980
J.D.
Member, Moot Court Board, 1979
Memphis State University Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1979 - 1980

U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1973
B.S.

Published Works

Federal Enforcement of Individual and Corporate Criminal Liability for Water Pollution, 10 Memphis State University Law Review 576, 1980

Co-Author, Insurance Coverage Laws in Tennessee, National Business Institute, Inc., 1995

Co-Author, Trying The Wrongful Death Cases in Tennessee: Strategies in Preparation and Valuation, National Business Institute, Inc., 1996

Classes/Seminars Taught

Lecturer, How the Attorney Should Prepare for a Liability Case, Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, Memphis Chapter, 1993

Lecturer, See You In Court: Security Breach Liability, Society for Information Management, Memphis Chapter, 2002

Lecturer, Issues in Discovery , Memphis Bench Bar Conference, 2002

Use of Demonstrative Evidence and Trial Presentation Techniques, ATLA Roscoe Pound Institute, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

Memphis Bar Association
Member

Tennessee Bar Association
Member

American Bar Association
Member

District of Columbia Bar
Member

Tennessee Bar Foundation

Past Employment Positions

U.S. Army, Major, 1973 - 1984

U.S. Army JAG, Prosecutor and Senior Prosecutor, 1980 - 1982

U.S. Army JAG, Senior Defense Counsel and Deputy Regional Defense Counsel, 1982 - 1984

Fraternities/Sororities

Omicron Delta Kappa

Phi Delta Phi