Leon Carter
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Dallas, Texas
Practice Areas:
Business Litigation,
General Litigation,
Antitrust Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Trademarks
Education Qualification:
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
General litigation,
Antitrust litigation,
Intellectual property,
Trademarks
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 500Dallas, Texas, 75206
First Admitted: 1986, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.carterarnett.com/attorney/e-leon-carter/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Texas
- Harrison County Bar Association, Member
- Collin County Bar Association, Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Judiciary Committee, Past Co-Chair
- Dallas Bar Association
- Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, Past Member
- State Bar of Texas, Executive Committee – Litigation Council, 2005-2011
- State Bar of Texas, Director, 2014-2017
- State Bar of Texas
- Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn IP Inn of Court, Charter Member and Master
- Judge T. John Ward Inn of Court, Charter Member
- Member of the Committee for a Qualified Judiciary, 2009-2015
- Director of the Dallas Bar Association, 2008-2010
- Chambers USA, Ranked in Litigation, 2009-2018
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, Executive Committee, 2002, 2016, 2018-present
- Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 1987
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Texas Appleseed, Board of Directors, 2015-2018
- Hall of Fame Inductee of Carthage High School, 2010
- Distinguished Alumnus of ETBU, 2010
- Intensive Trial Advocacy Course, Visiting Faculty, Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, Indiana 2009-2014, 2016, 2018
- Dallas Subcommittee of the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Past Board Member
- Volunteer Center of Dallas County, Past Board Member
- Martin Luther King Center, Past Chairman of the Board
- Leadership Dallas, Class 2000
- Big Brothers Big Sisters, Past Board Member
- Vickery Meadows Learning Center, Past Board Member
- Camp John Marc, Past Board Member
- Dallas Bar Foundation, Past Chair
- Dallas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
Honors/Awards:
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Dallas Bar Association, 2019
- D MagazineBest Lawyers, 2009-2018
- Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Award, Dallas Bar Association, 2011
- AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5) Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Top 500 Lawyers in the United States, Lawdragon
- One of the Top 15 Business Defense Lawyers in the DFW Metroplex, Dallas Business Journal, 2007
- Lawyer of the Year, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, 2017
- The Best Lawyers in America, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, 2012-2019
- Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2007-2019
- One of the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas and Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas-Fort Worth, Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers, 2010-2018
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, International Society of Barristers
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, National Trial Competition Committee, 2009-2016
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, State Committee Member, 2011-2016, 2019-present
Educational Background:
- East Texas Baptist University, Marshall, Texas, B.A. in History & Pre-law, 1980
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- “Opening Statements and Closing Arguments without Violating the Golden Rule,” Moderator, Trial Skills Training Camp, UT CLE, May 2014
- “How to Offer and Exclude Evidence – Evidence Tampering and Destruction”
- “Preparing a Client (or Witness) for Deposition”
- “Government Authorities Use of Subpoenaing to Obtain Financial Records: How Far Can They Go?”
- “Expert Testimony in Texas Courts”
- “Discovery Regarding Expert Witnesses”
- “Discovery About Experts Under the New Rules”
- “How to Select a Jury for a Corporate Client: Overcoming Jury Bias”
- “Legal Action on the Go: The Patent Rocket Docket,” SmartBusiness Dallas, June 2007
- “Top Ten IP Issues,” Dallas Bar Association, 2012
- “Top Ten Issues in Intellectual Property Law,” State Bar of Texas Business Torts Institute, 2012
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