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Michael L. Carr

Mediator | Attorney

Areas of Expertise - Civil Rights, Employment, Commercial, Business, Construction, Auto Negligence, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Consumer Claims, Professional Negligence, Complex Business Transactions

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Michael L. Carr

Mike Carr is a trial lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience litigating complex civil disputes in state and federal trial and appellate courts in Oklahoma and neighboring states, as well as before the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Over the course of his career, he has successfully defended clients against a broad range of tort claims, including those involving civil rights, employment, insurance coverage and bad faith, E&O liability, product liability, professional liability, medical malpractice, industrial accidents, trucking accidents, catastrophic workplace injuries, and wrongful death. He has additionally mediated disputes involving construction claims, auto negligence, personal injury, consumer claims, and complex business transactions.

Much of Mike’s current practice is devoted to representing insurance carriers of all sizes in litigation involving insurance coverage disputes, property damage claims, and uninsured motorist insurance claims, as well defending insurers against allegations of bad faith, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligence, and violations of state consumer protection laws. He also counsels clients on claims handling and coverage issues and has delivered presentations to insurers nationwide on numerous issues related to liability, litigation strategy, and litigation avoidance.

A portion of Mike’s practice is dedicated to serving as outside counsel for municipal and political subdivisions for a number of claims involving civil rights, employment litigation, tort claims, and property and casualty claims.

Mike has tried more than 30 cases to verdict and is a 2006 graduate of the International Association of Defense Counsel’s Trial Academy at Stanford University. His achievements as a trial lawyer have earned him inclusion in Oklahoma Super Lawyers and an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Oklahoma

  • Arkansas

  • Texas

  • United States Supreme Court

  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

  • United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

  • Muskogee Creek Nation Tribal Court

  • Osage Nation Tribal Court

  • Cherokee Nation Tribal Court

EDUCATION

  • University of Oklahoma College of Law, Juris Doctor with Distinction, 1999

  • University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (minor in History), 1996

  • International Association of Dense Counsel’s (IADC) Trial Academy training at Stanford Law Schoo, 2006

HONORS & AWARDS

  • American Jurisprudence Awards in both Employment Law and Evidence

  • AV-Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell since 2012

  • Super Lawyers© 2012-current

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • Tulsa County Bar Association

  • Oklahoma Bar Association

  • Arkansas Bar Association

  • Dallas Bar Association

  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)

  • Claims Litigation and Management Alliance (CLM)

PUBLISHED OPINIONS

  • Clinton v State ex rel, Logan County Election Board, 29 P.3d, 543 (Okla. 2001)

  • Whittenberg v Werner Enterprises, et al., 561. P.3d 1122, 1130-31 (10th Cir. 2009)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Speaker, “State and Federal Personnel Laws in Oklahoma”; Lorman Education Services

  • Speaker, “Employment Law from A to Z”; Lorman Education Services

  • Speaker, “Evaluation of Medical Malpractice Litigation,” AIG

  • Speaker, “Evaluation of Medical Malpractice Litigation,” Zurich

  • Speaker, “Evaluation of Medical Malpractice Litigation,” American Physicians Insurance Company

  • Speaker, “Litigating a Dram Shop Liability Case,” St. Paul Travelers

  • Speaker, “Litigating a Dram Shop Liability Case,” AIG, New York

  • Speaker, “Litigating a Dram Shop Liability Case,” AIG, Kansas City

  • Speaker, “Litigating a Dram Shop Liability Case,” Swiss Re, Kansas City

  • Speaker, “Litigating a Dram Shop Liability Case,” Zurich, Dallas

  • Speaker, “Litigating a Dram Shop Liability Case,” American Physicians Insurance Company, Austin

  • Speaker, “Litigation Strategy & Avoiding Bad Faith Liability,” Northshore Insurance Company, Boston

  • Speaker, “Tort Reform”, Chartis Insurance, Dallas

  • Speaker, “Tort Reform”, American Physicians Insurance Company, Austin

  • Speaker, “Death, Carnage and the Pursuit of Happiness,” Chief Litigation Summit, MasterClass

  • Speaker, “Litigation Strategy & Avoiding Bad Faith Liability,” Managed Care Risk Association, Napa

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