Michael S. Carr
MISSISSIPPI BAR ASSOCIATION
Michael "Mike" Carr focuses his practice on state and federal criminal defense, personal injury, and civil rights.
Mike is a very experienced trial attorney, having litigated more than 50 jury trials in state and federal court as lead counsel, ranging from complex six figure civil personal injury cases to triple homicide capital murder defense. He is often hired as specialized counsel assisting lawyers in other states and has been admitted pro hac vice in Georgia and Tennessee on multiple occasions.
In addition to this practice, Michael is heavily involved in several professional organizations. He is an on-call attorney for the Police Benevolent Association. He is one of 10 CJA panel members serving 36 counties in Northern Mississippi.
When he is not in the courtroom, Mike works as an adjunct professor, teaching night classes at Delta State University in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Federal and State Trial Practice.
Mike is a former Mississippi Bar Commissioner for the 11th Circuit and currently serves on the Executive Finance Committee of the Mississippi Bar. Mike regularly participates in Wills for Heroes, where he assists first responders with drafting wills and estate planning. He has served as a judge and attorney coach for the Mississippi High School Mock Trial Competition for ten years.
A regular presenter at the University of Mississippi, Delta State University, and Continuing Legal Education events, Mike has received statewide recognition for his work with Lawyers in Every Classroom, which educates high school and college students on a wide range of topics involving the legal profession. Mike was named Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year in 2014 by the Mississippi Bar, and maintains a top "AV" rating by Martindale Hubbell.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- White Collar Crime
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Mississippi
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- 5th Circuit
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- Bar Commissioner - 11th Circuit
- MISSISSIPPI BAR ASSOCIATION
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- University of Mississippi
- J.D. (2006) | Criminal & Constitutional Law
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- Studied international business and law of war at Downing College Cambridge Studied international business and international law through Semester at Sea - University of Pittsburg
- Activities: International Mock Trial
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- University of Mississippi
- B.A. (2003) | Double Major - History & Spanish
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- Honors: Summa cum laude
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- Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year
- Mississippi Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division
- Professional Education and the Law Award
- Mississippi Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated Attorney
- Martindale Hubbell
- Delta State University
- Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Trial Practice
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- University of Mississippi School of Law
- Alumni Board of Directors
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- The Mississippi Bar # 102138
- Executive Finance and Budget Committee
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- Criminal Justice Act
- Panel Attorney
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- Activities: One of 10 attorneys serving 36 counties in northern Mississippi assigned to indigent individuals charged with felonies in federal court
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- Southern States Police Benevolent Association
- On-Call Attorney
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- Activities: Allows for immediate representation of any police officer, sheriff's deputy, or correctional officer in any critical situation from lethal force to employment matters
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- Fearing Fido: Recent Trends Involving First Responders, Man's Best Friend, and Damages
- Blue Review
- The Modern-Day Jaundice v. Jaundice: What is a Reasonable Amount of Time to Build a Public Road?
- Zoning and Planning Law Report - Government Law Center of Albany Law School, NY
- Supreme Court Issues Dam Ruling: Discharge Triggers Permit Requirement Even in Absence of Pollution, Groundwater Management Districts Association Summer Conference, Jackson Hole, WY
- Groundwater Management Districts Association
- Impact of Illegal Immigration on Local Government Law Enforcement, International Municipal Lawyers Association Mid-Year Seminar, Washington, D.C.
- International Municipal Lawyers Association
- Mississippi Tort Claims Act & §1983 Litigation: Update Covering January 2006 -April 2007 Rulings Relevant To Public Sector Claims And Practice,, Presentation to Trident Insurance Company, San Antonio, TX
- Trident Insurance Company
- Mandatory Death Penalty and a Just Rule of Law: Can These Ever Equate?, Scholarship Essay Presented to the Public Law Section of the International Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- The Impact of Illegal Immigration on Local Governments in the Areas of Law Enforcement: Education and Incarceration of Criminals, World Jurist Association, Conference on World Wide Immigration and the Rule of Law, Los Angeles, CA
- World Jurist Association
