MEMBER OF FIRM
Richard D. Carter (Member) born Newburgh, New York, February 17, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1981, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1991, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, Maryland; 1992, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Pace University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); George Washington University (J.D., 1980). Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982-2000. Recipient: Mayor's Distinguished Public Service Award, Washington D.C., 1993; The Distinguished Service Award for Pro Bono Assistance to Cancer Patients, Patient Advocate Foundation, 2002; The Lever Award for Assistance to Indigent Defendants, D.C. Law Students in Court, 2004. Listed, Who's Who In American Law. Panel Member: "Health Care Reform," American Bar Association Annual Convention, N.Y., 1993; "Medico-Legal Aspects of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Health Care Reform," Keystone Symposia, 1994; "Women's Health Care & Insurance Coverage for Necessary Treatment," National Association of Women Judges, District Meeting, Washington, D.C., 1994; "Recent Developments in the Law Affecting Business Organizations," Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting, Virginia Beach, VA, June 1997-2003; Litigating HMO Cases, ATLA National College of Advocacy, Atlanta, GA, September 1997; "ERISA Claims: Litigating The Denial of Payment for Treatment," Annual Meeting, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, D.C., July, 1998. Program Chair: National Medical Legal Symposium, Loyola University Law School, Chicago, IL, April, 1997-2004. Delegate, Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia, 1985-1999. Executive Director, D.C. Law Students in Court, 1985-1990. Supervising Attorney, D.C. Law Students in Court, 1980-1985. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; American Inns of Court, Thurgood Marshall Chapter; Metropolitan Trial Lawyers Association of the District of Columbia; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Health Insurance; Insurance Recovery; ERISA; Commercial Litigation; Federal Litigation; Appeals.Email: Richard D. Carter