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Douglas L. Carter
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Douglas L. Carter

4.7
21 reviews

2345 Grand Blvd., Suite 1675, Kansas City, MO 64108

Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Negligence and 35 more

About Douglas L. Carter

Trial attorney Doug Carter originally hails from Willow Springs, a small town in south central Missouri. When his father, a Missouri State Highway Patrolman, was killed in 1969, he moved with his mother to Springfield, Missouri. Already a budding advocate, he led his high school debate team to many state wide victories. At the University of Missouri/Columbia, he won the only college debate tournament he entered and was elected Student Government President for the largest academic division on campus.

Destined to become a distinguished trial lawyer, Doug graduated in 1981 from Duke University School of Law where he edited the Duke Law Journal and competed on the school's National Moot Court Team - for which fewer than 1% of law students qualify. He then went to Washington, D.C. and began his career as a trial lawyer.


Doug returned to the Midwest in 1985 and became a shareholder in two large Kansas City law firms. He defended major propane companies in serious burn, brain damage and death cases from coast to coast but sensed that something was wrong. Founding his own firm in 1996, Doug now has a strong record of making a difference in the lives of injury victims by delivering aggressive, focused experience with compassion and a commitment to justice

 

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Douglas L. Carter got this award in 2021

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Legal Malpractice
Posted by anonymous
March 15, 2013
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The law firm of Doug Carter is wonderful, they communicate well and are VERY responsive to all emails and phone calls. I feel very comfortable and confident knowing they are helping me handle my legal affair and I feel we are a team! I'm grateful that they were recommended.

Medical Malpractice
Posted by anonymous
February 05, 2012
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Mr. Carter and his lovely wife Tina took on a major medical institution whose negligence had caused a Stage 4 bedsore on my 92 year old mother when several other attorneys had told me I had no case and to give up on obtaining justice for her. They went above and beyond the call of duty and eventually obtained a successful judgement in my mother's favor. Without them, this horrible abuse would have gone unpunished. They are fantastic people who genuinely care about their clients.

 
Personal Injury
Posted by anonymous
November 16, 2011
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Very professional.

Business Law
Posted by anonymous
November 14, 2011
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Very capable and knowledgeable firm that I recommend very highly.

Labor and Employment
Posted by anonymous
July 27, 2015
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Areas of Law

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Labor and Employment 2
    • Discrimination
    • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Gay and Lesbian Rights
  • Housing Law 1
    • Fair Housing
  • Personal Injury 5
    • Boating Accidents
    • Dog Bites
    • Motorcycle Accidents
    • Slip and Fall
    • Wrongful Death
  • Other 28
    • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
    • Nursing Negligence
    • Medication Errors
    • Medical Negligence
    • Nursing Liability
    • Nursing Malpractice
    • Nursing Home Negligence and Abuse
    • Human Rights
    • Race Discrimination
    • Sex Discrimination
    • Deaf Rights
    • Disability Discrimination
    • Disabled Access
    • Disabled Rights
    • Handicapped Rights
    • Housing Discrimination
    • Legal Professional Liability
    • Automobile Accidents and Injuries
    • Bicycle Accidents
    • Bodily Injury
    • Brain Injury
    • Bus Accidents
    • Catastrophic Injury
    • Commercial Vehicle Liability
    • Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
    • Traumatic Brain Injury
    • Employment Breach of Contract
    • Fair Labor Standards

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1981, District of Columbia
    1983, Virginia
    1983, Maryland
    1986, Missouri
    1999, Kansas
    1927, North Carolina
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Duke University
    Class of 1981
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of Missouri at Columbia
    Class of 1978
    A.B.

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2345 Grand Blvd., Suite 1675Kansas City, MO 64108U.S.A.

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    Douglas L. Carter was admitted in 1927 to the State of North Carolina.
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    Yes, Douglas L. Carter is admitted to practice in District of Columbia, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia.
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    Douglas L. Carter attended Duke University.

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