Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Lewis N. Carter received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Dartmouth College in 1973. After college, he served two years in Paraguay as a Peace Corps volunteer. After completing his term in the Peace Corps, Mr. Carter studied Anthropology in graduate school at the University of Texas . In 1980 he graduated from the University of Oklahoma Law School where he served as an Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review and was awarded membership in the Order of the Coif, and Order of the Barrister.

Mr. Carter's practice involves primarily commercial litigation and securities arbitration. Mr. Carter's practice also involves commercial foreclosures, consumer credit matters, employment litigation and healthcare related litigation, including ERISA litigation. He is certified as an Adjunct Settlement Judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Mr. Carter is active in various civic and charitable organizations. He is past President of Tulsa Global Alliance. Fluent in Spanish, he regularly provides pro bono legal services to members of the Hispanic Community in Tulsa.

In 2007, he received the Oklahoma Bar Association Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Securities Arbitration
• ERISA Litigation
• Consumer Credit
• Immigration
• Employment Litigation

West Practice Categories

Arbitration, Consumer Bankruptcy, Business & Commercial Law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Immigration, Litigation & Appeals, Securities Law

Bar Admissions

• Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Certification/Specialties

• Adjunct Settlement Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Tulsa Global Alliance (Board Member and Past President)

Honors and Awards

• Tulsa Leadership in Law Honoree, 2008
• Oklahoma Bar Association - Pro bono of the Year Award, 2007
• A-V Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal Clinic, Catholic Charities (emphasis, representation of Hispanic persons)

Education

• University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Orders of the Coif
  Honors: Orders of the Barrister
  Honors: Oklahoma Law Review, Editor
• University of Texas, Austin, TX
  Anthropology
• Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1973
  Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

320 South Boston Avenue
Suite 500
Tulsa, OK 74103-3725

Phones

(918) 582-1211

Faxes

(918) 925-5253

Emails

lcarter@dsda.com

Websites

http://www.dsda.com