Dustin C. Carter

• Mississippi College School of Law (2015)
        J.D., magna cum laude
        Certificate in Civil Law Studies
• Louisiana College (2012)
        B.S., Public Administration, magna cum laude

Scholarships and Writing Awards:

• Recipient: 2014 Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP Academic Scholarship Award for Excellence in Writing
• Recipient: 2014 Best Overall Appellee Brief Award, 2014 Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush Appellate Advocacy Competition

National Moot Court Awards:

• Finalist: 2014 Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
• Semifinalist: 2014 Fifth Circuit/Texas State Bar Association Elliot Cup Regional Moot Court Competition
• Octofinalist: 2015 Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition

Best Paper/AmJur Awards

• Legal Research I
• Legal Writing II
• Appellate Advocacy

Dustin is an active speaker on complex litigation and mass tort matters. Most recently, Dustin has spoken and presented at the following events:

• Panel Member: Proliferation of Mass Tort Environmental Litigation, Louisiana State Bar Association, 23rd Annual Complex Litigation Symposium, Ritz Carlton Hotel, New Orleans, LA (November 10, 2023)
• Panel Member: Ethical Obligations Associated with Artificial Intelligence and its Intersection with Case Management, Louisiana State Bar Association, 30th Annual Admiralty Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (September 15, 2023).
• Panel Member: Anticipating and Dealing with Bankruptcy, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Updates and Challenges Facing Current High Stakes Mass Tort Litigation, Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, PA (May 24, 2023).
• Panel Member: Litigating in the Digital Age, Louisiana State Bar Association, 22nd Annual Complex Litigation Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (November 11, 2022).
• Panel Member: Ethical Obligations (and Potential Landmines) Associated with Social Media, Internet Advertising, Technology, Fee Sharing Among Attorneys, Non-Attorneys with Equity Positions in Laws Firms and Interstate Disciplinary Counsel Authority, Louisiana State Bar Association, 29th Annual Admiralty Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (September 16, 2022).
• Panel Member: Challenges with Litigating in the Digital Age, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: The Current Mass Tort Landscape – Infant Formula, Philips CPAP, Hernia Mesh and More, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (March 30, 2022).
• Panel Member: The Intersection of Law, Technology, Social Media, and Venture Capital, HarrisMartin’s Webinar Series: Multidistrict Litigation – Navigating the Landmines (Virtual; December 1, 2021).
• Panel Member: Ethics Obligations (and Landmines) Associated with Social Media and Technology, Louisiana State Bar Association, 28th Annual Admiralty Symposium (Virtual; September 17, 2021).
• Panel Member: Key Jurisdictional Considerations for Maritime Practitioners, Louisiana State Bar Association, 27th Annual Admiralty Symposium (Virtual; September 18, 2020).
• Panel Member: 2020 Discovery: Unearthing Electronic Evidence Against Maritime Defendants, Louisiana Association for Justice, “High Stakes on the High Seas” Maritime Law Conference, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (Virtual; August 21, 2020).
• Visiting Teacher and Panel Member, Complex Litigation: Plaintiff Perspective, Baylor Law School Executive LLM Litigation Management, November 2019 On-Campus Session (1:30pm – 5:00pm), Waco, TX (November 11, 2019).
• Panel Member, Rapid Fire Mass Tort Update, 19th Annual Class Action/Complex Litigation Symposium, Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar No. 0250191108, Windsor Court Hotel, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (November 8, 2019).
• Panel Member, Getting Out of the Starting Block: Key Jurisdictional Considerations for Maritime Practitioners, 26th Annual Admiralty Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (September 13, 2019).
• Panel Member, Rapid Fire Mass Tort Landscape Updates II, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Critical Developments in Mass Torts, MDLs, and Game-Changing Jurisprudence, The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, LA (May 29, 2019).
• Panel Member, Key Mass Tort Issues, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference:  An Analysis of Today’s Mass Tort Landscape, The Westin Georgetown, Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2019).
• Panel Member, Complex Litigation Witnesses, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: The Mass Tort Litigation Landscape – A Critical Analysis, The Westin Verasa Napa, Napa, CA (Sept. 26, 2018).
• Panel Member, E-Discovery: Mastering the Document Intensive Case, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: The Mass Tort Litigation Landscape – A Critical Analysis, The Westin Verasa Napa, Napa, CA (Sept. 26, 2018).
• Panel Member, What Admiralty Practitioners Need to Know About Personal Jurisdiction, Louisiana State Bar Association, 25th Annual Admiralty Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (September 14, 2018).
• Panel Member, Game-Changing Complex Litigation Developments including Post BMS Jurisdictional Landscape, Multi-Plaintiff Trials, Preemption, Deposing CEOs and Addressing Apex Defenses, Spoliation and the Associated Preservation Obligations, and Testimony Via Satellite at Trial, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: ‘Bet-the-Company’ Mass Tort Litigation, The Peninsula Chicago, Chicago, IL (May 30, 2018).
• Panel Member, Preemption, 17th Annual Class Action/Complex Litigation Symposium, Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar No. 0250171116, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New Orleans, LA (Nov. 10, 2017).
• Panel Member, Struggling with the Production and Discovery of Electronically Stored Information; Predictive Coding vs. Search Terms, 16th Annual Class Action/Complex Litigation Symposium, Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar No. 0250161111, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (Nov. 11, 2016).

• Save the Students, Save the World: How Bankruptcy Could Help Correct the Inequitable Intrusion of For-Profit Colleges Into Higher Education (33 MISS. C. L. REV. 401)

• Quoted in: COOK COUNTY RECORD, “Trial lawyer panel: Plaintiffs’ lawyers adapting strategies to fit post-BristolMyersSquibb legal landscape” (May 30, 2018), available at CookCountyRecord.com.
• Quoted in: LEGAL NEWSLINE, “No quit in trial bar after SCOTUS ruling, still filing lawsuits in favorite courts” (June 4, 2018), available at LegalNewsLine.com.

• American Bar Association
• National Order of Barristers, 2015 Inductee
• National Order of Scribes, 2015 Inductee
• Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society
• Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• Recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 member (2018-present)
• Selected for inclusion in the 2024 & 2025 Louisiana Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers
• National Association of Certified Mediators
• Louisiana Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice
• Alexandria Bar Association
• Young Professional Group of Central Louisiana

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