CHARLES CARTER
Associate
Direct Dial: 214-599-4026
ccarter@estesthorne.com

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Charles values the unique nature of every situation and strives to thoughtfully serve each client with pragmatic representation tailored to their needs and goals.

His practice experience includes representing large corporations, small businesses, and municipal entities in state and federal courts on matters ranging from contractual disputes to departing employee litigation to complex commercial cases.

Outside of the law, Charles loves live music, baseball, and vinyl records.

J.D., SMU Dedman School of Law (2018)

B.A., Oklahoma Christian University (2015)

Commercial/Business Litigation

State Bar of Texas

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

Member, State Bar of Texas

Member, Dallas Bar Association

Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Social Committee

Oklahoma Christian University Ethics Bowl Debate Team,  Assistant Coach (2020-present)

Associate, Griffith Barbee PLLC, Dallas (2022-2023)

Associate, Clark Hill PLLC, Frisco (2021-2022)

Associate, Mayer LLP, Dallas (2021)

Associate, Dykema Gossett PLLC, San Antonio (2017-2021)

Legal Intern, PepsiCo., Plano (2016-2017)

  • Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, BL Rankings LLC, Commercial Litigation (2024)
  • Recognized, The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, BL Rankings LLC, Litigation – Intellectual Property (2024)
  • “Rising Star” – San Antonio Magazine (2020)
  • Order of the Barristers (2018)

But That’s My Name: Trademarking Law Firm Names, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes  – 06/2023 – Author

Federal Court Update – Bi-monthly column, San Antonio Lawyer Magazine, 2019-2021 – Author

A Practitioner’s Guide to Navigating the Texas MDL System in 2019, Advanced Civil Trial Course, 2019 – Co-author

When Your Civil Case Turns Criminal, Advanced Civil Trial Court, 2019 – Co-author

The Culture of Anarchy: V for Vendetta in Response to Mathew Arnold, The Sigma Tau Delta Review, Volume 13, 2016 – Author

The Artistic Subjectivity of Jane Eyre, The Scissor Tale Review, 2013 – Author