Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Appellate, Civil Litigation; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 2008
Education: University of Georgia School of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2018, 2020 - 2023 Call today:
706-291-8853
Davis Lucas Carter LLP
210 East 2nd AveSuite 301
Rome, GA 30161 Visit website
Details
Lee Carter serves as a founding partner at Davis, Lucas, Carter, LLP, located in Rome, Georgia, focusing his practice on business litigation, appellate law, civil litigation defense and corporate law. His practice extends to Northwest Georgia, catering to clients in both boardrooms and courtrooms across the state.
Mr. Carter's educational background is marked by excellence, including Phi Beta Kappa distinction from the University of Georgia, where he earned his law degree magna cum laude in 2008. He also contributed to the Journal of International and Comparative Law.
Licensed for 14 years, Mr. Carter's legal journey began at an Am Law 50 firm in Atlanta, while his heart always belonged to Rome. Over a decade ago, he returned to his roots, building a well-rounded practice that uniquely represents business clients in strategic boardroom matters and complex court proceedings.
Admitted to practice in Georgia since 2008, Mr. Carter holds admission to various courts, including the:
· United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
· United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
· Supreme Court of the United States
· Georgia Supreme Court
· Georgia Court of Appeals
· Superior Courts of Georgia
A dedicated member of the legal community, Mr. Carter maintains active memberships in the State Bar of Georgia, the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and the Rome Bar Association. He is AV Preeminent* rated by his peers through Martindale-Hubbell, boasting a stellar 4.8/5 score. Additionally, he holds a "Good" Avvo rating.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Appellate, Civil Litigation: Defense, Business/CorporateFocus areas
Appeals, Contracts, Limited Liability Companies
- 50% Business Litigation
- 20% Appellate
- 20% Civil Litigation: Defense
- 10% Business/Corporate
First Admitted: 2008, Georgia
- Super Lawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation, Super Lawyer
- AV Peer Review Rated Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
- Berry College Integrity in Leadership Mentor
- Coosa River Basin Initiative, Member
- Georgia Legal History Foundation, Trustee
- Leadership Rome
- Rome Seven Hills Rotary, Past President
- Leadership Academy for the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia
- Habitat for Humanity - Coosa Valley, Past Member of the Board of Directors
- Boy Scouts of America, Board Member Northwest Georgia Council
- Coosa Country Club, Past Junior Board Member
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Rome Bar Association
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Georgia Supreme Court
- State Bar of Georgia
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- Superior Courts of Georgia
- American Bar Association
- University of Georgia, B.A., magna cum laude, with honors
- Represented the Floyd County Board of Education in reaching a $2.3 million pre-suit settlement with Johnson Controls, Inc. in connection with a RICO investigation and former maintenance director Derry Richardson. , 2017
- Fouch v. Bicknell Supply Co., 326 Ga. App. 863 (2014)
- Avery v. State, 295 Ga. 630 (2014)
- Day v. Floyd County Bd. of Educ., 333 Ga. App. 144 (2015)
- Drumm Corp v. Wright, 326 Ga. App. 41 (2014)
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2018, 2020 - 2023
