Carl L. Evans, Jr.

An equity partner at McCathern, Shokouhi, Evans in Dallas, Texas, Carl L. Evans Jr. focuses on a diverse array of legal fields, including, but not limited to:

• Commercial trucking
• Casualty and lousy faith defense
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) claims and nonsubscription
• Tort and insurance litigation
• Intellectual property
• Large loss subrogation
• Liquor liability
• Personal injury (including wrongful death)
• Construction
• Restaurant and hospitality law

With a profound litigation and trial background, Mr. Evans has successfully tried numerous cases across state and federal courts. His knowledge extends to obtaining defense verdicts in arbitrations. Moreover, he has adeptly represented numerous clients in summary judgment motions involving many claims, such as bad faith, fraud, negligence, premises liability and breach of contract.

Mr. Evans recently achieved a significant legal milestone by securing a summary judgment for a national retail chain in a personal injury lawsuit, marking the first instance in two decades that the presiding judge granted a summary judgment in such a case. He also secured a summary judgment in a multimillion-dollar personal injury case defending a major construction firm. Licensed to practice law in Texas (2007) and Alabama (1997), his notable cases include:

• State of Alabama v. Tenaska Alabama Partners, 847 So. 2d 962 (Ala.Civ.App. 2002)
• Bledsoe-Colvin v. Alexander, 127 F. Supp. 2d 136 (M.D. Ala. 2001)
• Dobbs v. Siegelman, 724 So. 2d 1137 (Ala. 1998)

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Mr. Evans obtained his B.A. in history from The University of Alabama in 1992 and his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1997. His academic excellence in law school earned him membership in the Journal of the Legal Profession, a recognition given to students in the top 20% of their class. 

Prior to relocating to Dallas, Mr. Evans launched his legal career at a well-established firm in Birmingham, Alabama; a firm home to more than 250 attorneys. His courtroom experience also spans Mississippi and Kentucky. Furthermore, he frequently conducts mock trials focusing on catastrophic loss cases for the insurance industry in Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.

Mr. Evans is an esteemed delegate of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). Rated "Superb" on Avvo, he was recognized by D Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas for insurance law in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He has also been honored by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel in 2015, 2016 and from 2018 through 2021. Additionally, he is a recipient of the Million Dollar Trial Lawyers Award by the Million Dollar Trial Lawyers for achieving a settlement of over $1 million.