John A. Carr

John is an experienced criminal and civil litigator representing governmental, corporate, and individual clients.  Having spent most of his legal career appearing in the courtroom and advising clients on a range of policy and legal issues, John's caseload ranges from complex state and federal criminal representation to sophisticated commercial litigation. 

John honed his litigation skills as a federal trial attorney and has seen the courtroom from all angles.  Serving over nine years as an judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force, John held assignments around the globe as a criminal prosecutor, criminal defense counsel, civil trial attorney, and trial advocacy instructor.  As a civil trial attorney, he received the Secretary of the Air Force's General Counsel Award for 2004 for his work defending a series of multi-million dollar employment class action lawsuits.  He has also served as part of the national trial team for manufacturing defendants in mass tort actions in multi-district litigation, and has represented major coal companies in multi-million arbitration and contract litigation.

A published author, John has lectured and instructed extensively on trial advocacy and practice.

Government Experience
U.S. Air Force, 1990- 2007

Intern, Hon. Ike Skelton (MO), Summer 1994

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals

Selected Professional Organizations

Hon. John A. Field, Jr., Inn of Court

West Virginia Bar Association

Publications

The Difference Between Can and Should: Able v. United States and the Continuing Debate about Homosexual Conduct in the Military, 46 A.F, Law Rev. 1 (1999). Awarded the Society of Strategic Air Command Award for the Outstanding Article published in the Air Force Law Review for 1999.

Free Speech in the Military Community: Striking a Balance Between Personal Rights and Military Necessity, 45 A.F, Law Rev. 303 (1998).

The Admissibility of Polygraph Evidence in Court-Martial Proceedings: Does the Constitution Mandate the Gatekeeper?, 43 A.F, Law Rev. 1 (1997). Awarded the Society of Strategic Air Command Award for the Outstanding Article published in the Air Force Law Review for 1997.

Education

cum laude

Harvard Law School

  - Int'l Law Journal

  - Journal of Law and

    Public Policy