• Indiana

• Indiana Supreme Court, Honorable Frank Sullivan, Jr.

• Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 2004
• Federal Communications Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief
• Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, top brief writer
• Indiana University, B.S., 2001

Carl concentrates his practice in business and product liability litigation.  He has experience representing companies in complex commercial actions, including advising and defending banking and financial institutions regarding predatory lending and consumer protection issues.  He also has experience defending automobile and other product manufacturers in product defect cases.  Carl also handles appeals for individuals and corporate clients in a variety of practice areas.  Before entering into private practice, Carl served as a law clerk to the Honorable Frank Sullivan, Jr., of the Indiana Supreme Court.

Experience

• Experience defending financial institutions in predatory lending and consumer protection disputes.
• Extensive experience bringing and defending contract actions on behalf of companies.
• Experience representing individual in municipal zoning dispute at summary judgment stage, as well as on appeal to the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court.
• Experience defending automobile manufacturer in worker’s compensation dispute at summary judgment stage, as well as on appeal to the Indiana Court of Appeals.

• Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars® 2011, 2012
• Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series, Class XXXV Graduate
• Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series, Class VI Graduate
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation Distinguished Fellow
• International Association of Defense Counsel, Trial Academy Graduate

• American Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association, Diversity Subcommittee of the ISBA Membership & Membership Benefits Committee
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Steering Committee for the Bar Leader Series
• Marion County Local Rules Advisory Committee

• Phoenix Theatre, Board of Directors, President
• Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis, Board of Directors
• Indiana Wind Symphony, Principal Flute

Co-Author: "An Examination of Indiana Supreme Court Docket, Dispositions, and Voting in 2007", Indiana Law Review, Volume 41: Number 4 (2008): p. 839.