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Faculty Biographies
James P. Carter is an associate in the Employment Law Department of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, where he concentrates his practice
in the defense and counseling of employers on all aspects of employment law, including employment discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination
litigation, wage and hour claims, breach of contract claims, and workers’ compensation issues. Mr. Carter brings to this practice prior litigation
experience as a workers’ compensation applicant’s attorney, and experience as coverage and litigation counsel for the insurance industry. He has tried
many cases at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. From 1990-2001, Mr. Carter tried cases, both bench trials as first chair and jury trials as second
chair, in Superior Court. He has handled appeals before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Court of Appeal, some of which resulted in
published opinions. More recently, Mr. Carter focused on filing and opposing petitions for reconsideration. Mr. Carter received his B.A. degree from
Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from BYU’s J. Reuben Clark School of Law, where he served in the Moot Court organization, and competed on the
school’s National Moot Court team.
Mr. Carter is scheduled to teach the following 2008 public programs: The Certificate in Employee Relations LawSM Seminar IAML reserves the right to change instructors when such changes are advisable for academic reasons or when circumstances are beyond our control. |