Bar Admissions:

• Maryland
• District of Columbia
• Virginia

Court Admissions:

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Arizona
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

Richard D. Carter, Partner

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Practice areas:

• General Litigation
• Healthcare Practice
• ERISA Litigation
• Arbitration

Honors & Affiliations:

• Member, Alexandria Bar Association
• Master, Thurgood Marshall Inn of Court
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
• Board Member, Patient Advocate Foundation, 1996-present
• Mayor's Distinguished Public Service Award, Washington D.C.
• Distinguished Service Award for Pro Bono Assistance to Cancer Patients, Patient Advocate Foundation
• The Lever Award, Recognizing 25 years of service representing and assisting in service to indigent clients, D.C. Law Students in Court Program
• Board Member, D.C. Law Students in Court Program, 1990-present

Education:

George Washington University National Law Center, J.D. 1980

Pace University, B.A., cum laude

 

 

Mr. Carter brings over thirty years of litigation experience to the firm, handling a wide variety of complex litigation matters involving insurance recovery and coverage, intellectual property disputes and commercial litigation. One of the best known ERISA health care litigators in the country, he has handled cases in every federal judicial circuit and spoken on health care litigation topics at the annual conventions of the American Bar Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America as well as specialized Health Law and Medical conferences throughout the country. Rich's practice has been on the cutting edge of issues such as ERISA claims, federal preemption, access to care, experimental treatments, medical necessity and disability insurance. Mr. Carter also is actively involved in litigation of pensions which have been misappropriated or wrongly denied.

In addition to his litigation experience he was one of the earliest proponents and teachers of Alternative Dispute Resolution and he has personally mediated or conciliated cases for hundreds of parties over the last decades. He is a commercial Arbitrator for the National Arbitration Forum.

After his graduation from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1980, Mr. Carter taught law school for ten years and was the Executive Director of the D.C. Law Students in Court Program before entering private practice. He continued teaching trial practice as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center until 2000.

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Reported Cases:

• Neumann v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 367 F.Supp. 969 (E.D.Va., 2005)
• Smith v. Newport News Shipbuilding Health Plan, 148 F.Supp.2d 637 (E.D. Va., 2001)
• Adams v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc., 757 F.Supp. 661 (D.Md., 1991)
• Bucci v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Connecticut, 764 F.Supp. 728 (D.Conn., 1991)
• Bernstein v. CapitalCare, Inc., 70F.3d 783 (C.A.4(Va.), 1995)

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