Carter Criminal Defense is pleased to announce the launch of its firm. The firm offers clients the best of both worlds: traditional criminal law legal services combined with a practical approach, personal dedication, and the value of a boutique firm. Founding attorney Kelly A. Carter adds: “Understanding each client has unique goals and circumstances, I address their needs by offering tailored representation without compromising the quality of representation. I aggressively advocate for my clients, providing innovative, effective, and compassionate representation during highly stressful and difficult times in their lives. My approach sends a clear message to the opposing side that I am prepared to go to trial for my client, if necessary, to achieve a favorable outcome.”
Carter Criminal Defense represents clients with criminal cases and traffic violations in Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Ellis County, Kaufman County, and Tarrant County. In-depth information on all firm practice areas is featured on the website.
About Carter Criminal Defense Founder and Managing Partner Kelly A. Carter
Kelly A. Carter is originally from Southern Illinois, where he graduated from Belleville Township High School East. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Harding University and quickly followed up by earning a Masters of Political Science from the University of North Texas.
His goal had always been to use this academic background to attend law school and serve the Dallas area community as a trial attorney. However, since the United States was at war, he placed his law school application on hold and decided to serve his country in the fight against global terrorism.
At the age of 25, he joined the United States Air Force and served on active-duty for over eight years. He began his military service by undergoing rigorous flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola. After receiving his wings, he was stationed in Texas as a B-1B Bomber Weapon Systems Officer. He deployed overseas numerous times and spent almost two combined years combating terrorists in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
The military was an important part of his life at this point, but Kelly never gave up on fulfilling his long-term goal of becoming a trial attorney. Immediately after fulfilling his active-duty commitment, he was accepted to Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law. At SMU, he gained valuable trial advocacy experience and obtained legal victories for his clients in the prestigious VanSickle Family Law Clinic. After graduation, he spent more than two years as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney, where he sharpened his courtroom skills by pleading and trying a vast number of criminal cases.
In 2022, he decided to transition the significant experience he gained serving as a prosecutor to the service of the Dallas and North Texas community. Kelly A. Carter has a proven track record of grace under stressful conditions and success in the courtroom. However, the most valuable experience that he has gained is a deep empathy for people who have been accused of crimes and are concerned about how the consequences of a conviction will affect their families and their futures. He uses this empathy as motivation to forcefully advocate for his clients, and this passion for justice has helped him become one of the most successful trial attorneys in North Texas.