Professional Experience Oscar C. Carr, III concentrates his practice in litigation, with an emphasis on business, construction, environmental, and other civil litigation. Education University of Virginia, B.A. degree with distinction, 1973 Emory University, J.D. degree, 1976 (Order of the Coif, Class Salutatorian) Admitted to Practice Tennessee US District Court, Western District of Tennessee US District Court, Northern District of Mississippi US District Court, Southern District of Mississippi US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit US Supreme Court Member, mediation panel of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Rule 31 Listed Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission Honors/Awards The Best Lawyers in America, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Personal Injury (Defendants), Personal Injury (Plaintiffs), and Professional Malpractice Law (Defendants) Mid-South SuperLawyers, Business Litigation Benchmark Litigation, Litigation Star in Tennessee Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (a trial lawyer honorary society comprised of experienced and effective litigators throughout the United States) The National Trial Lawyers, The Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Tennessee MBQ Power Players 2012 in Business Litigation, Memphis Business Quarterly MBQ Power Players 2011 in Business Litigation, Memphis Business Quarterly MBQ Power Players 2010 in Business Litigation, Memphis Business Quarterly MBQ Players List 2008 in Business Litigation, Memphis Business Quarterly Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation Best Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Annual Guide to Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Who's Who in American Law (since 1985) Who's Who in the World Top Lawyers, American Lawyer/Corporate Counsel magazines' Annual Guide to Commercial Litigation Professional/Civic/Charitable Organizations Past President and Board Member, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; Living and Giving Award Recipient, 2002 Past Board Member, Memphis Oral School for the Deaf Past Board Member, Carnival Memphis American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section) Tennessee Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Environmental Sections) Memphis Bar Association (Director, 1985-1987) Former Senior Warden and treasurer, Current vestryman, St. John's Episcopal Church, Memphis Lawyers Journal Club of Memphis, Member Former Member, Emory University Law School Council Faculty, Emory University Law School's Trial Techniques Program (a teaching program for law students who have completed their second year of law school); modeled on the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's method for teaching effective litigation methods and persuasive techniques. Representative Matters Federal: Fabian v. Fulmer Helmets, Inc., 09-2305-STA-DKV, 2009 WL 3241694 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 30, 2009) J.T. Shannon Lumber Co., Inc. v. Gilco Lumber, Inc., 2:07CV119-SA-SAA, 2008 WL 4372753 (N.D. Miss. Sept. 22, 2008) Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation v. United American Bank of Memphis, 21 F.Supp2d 785 (W.D. Tenn. 1998) Winningham v. Ciba-Geigy Corporation, No. 97-5777 (July 14, 1998) (not recommended for full text publication) American States Insurance Company v. Nethery, 79 F.3d 473 (5th Cir. 1996) Velsicol Chemical Corporation v. Enenco, Inc., 9 F.3d 524 (6th Cir. 1993) Benson v. Barasso, 884 F.2d 1392 (6th Cir. 1989) 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 14134 State: Eller Media Co. v. City of Memphis, 2008 WL 5330431 (Tenn. Ct. App 2008) KBL Properties, LLC v. Bellin, 900 So. 2d 1160 (Miss. 2005) Efird v. The Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, P.A., 147 S.W.3d 208 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003) Roberts v. Bicknell, 73 S.W.3d 106 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001) Ragsdale v. City of Memphis, 70 S.W.3d 56 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001) Chandler v. D. Canale & Co., 2001 WL 568027 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001) Schopfer v. The Kroger Co., No. 02A01-9707-CV-00138 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998) ATS, Inc. v. Kent, 27 S.W.3d 923 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998) Wadlington v. Miles, Inc., 922 S.W.2d 520 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995) United American Bank v. First Citizens National Bank, 764 S.W.2d 55 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989 Mann Electric Co. v. Jameson, 1989 Tenn. App. LEXIS 622 (September 19, 1989) Durham v. Waddell & Reed, Inc., 732 S.W.2d 129 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1986) Memphis Aero Corporation v. Swain, 732 S.W.2d 608 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1986) Hart v. First National Bank, 690 S.W.2d 536 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1985) Mabray v. Velsicol Chemical Corp., 1984 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3071 (August 7, 1984) Memphis Hospital Service and Surgical Association, Inc. v. Steelcraft Corporation, 1984 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3276 (November 7, 1984) Health and Educational Facilities Board of Shelby County, Tennessee v. King, 678 S.W.2d 14 (Tenn. 1984) Speaking Engagements The Law – Big News in Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury, Understanding what you need to know about what the Courts have decreed, Memphis Bar Association Annual Litigation Seminar, 2010