J. Carter Fairley

Attorney, Member

Professional Experience

Carter Fairley has been with The Barber Law Firm since 2002. He has been a member of the firm since 2007, and he coordinates the firm’s 24-hour emergency response team. Mr. Fairley is an AV Preeminent attorney, as rated by the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™, the gold standard in attorney ratings. Having tried more than 45 cases to verdict, he is regularly sought as litigation counsel for major corporations and other businesses having legal issues in the State of Arkansas. Before joining the firm, he was a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the 18th East Judicial District where he successfully prosecuted drug crimes, sexual assault crimes, property crimes, and homicides while receiving a great deal of jury trial experience. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, Trucking and Motor Carrier Practice Group, and Products Liability Practice Group.

Practice Areas

Civil litigation
Trucking claims
Premises liability defense
Products liability defense
Personal injury defense
Insurance defense
Criminal Defense

Court Admissions

Arkansas state and federal courts
U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Professional Associations

American Bar Association member
Arkansas Bar Association member
Secretary-Elect for The Harmonie Group
Defense Research Institute (DRI) member
Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel member
Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) member
Harmonie Group 24/7 Emergency Response Team member

Community Involvement

General Counsel for the Arkansas Tennis Association
Past member of the Faculty Excellence Awards Committee for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
Past member of Board of Directors at Arkansas Repertory Theater
Former member of Board of Directors for KidSource, Inc.
Past member of the Alumni Advisory Committee for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

Noteworthy

Past Special Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
DRI Highlights Fairley Defense Verdict
Sample Reported decisions include:

Carlson v. Kelso Drafting & Design, Inc., 2010 Ark. App. 205; 2010 Ark. App. LEXIS 179, March 3, 2010
Kistner v. Cupples, 2010 Ark. 416; 2010 Ark. LEXIS 510, November 4, 2010
Presley v. Lakewood Eng'g & Mfg. Co., 553 F.3d 638, (8th Cir. 2009)

Featured in “Fairley Simple Man” profile in Inviting Arkansas, October 2010.
Member of the Moot Court Board, which represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law’s National Trial Team at the National Juvenile Justice Competition
Represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law’s National Trial Team in the National Trial Advocacy Competition
During his law school career, Fairley served as an officer on the Student Bar Association
Four year scholarship member of the University of Memphis Men’s Soccer Team
Former member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at the University of Memphis

Education

J.D., University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, 1999
B.S. in Business Administration and Finance, University of Memphis, 1996

J. Carter Fairley

J. Carter Fairley

Professional Experience

Practice Areas

Court Admissions

Professional Associations

Community Involvement

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