Elizabeth Brannen Carter

SHAREHOLDER

Telephone 334-834-7600
Fax 334-263-5969
Email ecarter@hillhillcarter.com

Mrs. Carter clerked for the Honorable Sonny Hornsby, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, from 1994-1995 and has been practicing law with Hill, Hill, Carter since 1995. Ms. Carter handles all aspects of employment relations for employers across the southeast including business development and planning regarding employees, negotiation of key employment contracts, handbook development, internal investigations, employee training and ultimately litigation when necessary. The employment areas Ms. Carter handles on a regular basis include FLSA, FMLA, retaliation, Title VII (discrimination and harassment), ADEA, ADA, non-compete agreements, various constitutional claims with public employees and EEOC Charges of discrimination. She also handles commercial litigation, including various types of contract disputes and False Claims Act cases.

Mrs. Carter is a member of the Montgomery County Bar Association, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Alabama Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in the U.S. Southern, Middle and Northern District Courts for Alabama

Bar Admissions

ALABAMA

1994

U.S. CIRCUIT COURTS

Eleventh Circuit

U.S. DISTRICT COURTS

Northern District of Alabama

Middle District of Alabama

Southern District of Alabama

Education

1994

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama, J.D.

Honors:

  • Henry Upson Moot Court Board Member
  • Trial Advocacy Board Member

1991

Troy State University
Troy, Alabama, B.S., summa cum laude

Associations

Alabama State Bar Association

Member

Montgomery County Bar Association

Member

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association

Member

American Trial Lawyers Association

Member, National Trial Team

American Journal of Trial Advocacy

Member

Alabama Trial Lawyers Association

Member

DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar

Member

Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys

Member

National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys

Member

Published Work

Comparative Negligence As a Defense for Strict Liability, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 17:3  (1993)

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