Elizabeth Brannen Carter

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Elizabeth 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. Elizabeth 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.

O | (334) 834-7600
F | (334) 263-5969
Montgomery

More About Elizabeth

The employment areas Elizabeth 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.

Associations

Alabama State Bar Association, Member

Montgomery County Bar Association, Member

Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Member

American Trial Lawyers Association, Member of the 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)

Honors & Awards

AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® for Litigation – Labor and Employment, Montgomery (2022)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2020

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

Alabama, 1994

Eleventh Circuit

Northern District of Alabama

Middle District of Alabama

Southern District of Alabama

Education

J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1994

B.A., Troy State University, summa cum laude, 1991