Mr. Carter focuses his practice in a variety of commercial and business areas, representing businesses and individuals throughout Georgia and the Southeast. Mr. Carter has handled matters for businesses ranging in size from single-member LLC’s to Fortune 500 companies. He assists clients with such matters as contracts, disputes and complex civil litigation, collections, business formation and corporate governance, transactions, real estate, telecommunications, employment and probate matters. Mr. Carter also represents creditors (secured and unsecured), committees, debtors and trustees in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings throughout the State, as well as telecommunications companies with respect to their regulatory affairs before the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Mr. Carter is admitted to practice in all of Georgia’s state and federal courts. He has advocated cases in a variety of alternative dispute resolution forums, including the American Arbitration Association, the National Association of Securities Dealers and the National Futures Association, as well as several private mediation services.

Prior to returning to his hometown of Macon in 2001, Mr. Carter practiced with the Atlanta office of a large, national firm, where he handled business and commercial litigation.

Mr. Carter earned his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1995 and his B.A. from Tulane University in 1992. During law school, he served as Notes Editor of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, in which his article was published in the Fall 1993 edition. He is currently a member of the State Bar of Georgia (Business Law and Bankruptcy sections), the Macon Bar Association and the Federal Communications Bar Association. He is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and Pi Sigma Alpha honor society.

An active member of the Macon community, Mr. Carter is a member of the Macon Civic Club, the 2005 Leadership Macon class and the Historic Macon Foundation. He and his family attend Mulberry Street Methodist Church, where Mr. Carter is a member of the Administrative Board. Mr. Carter also serves on the Advisory Board for Wesley Glen Ministries. During his spare time, Mr. Carter enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family and friends.