Ms Kathleen Mary Kushi Carter, Partner

Kathy is a trial lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in complex litigation and case management. She has extensive civil litigation experience with a practice ranging from handling employment law and consumer actions to complex commercial disputes. With clients ranging from multinational corporations to landlords and insurance companies, Kathy counsels clients on early resolution options and effective case and cost management approaches for matters of all sizes and scope.

Her broad litigation background and understanding of her clients’ businesses and particular industry challenges allows Kathy to offer sophisticated counseling and risk management advice. She helps clients identify areas of exposure, create processes and compliance policies to reduce risk, and implement strategic best practices in their organizations.

With experience across disciplines, Kathy has litigated and tried disputes related to:

ADA claims
Commercial contracts
Discrimination
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
Fraud
Insurance bad faith
Intellectual property infringement
Landlord/tenant
Personal injury
Private Attorneys General Actions (PAGA)
Real estate
Retaliation
Unfair competition
Before joining Messner Reeves, Kathy was a founding partner at a Southern California firm where she represented large national corporations in multi-million-dollar lawsuits, won a seven figure damage award for clients involved in personal injury cases, and successfully defended an international firm in a high-stakes class action matter. Her reputation and results have caused clients to seek her assistance in multiple jurisdictions, including Nevada, Washington, Delaware, Indiana, and Georgia.

Kathy is an active member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), selected for membership by defense and plaintiffs’ attorney members of the organization based on her successful trial record and her character and reputation among the trial bar.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Partner	Ropers Majeski PC		2019-2021
Partner	Parker, Ibrahim & Berg		2017-2019
Owner	Hollins Law		2002-2017
Partner	McClure & Carter		1998-2002

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Vermont Law School	J.D.	Law School	1992
Pepperdine University	MBA
Saint Anslem College	B.A.

State / Court	Date
California	1992
U.S Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  Orange County Bar Association
  Los Angeles County Bar Association
  National Association of Professional and Executive Women
  BUZZ, An Executive Women’s Think Tank
  National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms
  Women’s Business Enterprise National Counsel

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