Jim C. Carver

Founder and Owner, 07/01/2011
Of Counsel

Location:

Baton Rouge, LA

Phone:

(225) 636-2642

Fax:

225-757-6561

Email:

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Dr. Carver is dedicated to providing timely, high quality legal services to his clients. In addition to being an attorney, Jim is a Ph.D. chemist, who has been able to effectively blend these disciplines. He concentrates his practice in the areas of science-based matters, environmental law, regulatory matters, patent law, trademark law, and copyright law. Prior to joining the Baringer Law Firm as Of Counsel, Jim practiced law for over a quarter of a century. In 2011, Jim established The Carver Law Firm; prior to that Jim was the managing partner of the Oats & Hudson Baton Rouge Office, and prior to that he was a partner at Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips. Before pursing his career in law, Jim was a practicing chemist. After receiving his Ph.D. in chemistry, Jim worked as a staff chemist at EXXON Research and Development Laboratories for Exxon for approximately 7 years. Prior to that, he served on the chemistry faculties of Texas A&M University and the University of Georgia for about 4 years. Jim understands the science aspects of law both from a legal prospective and from the prospective of a practicing scientist.

Areas Of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Patents
• Trademarks
• Copyrights
• Environmental Law
• Litigation

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Louisiana
• Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • J.D. – 1989
  • Honors: Finalist, Tullis Moot court
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Ph.D. – 1972
  • Major: Chemistry
• Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana
  • B.S. – 1967
  • Major: Chemistry

Published Works

• “Hindcasting Volatile Chemical Emissions to Air from Ponded Recycle Oil,” Carver and Thibodeaux, Environmental Progress (Vol. 16, p. 106, Summer, 1997)
• “The Importance of the Hypothetical Question,” James Carver, Comments on Toxicology (Vol. 7, p. 191, 2000)

Classes / Seminars

• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1975-1978
• University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Department of Chemistry, Instructor, 1974-1975
• University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Post-Doctoral Researcher, 1972-1974

Honors And Awards

• A/V rating / Martindale-Hubbell, Reed Reference Publishing Company, 1994-Present
• West’s Legal Dictionary, West Publishing Corporation, 1994-Present
• LSU Law Center, Susan C. Kalinka Trial Advocacy Coach of the Year, 2012
• Roger D. Middlekauff Award for outstanding service, Division of Chemistry and the Law of the American Chemical Society
• American Chemical Society, Fellow
• American Chemical Society, Committee on Bylaws and the Constitution, Chair
• American Chemical Society, Select Task Force on Governance, 2016-Present

Professional Associations And Memberships

• Baton Rouge City Court, Judge pro tempore
• Better Business Bureau, Arbitrator
• Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
• Texas State Bar Association, Member
• Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court, Member
• American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member

Past Employment Positions

• Oats & Hudson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Managing Partner, 01/2009 to 06/2011
• Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Associate/Partner, 1989 to 2008
• Office of the U.S. Attorney, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Law Clerk, 1987 to 1988
• Exxon Research & Development Labs, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Staff Chemist, 1978 to 1986

Pro Bono Activities

• Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Board of Trustees
• American Chemical Society, Councilor
• The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Chemistry, Board of Visitors