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    J. Denise Carter

    Carter & Putnam, LLC

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    • A partner at Carter & Putnam, J. Denise Carter is an experienced litigator dedicated to representing clients in personal injury and criminal law issues. She serves people in Overland Park, Harrisonville, Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Odessa, Grain Valley, Holden and Warrensburg, Missouri.Having spent her entire career defending people against criminal charges or advocating for victims of negligence, Ms. Carter has handled a number of high-profile issues. Her caseload includes traffic offenses, felonies, misdemeanors, DWI and DUIs. In her personal injury practice, Ms. Carter has success returning compensation for clients who have suffered a slip-and-fall, wrongful death incident, elder abuse, severe burns, electric shock, medical malpractice, drunk driving, car accident or a brain injury.A former public defender, Ms. Carter has spent extensive time in the courtroom. In fact, she has represented clients across the globe, having lived in London, England, and defended soldiers in Iraq against criminal charges.For her accomplishments, Ms. Carter has been listed in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100; she earned the Kansas City Business Journal’s Best of the Bar award; she has an Avvo “Superb” rating; she holds a Lead Counsel Verification; and the National Advocacy for DUI Defense, LLC, named her as a Superior DUI Attorney. Additionally, she is certified in administering the standardized field sobriety tests from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.Ms. Carter was awarded the ACS-Forensic Lawyer Scientist designation after the completion of rigorous training and testing. Ms. Carter is the first and only lawyer in the State of Missouri that has obtained this designation and one of less than 100 nationwide.Ms. Carter is a member of The Missouri Bar, the Cass County, Missouri Bar Association, the Eastern Jackson County Bar Association, the Kansas Bar Association, the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the Law Society. She earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1992.
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      Carter & Putnam, LLC
    • Law School
      University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
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