Background
Barnett, Carol C. was born on April 18, 1955 in Otterbein, Indiana, United States.
Barnett, Carol C. was born on April 18, 1955 in Otterbein, Indiana, United States.
Purdue University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1977). University of Illinois College of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983).
Worked at Watkins, Boulware, Lucas, Miner, Murphy & Taylor (Saint Joseph, Missouri) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Corporation, Banking, Estate Planning, Probate, Health Care, Family, Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Construction and Labor Law. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Illinois.
1984, Missouri and United States.
District Court, Western District of Missouri. Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1982-1983.
Editor-in-Chief, Recent Decisions Section, Illinois Bar Journal, 1982-1983. Company-author: "Punitive Damages," Chapter update, Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education, Proof of Damages, 1994.
Law Clerk to Honorary Robert C. Underwood, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, 1983-1984.
Instructor, Litigation Practice and Procedures, Missouri Western State College, 1990-1991. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Buchanan County, Missouri, 1985-1991. Member: Saint Joseph and American Bar Associations.
Since 1912 the Watkins family has practiced law in Saint Joseph.
Our firm, founded in 1977 on that strong tradition, has grown to become the largest law firm in Saint Joseph. Our practice has evolved to extend far beyond Missouri as we handle legal matters for clients throughout the country.
In 1996 we opened our Kansas City Office.
Co-author: "Punitive Damages," Chapter update, Missouri Bar Continuing Legal Education, Proof of Damages, 1994. Law Clerk to Honorary Robert C. Underwood, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, 1983-1984. Instructor, Litigation Practice and Procedures, Missouri Western State College, 1990-1991.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Buchanan County, Missouri, 1985-1991.
Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1982-1983. Editor-in-Chief, Recent Decisions Section, Illinois Bar Journal, 1982-1983.