Background
Carter, Richard Murrell was born on May 11, 1950 in Dandridge, Tennessee, United States. Son of Willard Susong and Edna S. (Swann) Carter.
Carter, Richard Murrell was born on May 11, 1950 in Dandridge, Tennessee, United States. Son of Willard Susong and Edna S. (Swann) Carter.
United States. Military Academy (Bachelor of Science, 1973). Memphis State University (Juris Doctor, 1980). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Moot Court Board, 1979.
Editor-in-Chief, Memphis State University Law Review, 1979-1980.
Worked at Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, Professional Corporation (Memphis, Tennessee) specializing in Construction Law, Banking Law, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Tennessee. 1985, District of Columbia.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, 1979. Editor-in-Chief, Memphis State University Law Review, 1979-1980.
Author: "Federal Enforcement of Individual and Corporate Criminal Liability for Water Pollution," 10 Memphis State University Law Review 576, 1980. Company-Author, Insurance Coverage "Laws in Tennessee," National Business Institute, Incorporated., 1995.
"Trying The Wrongful Death Cases in Tennessee: Strategies in Preparation and Valuation," National Business Institute, Incorporated, 1996.
Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. District of Columbia Bar. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Military: Major, United States.
Army, 1973-1984.
Deacon Indiana Presbyterian Church, Memphis, 1997. Member American Bar Association, ATLA, Tennessee State Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, West Point Society of Mid-South (secretary 1985-1987, president 1987-1989, chair West Point bicentennial 1996-2002), Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Shari Cruse, October 18, 1980. Children: Leslie Marie, Melanie Cruse.