David J. Carr

Law School
Georgetown University Law Center
Graduated in 1984

Professional Experience:
David J. Carr is a partner in the Labor and Employment Group of Ice Miller, and Chair of the Employment Litigation Group, focusing his practice in the areas of personnel policies, employment discrimination, wage and hour law, and employment contracts involving trade secrets, confidential information and covenants against competition.

Carr is a veteran labor negotiator and has handled numerous labor arbitrations, union avoidance and other collective bargaining matters. He also possesses substantial experience representing employers in wrongful discharge lawsuits and employment discrimination investigations, including sexual harassment situations, as well as litigation of class and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, in addition to federal and state jury trials.

Carr serves as a contributing author for the American Bar Association (ABA) treatises Covenants Not to Compete: A State by State Survey (BNA 1991), The Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State by State Survey (BNA 1995), Employment Trade Secrets Law: A State by State Survey (BNA 1997), Tortious Interference in the Employment Context (BNA 2004); Employment Litigation Handbook (ABA 2010). He also worked as a contributing author to Harvey’s Indiana Practice and Procedure (West 1988).

Carr is admitted to practice in Indiana, as well as the Fourth, Seventh, and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the United States Supreme Court. He has successfully taken cases to trial in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Colorado and Georgia. He is a member of the American, Indiana and Indianapolis Bar Associations, and serves on the Employment Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) Committee of the ABA Labor Section. He is the current co-chair of the Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Subcommittee. He is a past chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association Labor Law Section. He is also a member of the Christian Legal Society, the Federalist Society, and is a Diplomate of the Court Practice Institute. An active member of the community, Carr served as a member of the Zionsville Parks and Recreations Board from 1996 to 1998. He served as an elected member of the Zionsville Town Council and Zionsville Plan Commission from 1998 to 2008.

Carr received his Bachelor of Arts from DePauw University, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, in 1981. He then earned his juris doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in 1984. He also received the Res Gestae Award for Outstanding Legal Article of the Year for his paper on wrongful termination in Indiana in 1988. From 2004-2011, Carr has been named an Indiana "Super Lawyer." In 2010, Carr was also named an Indiana Bar Foundation Fellow.

Professional Associations:
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Indiana Bar Association
Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
Member, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Subcommittee of the ABA Labor Section
Former Chair, Indianapolis Bar Association Labor Law Section
Member, Christian Legal Society
Member, Federalist Society
Diplomate, Court Practice Institute

Awards and Recognitions:
Indiana Super Lawyer, 2004-2011
Graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1981 from DePauw University
Res Gestae Award for Outstanding Legal Article of the Year (for his paper on wrongful termination in Indiana in 1988)
Who's Who in America
Indiana Bar Foundation Fellow

Published In:
Co-author, ABA Treatises Covenants Not to Compete: A State by State Survey, BNA, 1991
The Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State by State Survey, BNA, 1995
Employment Trade Secrets Law: A State by State Survey, BNA, 1997
Tortious Interference in the Employment Context, BNA, 2004
Employment Litigation Handbook, ABA, 2010
ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law
Co-author "The Development of Employment Rights and Responsibilities from 1985 to 2010"
Contributing Author, Harvey's Indiana Practice and Procedure, West, 1988

Speaking Engagements:
Carr is a frequent lecturer on labor and employment issues, including:

ABA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., 2002
ABA Labor Section CLE Seminar in Washington, D.C., 2009

Community Involvement:
Member, Zionsville Parks and Recreations Board, 1996-1998
Zionsville Town Council, 1998-2008

Reported and Representative Cases:
JAK Productions, Inc. v. Wiza, 986 F.2d 1080 (7th Cir. 1993); Zapp v. UTU, 879 F.2d 1439 (7th Cir. 1989); Beard v. Whitley Co. REMC, 840 F.2d 405 (7th Cir. 1988); Golden v. Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. 2007 WL 925020 (S.D. Ind. 2007); Hudson v. Indiana Limestone Co., 143 F.Supp. 2d 1032 (S.D. Ind. 2001); Barnes Group v. Rinehart, 2001 WL 301433 (S.D. Ind. 2001); Volunteers of America v. Premier Auto Acceptance Corp., 755 N.E.2d 656 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001)

Bar Committees:
ABA Labor Section Committee on Individual Rights and Responsibilities in Workplace
Co-Chair, Non-Compete and Trades Secrets Sub-Committee, ABA
Former Chair, Labor Law Section, Indianapolis Bar Association

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