Portrait of David J. Carr

David J. Carr

Partner

David J. Carr is a partner in Ice Miller’s Workplace Solutions Group, and Chair of the Employment Litigation Team. He focuses his practice on assisting employers with matters regarding personnel policies, employment discrimination, wage and hour law, and employment contracts involving trade secrets, confidential information and covenants against competition.

David 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.

David 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).

    Education

    • DePauw University (summa cum laude, 1981)
    • Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1984)

    Admissions

    • United States District Court - District of Colorado
    • United States District Court - Northern District of Illinois
    • Indiana
    • Indiana Civil Rights Commission
    • Supreme Court of Indiana
    • United States District Court - Northern District of Ohio
    • United States District Court - Eastern District of Wisconsin
    • Supreme Court of the United States
    • United States Court of Appeals - Third Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals - Tenth Circuit
    • National Labor Relations Board
    • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    Professional Affiliations

    • Member, American Bar Association
    • Member, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
    • 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
    • ABA Labor Section Committee on Individual Rights and Responsibilities in Workplace, 1986-present:
      • Management Committee Chair, 2022-present
      • Management Program Co-Chair, 2021-2022
      • Former Co-Chair, Non-Compete and Trades Secrets Sub-Committee
    • Co-Chair, Non-Compete and Trades Secrets Sub-Committee, ABA
    • Former Chair, Labor Law Section, Indianapolis Bar Association

    Awards & Recognition

    • Legal 500 U.S. City Elite Rankings in Indianapolis for Labor & Employment, 2026
    • Indianapolis Monthly Top Lawyers, 2026
    • American Bar Foundation Fellow
    • Benchmark Litigation, Labor and Employment Star, 2024
    • Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Employment Law - Management in Indianapolis, 2022, 2024
    • Best Lawyers® 2013 “Lawyer of the Year” in Labor & Employment Litigation in Indianapolis
    • Indiana Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year, 2013
    • College of Labor and Employment Attorneys, 2012
    • The Best Lawyers® in America, Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Labor & Employment Litigation, 2012-2026
    • Indiana Super Lawyer, 2004-2026
    • 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
    • AV-Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, Peer Review Ratings
    • Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Labor & Employment, 2012-2026
    • Graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1981 from DePauw University

    Community Involvement

    • Zionsville Town Council, 1998-2008
    • Member, Zionsville Parks and Recreations Board, 1996-1998
    • Co-Chair, American Cancer Society Indianapolis Gala, 2021
    • Chair, American Cancer Society Indianapolis Gala, 2022
    • Board of Directors, Horizon House Homeless Center, 2021-present
    • Board of Ambassadors, American Cancer Society, 2021-present
    • Zionsvillle United Methodist Church, Founder of the Mighty Men Breakfast Program
    • Indianapolis Emmaus Community, 2009-present

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