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Angela Carter, Esq.
Experience
Law Offices of Carter & Carter
Owner, Managing Partner and Attorney, 1999 to present
Ms. Carter engages in a general legal practice, including all aspects of criminal defense, juvenile matters, personal injury, insurance issues, employment matters, housing, property and contract disputes. Ms. Carter also manages, handles and directs all aspects of the law office, including employee matters, record keeping, office organization systems, community relations, and marketing. Ms. Carter has a great deal of experience in conducting jury trials and court trials, negotiating settlements and providing services as a mediator and arbitrator.
Representative Clients: Outrageous Waters, Inc., Clearlake Lava, Inc., Lake County Community Action Agency.
Babin, Seeger, Crow & Manwell
Associate Attorney, 1997 to 1999
General insurance, trial and business litigation practice in State and Federal Courts, including products liability, construction defect, property, casualty, coverage, contract, medical malpractice, commercial and real estate practice.
Representative Clients: Unocal, Calpine, Allied Insurance Company.
Kinder, Wuerfel & Cholakian
Associate Attorney, 1995 to 1997
First and third party insurance defense, including coverage, bad faith, appraisal, uninsured motorist, personal injury and premises liability.
Redwood Legal Assistance
Staff Attorney, 1994 to 1995
Administrative, housing and family law.
Organized and presented numerous training and educational seminars to general public regarding self-help legal issues.
Education
Pepperdine University School of Law
American Bar Association Accredited Law School
Juris Doctor, 1993
University of California, Irvine
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Cum Laude, 1990
Bachelor of Arts, Social Ecology, Cum Laude, 1990
Community Activities
Mediator/Arbitrator
Past and Current Judicially-Referred Arbitrator for Lake County
Past and Current Judge Pro Tem for Sonoma County
Volunteer Attorney
AARP Volunteer Tax Preparer for Low Income Individuals and Senior Citizens
Sonoma County Legal Aid’s Home Loss Prevention Program
Professional Memberships
- United States Supreme Court
- United States District Court, Northern District
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- California State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Lake County Bar Association
- Ninth Judicial District Historical Society
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Clearlake Chamber of Commerce
Stephen Carter, Esq.
Certified Criminal Law Speicalist
*State Bar of California; Board of Legal Specialization
Experience
Law Offices of Carter & Carter
Owner, Managing Partner and Attorney, April 1997 to present
Mr. Carter is a California State Bar Certified Criminal Law Specialist. He is, in fact, the only Criminal Law Specialist in Lake and Mendocino Counties and is one of only three in Sonoma County. The State Bar requires that a Certified Specialist pass a difficult written examination in his field of specialty, demonstrate a high level of experience in his specialty field, fulfill ongoing educational requirements to remain current on the law in his field, and must be favorably evaluated in his field by other attorneys and judges familiar with his work. Mr. Carter has accomplished all of these things in order to obtain his certification as a specialist in Criminal Law. Mr. Carter has extensive experience in every stage of criminal defense, including trials in felonies, misdemeanors and juvenile matters. He also regularly conducts active negotiation and jury trials of charges related to all misdemeanors and felonies including homicide, assault/battery, burglary, robbery, drug cases, white collar crime, spousal abuse, sex crimes, weapons offenses and many more. In addition, Mr. Carter provides legal representation for withdrawal of plea, sentencing, modifications of sentence already imposed and violations of parole and probation. Mr. Carter has defended a large number of very serious felony charges on behalf of his clients. He has experience in jury trials relating to serious “three strikes” cases. He has conducted jury trials in homicide, attempted homicide, robbery, arson, and child molestation cases. In addition to his criminal law specialty, Mr. Carter handles civil matters such as defense against temporary restraining orders, negotiations, arbitrations and lawsuits that require zealous and effective representation of his clients.
Felony Contract Public Defender
Lake County, April 1997 to December 2002
Mr. Carter defended indigent clients charged with serious felonies through all phases of the criminal justice process, from arraignment through jury trial and sentencing.
Lake County District Attorney's Office
Deputy District Attorney, 1994 to 1997
Mr. Carter worked in the Lake County District Attorney’s Office under then-District Attorney Stephen O. Hedstrom. While there, Mr. Carter conducted all phases of felony, misdemeanor and juvenile prosecutions, from charging through jury trial and sentencing. Toward the end of his tenure at that office, he was given a special assignment and training under a grant for prosecution of Child Sexual Assault cases.
Education
Pepperdine Unversity School of Law
An American Bar Association Accredited Law School
Juris Doctor, 1993
Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts, History, 1988
Community Activities
Lake County Bar Association
Current President; Former Vice-President and Treasurer
Mediator/Arbitrator
Judicially-Referred Arbitrator for Lake County
Past Service as Judge Pro Tem for Settlement Conferences in Sonoma County
Professional Memberships
- United States Supreme Court
- United States District Court, Northern District
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- California State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Lake County Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Clearlake Chamber of Commerce
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