Dr. Carver established The Carver Law Firm to provide timely, high quality legal services to his clients. In addition to being an attorney, Jim is a Ph.D. chemist, who has been able to effectively blend these disciplines. He concentrates his practice in the areas of science-based matters, environmental law, regulatory matters, patent law, trademark law, and copyright law. Jim has practiced law for over a quarter of a century. Prior to establishing The Carver Law Firm, Jim was the managing partner of the Oats & Hudson Baton Rouge Office, and prior to that he was a partner at Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips. Before pursing his career in law, Jim was a practicing chemist. After receiving his Ph.D. in chemistry, Jim worked as a staff chemist at EXXON Research and Development Laboratories for Exxon for approximately 7 years. Prior to that, he served on the chemistry faculties of Texas A&M University and the University of Georgia for about 4 years. Jim understands the science aspects of law both from a legal prospective and from the prospective of a practicing scientist.

Licenses

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• All state courts of Louisiana and in Texas
• The United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
• The United State District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• The United States Supreme Court
• Registered Mediator for the States of Louisiana and Alabama

Employment

• Founder and Owner, July 1, 2011 to Present, The Carver Law Firm
• Managing Partner, January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011, Oats & Hudson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Associate/Partner, 1989-2008, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Law Clerk, 1987-1988, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Staff Chemist, 1978-1986, Exxon Research & Development Labs, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1975-1978, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
• Instructor, 1974-1975, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
• Post-Doctoral Researcher, 1972-1974, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

Appointments

• Judge pro tempore of the Baton Rouge City Court
• Arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau

Listings

• A/V rating / Martindale-Hubbell, 1994 to date, a Reed Reference Publishing Company
• West’s Legal Dictionary, 1994 to date, West Publishing Corporation

Education

• Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (J.D. 1989)
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (Ph.D., Chemistry, 1972)
• Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana (B.S., Chemistry, 1967)

Honors and Awards

• LSU Law Center, Susan C. Kalinka Trial Advocacy Coach of the Year, 2012
• ACS FellowRoger D. Middlekauff Award for outstanding service to the Division of Chemistry and the Law of the American Chemical Society
• Finalist, Tullis Moot court, Paul M. Hebert law Center, Louisiana State University
• Fellow of the American Chemical Society
• Chair of the Committee on Bylaws and the Constitution for the American Chemical Society, 2015

Published Works

• “Hindcasting Volatile Chemical Emissions to Air from Ponded Recycle Oil,” Carver and Thibodeaux, Environmental Progress (Vol. 16, p. 106, Summer, 1997)
• “The Importance of the Hypothetical Question,” James Carver, Comments on Toxicology (Vol. 7, p. 191, 2000

• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Texas State Bar Association
• Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court
• Board of Trustees, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Chemical Society (Councilor)
• Past Chair, The Division of Chemistry and Law of the American Chemical Society
• Board of Visitors, Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Classes/Seminars

• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1975-1978
• University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Department of Chemistry, Instructor, 1974-1975
• University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Post-Doctoral Researcher, 1972-1974

Of Counsel

• The Baringer Law Firm
• Preston Castille Law Firm