Thomas D. Carver
Location:
Springfield, Missouri
Phone:
417-429-4754
866-353-7921
866-353-7921
Fax:
417-831-7373
E-mail:
Thomas Carver is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. He is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives and is a former Director of Legal Services and Juvenile Officer for the Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. Admitted to the Missouri and federal bar in 1973, his practice in centered on complex state and federal criminal matters. He provides exclusive representation to those accused of crimes and is a past president and board member of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America and Kansas/Missouri Super Lawyers and is a recipient of the Robert Duncan Award for Appellate Excellence. He is admitted to practice in Missouri, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 8th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court.
Areas of Practice
- State and Federal Criminal Law
- Criminal Law-Federal(White Collar Crime)
Litigation Percentage
- 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 1973
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1987
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
Education
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri
- J.D. - 1973
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- B.S. - 1970
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- Criminal Law -Sentencing, Missouri Bar, 1994
Representative Cases
- State v. Langston, 229 SW3d 289 (Mo. App. S.D. 2007)
- State v. Brown, 140 SW3d 51 (Mo.Sup. Ct. 2004)
- State v. Rodriguez, 985 SW2d 863 (Mo.App.W.D. 1998)
- United States v. Plummer, 409 F.3d 906 (2005)
- United States v. Simmons, 964 F.2d 763 (1992)
- Carver v. Nixon, 72 F.3d 633 (1995)
- Straub v. Tull, 128 S.W.3d 157 (2003)
Honors and Awards
- Robert Duncan Award for Appellate Excellence, 2003 - Present
- Past President, Missouri Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2001 - Present
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1994 - 2011
- Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 1989 - 2011
Past Employment Positions
- Carver and Cantin, LLC, Partner, 2007 - 2010
- Thomas Carver, Attorney, Principal, 1973 - 2007
Pro Bono Activities
- Indigent Defense, 1986 - 2011
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Nu
