Dustin C. Carter is a member of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault’s Mass Tort and Complex Litigation Group. His litigation focus has been on defective medical devices and pharmaceutical drugs, toxic torts, and consumer class actions. Dustin’s practice also includes large, complex single event matters, disasters and casualties, including: asbestos/mesothelioma claims, aviation litigation, negligent security and premises liability matters, large trucking accidents, hurricane claims, and admiralty/maritime claims. Dustin has been instrumental in multiple trials resulting in nearly $2 billion in verdicts.

Dustin is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and Mississippi. He also holds a national professional certification in mediation issued by the National Association of Certified Mediators. Dustin was recently appointed to serve as a Neutral/Mediator in Louisiana’s 24th Judicial District in Jefferson Parish in the Hurricane Ida property damage litigation centralized there.

Dustin is an active speaker on complex and mass tort litigation matters, and has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 under 40 Plaintiff Civil Trial Lawyer and a Louisiana Super Lawyers Rising Star.

Dustin graduated from Mississippi College School of Law, with magna cum laude honors, and served as the Chief Executive Editor of the Law Review, Internal Competition Problem Editor, Brief Writer, as well as Brief Writer and Advocate for the Moot Court Board.

 
 

  • Louisiana State Courts
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
  • Mississippi State Courts
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

  • Mississippi College School of Law (2015)
    J.D., magna cum laude
    Certificate in Civil Law Studies
  • Louisiana College (2012)
    B.S., Public Administration, magna cum laude

Scholarships and Writing Awards:

  • Recipient: 2014 Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP Academic Scholarship Award for Excellence in Writing
  • Recipient: 2014 Best Overall Appellee Brief Award, 2014 Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush Appellate Advocacy Competition

National Moot Court Awards:

  • Finalist: 2014 Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition
  • Semifinalist: 2014 Fifth Circuit/Texas State Bar Association Elliot Cup Regional Moot Court Competition
  • Octofinalist: 2015 Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition

Best Paper/AmJur Awards

  • Legal Research I
  • Legal Writing II
  • Appellate Advocacy

Dustin is an active speaker on complex litigation and mass tort matters. Most recently, Dustin has spoken and presented at the following events:

  • Panel Member: Proliferation of Mass Tort Environmental Litigation, Louisiana State Bar Association, 23rd Annual Complex Litigation Symposium, Ritz Carlton Hotel, New Orleans, LA (November 10, 2023)
  • Panel Member: Ethical Obligations Associated with Artificial Intelligence and its Intersection with Case Management, Louisiana State Bar Association, 30th Annual Admiralty Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (September 15, 2023).
  • Panel Member: Anticipating and Dealing with Bankruptcy, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Updates and Challenges Facing Current High Stakes Mass Tort Litigation, Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia, PA (May 24, 2023).
  • Panel Member: Litigating in the Digital Age, Louisiana State Bar Association, 22nd Annual Complex Litigation Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (November 11, 2022).
  • Panel Member: Ethical Obligations (and Potential Landmines) Associated with Social Media, Internet Advertising, Technology, Fee Sharing Among Attorneys, Non-Attorneys with Equity Positions in Laws Firms and Interstate Disciplinary Counsel Authority, Louisiana State Bar Association, 29th Annual Admiralty Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (September 16, 2022).
  • Panel Member: Challenges with Litigating in the Digital Age, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: The Current Mass Tort Landscape – Infant Formula, Philips CPAP, Hernia Mesh and More, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (March 30, 2022).
  • Panel Member: The Intersection of Law, Technology, Social Media, and Venture Capital, HarrisMartin’s Webinar Series: Multidistrict Litigation – Navigating the Landmines (Virtual; December 1, 2021).
  • Panel Member: Ethics Obligations (and Landmines) Associated with Social Media and Technology, Louisiana State Bar Association, 28th Annual Admiralty Symposium (Virtual; September 17, 2021).
  • Panel Member: Key Jurisdictional Considerations for Maritime Practitioners, Louisiana State Bar Association, 27th Annual Admiralty Symposium (Virtual; September 18, 2020).
  • Panel Member: 2020 Discovery: Unearthing Electronic Evidence Against Maritime Defendants, Louisiana Association for Justice, “High Stakes on the High Seas” Maritime Law Conference, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (Virtual; August 21, 2020).
  • Visiting Teacher and Panel Member, Complex Litigation: Plaintiff Perspective, Baylor Law School Executive LLM Litigation Management, November 2019 On-Campus Session (1:30pm – 5:00pm), Waco, TX (November 11, 2019).
  • Panel Member, Rapid Fire Mass Tort Update, 19th Annual Class Action/Complex Litigation Symposium, Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar No. 0250191108, Windsor Court Hotel, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (November 8, 2019).
  • Panel Member, Getting Out of the Starting Block: Key Jurisdictional Considerations for Maritime Practitioners, 26th Annual Admiralty Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (September 13, 2019).
  • Panel Member, Rapid Fire Mass Tort Landscape Updates II, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Critical Developments in Mass Torts, MDLs, and Game-Changing Jurisprudence, The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, LA (May 29, 2019).
  • Panel Member, Key Mass Tort Issues, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference:  An Analysis of Today’s Mass Tort Landscape, The Westin Georgetown, Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2019).
  • Panel Member, Complex Litigation Witnesses, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: The Mass Tort Litigation Landscape – A Critical Analysis, The Westin Verasa Napa, Napa, CA (Sept. 26, 2018).
  • Panel Member, E-Discovery: Mastering the Document Intensive Case, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: The Mass Tort Litigation Landscape – A Critical Analysis, The Westin Verasa Napa, Napa, CA (Sept. 26, 2018).
  • Panel Member, What Admiralty Practitioners Need to Know About Personal Jurisdiction, Louisiana State Bar Association, 25th Annual Admiralty Symposium, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (September 14, 2018).
  • Panel Member, Game-Changing Complex Litigation Developments including Post BMS Jurisdictional Landscape, Multi-Plaintiff Trials, Preemption, Deposing CEOs and Addressing Apex Defenses, Spoliation and the Associated Preservation Obligations, and Testimony Via Satellite at Trial, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: ‘Bet-the-Company’ Mass Tort Litigation, The Peninsula Chicago, Chicago, IL (May 30, 2018).
  • Panel Member, Preemption, 17th Annual Class Action/Complex Litigation Symposium, Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar No. 0250171116, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New Orleans, LA (Nov. 10, 2017).
  • Panel Member, Struggling with the Production and Discovery of Electronically Stored Information; Predictive Coding vs. Search Terms, 16th Annual Class Action/Complex Litigation Symposium, Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar No. 0250161111, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA (Nov. 11, 2016).

  • Save the Students, Save the World: How Bankruptcy Could Help Correct the Inequitable Intrusion of For-Profit Colleges Into Higher Education (33 MISS. C. L. REV. 401)

  • Quoted in: COOK COUNTY RECORD, “Trial lawyer panel: Plaintiffs’ lawyers adapting strategies to fit post-BristolMyersSquibb legal landscape” (May 30, 2018), available at CookCountyRecord.com.
  • Quoted in: LEGAL NEWSLINE, “No quit in trial bar after SCOTUS ruling, still filing lawsuits in favorite courts” (June 4, 2018), available at LegalNewsLine.com.

  • American Bar Association
  • National Order of Barristers, 2015 Inductee
  • National Order of Scribes, 2015 Inductee
  • Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
  • Recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 member (2018-present)
  • Selected for inclusion in the 2024 & 2025 Louisiana Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers
  • National Association of Certified Mediators
  • Louisiana Association for Justice
  • American Association for Justice
  • Alexandria Bar Association
  • Young Professional Group of Central Louisiana
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