David J. Carr is a Partner in the Labor and Employment Group of Ice Miller, and Chair of the Employment Litigation Group. Mr. Carr focuses his practice in the areas of personnel policies, employment discrimination, wage and hour law, and employment contracts involving trade secrets, confidential information and covenants against competition.
Mr. Carr 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.
Mr. Carr is a member of the American, Indiana and Indianapolis Bar Associations, and serves on the Employment Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) Committee of the ABA Labor Section. He is the current Co-Chair of the Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Subcommittee. He is a past Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association Labor Law Section. He is also a member of the Christian Legal Society, the Federalist Society, and is a Diplomate of the Court Practice Institute.
Mr. Carr received his undergraduate degree from DePauw University and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
He is an Associate Editor on the Board of Review for the Bloomberg BNA treatises Tortious Interference in the Employment Context: A State-by-State Survey.