About Michael S.
Michael S. Carr constructed his educational basis on the University of Mississippi. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1999, completing a double main in records and Spanish. He returned to the identical campus for legal background, finishing law school and reading felony and constitutional law earlier than getting into practice.
He began operating in Mississippi courts after law school and has since held several public and professional roles. He serves as a Bar Commissioner for the 11th Circuit of the Mississippi Bar Association. He has also been a Criminal Justice Act panel lawyer since 2016 and has provided on-call legal services for the Southern States Police Benevolent Association since 2011. Those roles have stored him engaged in court work, federal criminal appointments, and issues that contact each nearby law enforcement and federal practice.
Carr keeps ties to law school training and institutional governance. Since 2019 he has taught as an adjunct professor at Delta State University, providing guides in constitutional regulation, felony law, and trial practice. He additionally joined the University of Mississippi School of Law Alumni Board of Directors in 2019 and serves on an Executive Finance and Budget Committee. His teaching and board service run alongside active practice, allowing him to convey classroom examples to practical settings and to take realistic questions back into the classroom.
In courtroom he practices in state and federal boards. He is licensed in Mississippi and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The blend of trial assignments, appointed federal work, and appellate filings has formed a tradition that spans trial legal proceedings and appellate advocacy. Colleagues describe him as continuous at counsel desk and methodical in making ready history for appeal.
He operates out of Carr Law Office, PLLC, where he handles criminal defense, constitutional issues, and trial litigation in Mississippi and on attraction within the Fifth Circuit. He also continues to train and serve on expert committees while maintaining a lively caseload. He currently concentrates his practice on felony defense, constitutional matters, and trial litigation.
