Michael S. Carr (Alpha Upsilon–Mississippi), founding attorney of Carr Law Firm, has been appointed to the Mississippi Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission for 2024. The mission of the Access to Justice Commission is to develop a unified strategy to improve access to justice in civil legal proceedings for the poor in Mississippi.
The Mississippi Access to Justice Commission is comprised of a diverse group of providers of civil legal assistance, business and community leaders, representatives of the three branches of state government, bar leaders, clergy, deans of the two Mississippi law schools, and members of the legal community.
Carr serves on the Access to Justice Committee of the Mississippi Bar, where he was instrumental in creating and implementing a statewide rural clerkship program to encourage lawyers to practice in underserved areas.
He practices law in Cleveland. His practice areas include criminal defense and personal injury representation. He also served as an adjunct professor at Delta State University, teaching Constitutional law, criminal Law, civil liberties, and the judicial process.
Carr is founder of the recently created Criminal Defense Section of the Mississippi Bar. He previously served as a Bar Commissioner from the 11th Circuit and has served on various Bar committees. He is a member of the Mississippi Public Defenders Association and the JULIAN Legal Advisory Committee.
Carr earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and Spanish from the University of Mississippi and a Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law.
Carr was a recipient of the Harry J. Breithaupt, Jr. Scholarship from the Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation.
