Rebecca Carter

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Washington, DC
(202) 919-9491 (phone)
rebecca@clintonpeed.com

Rebecca Carter is a former big law litigator whose practice focuses on complex civil litigation, criminal defense, and transactional matters. She advises clients facing high-stakes disputes, bringing sound judgment and courtroom experience to every stage of a case.

Before joining Clinton & Peed, Rebecca practiced at Williams & Connolly and Winston & Strawn, where she represented Fortune 500 companies as well as pro bono clients in civil rights, environmental, antitrust, and complex commercial matters. She has also worked on large-scale coordinated proceedings, including Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) and Judicial Council Coordinated Proceeding (JCCP).

Early in her career, Rebecca clerked for a federal judge in Chicago.

Representative Matters*:

  • Represents commercial tenant in a quarter-billion dollar dispute with its landlord and affiliated entities.

  • Represents family and estate of individual murdered by a co-worker, in a wrongful death and survivorship matter.

  • Represents plaintiff in a complex medical malpractice action involving life-changing and debilitating injuries and what appears to be the longest-ever application of the discovery rule ever approved by the D.C. Court of Appeals for such a case.

  • Represented incarcerated client bringing excessive force claim against multiple correctional officers.*

  • Represented State of Illinois (law firm appointed as special prosecutor) in a high-profile trial in Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois concerning an alleged false report to police regarding an alleged hate crime.*

  • Represented multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company bringing patent infringement suit against competitor, at trial.*

  • Represented multi-billion dollar corporation in toxic tort MDL regarding allegations of contamination as a result of manufacturing activities.*

  • Represented rideshare company in JCCP regarding various allegations of sexual assault.*

* Matters handled before joining Clinton & Peed.

Education

UCLA School of Law, J.D.
Critical Race Studies specialization
National Black Law Journal, Managing Editor
Black Law Students Association, Secretary
UCLA Law Fellows, Mentor

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Visiting Student

University of Miami, B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology
Ronald A. Hammond Scholar
Delta Sigma Theta

Admissions

District of Columbia
Illinois
Maryland
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Professional and Other Activities

Washington Bar Association Educational Foundation
Delta Sigma Theta, Federal City Alumnae Chapter
Trial Lawyers Association of Washington, D.C.