Adam Carter

Adam Carter is a founding principal at The Employment Law Group law firm. Known for his deft touch in high-stakes negotiations, Mr. Carter frequently helps executives to reach favorable agreements with their companies at pivotal career moments such as hiring, promotion, and separation.

He is also a seasoned courtroom advocate who has won numerous cases at trial and on appeal. He represents clients who bring claims against their employers for wrongful termination, retaliation, and discrimination of all sorts. Mr. Carter has strong experience representing service members, veterans, and employees at higher educational institutions. Among his notable outcomes for clients:

- An $819,000 jury verdict for a university scientist who suffered retaliation after blowing the whistle on misuse of federal research grants;
- Success at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for a U.S. Army reservist who suffered retaliation at a government agency because of his military service;
- An $830,000 jury verdict for a former Marine Corps pilot of Mexican ancestry who was dismissed by Lockheed Martin after contesting a performance review;
- An appellate ruling that whistleblowers have an absolute right to move to federal court if the U.S. Department of Labor takes too long to act on their complaints;
- A $1 million jury verdict for a woman who was sexually harassed at work and then fired after filing complaints against her supervisor; and
An appellate ruling that allowed his client to proceed with claims against three government officials who conducted an investigation that the client considered unfair, defeating an argument by the U.S. Department of Justice that these officials had absolute immunity from civil litigation.

For years, Mr. Carter has been honored for his work in employment law by organizations such as The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers, Super Lawyers, and more.

• Civil Litigation

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 1993

Maryland

Supreme Court of Maryland

Virginia

Virginia State Bar

Georgetown University Law Center

J.D. (1991)

College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Current

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

Current

Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association

Current