Atty. Jared G. Carter

Atty. Jared G. Carter

Mr. Carter was born February 25, 1935 in Wingate, Texas and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1963.

Ukiah Ukiah 61 yrs experience 61 year
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Profile Summary

About Jared G. Carter at a glance

Jared G. Carter is a Retired Partner based in Ukiah, California, practicing at Carter Rich PC. They have 61+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1965. Their practice focuses on residential, business, real estate, commercial re, and zoning. Admitted to practice in California (1965). Educated at Stanford University Law School (LL.B., 1962) and University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1956). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of American Bar Association, Fellow. Serands clients in Ukiah, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.

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About

  • Mr. Carter was born February 25, 1935 in Wingate, Texas and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1963
  • He was a U.S
  • Marine Corp Infantry officer from 1956 to 1959
  • and he is a 1962 graduate of Stanford University Law School, where he became a member of the Order of the Coif, and was an editor on the Stanford Law Review
  • He was law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas in 1962 to 1963, and served as assistant professor of law at Stanford University Law School from 1963 to 1965
  • Mr. Carter engaged in private practice in San Francisco with the firm of Cooley, Crowley, Gaither, Castro, Godward, and Huddleston, for two years before beginning approximately eight years of employment with the federal government from 1967 to 1975
  • He served as Assistant Legal Advisor in the United States Department of State from 1968 through 1971, principal Deputy Director of the Office of Ocean Affairs, Department of Defense, for one year, and as Deputy Under Secretary of Interior from 1972-1975
  • While serving in the State Department: 1) he was a member of the U.S. delegation to United Nations Conference in Geneva Switzerland to negotiate an international convention of the law of treaties in 1968
  • and, 2) in 1979 he headed the U.S. delegation to United Nations Conference in Guatemala City to renegotiate the Warsaw Convention on Civil Aviation
  • While Serving as Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Ocean Affairs in the U.S
  • Department of Defense he represented the Defense Department in inter-governmental and international negotiations respecting the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
  • Mr. Carter has practiced in Ukiah, California consistently since 1975, except for the period of September 1999 until November 2006, when he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel, or a consultant, for the Pacific Lumber Company in Scotia, California
  • His practice in Ukiah has been in all areas of general civil and administrative law, and trial practice, with an emphasis upon business, real property, environmental, land use, and litigation
  • He has litigated several significant state and federal cases including: in the state courts: Murphy v
  • Burch (2009) 46 Cal.4th 157
  • Public Resources Protection Assn. v
  • CA Dept. of Forestry (1994) 7 Cal.4th 111
  • Sierra Club v
  • Board of Forestry (1994) 7 Cal.4th 1215
  • Buehler v
  • Oregon-Washington Plywood Corp. (1976) 17 Cal.3d 520
  • Brown v
  • Superior Court (1975) 15 Cal.3d 52
  • Millview County Water District v
  • State Water Resources Control Board (2014) 229 Cal.App.4th 879
  • Light v
  • State Water Resources Control Board (2014) 226 Cal.App.4th 1463
  • Katzeff v
  • California Department of Forestry (2010) 181 Cal.App.4th 601
  • Elk County Water Dist. v
  • Dep’t of Forestry & Fire Prot. (1997) 53 Cal.App.4th 1
  • E.P.I.C. v
  • State Board of Forestry, et al. (1993) 20 Cal.App.4th 27
  • Albion River Watershed Protection Association, et al. v
  • Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, et al. (1993) 20 Cal.App.4th 34
  • E.P.I.C., et al. v
  • Maxxam Corporation, et al. (1992) 4 Cal.App.4th 1373
  • T.R.E.E.S. v
  • Deptarment of Forestry and Fire Protection, et al. (1991) 233 Cal.App.3d 1175
  • E.P.I.C. v
  • Johnson (1985) 170 Cal.App.3d 604
  • Joseph v
  • Masonite Corp. (1983) 148 Cal.App.3d 6
  • Estate of Jeffers (1982) 134 Cal.App.3d 729
  • in the federal courts: Marbled Murrelet v
  • Babbitt, et al. (1999) 182 F.3d 1091
  • Marbled Murrelet v
  • Babbitt, et al. (1997) 111 F.3d 1447
  • Marbled Murrelet v
  • Babbitt, et al. (1996) 83 F.3d 1068

Practice Areas Explained

Jared G. Carter's Areas of Practice

Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jared G. Carter handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.

Residential Real Estate

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Business & Corporate Law

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Real Estate Law

Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.

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Commercial Real Estate

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Land Use & Zoning

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Jurisdictional Context

Why local counsel matters in California

Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Ukiah are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.

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Frequently Asked

Common questions about Jared G. Carter

Where is Jared G. Carter's law office located?
Jared G. Carter's law practice is located in Ukiah, California. The firm is Carter Rich PC. You can contact the office directly through this profile page.
What practice areas does Jared G. Carter handle?
Jared G. Carter focuses on residential, business, real estate, commercial re, zoning. Each practice area listed reflects experience handling cases of that type in California.
How long has Jared G. Carter practiced law?
Jared G. Carter has 61+ years of legal experience and has been licensed since 1965.
Where did Jared G. Carter go to law school?
Jared G. Carter earned their education at (LL.B., 1962); (B.A., 1956).
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What awards or recognition has Jared G. Carter received?
Jared G. Carter's notable recognition includes: AV Preeminent.

Education

LL.B.
Stanford University Law School
- 1962
B.A.
University of California at Los Angeles
- 1956

Awards

AV Preeminent

Bar Admissions

California
Admitted: 1965

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