John Scott Carter, Esq., MBA

***** ***** **** ****, ********, CA 92562 * Home: 951-***-****

E-Mail: acd86b@r.postjobfree.com * Cell: 213-***-****

PROFILE An Experienced Attorney and Electrical and

Industrial Engineering Project and Quality

Manager with Business Process Improvement

Experience, an MBA Degree, and Training and

Experience in Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Training, presenting over 30 years of experience

in the High Technology and Information

Technology Industries. Currently self-employed

as an accomplished Business Consultant and

Attorney with front line experience with Client

service and a wide breadth of experience in

various areas of the law. Successfully established

and managed solo office for seven years

providing mediation, arbitration, real estate,

alternative dispute resolution, litigation, business

formation and transactions, estate planning and

business consulting. Additionally, I have

extensive management experience in high

technology where I was successful prior to

becoming an Attorney.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Attorney Real Estate Family Law

SBN 220077 Business Formation Consumer

Law

Litigation Contracts

Credentialed Mediator Arbitration

Bankruptcy Mediation

Management Project Management Training and

Development

Six Sigma – Black Belt Lean

Management

Business Consulting Negotiation

Engineer-In-Training

EXPERIENCE

Project Attorney and Consultant Self Employed Project Attorney, Murrieta,

June 2011 - Present CA

Provided Services, directly or through Various

Agencies, to Law Firms and Businesses

regarding Litigation, Investigation and Discovery

as a Project Manager, Contract Attorney and

Business and Management Consultant.

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Accomplishments: Assisted Multiple Litigation

Projects through to completion; Provided

Consulting to numerous clients regarding

litigation and Quality and Business Process

Improvement.

Principal Attorney The Law Offices of John Scott Carter, A Prof.

October 2003 – July 2012 Law Corp., Murrieta

Represented professionals, small businesses and

individuals in corporate and business

transactions, family law, civil litigation, real

estate, misdemeanor defense, and estate

planning. Conducted FINRA arbitrations and

civil mediations, business mediations, family

mediations and other alternative dispute

resolution procedures. Conducted trials and

represented clients in mediations, arbitrations,

administrative hearings, civil hearings, criminal

arraignments and criminal sentencing hearings.

Established corporations, limited liability

companies, and partnerships and performed

Business consulting. Drafted motions and

pleadings and discovery requests; interviewed

and counseled clients; performed research;

conducted and defended depositions; managed

own office, including budgeting, marketing,

accounting and finance. Represented debtors in

bankruptcy proceedings. Drafted various Estate

Planning Documents and counseled and

consulted clients regarding Business continuity

planning.

Accomplishments: Established profitable office,

and successfully represented numerous clients in

family law, civil litigation, business transactions,

alternative dispute resolution hearings, business

formation, real estate, estate planning and

contract formation.

Associate Attorney Neil, Dymott San Diego, CA

Sept 2002 – October 2003 Professional Malpractice Defense - represented

medical and legal professionals in defense of

malpractice allegations and complaints. Drafted

motions, made court appearances, prepared cases

for trial, drafted, filed and defended motions for

summary judgment, demurrers and motions-to-

strike as necessary; supervised and drafted

discovery; conducted and defended depositions

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of treating professionals, witnesses, plaintiffs and

experts.

Accomplishments: Successfully Defended more

than twelve professionals in their defense of

malpractice.

Project Attorney Strategic Legal Solutions, Los Angeles, CA

June 2002-September 2002 Provided Legal Services to Bank of America for

Commercial Loan Securitization.

Accomplishments: Completed Project as on

time and under budget.

Project Leader Sony Electronics, San Diego CA

March 1991 - March 2002 Manged Information Technology projects to

design, specify, test, select, and approve

purchased assemblies and electronic components

and improved quality and value of purchased

assemblies and components. Applied advanced

problem resolution techniques, standard auditing

and evaluation procedures, Project Management,

Six Sigma and Business Process Improvement

methodologies to improve internal and external

business and manufacturing processes.

Accomplishments: Personally responsible for

savings of over 2 Million dollars annually;

Certified as ASQ Manager of Quality /

Organizational Excellence; Six Sigma Master

Black Belt; California State Engineer-In-Training

Certificate.

Restaurant Unit Manager Denny's Restaurant, San Diego, CA

March 1990 – March 1991 Supervised restaurant staff and maximized unit

profit.

Accomplishments: As part of a team – improved

Restaurant operations and managed growth

exceeding District's goals.

Enlisted Electronics Technician Instructor US Navy, San Diego, CA, USA (Military

May 1982 - March 1990 Enlisted E-6). Supervised, trained and directed

development of students and subordinate staff,

after assignment to various units of the Pacific

Fleet in Guam and Japan.

Accomplishments: Promoted to First Class (E-

6) from E-1; Trained over 40 enlisted personnel

from US Foreign Navies on State of the Art

Electronics Defense Systems; Earned AA Degree

and BS Degree while Serving by attending

College on Weekends and at night.

EDUCATION

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Juris Doctorate Degree University of San Diego, School of Law, San

Diego, California

May 2001

Master of Business Administration Degree Chapman University, Orange, California

January 1994

Bachelor of Science Degree, Education, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,

Training and Development Illinois

August 1988

Associate of Arts Degree, Liberal Arts Chicago City-Wide College, Chicago, Illinois

August 1986

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