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Stephen D. Carl

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Stephen Carl practices civil litigation, focusing primarily on family law cases. Stephen graduated, cum laude, from Baylor Law School with a special distinction in family law and as an editor for the Baylor Law Review. Stephen is also a former foster parent and has adopted four children from the child welfare system. His experience as a foster parent, adoptive parent, CASA volunteer, and attorney combine to provide him with a unique perspective and keen insight into child welfare litigation. Before beginning his legal career, Stephen served for eight years as a MEDEVAC pilot and MEDEVAC Platoon Leader for the U.S. Army. Stephen’s military training and experiences, coupled with his legal education, have provided him with invaluable skills in problem solving, high-conflict litigation, mediation, and interpersonal relationships. Stephen is passionate about working with people to help solve their complex problems.

Affiliations

Civic & Professional

State Bar of Texas

Baylor Law School Alumni Association

Waco-McLennan County Bar Association

CASA of McLennan County, Former Boardmember

News & Insights

Publications

Stephen Carl, NOTE AND COMMENT: Comment: Foster Parent Standing and Intervention in CPS Litigation: The History and The Impact of Texas’s 2017 Amendment, 71 Baylor Law Rev. 674 (2019)

Blog Posts

Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas 

Education

Baylor University School of Law, J.D.

  • cum laude
  • Baylor Law Review, Associate Editor
  • National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition – Best Team
  • D. Anderson Foundation Moot Court Competition – Top Ten Speaker Award
  • Order of the Barristers
  • Baylor Law Pro Bono and Public Service Program – Bronze Level Award
  • Pat Tillman Scholar

Texas A&M University, B.B.A. in Finance

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