Title: Associate
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. While
at Baylor, Stephen was an editor for the
Baylor Law Review, a student member of the Judge Abner V. McCall American Inn of Court,
and served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).
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.
Areas of Practice
General Civil Litigation
Family Law
Child Protection Law
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Texas, 2020
Education
Baylor University School of Law
J.D., 2019
Honors:
Cum laude
Texas A&M University
B.B.A. - Finance, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Baylor Law School Alumni Association
Member, Waco-McLennan County Bar Association
CASA of McLennan County, Board Member, 2019 - present
Published Works
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)
Honors and Awards
2018 National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition – Best Team
2018 M.D. Anderson Foundation Moot Court Competition – Top Ten Speaker Award
Order of the Barristers, Baylor Law School
Baylor Law Pro Bono and Public Service Program – Bronze Level Award
2017 Pat Tillman Scholar