ARTICLE BY BARRY KAUFMAN . PHOTOGRAPHY BY M.KAT
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT AFTER TURNING AWAY FROM THE INSURANCE DEFENSE SIDE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION, PATRICK CARR FOUNDED CARR LEGAL GROUP WITH A PASSION FOR JUSTICE AND A DESIRE TO HOLD THE POWERFUL ACCOUNTABLE.
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veryone loves a good redemption story. From Ebenezer Scrooge waking up on Christmas morning a changed man to Darth Vader throwing The Emperor down a bottomless pit, there’s something about watching a person step into the light that makes us a little more certain that people can be swayed by the better angels of their soul. We see these people turn away from darkness, and in that moment, we believe that justice will prevail.
Patrick Carr’s story is one such tale of redemption. “At the beginning of my career, I worked for a very large corporate defense firm… I used to represent the wrongdoer,” he said. Spending 11 years at a firm representing primarily large corporations and insurance companies, Carr built a formidable reputation as a litigator, with more than 100 successful jury trials and many favorable case outcomes. Over time, he began to realize that a win or a loss might just represent numbers in a book to