Edward Carlton

Biography

Ed Carlton, a shareholder in the Dallas, Texas law firm of Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett and Moser, represents business clients in complex civil litigation. During the last fifteen years, his practice has focused on defending insurers and third-party administrators against claims of insurance bad faith, deceptive trade practices and insurance code violations.  Mr. Carlton provides consultation and representation in numerous areas of insurance coverage, including commercial general liability, professional liability, property, environmental, workers’ compensation and employers’ liability, environmental, directors’ and officers’ liability, uninsured/underinsured motorist liability and umbrella liability policies.  He also provides representation of insureds in litigation, including products liability, non-subscriber, catastrophic injury, first party property and professional liability claims; and maintains a commercial liability practice representing construction companies, self-insured employers and other business entities.  Mr. Carlton has served in leadership positions with multiple organizations, including the Dallas Bar Association, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel and the Extra-Contractual Committee of the Claims and Litigation Alliance.  He has spoken extensively and has authored numerous articles on insurance issues, and particularly on appropriate “good faith” claims handling and common miscues that can result in bad faith allegations.

Education:
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., 1986)
University of North Carolina (B.A., 1981)

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: TX