Casey

Minnes Carter

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700 Milam Street, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77002

Overview

Known for her meticulous strategy, sharp advocacy and courtroom presence, Casey has earned the trust of her clients and colleagues as a go-to litigator for their high-stakes commercial, real estate, probate, environmental, employment, shareholder and personal-injury disputes. With years of experience in pre-litigation strategy, discovery, trials and appeals, she distills complex legal issues into winning arguments and crafts strategic, business-minded solutions to meet her clients’ goals.

Casey delivers results – efficiently and effectively. She has secured multimillion-dollar judgments, won dismissals and summary judgments, and negotiated high-value settlements for Fortune 500 companies, privately held businesses and individuals alike. She regularly leads clients through evidentiary hearings, jury and bench trials, and appeals in state and federal courts. Beyond the courtroom, Casey advises businesses on risk management, contract disputes, workplace policies and fiduciary obligations, helping them avoid costly legal battles before they start. Whether she’s defending against high-exposure claims, recovering substantial damages or guiding businesses through legal risks, Casey brings the same relentless advocacy and business-driven approach to every case.

Before joining Munsch Hardt, Casey practiced at a national litigation firm in Houston. When she is not solving her clients’ problems, you can find Casey traveling with her husband and daughter or watching the latest Bravo reality show with her rescue dogs, Molson and Jameson.

Education

Admissions

Achievements

  • Houston Young Lawyers Foundation – Fellow (2019)
  • Houston Bar Foundation – Fellow (2024)
  • Thomson Reuters – Texas Rising Stars (2024)
  • Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2022-2025); Best Lawyers in America, Women in the Law (2024)
  • Memberships

    • Houston Bar Association
    • Houston Young Lawyers’ Association
    • Houston Association of Women Attorneys
    • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Clerkships

    • The Honorable Karon O. Bowdre, Chief Judge for the Northern District of Alabama (Judicial Extern)

Overview

Known for her meticulous strategy, sharp advocacy and courtroom presence, Casey has earned the trust of her clients and colleagues as a go-to litigator for their high-stakes commercial, real estate, probate, environmental, employment, shareholder and personal-injury disputes. With years of experience in pre-litigation strategy, discovery, trials and appeals, she distills complex legal issues into winning arguments and crafts strategic, business-minded solutions to meet her clients’ goals.

Casey delivers results – efficiently and effectively. She has secured multimillion-dollar judgments, won dismissals and summary judgments, and negotiated high-value settlements for Fortune 500 companies, privately held businesses and individuals alike. She regularly leads clients through evidentiary hearings, jury and bench trials, and appeals in state and federal courts. Beyond the courtroom, Casey advises businesses on risk management, contract disputes, workplace policies and fiduciary obligations, helping them avoid costly legal battles before they start. Whether she’s defending against high-exposure claims, recovering substantial damages or guiding businesses through legal risks, Casey brings the same relentless advocacy and business-driven approach to every case.

Before joining Munsch Hardt, Casey practiced at a national litigation firm in Houston. When she is not solving her clients’ problems, you can find Casey traveling with her husband and daughter or watching the latest Bravo reality show with her rescue dogs, Molson and Jameson.

Experience

  • Oil & Gas Litigation

    Secured a $13 MM judgment for actual damages, attorneys’ fees and other costs for landowners against a major West Texas operator as well as a judicial declaration confirming the landowners’ contractual right of first refusal for the operator’s

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  • Oil & Gas Litigation

    Obtained a favorable settlement for an oil and gas company in a multi-million dollar dispute over a downhole drilling failure in offshore Louisiana, asserting claims for breach of warranty, breach of contract, fraud and negligence against a manufacturer

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  • Commercial Litigation + Contracts

    Defeated a franchisor’s multi-million dollar breach of contract and defamation claims brought against a former franchisee and won an approximately $2 MM summary judgment on franchisee’s counterclaim for breach of contract 

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