Carl R. Barry is a trial lawyer who has represented clients across America. He primarily practices high level personal injury litigation and has a passion for representing people who have been seriously injured or killed due to the negligent actions of others. Over the past two years, Carl has recovered Millions of Dollars in settlements and verdicts for clients that have been involved in catastrophic 18-wheeler truck accidents and other serious personal injuries.
Carl is regarded as a rising star in truck accident litigation in the state of Texas. Carl has represented dozens of individuals and their families whose lives have been devastated by 18-wheeler truck accidents and he has battled some of the largest 18-wheeler truck companies in America.
Prior to starting Barry & Loewy LLP, Carl worked at Susman Godfrey LLP, a Houston-based law firm that is widely considered the top trial firm in America. At Susman Godfrey LLP, Carl worked on complex personal injury cases and business disputes where hundreds of millions of dollars were at stake.
Select Prior Cases
- Lead counsel for a Chicago man who was innocence-pardoned in 2003 off of Illinois Death Row for a double murder he did not commit. The Chicago man was beaten and tortured into falsely confessing to the crime by Chicago Police. In January 2008, Carl successfully obtained a Five Million Dollar ($5,000,000.00) settlement for his client.
- Represented a family of an Austin man who was run over and killed by an 18-wheeler truck while was in the crosswalk of Ben White Boulevard and the outer road of IH-35. The 18-wheeler truck missed the curved turnoff and made a dangerous sharp right turn at the stoplight. The middle wheels of the 18-wheeler ran over the man. The case settled for a confidential amount days before it was set to go trial in federal court. It is believed to be one of the largest contributory negligence truck-pedestrian wrongful death settlements in the past ten (10) years in Austin.
- Represented a Houston family who was seriously injured after being rear-ended by an 18-wheeler truck. In discovery, Carl was able to expose the truck company’s disgraceful safety record and history of similar accidents. Soon after doing this, the truck company settled this case for a confidential amount which was over fifteen times the amount of medical bills the family had sustained as a result of the accident.
- Represented a San Antonio man who was hit by an 18-wheeler truck that was speeding and crashed head-on into the San Antonio man. After exposing the truck company’s poor safety history and discovering that the truck company allowed the truck driver to drive around on bald tires, the truck company settled this case for over fifteen times the amount of medical bills the San Antonio man had sustained as a result of the accident.
Education
Carl earned his Juris Doctorate degree (Honors) from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was named the Nick C. Nichols Endowed Presidential Scholar in Advocacy. Carl earned his Bachelor's degree in Psychology (Honors) from the University of Florida, where he was named a Florida Academic Scholar and a member of the National Dean's List.
Affiliations
Carl is a member of the American Bar Association (Litigation Section), Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the State Bar of Texas. Carl practices in state and federal courts throughout the United States.
