Our Attorneys

Carl J. Marshall

Email:  cmarshall@millerlaw-firm.com

Bar Admissions: Kentucky, Mississippi, the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, Eastern District of Missouri, Northern and Southern District of West Virginia and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits.

Education:

B.S., Biology, University of Kentucky, 1982
Juris Doctor, cum laude, University of Mississippi, 1985
Mississippi Law Journal, Member

Mr. Marshall joined The Miller Law Firm, PLLC in May 2010. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Marshall was a named partner in a highly-respected firm in Paducah, KY. Since the beginning of his legal career in 1985, Mr. Marshall has focused his practice on admiralty law, with a special focus on litigation. He has represented numerous clients in complex litigation matters, including Jones Act personal injury, collisions and allisions including federal limitation of liability actions, products liability, wrongful death, longshore matters, contract and charter disputes, and mass tort cases. Mr. Marshall also has expertise in real estate litigation, eminent domain, and board of claims cases. He has represented a diverse array of clients, including major inland river towing companies, insurers, suppliers, shipyards, and licensed mariners. He has appeared before numerous state and federal trial courts and has briefed and argued cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits and the Supreme Court of West Virginia. He continues to practice in the field of litigation with an emphasis on Admiralty and Maritime litigation.

Mr. Marshall has been named by Law and Politics as a Kentucky “Super Lawyer” in the Transportation/Maritime field.  His areas of practice include Admiralty-Maritime (including Insurance, Litigation, Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and Transactions), Business-Corporate-Commercial Transactions, Construction (both Marine and Land), and Litigation. Insurance Defense Planning and Zoning and Real Estate Litigation (including eminent domain). He is a member of the McCracken County, Kentucky, Mississippi and American Bar Associations. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Port of Paducah Propeller Club as well as a member of the Port of Evansville Propeller Club. He is a member of the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. He has been a guest speaker at the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeters Association Seminar as well as a regular speaker for the Propeller Clubs of which he is a member. He is the author of an article concerning maritime liens which was published by the St. Louis Bar Journal.

Mr. Marshall is married to Mary Kay Marshall and they have two sons.