Carrie Palmer, a champion of business risk management efforts with more than 25 years of experience, leads NP General Counsel 360 – a solution designed to provide businesses with a legal team staffed by Nexsen Pruet professionals, customized and budgeted specifically based on the needs of the business.
Before joining Nexsen Pruet, Carrie co-founded Oklahoma-based Resolution Legal Group, where she helped bring GC2, an innovative, outsourced legal department concept, to the market. While with Resolution Legal, she developed general counsel strategies for a wide range of clients confronting unique challenges – including start-ups and small businesses, resource-constrained non-profits, and large companies requiring multi-level outsource programs or ongoing supplemental legal services for specialty areas.
Carrie also serves as counsel and consultant in the areas of General and Strategic Planning for Business; Transportation (Broker, Carrier and Vendor); and Regulatory Compliance including DOT/FMCSA and Cyber related regimes. She is specially trained in the management and early evaluation of catastrophic events in the Transportation industry. Carrie has served as outside litigation defense counsel as well as General Counsel for companies in the transportation, technology, manufacturing and franchise arenas. She consults with and trains C-Suite execs, Safety Depts., and specialized groups on risk assessment, avoidance and management; litigation preparedness; litigation/claims management; telematics implementation, training, policies, and procedures; and all manner of data protection and related policy/procedure. Carrie is a frequent speaker on topics concerning Transportation, the intersection of Technology, Law and Business, Employee privacy and technology, and considerations surrounding use of Real-Time Data.
Her years of experience, vast network and firsthand knowledge of outsourced legal department models position Carrie as an invaluable asset to Nexsen Pruet and its clients.
- University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1993
- Kansas State University, B.S., 1990
- Oklahoma
- U.S. Court of Appeal, 10th Circuit
*Ms. Palmer is not currently licensed to practice law in South Carolina
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Trial Attorneys of America (Board Member, 2009-2019; Program Chair, 2017-2019; President, 2019; President, 2020-2021)
- American Bar Association (ABA, TIPS committee Vice Chair 2013-2017)
- Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Board Member, 2010-2016)
- The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
- Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)
- Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Listed in Oklahoma SuperLawyers 2006 - 2010, 2016 - 2017
- The American Lawyer's Top Rated Litigator in 2015
- Oklahoma's Legal Leaders' Top Rated Lawyers in 2012 & 2013
Overview
Carrie Palmer, a champion of business risk management efforts with more than 25 years of experience, leads NP General Counsel 360 – a solution designed to provide businesses with a legal team staffed by Nexsen Pruet professionals, customized and budgeted specifically based on the needs of the business.
Before joining Nexsen Pruet, Carrie co-founded Oklahoma-based Resolution Legal Group, where she helped bring GC2, an innovative, outsourced legal department concept, to the market. While with Resolution Legal, she developed general counsel strategies for a wide range of clients confronting unique challenges – including start-ups and small businesses, resource-constrained non-profits, and large companies requiring multi-level outsource programs or ongoing supplemental legal services for specialty areas.
Carrie also serves as counsel and consultant in the areas of General and Strategic Planning for Business; Transportation (Broker, Carrier and Vendor); and Regulatory Compliance including DOT/FMCSA and Cyber related regimes. She is specially trained in the management and early evaluation of catastrophic events in the Transportation industry. Carrie has served as outside litigation defense counsel as well as General Counsel for companies in the transportation, technology, manufacturing and franchise arenas. She consults with and trains C-Suite execs, Safety Depts., and specialized groups on risk assessment, avoidance and management; litigation preparedness; litigation/claims management; telematics implementation, training, policies, and procedures; and all manner of data protection and related policy/procedure. Carrie is a frequent speaker on topics concerning Transportation, the intersection of Technology, Law and Business, Employee privacy and technology, and considerations surrounding use of Real-Time Data.
Her years of experience, vast network and firsthand knowledge of outsourced legal department models position Carrie as an invaluable asset to Nexsen Pruet and its clients.
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Trial Attorneys of America (Board Member, 2009-2019; Program Chair, 2017-2019; President, 2019; President, 2020-2021)
- American Bar Association (ABA, TIPS committee Vice Chair 2013-2017)
- Oklahoma Association of Defense Counsel (Board Member, 2010-2016)
- The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
- Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)
- Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA)
- Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Listed in Oklahoma SuperLawyers 2006 - 2010, 2016 - 2017
- The American Lawyer's Top Rated Litigator in 2015
- Oklahoma's Legal Leaders' Top Rated Lawyers in 2012 & 2013
Speaking & Writing
- Speaker, 2020 Artex Risk Management Conference (2020), "The Devil Really IS in the Details - Preparing and Managing Litigation"
- Speaker, INTERFACE- Oklahoma City (2019), "Regulations, Lawsuits and Employment in the Global Online Environment"
- Speaker, TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Exhibition (2019), "Tight Capacity - Loose Criteria: Risk vs. Reward"
- Speaker, OSU CyberSecurity Conference (2018), "You Mean I have to Deal with Legal, Too? Using Legal to Assess Risk in Areas You Might Have Overlooked"
- Speaker, TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Exhibition (2018), "Brokers and Carriers and Nuclear Verdicts, OH MY! Limiting Exposure to Broker Liability Claims"
- Breakout Speaker, Interface Conference (2017), "You Mean I have to Deal with Legal, TOO? IoT, Privacy, Regs and Risk"; Lunch Speaker, Interface Conference, "Ins and Outs of Cyberliability Insurance"
- Speaker/Panel Coordinator, Arkansas Tucking Seminar (2016), "Better Networking + Personal Branding"
- Speaker, Arizona Defense Trial Association (2016), "Real Time Issues with Real Time Data: Assessment and Litigation Preparedness- The Internet of Things"
- Speaker, Trial Attorneys of America Annual Meeting (2016), "Real Time issues with Real Time Data: Assessment and Litigation Preparedness- The Internet of Things"
- Speaker, Arkansas Trucking Seminar (2015), "Real Time Issues with Real Time Data: Assessment and Litigation Preparedness for Users of In-Truck Technology"
- Speaker, EOMGMA (2015), "The Sleeping Giant- Issues of Employees' Personal Privacy and Company Data Security Coverage in Social Media, Mobile Devices, Online Applications and HIPPAA Compliance"
- Speaker, Interface Conference (2015), "You Mean I have to Deal with Legal, Too? Legal Traps, Snares and Pitfalls for IT Professionals"
- Speaker, Willis Insurance National Meeting- Chicago (2014), "Healthcare Risks -Vendor Contract Management"
- Speaker, ABA Webinar (2014),"An Ethical Trek Through the Digital Domain"
- Speaker, EOMGMA (2014), "Intricacies of Business Associates and BAAs"
- Speaker/Moderator, Trial Attorneys of America Annual Meeting (2014), "Social Media Discovery and Tactics for Lawyers and the Judiciary"
- Speaker, Willis & Forecast Compliance Group Present Health Care Risk Seminar (2014), "HIPAA in the Year of the Audit: Risk, Preparation, Solutions"
- Speaker, OADC Social Media Discovery for Judges Seminar of Oklahoma City (2013)
- Speaker. OADC Social Media Discovery and Ethics for Judges of Tulsa (2013)
- Speaker, Arkansas Trucking Seminar (2013), "An Ethical Trek Through the Digital Domain"
- Speaker, OADC Summer Meeting (2013), "Mobile Devices and Social Media- Keys to Successful (and Ethical!) Practices"
- Speaker, OK Insurance Fraud Seminar (2013), "Digital Data and Discovery for Investigators"
- Speaker, WE Inspire Conference (2013), "What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You! The Top 10 Legal Risks for Growing Ventures"
- Article, "Cash Shortages and Credit Only – Are Businesses Allowed to Refuse Cash Payments?", July 2020
Outside Nexsen Pruet
Outside of the office, you can find Carrie enjoying the outdoors while hiking, kayaking, or gathering herbs in her garden for a home-cooked meal followed by songs on her piano.
