Thomas Carver is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. He is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives and is a former Director of Legal Services and Juvenile Officer for the Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. Admitted to the Missouri and federal bar in 1973, his practice in centered on complex state and federal criminal matters. He provides exclusive representation to those accused of crimes and is a past president and board member of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America and Kansas/Missouri Super Lawyers and is a recipient of the Robert Duncan Award for Appellate Excellence. He is admitted to practice in Missouri, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 8th and 10th Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court.