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About Carson May

Carson May focuses his practice on personal injury litigation. After completing a BBA at Texas A&M University, he attended Baylor University School of Law, where he participated in Baylor's nationally recognized Practice Court trial advocacy curriculum and competed on the school's Mock Trial and Moot Court teams. His advocacy achievements include Best Speaker Runner-Up and semifinalist in the 2018 National Veteran's Law Moot Court Competition and Regional Champion and Best Advocate in the Winter 2020 National Mock Trial Competition. He received the Alice Jean and Thure B. Canon Constitutional Law Award and helped Texas appellate attorneys prepare oral arguments before the Supreme Court of Texas. After passing the bar, May worked as a commercial litigator at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr's flagship Dallas office, representing businesses in complex disputes across multiple industries, before joining Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, LLP to represent injured individuals.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$112.9 millionVerdict

A Travis County jury found a Wings 'N More restaurant liable for overserving a drunk driver who crashed into a family's car, awarding $112.9 million after a six-year-old girl suffered a traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, and the loss of vision in one eye.

Travis County District Court (Austin, TX) · 2025Car AccidentsRead the full story →
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Practice areas

Education

Baylor University School of Law
J.D. (Practice Court)
Texas A&M University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas

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