James E. L. Carter

James E. L. Carter is a partner at Leverage Law Group, LLC in Leawood, Kansas. He represents participants in tax credit transactions, including lenders, tax credit investors, syndicators, developers, and community development entities. His primary focus is using tax credits and other incentives to develop renewable energy facilities. His work connects the legal aspects of financing with the investment and development needs of energy projects.

James earned a B.A. from Yale University in 2009. He later received a J.D. from the University of Kansas in 2012, with Order of the Coif recognition. His education provides a foundation for legal research, analysis, and transaction work. Those skills support consideration of financing arrangements in which several parties must coordinate their responsibilities and account for the legal issues surrounding project development.

James has experience with distributed generation and utility-scale solar and wind renewable energy projects. His work includes projects combined with energy storage systems. Before his current practice, he handled corporate and finance transactions, primarily mergers and acquisitions. He also worked on complex debt financings and represented entrepreneurs and start-up companies. That background adds experience with corporate transactions and business financing needs to his renewable energy transaction practice.

James E. L. Carter is licensed in Missouri and Kansas. His practice brings together tax credit financing, energy development, and prior corporate transaction experience. Renewable energy facilities require legal arrangements that connect project objectives with the interests of financing participants. His work supports clients considering how incentives and capital fit into those arrangements, drawing on experience with both energy projects and the wider financial needs of businesses.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Leverage Law Group, LLC
• Member, The Missouri Bar
• Member, Kansas Bar Association

Licensed State

• Missouri
• Kansas

Education

• University of Kansas
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Yale University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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