Katherine Carter

Katherine Carter is an Attorney at Law with The Elrod Firm, serving clients in Bryant and Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. Her practice focuses primarily on estate planning. She helps families understand planning choices and protect their estates for loved ones. Her work centers on the relationship between a family’s wishes, the assets it wants to preserve, and the arrangements used to carry out those wishes.

Katherine earned a bachelor’s degree in Christian Studies and Sociology from Ouachita Baptist University. She earned Juris Doctor from the William H. Bowen School of Law in 2023. Her undergraduate studies and legal education provide a background for work involving people, families, and legal decision-making. In an estate planning practice, that training supports the analysis of documents and the explanation of choices that affect future family responsibilities.

Katherine works within a practice that uses wills and trusts to address the transfer and management of family assets. The firm’s planning services consider probate avoidance, the selection of trustees, and the timing of distributions to beneficiaries. For families with young children, planning also involves choosing people to manage inherited assets and care for children. These are practical questions that connect legal documents with a family’s longer-term intentions.

Katherine Carter emphasizes education as part of helping families protect their estates. Having lived in central Arkansas for most of her life, she is committed to serving people in her community. Her estate planning focus brings together legal preparation and discussion of the people a plan is intended to benefit. Through the Bryant and Hot Springs Village offices, she assists families considering how to preserve assets and provide for loved ones.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Elrod Firm
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• University of Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Ouachita Baptist University
  Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Studies and Sociology

Awards & Badges