Lynn L. Carpenter is a Partner in the Los Angeles office of Manning Kass. She is a member of the Governmental Entity Liability team.

Prior to joining Manning Kass, Ms. Carpenter was an Assistant District Attorney in Oklahoma, where her work resulted in the successful prosecution of complex felony trials including child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence. In this role, Ms. Carpenter developed special training protocols in conjunction with law enforcement professionals for evidence gathering and trial preparation. As an ardent advocate of victim’s rights, Ms. Carpenter was keenly responsive to victims who were in the unfamiliar, and often hostile, courtroom environment. As a standout for victim’s advocacy, she was awarded the Be The One Award for child abuse prosecution in 2015. 

Ms. Carpenter is proud to represent various law enforcement agencies and their officers. In her current role, Ms. Carpenter has successfully defended several high-exposure civil rights cases involving claims against law enforcement at trial. She has also been instrumental in obtaining favorable pretrial settlements for her clients.

Ms. Carpenter earned a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Langston University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Tulsa College of Law. During her tenure in law school, Ms. Carpenter received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award® in trial practice, evidence presentation, state administrative law, and legal reasoning, analysis, and writing.

Ms. Carpenter is admitted to practice law in California, Oklahoma, and the United States Central District of California.