Carter M. Wade

Carter Wade is an associate in the Northwest Arkansas office of Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, where his practice focuses on real estate, commercial, and business transactions.

Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, Carter earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2025, where he was a member of the Journal of Food Law & Policy and published an article titled “Food for Thought: Funding the National School Lunch Program While Simultaneously Providing Tax Incentives to Farmers.” During law school, he served as Treasurer and Secretary of the Christian Legal Society and was an active member of the Business Law Society and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Carter’s academic honors include the Craige Sterne Memorial Award in Estate Planning & Taxation, the James W. Hyden Scholarship Award from the Arkansas Bar Association, and six appearances on the Dean’s List.

Carter holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship from Ouachita Baptist University, where he graduated magna cum laude and was honored with the Johnny Heflin Excellence in Leadership and Academics Award from the Hickingbotham School of Business. A scholarship baseball player throughout his undergraduate years, Carter was named to the NCAA All-Academic Team five times during his collegiate career.

Education
University of Arkansas School of Law (J.D. magna cum laude, 2025)
Member, Journal of Food Law & Policy

Ouachita Baptist University (B.A., Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, magna cum laude, 2022)