Carey graduated from Louisiana Tech University and went on to attend law school at Louisiana State University.

Although Carey now works as a plaintiff attorney who represents victims and the people, he did not start out that way. Carey began his legal career handling insurance defense work. This background provides him with a tremendous amount of perspective in his current position as an attorney. He knows the ins and outs of how insurance companies work, their defense strategies in court, and how to build a strong case in the face of such adversity.

Carey made the change to to work on the plaintiff side of the law because working for the people really resonates with him. He is highly motivated in his work to ensure victims of medical malpractice or personal injury do not suffer in silence. Forming Capitelli & Wicker with Ralph Capitelli gave Carey even more opportunity to devote his practice to victim/survivor representation.

Carey is active in the legal community even outside of his law practice. He is a guest lecturer at the advanced torts class at Tulane University Law School on the subject of medical malpractice. He also serves annually as a guest lecturer on medical negligence with the Continuing Legal Education of Louisiana Group which has numerous Judges from throughout the state of Louisiana as attendees and speakers.

Outside of practicing law, Carey sits on the board of the Sugar Bowl committee, having served as president in the past. He is also an emeritus member of the board at the Stuart Hall School for Boys.