Carl Jerome Carlson

Carl Jerome Carlson

5.0
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 49 years

Securities and investment fraud Lawyer Practice Areas: Securities & Investment Fraud, Trusts, Estate Planning, Litigation

About Carl

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Areas

Estate Planning 25%

We do Estate Litigation, not estate planning. Avvo does not have a category for "Estate litigation"--instead it incorrectly appears in the profile as Estate Planning.

42 years

25%
Trusts 25%

Trust and estate litigation, only. We do not do trust preparation, or estate planning.

42 years

25%
Litigation 10%

More than 90% of my work is litigation, emphasizing securities/investment-related litigation and Trust & Estate litigation. But Avvo's categories of practice split the litigation into different categories--securities fraud, trust, and estate (with estate "planning" the only category allowed).

48 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 49 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1976

Voluntarily Resigned

No misconduct found

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Carl Jerome Carlson's Reviews

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Posted by Shane | March 14, 2011 | Probate

A master in his fields of practice

I had a very difficult will contest case and felt that I needed someone who specialized in that area of law. The case ended up going to trial with a verdict in our favor. The will being contested was revoked and the original will was admitted. A very rare and extremely hard case to win. Carl was al...ways willing to hear my thoughts and opinions and take them into consideration. Carl was always upfront and truthful and made no attempt to sugarcoat anything. In my opinion Mr. Carl Carlson Is an expert in his fields of law and I recommend him with highest regards. Hiring Mr.Carlson was one of the best decisions of my life and I and my family owe him much gratitude.

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Carl Jerome Carlson's Lawyer Endorsements

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Peter Fabish

Trusts lawyer | May 10

Relationship: Co-worker

"Carl Carlson is one of the best lawyers I have had the privilege to work beside. He works harder for his clients than any attorney I know, and gets results. I highly endorse Carl."

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Securities and investment fraud lawyer

Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2011

2011 Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine

1986

AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1995 - Present

Founder,, Carlson Dennett, P.S.

1991 - 1995

Of Counsel, Talmadge & Cutler

1978 - 1991

Partner, LeSourd & Patten, P.S.

1977 - 1978

Staff attorney, Washington State Supreme Court

Associations

2001 - Present

Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

Assoc. Editor, PIABA Bar Journal; Amicus Committee

1999 - Present

FINRA

Arbitrator

Washington State Bar Association

Member

King County Bar Association

Member

Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

Member

2001 - 2004

Washington State Bar Association

Board of Governors

2000 - 2001

WSBA Public Information Committee

Chairman

1999 - 2001

WSBA Rules of Professional Conduct Committee

Member

1997 - 2000

King County Bar Association

Board of Trustees

1995 - 1996

King County Bar Assn Continuing Legal Education Committee

Chairman

1987 - 1997

Washington State Bar Association

Special District Counsel

1984 - 1986

King County Bar Assn Legislation Committee

Chairman

Sample of Legal Cases

Quinault Indian Nation v. KeyBanc et al.

$391,766 award in favor of Quinault Indian Nation

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Education

1976

Stanford Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

Stanford University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2008

Securities Fraud: Prosecuting and Defending Securities Fraud Claims & Defense of Regulatory Action

“Identifying and Litigating Claims Against Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers”

2007

WSBA Annual Trust and Estate Litigation CLE

“Identifying and Pursuing Claims Against Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers”

2006

Liability of Financial Advisers (The Seminar Group)

“Investors—Getting your Money Back”

2006

King County Bar Assn 9th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics CLE

“Securities Arbitration: Practice and Procedure"

2006

King County Bar Assn 9th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics CLE

"Securities Claims and the Probate Practitioner"

2005

Washington State Bar Association "Trust and Estate Litigation" CLE

Damages in Trust and Estate Litigation

2004

Washington State Bar Assn "Trust & Estate Litigation" CLE

"Claims Against Fiduciaries: Law and Theory"

2004

King County Bar Assn 7th Annual Probate Litigation CLE

"Securities Claims and the Probate Practitioner"

2003

National Business Institute CLE, "Stockbroker Fraud"

”Sources of Law Governing Stockbrokers”

2003

National Business Institute CLE, "Stockbroker Fraud"

"Securities Arbitration: Practice and Procedure"

2001

King County Bar Association CLE, "Money Troubles: Pursuing and Defending Claims Against Stockbrokers and Brokerage Firms"

“The NASD Dispute Resolution Arbitration Process”

2000

King County Bar Assn CLE, "Probate Litigation and Ethics"

"Will Contests" [Repeat of 1999 program]

1999

National Business Institute CLE, "Stockbroker Fraud"

"Anatomy of the NASD Arbitration Process"

1999

King County Bar Assn CLE, "Probate Litigation and Ethics"

"Will Contests"

1998

King County Bar Assn CLE, "Stockbroker Litigation"

“How to Process Claims Against Stockbrokers”

1997

Washington State Bar Assn CLE

"How to Handle Estate Planning/Probate Litigation"

1996

Continuing Legal Education

"Probate Litigation" [Repeat]

1996

Continuing Legal Education

"Stockbroker Blues: Customer Litigation Against Stockbrokers" [Repeat]

1994

King County Bar Assn CLE

"Probate Litigation"

1994

King County Bar Assn CLE

"Stockbroker Blues: Customer Litigation Against Stockbrokers"

Publications

2008

PIABA Bar Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2 "The Prospectus Defense in Securities Arbitrations"

2006

Securities Arbitration 2006: Taking Responsibility (Practicing Law Institute, 2006). “A Primer on the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Securities Arbitrations: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You”

2006

PIABA Bar Journal, Vol. 13 “The Unauthorized Practice of Law in Securities Arbitrations: The Times They are a Changin’”

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