Previous Law Firm Name

• Carl J. Carlson

Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Trust & Estate litigation 45%
• Investor litigation; NASD Arbitration 40%
• Litigation & Appeals 15%
• Banking & Finance

Published Works

• "A Primer on the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Securities Arbitrations: What You don't Know Can Hurt You", Practising Law Institute, Securities Arbitration 2006: Taking Resp, 2006
• "The Unauthorized Practice of Law in Securities Arbitrations: The Times They are a Changin'", PIABA Bar Journal, Vol. 13 (Summer 2006), 2006

Classes and Seminars

• Program: Liability of Financial Advisers (topic: Investors: Getting your Money Back), The Seminar Group, November 3, 2006
• Program: Trust and Estate Litigation (topic: Damages in Trust and Estate Litigation, ), Washington State Bar Association, March 18, 2005
• Program: Liability of Financial Advisers (topic: InvestorsGetting your Money Back), The Seminar Group, October 31, 2005
• 9th Annual Probate Litigation & Ethics Seminar (topic: Securities Claims and the Probate Practitioner), King County Bar Association, December 8, 2006
• Trust and Estate Litigation (Topic: Claims Against Fiduciaries: Law and Theory), Washington State Bar Association, April 20, 2004
• Stockbroker Fraud (Topics: Securities Arbitration: Practice and Procedure; Sources of Law Governing Stockbrokers; and Unauthorized Practice of Law Issues in NASD Arbitrations), National Business Institute, October 16, 2003
• Money Troubles: Pursuing and Defending Claims Against Stockbrokers and Brokerage Firms. (Topic: The NASD Dispute Resolution Arbitration Process), King County Bar Association, November 8, 2001
• Probate Litigation and Ethics (Topic: "Will Contests"), King County Bar Association, October 13, 2000
• Stockbroker Fraud (Topic: "Anatomy of the NASD Arbitration Process"), National Business Institute, November 19, 1999
• Stockbroker Litigation (Topic: How to Process Claims Against Stockbrokers), King County Bar Association, November 6, 1998
• How to Handle Estate Planning/Probate Litigation, Washington State Bar Association, September 25, 1997
• Stockbroker Blues: Customer Litigation Against Stockbrokers, King County Bar Association, November 1, 1996
• Probate Litigation, King County Bar Association, March 29, 1996

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Deceptive Trade Practices, Shareholders' Rights, Trusts, Wills, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Trial Practice, State Trial Practice, Probate & Estate Administration, Other Professionals Malpractice, Securities Law, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading