James Anthony Carolan

Background

Carolan, James Anthony was born on July 18, 1953 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of John Raymond and Margaret Catherine (Peterson) Carolan.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Center Michigan University, 1976. Postgraduate, Center Michigan University, 1982. Juris Doctor cum laude, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 1986.

Career

Worked at Kerr, Carolan & Associates (Mount Pleasant, Michigan) specializing in Labor, Employment, Civil Rights, Workers Compensation, College and Education Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Elder Law, Arbitration and Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Michigan. Member, Thomas M. Cooley Law Review, 1985-1986.

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award.

Member: Isabella County (Treasurer, 1992. President-Elect, 1993) and American (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations.

State Bar of Michigan (Member, Labor Law Section). National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys.

Serving Isabella, Midland, Gratiot, Montcalm, Clare, Wexford, Gladwin, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Osceola and other counties north of Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

Achievements

• James A. Carolan has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Board of directors Isabella county division American Heart Association, 1988, 89-90, 91. Member American Bar Association, Isabella County Bar Association (treasurer 1991-1992, vice president 1992-1993, president since 1993), Michigan Bar Association, Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce (ambassador, chairman 1991-1993), Sunrise Optimist Club (secretary 1988-1989, treasurer 1989-1990, vice president 1990-1991, president 1991-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, camping, biking, running, sailing.

Connections

Married Vicki Leigh Lynch, July 28, 1973. Children: Jimi Joy, Erin Colleen.

Father:

John Raymond Carolan

Mother:

Margaret Catherine (Peterson) Carolan

Spouse:

Vicki Leigh Lynch

child:

Jimi Joy Carolan

child:

Erin Colleen Carolan