Leonard Carlman Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Jackson

Leonard Carlman Bio
EXPERIENCE – Serving in the practice of law since 1996. Extern for US Federal District Judge Alan B. Johnson (District of Wyoming) 1995. Partner in private practice in Jackson, Wyoming (Hess Carlman & D'Amours, LLC 1996-2012) and Carlman Legal Services, LLC (2012 – present). Carlman Legal Services concentrates in estate planning to help families create and implement strategies for intergenerational health, prosperity, and meaning. Related services include business entity formation and annual corporate hygiene, real estate transactions and ongoing property law support, and business succession design and implementation. We help successful families define their success in ways that promote intergenerational respect and well-being and advance their interests in community causes.. Admitted to practice by: Wyoming Supreme Court (1996) and United States District Court, District of Wyoming (1996).. EDUCATION – Juris Doctor, University of Wyoming College of Law, 1995; Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, Utah State University, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 1983.. PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND SERVICE – University of Wyoming Law Review Author and Editor (1993-95); University of Wyoming Award – Outstanding Student in Environmental Concerns (1995); Wyoming State Bar Outstanding Service Award for the 9th Judicial District (2008). Past Member, Board of Continuing Legal Education - Wyoming State Bar. Devoted legal advocate for the rights and dignity of people who, by reason of mental illness, may pose a danger to themselves or others.. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS – Member, WealthCounsel; Member, Purposeful Planning Institute; Member, Wyoming State Bar (Section on Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law; Section on Diversity & Inclusion); Member and Past President, Teton County (Wyoming) Bar Association; Member, American Bar Association (Section on Real Property, Trust and Estate Law).. COMMUNITY SERVICE – Rotary Club of Jackson Hole President (2016) and member 2001 – present; Rotarian of the Year (2018-19); Rotary Club of Jackson Hole Foundation Director (2014-15); Pro Bono Counsel, Center for the Secret of Peace, Lake Kivu, Rwanda (2020 - overcoming the legacy of genocide and ongoing regional violence); Founding Member, Friends of the Bridger-Teton National Forest (2020 - funding support network for 3.4 million acre federal forest); Advisor, Wyoming Public Lands Initiative, Teton County Committee (2016 – 2018); Appointed At-Large Member, Teton County (Gov’t) Natural Resources Stakeholders Group (2017 – 2018); Board member, InterConnections 21 (Teton County Model United Nations program) (2014 to present); Board member emeritus and Past President, Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center (2002 to present); Board member emeritus, Snake River Fund (2005 – 2014), past board member (1999 – 2005); Advisory Board Member, Teton Raptor Center, 2005 – present); Board member, Teton Science Schools (2006 – 2012); Advisory Board Member, Pro bono counsel, Friends of Pathways (2000 – present); National Parks Conservation Association Regional Council and Grand Teton National Park Caucus (2005 – 2014); Recipient, Extra Mile Award, Jackson District of Boy Scouts of America (2010); Advisor and Endowment Trustee McAfee Scouting Endowment for Jackson District, Boy Scouts of America (2009 – present); Recipient, Service Award, Wyoming Game and Fish Department (2004); Past board member and officer, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Community Children’s’ Project, H-H-R Ranches Subdivision Homeowners Association; Trustee, Private Family Foundation, (1996 – present).