CARSON J. TUCKER, JD, MSEL 3365 Riverbend Dr.

Ann Arbor, MI 48105 carson.j.tucker.esq@gmail.com

(734) 218-3605

EDUCATION Vermont Law School Juris Doctorate, with Honors, 2000

Vermont Law School Master of Studies in Environmental Law, 1997 University of Georgia Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, with Honors, 1994

Oxford University Philosophy, Politics and Economics, 1993

EXPERIENCE APPELLATE AND LITIGATION ATTORNEY

Law Offices of Carson J. Tucker October 2014 to Present

• Providing specialized legal advice and counsel on matters of complex litigation, appeals, and insurance coverage and recovery for a wide range of public, corporate and private clients

• Providing direct appellate counsel to businesses, insurers, other law firms, and associations • Providing direct coverage and litigation support to insurance companies either through direct

representation or as defense counsel for policyholders

Lacey & Jones, LLP, Birmingham, Michigan May 2012 to October 2014

• Chair, Appeals and Legal Research Group • Managing appellate docket for law firm’s entire litigation practice (7 partners and two

associates) • Serving as appellate and insurance defense and coverage counsel for my own public,

corporate and private clients

Zausmer, Kaufman, August, Caldwell, & Tayler, PC, Farmington Hills, Michigan January 2007 to May 2012

• Head of Firm’s Appellate Practice Group • Serving as coverage and defense counsel for individuals, governmental entities, and insurance

companies

Squire Sanders, Columbus, Ohio September 2005 to September 2006

• Advising and counseling clients regarding environmental laws and regulations compliance and their rights and responsibilities with respect to environmentally impacted property, solid and hazardous waste, and pollutant emissions and discharges

• Serving as appellate and litigation counsel for environmental cases in state and federal courts Plunkett Cooney, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan September 2002 to August 2005

• Litigating and negotiating high exposure claims brought against insurance companies • Serving as coverage counsel in high-exposure, catastrophic claims made against insurance

companies • Direct defense national and international litigation of claims filed against policyholders

SUPREME COURT CLERKSHIP

Supreme Court of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan

March 2001 to September 2002

• Law Clerk for Justice Stephen J. Markman • Researching law and drafting opinions, dissents, and memoranda for Supreme Court Justice • Reviewing and commenting on applications for leave to appeal

Michigan Court of Appeals, Lansing, Michigan August 2000 to March 2001

• Researching law and writing legal reports and opinions for Judges of Court of Appeals

HONORS Vermont Law Review - Environmental Editor, 1998-2000 Moot Court Advisory Board - Member and Treasurer, 1999-2000 National Dean’s List - Fall semester 1999; Spring semester 2000 Scholarship - ALI/ABA Environmental Law Conference, Washington, D.C., 2000 Golden Key National Honor Society - Life Member since 1992

AWARDS Academic Excellence Award – Torts, 1997 Academic Excellence Award – Appellate Advocacy, 1998 LICENSE Michigan 2001 LANGUAGES French MILITARY United States Army JAG, Major, Michigan Army National Guard July 2003 to Present

• Command Judge Advocate of the 272d Regional Support Group, Jackson, Michigan • Prior general counsel for Joint Maneuver Training Center, Camp Grayling, Michigan, a full-

use, joint-service military installation in northern Michigan. United States Navy, Petty Officer First Class, Equipment Operator (Seabees) January 1989 to July 2003

ACTIVITIES Michigan Appellate Bench Bar Conference Planner 2015-2016 October 2014 to Present Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC), Board Member May 2014 to Present Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC), Co-Chair Amicus Curiae Committee May 2013 to Present Defense Research Institute (DRI), Member May 2012 to Present

PUBLISHED APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS Michigan Supreme Court Atkins v. SMART Bus, 492 Mich. 707 (2012) Hamed v. Wayne County et al., 490 Mich. 1 (2011) Odom v. Wayne County, et al., 482 Mich. 459 (2008) Dept. of Transportation v. Employers Mutual, et al., 480 Mich. 862 (2008) Michigan Court of Appeals

Nuculovic v. SMART, 287 Mich. App. 58 (2010), lv. denied 489 Mich. 970 (2011) Hamed v. Wayne County et al., 284 Mich. App. 681 (2009), rev’d at 490 Mich. 1 (2011)

UNPUBLISHED APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS

United States Supreme Court Wetherill v. McHugh, et al., 131 S.Ct. 3057 (2011), denying cert. Gerald Molnar v. Amy Allen, Care House, et al., 131 S.Ct. 188 (2010), denying cert. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Gerald Molnar v. Amy Allen, Care House et al., 359 Fed. Appx. 623 (6th Cir. 2009) Michigan Court of Appeals

O’Leary v. Wayne County, 2014 WL 1856678 (Mich. App. 2014) Gentry v. Wayne County Deputy Sheriff Daniel Carmona, 2011 WL 4810847 (Mich. App. 2011) Jackson v. SMART, 2010 WL 1873055 (Mich. App. 2010) Gilmore v. Spectrum Human Services, Inc., 2009 WL 3837350 (Mich. App. 2009) McCarthy v. Scofield, Amy Allen, Care House et al., 2009 WL 3235639 (Mich. App. 2009) Sherrill v. SMART, 2008 WL 540180 (Mich. App. 2008)

AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS

Detroit International Bridge Company v. Nadeau, Adm’r Fed. Hwy. Admin, ___ S. Ct. ___ (201_), pro bono amicus curiae for Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan Hannay v. Michigan Dep’t of Transportation, ___ Mich. ___ (2014), amicus curiae for Michigan Townships Association, Wayne County, Oakland County, and Macomb County. Yono v. Dep’t of Transportation (After Remand), ___ Mich. ___ (201_), amicus curiae for Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Townships Association Yono v. Dep’t of Transportation (On Remand), ___ Mich. App. ___ (2014), amicus curiae for Michigan Municipal League Legal Defense Fund and Michigan Townships Association. Huddleston v. Trinity Health, et al., 495 Mich. 976 (2014), pro bono amicus curiae for Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Bailey v. Schaaf, et al., 494 Mich. 595 (2013), pro bono amicus curiae for Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Helen Yono v. Dep’t of Transportation, 495 Mich. 982 (2014), amicus curiae for Macomb County; Wayne County; and Oakland County

Estate of Hagerty v. Manistee County Road Commission, 493 Mich. 933 (2013), amicus curiae for Michigan Municipal League; Michigan Municipal League Liability and Property Pool; Michigan Townships Association; Macomb County; Oakland County; and Wayne County State Farm v. Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority, 495 Mich. 987 (2014), amicus curiae for Oakland County, Wayne County and Macomb County in support of MMRMA’s Application for Leave to Appeal. Spectrum Health Hosp. v. Farm Bureau Mutual Ins. Co. of Michigan, 492 Mich. 503 (2012), amicus curiae for Insurance Institute of Michigan Pollard v. SMART, 489 Mich. 854 (2011), pro bono amicus curiae for Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Singer v. Sreenivasan, 488 Mich. 892 (2010), amicus curiae for Insurance Institute of Michigan

PENDING APPELLATE MATTERS Yono v. MDOT (After Remand), Supreme Court No. 150634, amicus curiae for Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Townships Association Williamson v. General Motors, Supreme Court Docket No. 149850, remanded after application by Supreme Court Order of November 25, 2014 Scott v. TKMS, Ltd., et al., Court of Appeals Docket No. 324003, direct appeal for TKMS and Travelers Insurance Company of Connecticut pending Jeffrey Trantham v. State of Michigan Disbursement Unit, Court of Appeals Case No. 322289, amicus curiae for Wayne County, Macomb County and Oakland County Foster v. Foster, Court of Appeals Case No. 324853, appeal pending