Jim Cartier
April 10, 2022
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Jim Cartier has handled claims for Attorney Protective since June 2010. Prior to working at AttPro, he handled legal professional liability claims for a TPA and for another LPL insurer for over 12 years. When he was at a law firm, part of his practice involved representing lawyers in professional liability claims. Jim graduated from Southern Methodist University School of Law and has been a licensed attorney for over 3 decades.
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