About Carly West
Carly West Holler entered law school after finishing a liberal arts diploma on the University of Minnesota Morris in 2005. She earned her J.D. from Hamline University School of Law in 2011. Those formative educational years left her with a practical view of legal work and a continuous strategy to the day-to-day needs of practice.
After law program she have become a member of the Minnesota State Bar and started building a practice in the state. Over the years her expert activities have included volunteer tasks and nearby bar leadership. She has an ongoing position within the 18th District Bar Association, serving as secretary since 2014. She also served as the association’s treasurer in 2015.
Holler’s path reflects continuous nearby engagement instead of an unmarried dramatic case or public profile. She has worked in company settings, taking on the kinds of matters that sustain network-primarily based legal practices. Colleagues describe her as methodical in strategy and attentive to procedural detail. That steadiness indicates in how she manages case documents and client communications, and in how she advocates for clients before administrative our bodies and state tribunals.
Her professional community is firmly rooted in Minnesota. She maintains active membership in the state bar and participates in district bar activities. Those roles have stored her related to nearby judges, clerks and fellow lawyers. They have additionally provided a platform for the realistic, nuts-and-bolts work of improving how small companies and solo practitioners operate in the district.
Office lifestyles for Holler has centered on Smith, Paulson, O Donnell & Erickson, PLC, where she has practiced along other attorneys in a multi-lawyer company environment. There she handles client intake, case preparation and court things when necessary. Her work on the firm has involved collaboration on matters that require careful factual improvement and steady court presence.
Outside of office hours she keeps a local center of attention. Her experience in district bar leadership displays a curiosity within the institutional life of the legal community instead of a pursuit of statewide visibility. She remains primarily based in Minnesota and continues to participate in local bar initiatives.
Her recent practice focuses on serving clients in Minnesota through her work at Smith, Paulson, O Donnell & Erickson, PLC.
