CARET Welcomes Jay Kuhlman as Chief Executive Officer
Kuhlman brings over 25 years of leadership experience across technology and growth-stage businesses with a proven track record of scaling operations, driving long-term growth, and fostering high-performing teams.
His deep expertise in go-to-market strategy and product innovation with vertical SaaS all-in-one platforms positions him well to guide CARET through its next phase of growth.
Kuhlman succeeds interim CEO, Mark Schatz, who will remain on the company's Board of Directors.
Prior to joining CARET, Jay served as CEO at Gravyty and held executive roles at Fullsteam and EverCommerce, where he partnered closely with teams to expand market presence and create sustained value. His leadership philosophy, shaped by his early service in the United States Marine Corps, emphasizes teamwork, discipline, and accountability—values that align closely with CARET's culture.
'Jay's appointment marks an exciting new chapter for CARET,' said Mark Bean, Managing Director at THL and CARET board member. 'His strategic vision, operational expertise, and commitment to a strong company culture make him the ideal leader to take CARET forward.'
Kuhlman shared his enthusiasm for the role: 'I'm honored to join CARET at such a pivotal time. I look forward to partnering with our talented team to build on the company's strong foundation, continue delivering exceptional value to our clients, and lead CARET into its next era of innovation and growth in serving the needs of midsize law firms.'
About CARET
CARET provides leading practice management and fintech platforms to thousands of legal firms across the world, empowering highly skilled professionals to refocus their expertise on what truly matters. CARET serves more midmarket law firms than any other provider through its portfolio of practice management platforms including AbacusLaw, Amicus Attorney, Amicus Cloud, and CARET Legal.
CARET Legal, the company's award-winning SaaS platform, combines the power of automated legal workflows, robust matter management, insightful dashboards, seamless client communication tools, full legal accounting, integrated payment processing and more to enhance the business of law.
To learn more, visit CARETLegal.com
About THL
THL Partners (www.THL.com) is a premier private equity firm investing in middle-market growth companies exclusively within three sectors: Healthcare, Financial Technology & Services, and Technology & Business Solutions. THL couples deep sector expertise through an Identified Sector Opportunity ('ISO') process with dedicated internal operating resources from its Strategic Resource Group ('SRG') to transform and build great companies of lasting value in partnership with management. The Firm's domain expertise and resources help to build great companies with an aim to accelerate growth, improve operations and drive long-term sustainable value. Since 1974, THL has raised more than $35 billion of equity capital, invested in over 170 companies and completed more than 600 add-on acquisitions representing an aggregate enterprise value at acquisition of over $250 billion.
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