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| | Address | | 500 Transwestern II, 490 North 31st Street, P.O. Box 2529 | | Billings, Montana 59103 | | (Yellowstone Co.) | | | |
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| | Reviser of the Montana Law Digest for this Directory. | Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich P.L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Litigation, Insurance, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Malpractice, Bankruptcy, Financing Transactions, Administrative, Immigration, Antitrust, Banking, Corporate, Commercial, Real Estate, Public Utilities, Securities, Tax, Municipal and Tax Exempt Bonds, Entertainment, Health Care, Agricultural, Estate Planning, Probate, Pension and Profit Sharing, Natural Resources including Oil and Gas, Mining, Environmental and Water Law, Employment Law, Indian Law and Intellectual Property. | | Year Established: 1895 | Firm Profile:
Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich P.L.L.P. is the largest firm in Montana and its adjoining states. It provides a full range of legal services throughout the region, offering expertise in nearly all areas of law. Since its founding in 1895, the firm has continued in its tradition of exercising high ethical standards and leadership in community and professional affairs. The firm maintains six fully staffed offices, one in Billings, the largest city in Montana, one in Helena, the capital of Montana, as well as offices in Kalispell, Bozeman and Missoula, Montana and Williston, North Dakota. Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich P.L.L.P. is the reviser of the Martindale- Hubbell Law Digest; please refer to the firm's complete profile therein. | | Firm Size: 88 | Representative Clients:
AIG Life Insurance Co.; Allstate Insurance Co.; American Bank; The Bank of Baker; Big Sky Economic Development Authority; Billings Clinic; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Chubb Group of Insurance Cos.; City of Billings; CNA Insurance; Conoco Inc.; Consol Energy; Crawford & Co.; CTA; Decker Coal Co.; The Doctor's Co.; Enerplus; Essex Insurance Company; Farm Credit Bank; Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company; Farmers Insurance Group; Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; First American Title Insurance Co.; First Interstate Bank; GAB Robins North America, Inc.; General Motors Acceptance Corp.; Great American Insurance Co.; Hartford Insurance Group; Headington Oil; Holly Sugar Co.; The Home Insurance Cos.; Kemper Insurance Co.; Kennecott Corporation; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Life Investors Insurance Co. of America; MDU Resources Group, Inc.; Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Millers First Insurance Cos.; Montana State Compensation Insurance Fund; Mutual Life Insurance Co. N.Y.; Natural Gas Processing Company; New York Life Insurance Co.; Newton Mining Co.; Nexen Oil & Gas USA; Noranda Minerals Corp.; Northwest Farm Credit Services, ACA; Old Republic Insurance Co.; Peabody Coal Co.; Penn-America Insurance Co.; Petroleum Casualty Co.; PPL Montana, LLC; Prudential Insurance Co.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Inc.; Sinclair Oil Corp.; St. Paul Insurance Cos.; Stockman Bank; Streeter Brothers Mortgage Corp.; The Travelers; Turner Enterprises, Inc.; UMC Petroleum Corp.; Wausau Insurance Co.; Zurich American Insurance Group; Yellowstone Banks. |
Other Office Locations of Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich P.L.L.P.
Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A.
Helena, Montana, U.S.A.
Kalispell, Montana, U.S.A.
Missoula, Montana, U.S.A.
Williston, North Dakota, U.S.A.
| | MANAGING PARTNER | | Michael S. Dockery (Managing Partner) born Lewistown, Montana, May 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Montana. Education: Southeastern Louisiana University; Montana State University (B.A., with high honors, 1980); University of Montana (J.D., with high honors, 1983). Member, Moot Court Team. Listed in Best Lawyers in America in the areas of real estate law and business litigation, in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers, in the area of real estate law, and in Mountain States Super Lawyers for business litigation. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Montana Land Title Association; American Land Title Association. Reported Cases: Whistler v. Burlington Northern Co., 228 Mont. 150, 741 P.2d 422; Yellowstone II Development Group v. First American Title Co., 304 Mont. 223, 20 P.3d 755; Langemeier v. Kuehl, 307 Mont. 499, 40 P.3d 343; Yurczyk v. Yellowstone County, 2004 MT 3, 319 Mont 169, 83 P.3d 266; Collier v. Kincheloe, 2008 MT 100, 342 Mont. 314;. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Public Finance Law; Zoning Law; Planning; Land Use. Email: Michael S. Dockery | | PARTNERS | | Colby L. Branch (Partner) born Billings, Montana, April 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1999, Montana; 2000, Wyoming and North Dakota. Education: Montana State University (B.S., Geology, 1983); Texas Tech University (M.S. Geology, 1988); Gonzaga University (J.D., with highest honors, 1999). Co-Author, "Crossing the 49th Parallel: Land Issues for Oil and Gas Operations in the U.S. and Canada," presented at 46th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Annual Institute. Author: "Indian Lands - Surface Access and Use," Paper No. 7 (Rocky Mt. Min. L. Fdn. 2005); "Accessing Indian Lands for Mineral Development," Natural Resources Development in Indian Country, Paper No. 3 (Rocky Mt. Min. L. Fdn. 2005). Member: Wyoming State Bar; State Bar Association of North Dakota; Montana Petroleum Association (Director); Petroleum Association of Wyoming. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Indian Law; Water Law. Email: Colby L. Branch | | Gary G. Broeder (Partner) born Kalispell, Montana, June 25, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.A., 1968); University of Montana (J.D., 1974). Editor-in-Chief, University of Montana Law Review, 1973-1974. [With U.S. Army, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law. Email: Gary G. Broeder | | Alan C. Bryan (Partner) born Williston, North Dakota, February 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 1997, Montana, U.S. District Court, District of Montana, Crow Tribal Court, Crow Tribe of Indians, Montana and Northern Cheyenne Tribal Court, Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Indians, Montana; 1998, Ft. Peck Tribal Court, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe of Indians Montana, Chippewa-Cree Tribal Court, Chippewa-Cree Tribe of Indians, Montana, Ft. Belknap Tribal Court, Ft. Belknap Indian Community, Montana and Shoshone and Arapaho Tribal Court, Shoshone and Arapaho Tribe of Indians, Wyoming; 2000, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe of Indians, Montana. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1993; J.D., 1996). Member: Yellowstone Area Bar Association; Wyoming State Bar; State Bar of Montana. Reported Cases: Espy v. Quinlan, 4 P.3d 1212 (Mont. 2000). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Collections; Commercial Law; Banks and Banking; Finance; Indians and Native Populations; Mortgages; Real Estate. Email: Alan C. Bryan | | Ashley Burleson (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, March 31, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Montana. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with honors, 1994); University of Montana (J.D., with high honors, 1998). Member, Montana Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Montana; American Bar Association; Yellowstone Area Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate; Taxation; Commercial Law. Email: Ashley Burleson | | David L. Charles (Partner) born Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa; 2003, Montana. Education: University of Denver and Parsons College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1974). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Author: "Aggregation of Sentences: Obtaining Jury Trials for Petty Offenders," 59 Iowa Law Review 614, 1974. Assistant Secretary of the Iowa Senate, 1975-1977. Formerly with: Gamble, Reipe, et. al, Iowa, 1977-1994; Belin, Lamson et. al, Iowa, 1994-2003. Member: Polk County (President, 1990-1991; Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1995), Iowa State (Member, Board of Governors, 1991-1995) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Association of Trial Lawyers of Iowa (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1990); Iowa Defense Counsel Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Also practicing individually in Des Moines, Iowa). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: David L. Charles | | Henry J. Coleman (1885-1961). | | Paul C. Collins (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 7, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2003, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Davidson College (B.S., 1988); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Member, Wake Forest Law Review. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; State Bar of Montana; Yellowstone Area Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Litigation; Water Quality. Email: Paul C. Collins | | Renee L. Coppock (Partner) born Verdun, France, December 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Montana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Northern Cheyenne Tribal Court, Crow Tribal Court; Rocky Boy Tribal Court; Fort Belknap Tribal Court; Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with highest honors, 1984; J.D., with high honors, 1987). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta; Golden Key. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Real Estate Transactions, Tax and Finance, Natural Resources. Listed in Stratmore's Who's Who. Author: "Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulation," "Asbestos Control Act, and "Miscellaneous Environmental Regulations," Montana Environmental Law Handbook (1992 and 1996). Member, National Land Trust Rally Faculty (1997-2003). Member: Yellowstone Area and American (Member, Probate, Property and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana (Member, Bankruptcy Section; Secretary-Treasurer, 1988-1991, 1993); American Agricultural Law Association. Practice Areas: Conservation Easements; Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Law; Indian Law; Agricultural Law; Environmental Law; Real Estate Law; Leases and Leasing. Email: Renee L. Coppock | | Cale J. Crowley (1912-1997). | | Marcia Davenport (Partner) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | John B. Dudis, Jr. (Partner) (Resident at Kalispell, Montana Office; See Kalispell listing for full biographical information). | | Jon T. Dyre (Partner) born Park Rapids, Minnesota, August 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Montana; 1986, Wyoming. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Wyoming (J.D., with honors, 1985). Order of the Coif. Co-Author: Comment, "Establishing the Tort of Bad Faith in Wyoming," XX Land and Water Law Review, Vol. 2, 1985. Author: "Insurance Coverage for Environmental Liability,"; "Montana Environmental Tort Theories," Montana Environmental Law Handbook (1992-1996). Special Assistant Attorney General, 1989-1990. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Workers Compensation Law; Insurance Coverage Issues Law; Insurance Bad Faith Law. Email: Jon T. Dyre | | Scott A. Fisk (Partner) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Frank A. Gallagher (1907-1976). | | Michael Green (Partner) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Robert C. Griffin (Partner) born Niagara Falls, New York, July 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1995, Montana. Education: Denison University (B.F.A., with honors, 1977); University of Denver (M.A., 1986); University of Miami (D.M.A., 1989; J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Miami Law Review. Member: State Bar of Montana. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technology Licensing; Covenants Not To Compete; Trade Secrets; Publishing Contracts; Internet Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Robert C. Griffin | | Peter F. Habein (Partner) born Wiesbaden, Germany, August 21, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Montana. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, 1979); University of Virginia (M.A., 1980); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1983). Editor-in-Chief, Montana Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to Hon. W. J. Jameson, U.S. Senior District Judge, District of Montana, 1983-1984. Member: Yellowstone County and American (Member, Section of Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Montana Defense Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors; President, 2001). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Product Liability Litigation. Email: Peter F. Habein | | Norman Hanson (1916-2003). | | Kevin P. Heaney (Partner) born Anaconda, Montana; admitted to bar, 1999, Montana; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Montana, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Montana, Crow Tribal Court, Northern Cheyenne Tribal Court. Education: University of Montana (B.A.B.A.-Finance, Economics, with highest honors, 1994); University of Montana School of Business (M.B.A., with honors, 1998); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1998). Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Montana State University-Billings. Member: Montana State and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Business Law; Uniform Commercial Code) Bar Associations; Yellowstone Area Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Creditor's Rights; Commercial Real Estate; Landlord and Tenant Law; Bankruptcy. Email: Kevin P. Heaney | | Kenneth G. Hedge (Partner) (Resident at Williston, North Dakota Office; See Williston listing for full biographical information). | | James R. Hintz (Partner) born Marquette, Michigan, August 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1999, Montana. Education: Northern Michigan University (B.S., 1977; M.A., 1980); University of Montana (J.D., 1999). Author: "Wilson v. Marchington: The Continuing Erosion of Tribal Civil Jurisdiction," Public Land and Resources Law Review, 1999. Teaching Assistant, University of Montana School of Law, 1997-1999. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Reported Cases: Lee v. Musselshell County, 320 Mont. 294, 87 P.3d 423 (2004); Ray v. Nansel, 311 Mont. 135, 53 P.3d 870 (2002). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Labor and Employment; Real Property. Email: James R. Hintz | | Brian Holland (Partner) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Larry A. Holle (Partner) (Resident at Bozeman, Montana Office; See Bozeman listing for full biographical information). | | Daniel D. Johns (Partner) (Resident at Kalispell, Montana Office; See Kalispell listing for full biographical information). | | Joel L. Kaleva (Partner) (Resident at Missoula, Montana Office; See Missoula listing for full biographical information). | | Kiely Keane (Partner) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | James H. Kilbourne (1912-1974). | | William D. Lamdin, III (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Montana. Education: Rocky Mountain College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); University of Montana (J.D., with high honors, 1983). Listed: Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Corporate/M&A Law; Super Lawyers, Banking Law. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; American Judicature Society; Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Montana Bankers Association, Bank Counsel Division. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Banking Law; Finance; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Commercial and Real Estate Transactions. Email: William D. Lamdin, III | | John R. Lee (Partner) born Grand Forks, North Dakota, October 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, Montana; 1990, North Dakota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., with distinction, 1989). Order of the Coif. Member, Senior Editorial Staff, North Dakota Law Review, 1988-1989. Author: "Oil and Gas Operations and Environmental Regulations," Montana Environmental Law Handbook (1992-1996); Co-Author: "Unitization and Communitization Issues," 1994 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Special Institute on Federal Drainage Protection and Compensatory Royalties; Faculty: Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Short Course. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Oil and Gas Law, Real Property Law, Evidence, and Debtor-Creditor Relations. Member: Yellowstone County, Upper Missouri River and American (Member, Probate, Property and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar Association of North Dakota; State Bar of Montana; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (Landmen's Chair, 46th Annual Institute); American Association of Professional Landmen (Regional Director, 1993—); Montana Association of Professional Landmen (Treasurer, 1991-1992; Secretary, 1992-1993; 1st Vice-President, 1993-1994; President, 1994-1995). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas; Mineral Title Examination; Commission Practice; Natural Resources Law; Commercial Law; Environmental Law. Email: John R. Lee | | Jared Le Fevre (Partner) born Mountain Home, Idaho, March 7, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Montana; 2002, Idaho; 2003, Crow Tribal Court and Northern Cheyenne Tribal Court. Education: Ricks College (A.A., 1996); Brigham Young University (B.A., 1998); University of Utah School of Law (J.D., 2001). Articles Editor, Journal of Law and Family Studies, University of Utah, 2001. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Collections; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Property Tax; Property Tax Appeals. Email: Jared Le Fevre | | Steven J. Lehman (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, June 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Wisconsin and Montana. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 1972; J.D., cum laude, 1978); National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1981. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; American Judicature Society. Reported Cases: Kukuchka v. Zeimet, 710 P.2d 1361 (Mont. 1985); Lueck v. UPS, 851 P.2d 1041 (Mont. 1993); Kenyon vs. Stillwater County, 835 P.2d 742 (Mont. 1992); Koepplin vs. Zortman Mining, Inc., 881 P.2d 1306 (Mont. 1994); Hollister vs. Rosebud County, 22 F.3d 950 (9th Cir. 1994); Mysse v. Martens, 926 P.2d 765 (Mont. 1996); Clark v. Eagle Systems, Inc., 927 P.2d 995 (Mont. 1996); Russell v. Masonic Home, 147 P.3d 216 (Mont. 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Labor Law; Health Care Law; Mediation and Arbitration. Email: Steven J. Lehman | | Julie Lichte (Partner) (Resident at Bozeman, Montana Office; See Bozeman listing for full biographical information). | | Denise D. Linford (Partner) born Billings, Montana, July 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Montana; 2002, Wyoming. Education: University of Wyoming School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: State Bar of Montana; Wyoming State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mineral Title; Oil and Gas Title Examination; Trusts and Estates. Email: Denise D. Linford | | Jason P. Loble (Partner) (Resident, Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Sarah Loble (Partner) born Berkeley, California, January 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Washington; 2006, Montana. Education: University of Washington (B.A., with distinction in English, 1993); University of Montana (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Editor-in-Chief, Montana Law Review, 1996-1997. Attorney, Employee Benefits Section, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, 1997-2002. Frequent Speaker, Program Director and Board Member, 2000-2007 and President, Montana Chapter, 2006-2007, Western Pensions & Benefits Conference. Member: Washington State Bar Association; State Bar of Montana. (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; COBRA; Deferred Compensation; Disability Benefits; Employee Benefit Taxation; Employee Benefit Trusts; Employee Compensation; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Trusts; Equity Compensation; ERISA; ERISA Compliance; ERISA Litigation; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation Taxation; Flexible Benefit Plans; Fringe Benefits; Health Benefits; Multi-Employer Benefits; Non-Qualified Benefits; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Profit Sharing; Cash Balance Plans; Multi-Employer Pensions; Pension Fund Investments; Pension Plans; Pension Taxation; Qualified Retirement Plans; Retirement Benefit Plans; 401(k) Plans; Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWA); HIPAA. Email: Sarah Loble | | Christopher Mangen, Jr. (Partner) born Miles City, Montana, January 29, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Montana. Education: Miles Community College (A.A., with honors, 1974); Montana State University (B.A., with honors, 1976); University of Montana (J.D., with high honors, 1980). Special Assistant Attorney General, 1990-1991. Author, "Montana Environmental Policy and Administration," Montana Environmental Law Handbook (1996). Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Reported Cases: Continental Oil v. Elks Nat'l. Foundation, 235 Mont. 437, 767 P.2d 1324 (1989); Elks Nat'l Foundation v. Weber, 942 F.2d 1480 (9th Cir. 1991); Norbeck v. Crawford 254 Mont. 256, 836 P.2d 1231 (1992); McCabe Petroleum Corporation v. Easement and Right-Of-Way, 2004 MT 73. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Water Law; Natural Resources Law and Litigation. Email: Christopher Mangen, Jr. | | William J. Mattix (Partner) born Butte, Montana, February 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Montana. Education: Montana State University; Carroll College (B.A., 1978); University of Arkansas; University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1983); Defense Counsel Trial Academy (1988). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Montana Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: "Montana Supreme Court Survey: Family Law," 44 Montana Law Review, 1983. Editor, The Barrister, 1981-1983. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1989-1991. Co-Editor, Montana Environmental Law Handbook (1996). Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Employment Law; Personal Injury Law; Products Liability; Americans with Disabilities Act Litigation. Email: William J. Mattix | | Joe C. Maynard, Jr. (Partner) born Butte, Montana, March 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.S., with honors, 1983); University of Montana (J.D., with high honors, 1987). Law Clerk to Montana Supreme Court Justice John C. Sheehy, 1987-1988. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1995 -present; Chambers 2004—; Mountain States Super Lawyers 2007. Member: Yellowstone County (Member, Board of Directors; President) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; Workers Compensation Court Rules Committee; Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Medical Negligence; Personal Injury Litigation; Estate Litigation. Email: Joe C. Maynard, Jr. | | John H. Maynard (Partner) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Ian McIntosh (Partner) (Resident at Bozeman, Montana Office; See Bozeman listing for full biographical information). | | Daniel N. McLean (Partner) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Matthew F. McLean (Partner) (Resident at Bozeman, Montana Office; See Bozeman listing for full biographical information). | | Robert G. (Jock) Michelotti, Jr. (Partner) born Great Falls, Montana, March 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1980, California and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1979); University of Southern California Graduate School of Business (M. Bus. Tax., 1976). Certified Public Accountant, Montana, 1976. Billings School District 2 Board of Trustees, 1993-1999; Chair, 1995-1999. Billings Catholic Schools Board of Trustees, 2002—; Chair, 2002—. Recipient, 2003 Yellowstone Area Bar Association Professionalism Award. Member: State Bar of Montana (Member: Trust Law Revision; Corporate Law Revision Committees) State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Law; Trusts; Commercial Law; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law. Email: Robert G. (Jock) Michelotti, Jr. | | Steven Robert Milch (Partner) born Great Falls, Montana, May 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Idaho, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, Montana; 1990, U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Fort Peck Indian Tribal Court; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Montana State University (B.A., 1979); University of Idaho (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Law Clerk for: Hon. J. Blaine Anderson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1987-1988; Hon. Stephen S. Trott, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1988-1989. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; State Bar of Montana (Member, Law Related Education Committee); Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Steven Robert Milch | | Kimberly S. More (Partner) (Resident at Kalispell, Montana Office; See Kalispell listing for full biographical information). | | Donald R. Murray, Jr. (Partner) (Resident at Kalispell, Montana Office; See Kalispell listing for full biographical information). | | Kristin L. Omvig (Partner) born Scobey, Montana, August 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.S., with high honors, 1989); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 1992). Beta Gamma Sigma. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Subdivision; Zoning Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Partnership Law. Email: Kristin L. Omvig | | Jeffery J. Oven (Partner) born Delta Junction, Alaska, March 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Montana; 2000, Wyoming. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., 1996); University of Wyoming (J.D., 1999). Author: "A Practitioner's Guide to Statements of Fault and the Medical Diagnosis and Treatment Exception to the Hearsay Rule," XXXIII Land and Water Law Review, No. 2 (1998); "Wyoming's Last Great Range War: The Modern Debate over the State's Public School Lands," XXXIV Land and Water Law Review, No. 1 (1999). Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; Wyoming State Bar. Reported Cases: Nixon v. State, 994 P.2d 324 (Wyo. 1999) (Argued on Appeal); Wells v. Young, 47 P.3d 809 (Mont. 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Natural Resources Litigation. Email: Jeffery J. Oven | | Herbert I. Pierce, III (Partner) born Seattle, Washington, March 17, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, California; 1981, Montana and District of Columbia. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1967); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1970). Member: Yellowstone County Bar Association; State Bar of Montana; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense Law; Insurance Defense Law; Health Care Law. Email: Herbert I. Pierce, III | | Fred C. Rathert (Partner) (Resident at Williston, North Dakota Office; See Williston listing for full biographical information). | | Steven P. Ruffatto (Partner) born Sidney, Montana, September 24, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.S., Engineering, with distinction, 1971); University of Montana (J.D., with high honors, 1976). Authorships: "Cohabitation of Wilderness and Mining: Can The Marriage Be Saved," 38 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 11-1 (1992); "Mine Reclamation and Environmental Regulation," Montana Environmental Law Handbook 1992 and 1996; "A Scrivener's Concerns in the Creation and Transfer of Severed Mineral and Royalty Interests," 9 Public Land Law Review 31 (1988), republished 26 Public Land and Resources Law Digest 43 (1989); contributions to Law of Federal Oil and Gas Leases and American Law of Mining, 2nd Ed., Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Montana Reporter to the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Mineral Law Newsletter, 1994—. Editor-in-Chief, Montana Environmental Law Handbook (1996). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, Natural Resources Law; Chambers America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Natural Resources; Who's Who in American Law; The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers; International Who's Who of Mining Lawyers; Mountain States Super Lawyers. Trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 1993-2008. Chair, Annual Institute Program, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2002. Chairman, Executive Committee, Mining Section, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 1993. Member: Publications, Long Range Planning and Special Institutes Committees, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2003-2005; Montana Mining Association; Northwest Mining Association; American Association of Professional Landmen; Montana Association of Professional Landmen; Mountain States Legal Foundation Board of Litigation; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Certified Christian Conciliator, Peacemaker Ministries Institute for Christian Conciliation. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Title Law; Real Estate Law; Mining Law. Email: Steven P. Ruffatto | | Gina Sherman (Partner) (Resident, Bozeman, Montana Office; see Bozeman Listing for full biographical information). | | James P. Sites (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, September 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1974, District of Columbia; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, Montana and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Oslo; Haverford College (B.A., 1970); Georgetown University (J.D., 1973; LL.M., in Taxation, 1979). Law Clerk to: Judge Orman W. Ketcham, District of Columbia Superior Court, 1975-1976; Judge James C. Morton Jr., Senior Associate Judge, Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, 1974-1975. Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, 1977-1984. General Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1976-1977. Norwegian Consul for Montana, 1987—. Chair, Montana State University-Billings Local Board. Chair, Board of Directors, Billings Chamber of Commerce. Member: Yellowstone County, Maryland State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Montana (Chair, Tax Litigation Subcommittee, 1992—; Tax and Probate Section, 1991-1992; Co-Chair, Committee on Income and Property Taxes, 1987-1991); American Immigration Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Montana Department of Revenue v. Dray, 879 P.2d 651; Montana Department of Revenue v. United Parcel Service, 830 P.2d 1259; Holly Sugar Corporation v. Montana Department of Revenue 830 P.2d 76; Norfolk Holdings v. Montana Department of Revenue, 813 P.2d 460. Languages: German and Scandinavian. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Immigration and Naturalization Law; Tax Law; Tax Litigation. Email: James P. Sites | | Garth H. Sjue (Partner) (Resident at Williston, North Dakota Office; See Williston listing for full biographical information). | | Leonard H. Smith (Partner) born Seattle, Washington, May 15, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Montana State University (B.A., with honors, 1986); Washington University (J.D., 1990). Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation. Email: Leonard H. Smith | | Christopher C. Voigt (Partner) born Thermopolis, Wyoming, June 2, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Wyoming; 2001, Montana. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1996; J.D., with honors, 1999). Order of the Coif. Senior Staff Editor, Land and Water Law Review, University of Wyoming, 1999. Author: "Wyoming's Last Great Range War: The Modern Debate Over the State's Public School Lands," XXXIV Land and Water Law Review, No. 1 (1999). Member: State Bar of Montana; Wyoming State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Christopher C. Voigt | | David M. Wagner (Partner) (Resident at Bozeman, Montana Office; See Bozeman listing for full biographical information). | | Michael E. Webster (1955-2002). | | Neil G. Westesen (Partner) (Resident at Bozeman, Montana Office; See Bozeman listing for full biographical information). | | ASSOCIATES | | Matthew Brahana (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Montana, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, Districts of Montana and Wyoming. Education: University of Missouri-Columbia (B.J., 1999); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2006). Member: State Bar of Montana; Wyoming State Bar. Email: Matthew Brahana | | Danielle Coffman (Associate) (Resident at Kalispell, Montana Office; See Kalispell listing for full biographical information). | | Heidi Goettel (Associate) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Scott D. Hagel (Associate) (Resident at Kalispell, Montana Office; See Kalispell listing for full biographical information). | | Steven Jennings (Associate) born Lansdale, Pennsylvania, January 20, 1964; admitted to bar, 2003, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., Anthropology, 1986); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 2003). [Major, United States Marine Corps Reserves, 1983—]. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Litigation. Email: Steven Jennings | | Jill Laslovich (Associate) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Kenneth K. Lay (Associate) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Molly Litzen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Montana. Education: Black Hills State College (B.S., Psychology, 2002); University of Montana (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Natural Resources. Email: Molly Litzen | | Heather McDowell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 2006, Washington and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2007, North Dakota. Education: Oklahoma State University; University of Montana (B.S., Accounting, 2002); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Gonzaga University School of Law Moot Court Council President; National Moot Court Team Member; State Bar of Montana Young Lawyers Division Board Member. Member: State Bar of Montana; Washington State Bar Association; State Bar Association of North Dakota; Yellowstone Area Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Constitutional Law. Email: Heather McDowell | | Tanis Miller (Associate) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Butler University (B.A., with honors, 2004); University of Montana (J.D., 2007). Member: Yellowstone Bar Association; State Bar of Montana. Email: Tanis Miller | | Jennifer Nasner (Associate) (Resident at Williston, North Dakota Office; See Williston listing for full biographical information). | | Daniela E. Pavuk (Associate) born Bratislava, Slovakia, April 23, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: University of Toronto (B.A., honors, 2001); University of Montana (J.D., 2006). Member: Yellowstone Bar Association; State Bar of Montana. Languages: Slovak. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation(100%). Email: Daniela E. Pavuk | | Kent Reierson (Associate) (Resident at Williston, North Dakota Office; See Williston listing for full biographical information) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). | | Monique Stafford (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., English, 2004; B.A., Sociology, 2004; J.D., 2007). Phi Delta Phi. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation. Email: Monique Stafford | | Christopher Stoneback (Associate) born Wheat Ridge, Colorado, 1980; (Admission pending). Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 2002); London School of Economics, London, England (M.Sc., 2003); University of Montana (J.D., 2006). Team Captain, University of Montana Jessup Moot Court Team, 2005-2006. Managing Editor, Montana Law Review, 2005-2006. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Christopher Stoneback | | Dirk A. Williams (Associate) (Resident at Missoula, Montana Office; See Missoula listing for full biographical information). | | Bryan P. Wilson (Associate) born Knoxville, Tennessee, November 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2000); Emory University (J.D., with honors, 2004). Member: Yellowstone Area Bar Association; State Bar of Montana. Reported Cases: Frontline Processing Corp. v. American Economy Ins. Co. 335 Mont. 192, 194, 149 P.3d 906, 908 (Mont. 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Banks and Banking; Bank Foreclosures; Banking Litigation; Commercial Loans; Lender Law; Natural Resources; Oil and Gas Litigation; Real Estate; Quiet Title. Email: Bryan P. Wilson | | STAFF ATTORNEYS | | Stephen M. Barrett (Staff Attorney) (Resident at Bozeman, Montana Office; See Bozeman listing for full biographical information). | | Gary M. Connelley (Staff Attorney) born Livingston, Montana, September 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Montana State University (B.S., honors, 1979); University of Montana (J.D., 1983). Member: State Bar of Montana; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Poverty Law; Public Interest; Pro Bono. Email: Gary M. Connelley | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Peter M. Kirwan (Special Counsel) (Resident at Bozeman, Montana Office; See Bozeman listing for full biographical information). | | OF COUNSEL | | George C. Dalthorp (Of Counsel) born Wibaux, Montana, August 7, 1929; admitted to bar, 1958, Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.S., 1951); University of Denver; University of Montana (J.D., 1958). Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1987-2000. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana (Chairman, Board of Trustees, 1982-1983; President, 1985-1986); International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Lifetime Fellow: American Bar Foundation. [U.S. Naval Reserve, Active duty, 3 years and 4 months; last rank, Lt.Cmdr.]. Practice Areas: Insurance Law. Email: George C. Dalthorp | | John M. Dietrich (1924-2007). | | David L. Johnson (Of Counsel) born Dayton, Ohio, October 18, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Montana. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., 1961); Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1964). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Ohio State Law Journal, 1963. Author: "Post-Mortem Tax and Estate Planning Elections," 42 Montana Law Review 199, 1981; "Post-Mortem Tax and Estate Planning Elections: A Checklist and Summary of Election Requirements," 14,001, Prentice-Hall Successful Estate Planning Ideas and Methods, 1993. Member, Board of Advisers, Journal of Agricultural Taxation & Law, 1979-1992. President, Yellowstone Valley Estate Planning Council, 1978. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1989-2000. Member: Yellowstone County and American (Chair, Probate and Trust Division Committee on Post-Mortem Tax Problems, 1985-1989 and Estate Planning and Estate Administration for Farmers and Ranchers, 1994-1998) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Montana Chair, 1991-1996; Montana State Laws Coordinator, 1991-2002); American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Estate Administration; Probate Law; Trust Law. Email: David L. Johnson | | Gareld F. Krieg (Of Counsel) born Billings, Montana, September 28, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Montana. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1952); University of Montana (J.D., 1957). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Montana Law Review, 1957. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1989-1999. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Real Estate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Gareld F. Krieg | | Arthur F. Lamey, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Havre, Montana, June 11, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Montana. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1952); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1957). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Montana Environmental Law Handbook, 1992-1996. Author: "Radioactive Materials and Radiation Regulations," "Major Facility Siting Regulation," and "Miscellaneous Environmental Regulations," Environmental Law Handbook, 1996 Ed. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Natural Resources Law; Commercial Law. Email: Arthur F. Lamey, Jr. | | Joseph P. Mazurek (Of Counsel) (Resident at Helena, Montana Office; See Helena listing for full biographical information). | | Louis R. Moore (Of Counsel) born Devils Lake, North Dakota, March 14, 1931; admitted to bar, 1955, North Dakota; 1957, Montana. Education: University of North Dakota (B.S.C., 1952; J.D., 1955). Author: "Title Examination of Indian Lands," Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute on Indian Land Development, 1976 and 1982; "Mineral Development on Indian Lands Cooperation and Conflict," 28th Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 1982. Law Clerk to Judge Charles J. Vogel, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1955-1956. Trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 1981-1994. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1993-1998. Member: Yellowstone County Bar Association; State Bar of Montana; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Natural Resource Law; Oil and Gas Law; Mining Law. | | Myles J. Thomas (Of Counsel) born Helena, Montana, September 22, 1930; admitted to bar, 1954, Montana. Education: DePauw University; University of Montana (B.A., 1954; J.D., 1954); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1957). Author: "Leasebacks in Commercial and Family Transactions," 28 Montana Law Review 25, 1966. Member: Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning; Probate Law; Commercial Law. Email: Myles J. Thomas | | Fred E. Whisenand (Of Counsel) (Resident at Williston, North Dakota Office; See Williston listing for full biographical information). | | RETIRED | | James M. Haughey (Member) | | Bruce R. Toole (1924-2005). | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Helena, Montana Office: IBM Building, 100 North Park Avenue, Suite 300, 59601. Telephone: 406-449-4165. Fax: 406-449-5149.
Kalispell, Montana Office: 431 1st Avenue West, 59901. Telephone: 406-752-6644. Fax: 406-752-5108.
Williston, North Dakota Office: 111 East Broadway, P.O. Box 1206, 58801. Telephone: 701-572-2200. Fax: 701-572-7072.
Bozeman, Montana Office: 45 Discovery Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 10969, 59715. Telephone: 406-556-1430. Fax: 406-556-1433.
Missoula, Montana Office: 305 South 4th Street East, Suite 100, P.O. Box 7099, 59807-7099. Telephone: 406-523-3600. Fax: 406-523-3636.
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