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Edwards, Frickle & Culver is a Billings-based firm practicing throughout Montana. The firm specializes in representing claimants against corporate defendants. Matters handled include serious Personal Injury and Wrongful Death as a result of Product Defects; Auto or Railroad crashes; Professional Negligence and suits under unfair Insurance practices or Insurance Bad Faith; and suits to force remediation and clean-up of Toxic Waste and other Pollution damage representing both private and government entities against toxic polluters. Since the 1970's, firm members have obtained numerous and frequent settlements, verdicts and judgments, including punitive damages ranging from six to eight figures. The firm regularly is engaged in litigation with major U.S. insurance companies. Suits have been prosecuted against major corporations such as General Motors, Ford Motors, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Payless Shoesource, Inc., Cenex Petroleum, Conoco, Con-Agra, PPL Montana and Global; Vermeer Manufacturing, Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., and Biocor, Inc., State Farm Ins. Co.; Farmers Insurance Group; Fortis Insurance Group; Canal Ins. Co.; Safeco Ins. Co.; Amgen/Immunex Drug Manufacturing.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Specializing in Serious Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death Cases, Products Liability, Crashes of Motor Vehicles, Insurance Bad Faith and Denied Benefits, Railroad Crossing Cases and Large Scale Pollution Cleanup/Nuisance Cases for private parties as well as state and local government entities, drug manufacturer cases of misrepresentation of benefits of use and safety of use.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation

Address

1601 Lewis Avenue, Suite 206 P.O. Box 20039
Billings, MT 59102, (Yellowstone Co.)

Phone

Phone: 406-256-8155; Toll Free: 1-800-556-8155
Fax: 406-256-8159

Website

http://www.edwardslawfirm.org

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

ASSOCIATES

John W. Edwards (Associate) born Billings, Montana, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: University of Montana (J.D., 2008).

Philip McGrady (Associate) born Roanoke, Virginia, September 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 2005, Montana. Education: James Madison University (B.S., 1992); University of Montana (J.D., 2003). Member: Alaska Bar Association; Montana Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Montana Bar Association; Yellowstone Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice.

A. Christopher Edwards (Associate) born Billings, Montana, April 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Montana (B.A., Communications with honors, 2001; J.D. 2005). Appointed Montana Board of Aeronautics. Member: State Bar of Montana; Montana Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association; Yellowstone Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Bad Faith; Products Liability; Railroad Accidents and Injuries; Pollution.

Jackie S. Shields (Associate) born Lewistown, Montana, February 6, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2004, Montana; 2005, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Montana State University - Billings (B.S., Psychology, Sociology, with honors, 1995); University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: State Bar of Montana; State Bar of California; Wyoming State Bar; Yellowstone and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Personal Injury.