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| | Address | | 1341 Harrison Avenue, P.O. Box 2000 | | Butte, Montana 59702 | | (Silver Bow Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 406-497-1200 | | Fax: 406-782-0043 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.prrlaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Poore, Roth & Robinson, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense, Administrative Law, Corporate Law, Probate, Mining Law, Real Estate, Property Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources, Business Law, Professional Malpractice Defense, Commercial Law, Labor and Employment, Personal Injury and Workers Compensation. | | Year Established: 1914 | Firm Profile:
Poore, Roth & Robinson, P.C., originally founded in 1914, is one of the oldest firms in the State of Montana. The firm consists of a team of lawyers with outstanding credentials and expertise and a proven record of achievement in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. All the firm's lawyers are members of the State Bar of Montana and all are admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Additionally, the firm's equity owners are all admitted to practice before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and Donald C. Robinson, Robert C. Brown, Brendon J. Rohan, John P. Davis and Lisa A. Levert are admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. | | Firm Size: 10 | Representative Clients:
Advanced Silicon Materials, Inc.; ARCO Environmental Remediation, L.L.C.; Atlantic Richfield Company; Attorney's Liability Protection Society; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana; Bozeman Deaconess Health Systems; Butte School District No. 1; Butte-Silver Bow Municipal Government; Center Properties; Conoco Phillips Company; Continental Lime, Inc.; Crest Nursing Home; Discover Bank; D.A. Davidson; First Citizens Bank; Garlock, Inc.; Golden Sunlight Mines; Great Harvest Franchising, Inc.; Harrington Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.; Holy Rosary Healthcare; John Deere Co.; Lee Enterprises, Inc.; MCA Health Care Trust; Mountain States Energy, Inc.; Montana Western Railway Co., Inc.; Northern Montana Hospital; O'Keefe Drilling Co., Inc.; Pacific Hide & Fur; Placer Dome, Inc.; Port of Montana; PPL Montana, LLC; Special Resources Management, Inc.; St. James Healthcare; St. Vincent Healthcare; Sunbrook Communications Corporation; Town Pump, Inc.; TransAlta Energy Corp.; Wells Fargo; Yellowstone Pipeline Company. |
INSURANCE CLIENTS: Allied Insurance Company; American Modern Insurance Group; Associated Claims Enterprises, Inc.; Cambridge Integrated Services; Colony Insurance; Constitution States Services; Continental Western Insurance; Farmers Insurance Group; GAB Business Services, Inc.; GMAC Insurance Company; Great American Insurance Company; Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Montana Municipal Insurance Authority; National General Insurance Company; Physicians Insurance Mutual; Preferred Professional Insurance Co.; St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company; State Farm Insurance Companies; The Doctors Company; Travelers Insurance Company. | Reference:
First Citizens Bank of Butte. | | SHAREHOLDERS | | James A. Poore, Jr. (1916-2002). | | Robert A. Poore (1919-2007). | | Robert C. Brown (Shareholder) born Nashua, Montana, November 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., with high honors, 1974; M.Ed., 1982; J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Kappa. Member: State Bar of Montana (Professionalism Committee, 1988-2000). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Education Law; Labor Law; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Robert C. Brown | | Brendon J. Rohan (Shareholder) born Butte, Montana, December 14, 1952; admitted to bar, 1985, Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.S., 1976); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1985). Member, University of Montana Law Review. Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Workers Compensation; OSHA; Civil Rights; Banking Law; Commercial Litigation; Gaming Law; ERISA; Asbestos Litigation Defense; Insurance Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense. Email: Brendon J. Rohan | | John P. Davis (Shareholder) born Butte, Montana, July 12, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Montana. Education: Carroll College (B.A., maxima cum laude, 1982); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Montana Supreme Court, 1985-1986. Director, Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation; Professional Malpractice Defense; Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Property Law; Business Transactions; Products Liability. Email: John P. Davis | | Thomas M. Welsch (Shareholder) born St. Louis, Missouri, September 23, 1947; admitted to bar, 1981, Missouri; 1983, Kansas; 1987, Montana. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.S., 1971; M.S., 1972); University of Kansas (J.D., 1981). Member, 1980-1981, Editor, 1981, Kansas Law Review. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2008; Chambers USA—America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004-2008; Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2007-2008. Member: Kansas, Montana and American Bar Associations; The Missouri Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Civil Rights; Legal Malpractice Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Agents and Brokers Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Banking Litigation. Email: Thomas M. Welsch | | Patrick M. Sullivan (Shareholder) born Butte, Montana, November 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.S., 1981; J.D., with high honors, 1990). Secretary-Treasurer, Silver Bow County Bar Association, 1992. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Tort Defense; Insurance; Construction Litigation. Email: Patrick M. Sullivan | | Lee Bruner (Shareholder) born Deer Lodge, Montana, December 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1995, Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.S., 1992); University of Montana (J.D., 1995). Appointed by Gov. M. Racicot to MT Petroleum Tank Release Board, 1997. Instructor, Environmental Permitting, Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology. Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Lee Bruner | | ASSOCIATES | | Lisa A. (Hallenbeck) Levert (Associate) born White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, June 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Montana. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1987; M.A., 1992); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1995). Co-Editor-in-Chief, Public Land Law Review, 1995. Co-Author: "The Public Trust and Parens Patriae Doctrines: Protecting Wildlife in Uncertain Political Times," Public Land Law Review, Vol. 17. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation. Email: Lisa A. (Hallenbeck) Levert | | Charles K. Smith (Associate) born Butte, Montana, January 19, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Montana. Education: Montana Tech (B.S., with honors, 2001); University of Montana (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Charles K. Smith | | Cynthia L. Walker (Associate) born Bellflower, California, October 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1990; J.D., with honors, 1999). Law Clerk, Montana Supreme Court, 1999-2000. Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Insurance Litigation. Email: Cynthia L. Walker | | OF COUNSEL | | Donald C. Robinson (Of Counsel) born Hamilton, Montana, March 16, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, District of Columbia; 1969, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1963); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1967). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury, 1993—. Listed, Chambers USA, Top 5, Commercial Litigation Attorneys, Montana. Member: Montana Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member, Past President, Montana Chapter); Montana National Delegate; Montana Federal Bar Association (Past President). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Relations Law; Labor Relations; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Torts. Email: Donald C. Robinson | | Urban L. Roth (Of Counsel) born Billings, Montana, May 6, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Montana. Education: University of Maryland; Montana State University (B.A., 1956; LL.B., 1957). Clerk for Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, 1957-1958. Author: "Effect of Recording Federal Oil and Gas Lease Options," 20 Mont. L. Rev. 101 (Fall, 1958); "Acquisition of Mining and Mine-Related Rights through Eminent Domain," 27 Rocky Mountain Mineral L. Inst. 739 (1982). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Product Liability, 1987-1992. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Natural Resource Law; Superfund; Water Rights Law; General Commercial Law; Tort Litigation. |
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