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| | Address | | 201 West Main Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 9199 | | Missoula, Montana 59807-9199 | | (Missoula Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Boone Karlberg P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General and Trial and Appellate Practice. Insurance, Corporation, Construction Law, Banking, Probate, Negligence, Real Estate Law, Commercial Litigation and Creditor Bankruptcy. | | Year Established: 1946 | Firm Profile:
Boone Karlberg P. C. has provided legal services to Missoula for over fifty years. It emphasizes legal services to business and banking clients across the state, including protection of creditors' rights in bankruptcy. The firm is actively engaged in state and federal court civil litigation state-wide, with emphasis on insurance, commercial, product liability, railroad, personal injury and wrongful death matters. Firm members are committed to extensive involvement in professional, educational and community affairs. All attorneys are members of the State Bar of Montana, Western Montana and American Bar Associations. Offices held are shown under individual listings. | | Firm Size: 12 | Representative Clients:
Quality Construction Co.; Hi-Noon; Sun Mountain Sports, Inc.; Jore Corporation; Burlington Northern Railroad Co.; General Electric Co.; Western Financial, Inc.; Shelter West, Inc.; Montana Rail Link; First Security Bank, Missoula; First State Bank of Thompson Falls; Corpat, Inc.; Payne Financial Group, Inc. |
INSURANCE CLIENTS: United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Fireman's Fund; Industrial Indemnity Co.; Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Co.; Montana Municipal Insurance Authority; Unitrin; Kemper Insurance Co.; Capital Indemnity Company. |
COUNSEL FOR: First Interstate Bank, Missoula. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Jack W. Rimel (1916-1958). | | William T. Boone (1910-1984). | | Karl R. Karlberg (1923-1988). | | Thomas H. Boone (President) born Missoula, Montana, October 2, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Montana; 1966, U.S. District Court, District of Montana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1962); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1965). Co-author: with Gary Nygaard, "Law for Physical Educators and Coaches," Brighton Publishing Co., 1981, 2nd Edition, 1989 and Coaches Guide to Sports Law, Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., 1985. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge A.J. Connor, 1965-1966. Lecturer in Law, University of Montana School of Law, 1980-1981, 1985-1987. Member: Western Montana Bar Association (President, 1985-1986); American Law Institute. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Commercial Law; Banking Law. Email: Thomas H. Boone | | William L. Crowley (Member) born Billings, Montana, November 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Montana State University (B.A., 1976); Willamette University (J.D., 1979); National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1982. Law Clerk to Montana Supreme Court Justice John C. Sheehy, 1979-1980. Joined, Boone Karlberg, 1980. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights. Email: William L. Crowley | | Randy J. Cox (Partner) born Great Falls, Montana, September 13, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Montana State University (B.A., 1975); Northeastern University (J.D., 1979); National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1982. Lecturer in Law, University of Montana Law School, 1985-1987, 1990. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge W.D. Murray, 1979-1981. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member, 1988— and Chairman, 2002, Montana Board of Bar Examiners. Member, Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Montana Defense Trial Lawyers (Vice-President, 1989-1990; President, 1990-1991). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability Law; Insurance Defense; F.E.L.A. Law; Toxic Exposure; Commercial. Email: Randy J. Cox | | Robert J. Sullivan (Member) born Butte, Montana, February 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1980); National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1985. Deputy County Attorney for Missoula County, Montana, 1980-1984. Member: Western Montana (Treasurer, 1989; Vice-President, 1990; President, 1991) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana (Member, Character and Fitness Committee, 1991—; President, 2003-2004); Montana Supreme Court Commission of Character and Fitness. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Personal Injury; F.E.L.A. Law; Employment Law; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Negligence; General Practice. Email: Robert J. Sullivan | | Dean A. Stensland (Shareholder) born Great Falls, Montana, November 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1990, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.A., 1980); University of Montana (J.D., 1990). Selected, Chambers - America's Leading Lawyer's for Business - Real Estate; Benchmark - America's Leading Litigation Attorneys; Best Lawyers - Real Estate. Member: American Association for Justice; Montana Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Law; Litigation; Construction Law; Real Estate; Creditor Bankruptcy. Email: Dean A. Stensland | | Cynthia K. Thiel (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Montana (B.A., with high honors, 1991; J.D., with high honors, 1994). Editor, Montana Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Western Montana (President, 2001-2002); State Bar of Montana; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law(75%); General Practice(25%); Civil Litigation. Email: Cynthia K. Thiel | | Ross D. Tillman (Member) born Passaic, New Jersey, July 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, California, U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1981); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 1987). Co-Author, with Neil Shapiro: "Reducing the Cost of Free Expression", Hastings College of the Law Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, Spring 1995; "Libel Defense Resource Center", Ninth Circuit Survey of Libel and Privacy Law, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Update. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Communications Law; Insurance Coverage; First Amendment Litigation. Email: Ross D. Tillman | | James A. Bowditch (Shareholder) born Tarrytown, New York, November 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Montana, U.S. District Court, District of Montana, U. S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Montana State University (B.S. in Business-Finance, 1990); University of Montana (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate(25%); Tax Law(5%); Commercial Law(50%); Trusts and Estates(5%); Wills(15%); Probate. Email: James A. Bowditch | | Matthew B. Hayhurst (Partner) born Littleton, Colorado, November 15, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Montana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., high honors, 1995; J.D., high honors, 1998). Co-Editor-in-Chief, Montana Law Review, 1997-1998. Law Clerk to Judge James R. Browning, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1998-1999. Author: "Parental Notification of Abortion and Minors' Rights Under the Montana Constitution," 58 Mont. L. Rev. 565 (1997). Listed in: Chamber USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2006-2008; Benchmark Litigation Guide, 2007; Mountain States Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, 2008. Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability; General Practice. Email: Matthew B. Hayhurst | | Scott M. Stearns (Shareholder) born Missoula, Montana, December 24, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Montana; 2002, Minnesota. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1995); University of Montana (M.S., J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Security Broker-Dealer Arbitration. Email: Scott M. Stearns | | Natasha Prinzing Jones (Member) born Bozeman, Montana, November 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Montana, U.S. District Court, District of Montana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Montana (B.A., with honors, 1997; J.D. with honors, 2000). Recipient, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Award. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; Railroad Law; FELA Litigation; General Practice; Commercial Litigation. Email: Natasha Prinzing Jones | | —————————— | | Thomas J. Leonard (Associate) born Butte, Montana, August 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 2004, Montana. Education: All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (M.A., 1998); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 2004). Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Law; General Practice. Email: Thomas J. Leonard | | Mandi Gibbs (Associate) born Kalispell, Montana, July 31,1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Montana; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Lewis and Clark College (B.A., 1999); University of Montana (J.D., 2004). Member: American Bar Association. Email: Mandi Gibbs | | Jeffrey Roth (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., Economics, 1991); University of Montana School of Law (J.D., 2005). Law clerk to Chief Judge Donald W. Molloy, United States District Court, 2005-2007. Intern to Judge Sam E. Haddon, United States District Court, 2004. Naval Aviator, 1992—. (USNR) Airline Transport Pilot License Holder. Practice Areas: General Practice. |
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