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Address
235 East Pine, P.O. Box 9440
Missoula, Montana 59807-9440 (Missoula Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.3
out of 5
(Main Office) Williams Law Firm, P.C. serves clients in the defense of civil litigation throughout the state of Montana. Founding attorney Shelton C. Williams has been engaged in the practice of law in Missoula since 1967. The firm specializes in defense work, emphasizing the areas of business litigation, general and auto accident liability, insurance coverage, bad faith, product liability and professional malpractice. Statement of PracticeInsurance Defense, Business Litigation, General and Auto Accident Liability, Insurance Coverage, Bad Faith, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Discharge, Fidelity and Surety Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Aviation Litigation, Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Federal Civil Practice, Environmental Law. Year Established: 1977
Firm Size: 7
Representative Clients:Capitol Indemnity Corp.
The Doctors' Co.
E & O Professionals
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies
Safeco Corp.
Progressive Insurance
State Farm Insurance Co.
Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
AIG Aviation, Inc.
State of Montana
Grange Insurance Association
Sentry Insurance.
Reference:First Interstate Bank of Missoula.
Address235 East Pine P.O. Box 9440
Missoula, MT 59807-9440, (Missoula Co.)
PhonePhone: 406-721-4350
Fax: 406-721-6037
URL: http://www.wmslaw.com
Website
http://www.lawyers.com/wrlaw
Office HoursMonday: 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
Shelton C. Williams (Partner) born Missoula, Montana, November 21, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Montana; U.S. District Court, District of Montana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1963); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1966). Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Montana Law Review, 1965-1966. Law Clerk to Hon. Walter L. Pope, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1966-1967. Lecturer in Law, University of Montana School of Law, 1975-1977. Member: Western Montana (Treasurer, 1970-1971) and American (Member, Section on Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana (Member, Board of Directors, 1974-1975; Trustee, 1975-1976); Montana Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1987; President, 1985-1986); International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: General Negligence Litigation; Bad Faith Defense; Insurance Law; Professional Liability Defense.Email: Shelton C. Williams
Mark Shelton F. Williams (Partner) born Missoula, Montana, October 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Montana, U.S. District Court, District of Montana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1987); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1992). Phi Delta Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Montana Law Review, 1991-1992. Author: "Supervisory Control in Discovery Matters," 52 Mont. L. Rev. 465, 1991; "Insurance Coverage of Environmental Liability in Montana," 54 Mont. L. Rev. 105, 1993. Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Paul J. Kelly, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 1992-1993. Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law, University of Montana School of Law, 2000-2001. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Montana (Board Member, Montana Law Foundation, 1994; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1995-1996); Montana Defense Trial Law (Member, Board of Directors, 2000; President, 2003-2004). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Negligence Litigation; Insurance Law; Medical Malpractice.Email: Mark Shelton F. Williams
Susan Moriarity Miltko (Partner) born Laramie, Wyoming, October 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, deans list, 1991); Northwestern University (J.D., 1995). Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review. Author, "The Need for Professional Discretion: Health Professionals Under the ADA," 89 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1731, 995. Member: State Bar of Montana (Chair, New Lawyers Section, 1997-1998); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Negligence Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Medical Practice Transactions.Email: Susan Moriarity Miltko
——————————Tammy Wyatt-Shaw (Associate) born Paragould, Arkansas, July 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., with high honors, 1989); University of Montana (J.D., with high honors, 1994). Author: Comment, The Doctrine of Self-Execution and the Environmental Provisions of the Montana State Constitution: "They Mean Something," 15 Public Land Law Review 219, 1994. President, Montana Food Bank. 2005. Member: Western Montana (Past President) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana (Trustee, 2006); Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Hern v. Safeco Ins. Co of Ill. 2005 MT 301; Hardy v. Progressive Specialty Ins. Co, 315 Mont. 107, 67 P.3d 892 (2003). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Extra Contractual Insurance Defense; Employment Law.Email: Tammy Wyatt-Shaw
Cathy J. Kahnle (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio, June 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1996, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 2002, Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; U.S. District Court, Central District of Kentucky. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A., 1980); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Pulaski County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Kentucky Bar Association; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Corporate Insurance Defense.Email: Cathy J. Kahnle
James D. Johnson (Associate) born Helena, Montana, August 27, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2004). Author "State v. Reesman: Totality of the Circumstances or a Recipe for Mulligan Stew?" 65 Mont L. Rev. 159, 2004; "Legal Shorts: Recent Keynote Decisions Affecting the Montana Practitioner, 65 Mont. L. Rev. 411-418, 2004. Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance; Litigation; Civil Appeals.
Amanda Z. Duman (Associate) born Helena, Montana, January 16, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: University of Montana, (B.A. English Literature, Educator's License, 2000); University of Montana School of Law (J.D. 2004). Member: State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: General Negligence; Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense.
Nicholas J. Pagnotta (Associate) born Bozeman, Montana, May 6, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2005, Montana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; U.S. District Court, District of Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.S., Sociology, 2000); University of Missoula (J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi; Member, University of Montana Moot Court Team, 2002-2003; Named, Outstanding New Lawyer, San Diego Defense Lawyers, 2006. Member: Montana Defense Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Real Estate; Construction Law; Insurance.Email: Nicholas J. Pagnotta
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