Buckley Maxwell Dixon Dolezal PC
Headquarters: Bozeman, MT
Headquarters: Bozeman, MT
PRACTICE AREAS: 19
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 1

Firm Details

BMDD is the largest and most experienced law firm in the region dedicated exclusively to employee benefits law. Our firm is ranked in the top 2% of firms globally.

Our attorneys provide full-scope employee benefits legal services based on extensive experience, including related tax, health, and employment laws. BMDD attorneys understand every employer’s benefits needs are different, and we collaborate with our clients to provide individualized advice.

We maintain a national presence as ERISA attorneys that puts us at the table with the top employee benefits professionals and regulators within the DOL and IRS. We have cutting-edge insight into developing laws and regulations, and a network of professionals that help refine our understanding in areas that are of concern to our clients.

BMDD clients are some of the largest employers in the Northern Rockies region, including some that conduct business on a national and multi-national level. Our clients include multiple employer associations, state and local government entities, church-affiliated organizations, for-profit and non-profit entities, tax-exempt entities, and publicly traded companies. Our client’s industries include healthcare, banking, mining operations (hard rock, oil, and gas), professional service providers, construction companies, education, utilities, restaurants, trades, and a variety of retailers.

Buckley Maxwell Dixon Dolezal PC is a leading law firm with Kristy Buckley recognized by Best Lawyers in 1 practice area. She has also been awarded Mountain States Super Lawyer 2026. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2026. Having a lawyer recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers' credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Buckley Maxwell Dixon Dolezal PC has on their team. Kristy Buckley has been recognized in the following practice area: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law.

PRACTICE AREAS: 19
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 1
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Awards & Focus

Awards
  • Super Lawyers 2026 for Kristy L. Buckley
Areas of Practice
  • COBRA
  • Employee Benefits
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employee Welfare Plans
  • ERISA
  • Executive Compensation
  • Exempt Organizations
  • Fiduciary Duties
  • Fiduciary Liability
  • Fiduciary Responsibility
  • Health and Pension Funds
  • HIPAA
  • Matters before the IRS
  • Multiemployer Plans
  • Pension
  • Pension, Health and Welfare
  • Qualified Plans
  • Retirement
  • Taft-Hartley Plans

Jurisdictions

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