Find Lawyers in Montana, United States

Ron joined Worden Thane P.C. in 1973. Born in Butte, MT he was admitted to the bar in 1971 after attending Carroll College and The University of Montana School of Law (J.D.,with honors,1971). Ron's practice focuses on banking, labor and employment, real estate, insurance defense and commercial transactions. He has tried cases before NLRB, EEOC, OSHA, DOL, OFCC and the Montana Human Rights Commission. He is an active member of the legal community and continues to be a leader within his local c...

Amy D. Christensen is the managing partner of Christensen & Prezeau, PLLP. She has over twenty-four years of experience litigating cases in state and federal court involving employment matters, health care, and professional liability. She has also appeared on behalf of clients before numerous administrative agencies involving matters such as discrimination and retaliation, unemployment insurance, wage and hour, and professional licensing. In addition to her litigation practice, Amy advise...

Randy concentrates his practice in insurance law, bad faith defense and general negligence litigation, including construction defect cases and class actions. He has successfully defended negligence and insurance bad faith cases through trial and on appeal. His clients include both national and regional corporations as well as many Montana individuals and businesses. He has been recognized in Chambers USA: Leading Lawyers in Business (Commercial Litigation) and by Best Lawyers in America. His ...

Gerry Fagan has been practicing as a civil litigator at one of the top Montana law firms since 1998. Gerry is a Montana native who graduated with Honors from the University of Montana School of Law. He has tried over ten jury trial cases throughout Montana, including in Billings, Missoula, and in Great Falls, Montana. He primarily handles the defense of claims for personal injury, product liability, malpractice, employment, and municipal liability. He also handles a wide range of commercial l...

Jill Gerdrum is a civil litigator who focuses her practice in the areas of product liability, trucking/transportation, premises liability, insurance defense, and employment law. She serves a broad range of clients including, manufacturers, trucking companies, pharmacies, retailers, municipalities, and individuals. Jill's litigation and appellate experience has earned her recognition as a "Best Lawyer" in commercial litigation and product liability defense and as a "Super Lawyer" in civil liti...

Malcolm Goodrich was admitted to practice in Montana in 1984 and is certified as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist by ABI/ABC. The Goodrich Law Firm practices throughout the State of Montana and accepts clients on a referral basis only. The Firm concentrates its practice in the areas of insolvency, agricultural law, banking law and comercial litigation. Malcolm Goodrich is a past president of the State Bar Bankruptcy Section and has spoken at numerous seminars both throughout the State of Mont...

Kyle specializes in complex civil litigation and appellate advocacy with an emphasis on environmental litigation, including environmental insurance coverage litigation. She has participated in Superfund trial litigation and has trial experience in a variety of environmental, property, and business matters. Kyle has extensive appellate experience, including a wide array of cases briefed or argued to the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Federal Courts of Appeals, and the...

Liz’s practice focuses on medical malpractice and personal injury defense. She represents a wide variety of health care clients, including physicians, hospitals, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, professional counselors, and other health care providers in medical negligence actions, HIPAA complaints, and professional licensing disputes. She also represents companies in products liability claims involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and asbestos exposure. Liz routinely app...

Doug’s practice focuses on bankruptcy, real estate development, banking, commercial transactions, and commercial litigation. Doug’s bankruptcy practice is limited to representing creditors. He has more than two decades of experience representing both secured creditors and unsecured creditors in cases under chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. He is a former member of the U. S. Trustee’s Panel for the District of Montana. He has been active in the Bankruptcy Sec...

Elizabeth A. Kaleva is an attorney in Missoula, Montana, focusing her practice on representation of public and private school districts throughout the state of Montana, as well as the Montana High School Association. Bea graduated from Boston College in 1991, and the University of Montana School of Law in 1995. After clerking for a year, Bea joined the Montana School Boards Association as a staff attorney. She rose to the General Counsel position and remained with the MTSBA until 2003, when s...

Martin joined Worden Thane P.C. in 1984. Born in Portland, OR, Martin attended the University of Oregon and Willamette University College of Law (J.D. 1984). Martin specializes in commercial transactions, foreclosures and litigation including bankruptcy, real estate and general litigation.

Mark Kovacich, a principal at KSJ, has lived in Montana most of his life. He graduated from Colstrip High School in Colstrip, Montana, where he was named Valedictorian in 1991. Mark later attended college at Montana Tech of the University of Montana in Butte, Montana. He obtained a bachelor of science in environmental engineering, graduating with honors in 1996. In 1999, Mark graduated with honors from the University of Montana Law School. After finishing law school, Mark worked for the Crowl...

Brad grew up in Montana. He left the state to play college baseball in Florida and attend the United States Naval Academy. After graduating from the University of Montana law school with honors in 1977 he began private practice in Missoula. Since that time he has had a varied state wide practice involving insurance related litigation, specializing in insurance bad faith, personal injury, professional negligence and workers’ compensation law. Brad has handled more than 60 appeals before ...

Bob was born in Washington, D.C. in 1960. He undertook his legal studies at the University of Montana School of Law, receiving his Juris Doctor degree with high honors in 1996. His undergraduate studies were in philosophy at the University of Southern California, completing his Bachelor's Degree in 1984. Bob's current practice focuses on trademark law, copyright law, trade secrets, intellectual property licensing, employment and labor law, commercial and real estate litigation. He also has wo...

Katie is a partner at Garlington Lohn & Robinson PLLP and chair of the employment law practice group. Katie counsels her clients on employment and labor law issues and has clients representing nearly all industries in Montana. Katie also brings a broad perspective due to her experience litigating civil matters. She is admitted to practice before all Montana courts, the United States District Courts for the District of Montana, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of th...

A former law clerk for Ninth Circuit Judges Thomas G. Nelson and N. Randy Smith, Michael Manning’s practice focuses on appellate advocacy and complex litigation. He has argued multiple appeals in the Ninth Circuit, and regularly represents clients in both federal and state courts. His appellate and trial-level litigation experience covers a broad range of substantive topics, including environmental litigation, constitutional issues, intellectual property, bank bad faith and lender liabi...

Will McCarthy joined Worden Thane P.C. as an intern while attending law school. After graduating from the University of Montana School of Law in 2002, Will was admitted to the State Bar of Montana and began his practice as an associate of the firm. Prior to his J.D. he received undergraduate degrees from Montana Tech and The University of Montana. Will has extensive experience dealing with comprehensive estate planning matters, probate and trust administration issues, estate tax issues, and b...

Alan’s primary practice focus is land use, zoning, real estate and local government law with a particular emphasis on development permitting and related transactions. Alan is a former land use planner for Montana local governments, who combines his professional planning background with his work in land use law to provide clients with a unique blend of practical skills and legal analysis. He is frequently called upon to provide advice to private and government sector clients and has serv...

Bill relies on twenty-one years of government service to represent clients in litigation involving the federal government or the State of Montana, criminal and civil matters investigated by the federal government or the State of Montana, and federal and Montana regulatory matters. His civil litigation and regulatory work is focused on environmental issues. Bill’s work on behalf of clients under government investigation is focused on allegations of violations of health care and environme...

Scott has represented businesses in complex litigation for over two decades. Companies frequently call upon him to guide them to favorable resolutions when embroiled in disputes. Scott’s clients include a variety of resource companies, banking and finance companies, defendants in product liability suits, and individual landowners of commercial and industrial properties. Scott represents clients in business, environmental, oil and gas, personal injury, product liability, and employment l...

Brooke Bradley Murphy focuses her practice on civil litigation, including medical malpractice defense, commercial and insurance defense, class action litigation, and products liability litigation. She has served as lead counsel in a number of litigated cases ranging from medical malpractice matters to commercial contract disputes and tried cases in both state and federal courts. Brooke instills confidence in her clients through her thoughtful, strategic approach to cases, her dynamic and pers...

Beth has over 20 years' experience advising companies on executive compensation and employee benefits matters. Beth knows how to help employers of all sizes structure benefit programs that not only comply with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, but also fit the company’s goals and circumstances. She works with public and private companies, retirement and welfare plans, M&A transactions, and compliance work. Beth is adept at untangling complex Section 409A problems, drafting and do...

Paul Odegaard, a North Dakota native, came to Montana in 1999 to begin his legal career in private practice. Prior to earning his law degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1998, Paul graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota in 1994. While attending law school, he was inducted into the Order of the Coif, which reflected his achievement for graduating in the top 10% of his class. After graduating from law school, Paul served as a law clerk for the Justice Mar...

Reid joined Worden Thane P.C. in 2002. Raised in Laurel, MT, Reid attended the University of Montana and the University of Montana School of Law (J.D. with high honors, 2002). His practice focuses on litigation, including Estate Planning and Trust Litigation, bankruptcy, commercial transactions, and consumer protection.

Robert J. Phillips has been practicing since 1978 in areas of insurance defense or all kinds, including coverage opinions, coverage litigation and bad faith defense. He has tried numerous civil jury trials in various areas, including automobile, trucking, railroad, products liability, professional liability, construction defect and insurance bad faith, in State, Federal and Tribal courts. He has been lead counsel in many of the leading cases in Montana insurance law before the Montana Supreme...

Shane Reely is a fourth-generation Montanan. He graduated with honors in 1994 from the University of Montana School of Law. After passing the Montana bar exam, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Tax (LL.M.) in 1995 from the University of Florida College of Law. Soon after, Shane began working for the Crowley Law Firm in Billings where his primary focus was on tax-exempt entities as well as general commercial transaction work, such as preparing purchase agreements, lease agreements, and ot...

Susan Ridgeway’s practice emphasizes civil litigation and surrogacy and reproductive donation law . An experienced litigator in both state and federal court, Susan has helped small and large companies with their legal needs for over 25 years. Her clients include construction contractors, property developers, banks, health care providers, cryobanks, manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers. Susan has a solid record of achieving proactive and cost-efficient resolutions for her clients, bot...

Mr. Ritchie successfully represents clients involved in virtually all types of labor and employment disputes. Businesses trust Mr. Ritchie to achieve positive results when their reputations are on the line. Mr. Ritchie represents and advises clients in several areas, including claims of wrongful discharge, harassment, discrimination, breach of employment contract, response to state and federal investigations and claims arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Montana Human Rights Ac...

Born and raised in northern Wyoming, and educated at Eastern Montana College and Harvard Law School, Tom Singer has been resolving civil and commercial disputes for businesses, governments, and individuals for 30 years. He is one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Product Liability Litigation, is a “Super Lawyer” in Business Litigation, is rated “AV” for legal ability and ethics by Martindale-Hubbell, and is a Fellow in Litigation Counsel of America, a tri...

Jeff has a diverse practice that includes civil litigation, insurance defense, employment law, business law, construction law and workers' compensation. He is admitted to practice in all Montana Courts, the United States District Courts for the District of Montana and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also admitted to practice in California (inactive status). Jeff enjoys advising employers on all business and litigation related matters. Jeff's honors, awards and professional associati...

Admitted to State Bar of Montana in 1984, and admitted to practice in State and federal courts in Montana, as well as United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Attorney Ben A. Snipes is a partner and shareholder with the Kovacich Snipes Johnson, P.C., law firm in Great Falls, Montana. Nationally recognized as a top trial advocate, Mr. Snipes focuses his practice primarily on plaintiff injury claims, including trucking accidents and construction injuries . He also has unique experience in toxic tort cases, such as asbestos and mesothelioma cases , and work-related injuries. In addition, he maintains an active docket of qui tam/false claims act whistl...

Peter was born in Trondheim, Norway in 1963. After immigrating to United States as a child, he lived in New York. His family finally settled in Seattle, Washington, where he attended the University of Washington, receiving a degree in History in 1985. He received his law degree from Willamette University in 1989 and worked in the Civil Trial Division of the Oregon Department of Justice. As a prosecuting attorney in Seattle for six years, Peter prosecuted approximately 50 jury trials along wit...

Kevin, who was raised in Butte, focuses his practice on medical malpractice defense, as well as commercial, insurance, and media law litigation. Kevin received a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1987 from the University of Montana, where he served as a reporter and later as the editor of the student newspaper. After graduation, he worked as a news reporter for more than four years, writing about police and legal issues for newspapers in Texas and Montana. He later returned to Missoula...

Matthew advises energy companies and mineral producers on environmental and natural resource matters including permitting, regulatory compliance, due diligence, and litigation. He represents clients in environmental litigation in federal and state court as well as before the Montana Board of Environmental Review. Matthew has developed particular expertise in litigating cases under the Montana Water Quality Act, Metal Mine Reclamation Act, Clean Water Act, and in environmental tort cases. Matt...

Scott advises clients on estate planning, probate, business, tax and real estate transactional matters. Scott assists clients in the creation and maintenance of estate plans including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, living wills, beneficiary deeds, probate avoidance and general assistance in the estate administration process. He’s developed a niche in succession planning for family cabins, ranches, farms and businesses. Scott also works with clients to assist ...

Leah was born and raised in Whitefish, Montana. She attended Boston College and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Upon graduation, Leah returned to Montana and worked as a compliance specialist at a local credit union. Leah then attended law school at the University of Montana School of Law. While in law school, Leah worked at GLR as a legal intern, as a teacher’s assistant and tutor for fellow law students, an...

Brianne focuses her practice on commercial litigation. Brianne also assists clients involved in all types of labor and employment disputes. Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Brianne was a law clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Honorable Judge Morris. In this role, she researched legal issues, prepared bench memoranda, drafted orders, and assisted with management of the court docket.

John is an associate in Holland & Hart's government investigations practice group and its complex civil litigation practice group. John previously served in the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Montana. He prosecuted a wide variety of federal offenses while working closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, and various state and local law enforcement agencies. John has also briefed and argued cases before t...