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Daniel Z. Rice
Miles City, MT Attorney with 13 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Montana School of Law
Dan Rice was raised in Miles City, Montana, and graduated from Custer County District High School in 2000. Mr. Rice served in the United States Army and the Montana Army National Guard from 2003-2010. Rice received a BA in Sociology from The University of Montana in 2008, and graduated from The University of Montana School of Law with a Juris Doctorate in 2010.
Mr. Rice practices at the Lucas & Tonn, P.C. law firm located at 513 Main Street in Miles City, Montana.
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Erica D. Griffith
Miles City, MT Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Agricultural, Business, Energy and Real Estate
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Adam L. Forslund
Miles City, MT Attorney
PO Box 281
Miles City, MT 59301
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John C. Heenan
Billings, MT Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Elder, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of Montana School of Law
John is a graduate of the University of Montana (honors) and University of Montana School of Law (high honors).
After graduating from college, John worked as a truck driver, a fork lift operator and a teamster intern, helping him learn the value of hard work and an honest paycheck.
John began his legal practice by serving as a law clerk for Chief United States District Court Judge Richard F. Cebull. He then worked in private practice, handling both civil and criminal cases.
In 2009, John tried the case of McCollough v. Johnson, Rodenburg & Lauinger, which resulted in one of the...
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Penni Chisholm
Columbia Falls, MT Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of Montana School of Law
Penni has been practicing law in Montana since 1992, specializing in litigation and family law. She has successfully tried cases across the state, preserving millions of dollars of assets for her clients in divorce cases and recovering millions of dollars for her clients in injury cases. Penni, her husband and partner Dean Chisholm, and their staff of five are Chisholm & Chisholm, P.C. The law firm represents individuals and businesses in a variety of legal matters throughout Montana. The firm offers the highest quality legal services to its clients in the relaxed atmosphere of its Columbia...
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Anthony Jackson
Bozeman, MT Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Montana School of Law
Anthony is a fifth-generation Montanan with deep roots in central Montana. Anthony prides himself in representing and standing up for those harmed by the more powerful (who are usually insured by some of the world’s largest insurance companies and defended by some of Montana’s and the nation’s largest law firms). Anthony represents clients in Bozeman and throughout Montana in practice areas that include catastrophic injuries, auto accidents, class actions, consumer protection law, motorcycle accidents, semi-truck accidents, insurance coverage litigation, insurance bad faith, premises liability, product liability (defective and dangerous products), and workers’ compensation.
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Santana Kortum
Kalispell, MT Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Montana School of Law
Santana Caballero handles injury cases arising out of accidents, medical malpractice, employment, nursing home abuse and neglect as well as wrongful death claims across the state of Montana. Santana brings to the table a strong Montana work ethic and common sense while maintaining result orientated relationships with insurance carriers and opposing counsel. Santana is admitted to practice in Montana Administrative matters, Montana District Courts, Montana Federal District Courts and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. No obligation free initial consultations.
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Joseph Cook
Billings, MT Attorney
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Montana School of Law
Being hurt by someone else’s negligence should not leave you to be beaten down by their insurance company, and Joe Cook and his team have the experience and resources to fight back and maximize results. His work has resulted in record setting, multi-million dollar verdicts in medical malpractice and auto collision cases in Montana, and he has been recognized by his peers with the prestigious MTLA Trial Lawyer of the Year award.
Growing up on his family’s ranch just east of Billings, Joe learned hard-work and creativity can solve nearly any problem. He was an active member of 4-H,...
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Martin Judnich
Missoula, MT Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Insurance Claims
University of Montana School of Law
University of Montana alumni. Martin was a Deputy County Attorney prosecuting cases in Cascade County Montana. Marty then used that experience to defend the rights of those accused as a criminal defense attorney. Marty has also been involved in personal injury claims since 1996 and continues to obtain settlements and verdicts for injured claimants.
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Scott Peterson
Helena, MT Attorney with 13 years of experience
(406) 442-3261
Morrison, Sherwood, Wilson, and Deola, PLLP
401 N. Last Chance Gulch St.
Helena, MT 59601
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Montana School of Law
Scott was born and raised in eastern Montana. He graduated with honors from the University of Montana Law School in 2011, where he served as the Articles Editor for the Montana Law Review. After law school, Scott served as a law clerk for the Honorable Brian Morris, a then Justice at the Montana Supreme Court.
In private practice, Scott has been involved in various forms of litigation including insurance disputes, employment discrimination and personal injury cases. Among other cases, Scott was appointed by Montana's federal court as co-class counsel in a national insurance class action. The firm ultimately...
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Herman Austin Watson IV
Bozeman, MT Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco and Leiden Universitat
You could say he is well-rounded: Herman was born in Macon, Georgia, where etiquette and manners make an impression. However, he grew up in Montana, settling scores with a friendly punch in the face. As for schooling, the third-generation criminal defense attorney went to preparatory school outside Boston, where he learned well how to read and write, but attended college in Portland, Oregon, where he avoided doing either, choosing instead to invest in the burgeoning beer market; Herman has worked in and managed several bars across the globe. After year-long sojourns in Oxford, England, and Holland, where he studied...
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Thomas Bulman
Missoula, MT Attorney with 44 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Montana School of Law
Thomas Bulman opened his disability law practice in 1981 after finishing a law clerk assignment for the Montana Supreme Court. He learned that he had to study medicine in order to best serve his injured clients with workers compensation and other injury cases. After 40 years, he has learned a great deal about doctors and medical treatment.
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Lee Henning
Kalispell, MT Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Lee Henning is one of the founding members of Grizzly Law. Lee was a 1985 graduate of the University of Utah Law School where he obtained numerous academic awards and graduated 5th in his class. Lee spent the first 10 years of his legal career as an associate and then a partner with the Salt Lake City firm of Christiansen and Jensen, P.C., a large law firm that worked primarily for insurance companies
In 1995 Lee and his family relocated to the Flathead Valley. Since moving to Montana, Lee has enjoyed switching gears to focus on helping injured parties to make...
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Robert Farris-Olsen
Helena, MT Attorney with 13 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Consumer, Divorce and Environmental
University of Montana School of Law
Rob graduated from the University of Montana School of Law, with honors, in 2011. After graduating, he served as a law clerk to Justice Michael Wheat of the Montana Supreme Court. From there, he went to work for Montana Legal Services Association to help Montanans avoid foreclosure and litigate consumer debt issues. Rob joined Morrison, Sherwood, Wilson & Deola in 2013. His practice is focused on consumer rights issues, bankruptcy, foreclosure prevention, water rights, environmental law and family law.
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Jean E. Faure
Bozeman, MT Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Education, Employment and Insurance Defense
University of Montana School of Law
Jean Elizabeth Faure is an AV-rated civil trial attorney with 25 years of experience in labor/employment law, education/school law, and civil litigation. At least 50% of Jean's practice involves the representation of both public and private employers in connection with all labor and employment-related issues. Jean litigates wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, trade secret, non-compete, Family Medical Leave Act, and ERISA/fiduciary claims. Jean also handles union labor contract negotiations, labor grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practices and other issues under the NLRA. Jean's school law practice includes students with disabilities, special education/IDEA, student discipline, employment practices (teacher termination), and...
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Cathy Jo Kahnle
Kalispell, MT Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Business, Construction and Estate Planning
Stetson University College of Law
Cathy has practiced law for over 30 years in both state and federal courts. Her practice has been concentrated in complex civil litigation cases including, governmental tort defense, aviation and air crash litigation, products liability, medical device and medical malpractice cases, commercial contract disputes, auto negligence, personal injury, insurance coverage and insurance contract disputes, construction litigation, wrongful death, property and casualty defense, employment law, and professional malpractice.
In addition, Cathy has represented clients in the field of family law; trusts and estate, probate and wills; social security disability and SSI claims. Cathy also assists clients in the development of business entities,...
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Jill Gannon-Nagle
Dillon, MT Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationWestern Michigan University Cooley Law School and Montana State University - Billings
A Montana Native, Jill understands that hard work yields good results, and she is committed to putting in the extra work each client deserves.
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Jill has spent over ten years representing people as a State and Federal Defender, where she has litigated everything from misdemeanor traffic offenses to a five-week triple homicide case.
Jill has earned the respect of her peers both in State courts and Federal courts and has won awards for her professionalism. Her work-ethic, matter-of-fact disposition, and trial advocacy skills are applied to every single case regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or a serious felony...
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Bradley Jay Jones
Missoula, MT Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Family, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Montana School of Law and Willamette University College of Law
Bradley J. Jones and his wife Brenda have been married for more than twenty years and are raising their four sons and one daughter in the Bitterroot. Following his first career in construction (carpenter/construction management/contractor) Brad joined Bulman Law Associates PLLC. as an intern in January 2013, and was an associate disability attorney from July 2014 thru December 2017. In January 2018 Brad struck out on his own froming Jones & Cook Attorneys at Law. Taking advantage of past experience, Brad’s practice focuses on workers’ compensation disputes, denial of veterans’ benefits, family law, wills and estates and...
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Jenny Jourdonnais
Missoula, MT Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Employment and Real Estate
University of Montana School of Law
The law is my first passion and second career. In 2008 I left a decade long career in the financial services industry and a comfortable Vice President position at a national bank to pursue my lifelong dream of attending law school. While in law school, I argued in regional and national moot court competitions. I also established an externship in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Montana and briefed and argued a wrongful foreclosure pro se appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. After graduation from the...
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Philip Lance McGrady
Whitefish, MT Attorney with 19 years of experience
Employment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Montana School of Law
Philip has handled a wide variety of cases. Cases range from nursing home abuse, truck accidents, automobile accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, oil and gas litigation, and commercial litigation. He has argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Montana Supreme Court. Philip is licensed to practice law in Montana and Alaska.
Philip is a graduate of the University of Montana School of Law. He received his undergraduate degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. While attending the University of Montana law school, Philip was a member of the National Moot Court Team, he...
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Brenda L Wahler
Helena, MT Attorney with 22 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
University of Montana School of Law
Specialties include child custody and parenting plans; equine law.
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Ben Snipes
Great Falls, MT Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationAsbestos, Personal Injury, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Montana School of Law
Ben Snipes is a plaintiff's personal injury attorney, specializing in serious injury cases. His practice presently focuses on catastrophic workplace injuries, trucking and motor vehicle accidents, asbestos related diseases and mesothelioma cases.
In addition to a traditional plaintiffs practice, Mr. Snipes carries a significant Qui Tam/False Claims Act whistleblower and workers' compensation caseload.
He is an AV Preeminent rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell® and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Montana by The National Trial Lawyers® since 2014. Since 2018, he has been recognized as a Rising Star (for attorneys 40 years...
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Craig E. Bohn
Kalispell, MT Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPatents and Trademarks
South Texas College of Law
I grew up in a family business, and graduated from West Point, serving 6 years as an Army Airborne Ranger infantry officer. The combination makes me a consummate team player who instinctively leads and trains team members as needed. My legal expertise is honed from practice in both corporations and law firms, both large and small. My diverse background enables me to cross the lines of the business, administrative, technical, and legal sections of a company, and has taught me to develop and lead teams to set and attain goals harmonized to the business strategies, plans and...
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William A. D'Alton
Billings, MT Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Montana - University of Montana-Missoula
Bill was born in New Milford, Connecticut. He attended the University of Montana where he obtained his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in History and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Montana School of Law. Bill was admitted to the Montana State Bar in 1995. Bill has represented Montanans for 27 years.
With more than 27 years of practicing law, Bill has tried over 40 jury trials. Bill has secured jury acquittals for people charged with serious crimes. In the civil arena, he has represented defendants and plaintiffs, securing favorable verdicts for his clients. He has handled appeals before the Montana...
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Briana E. Kottke
Missoula, MT Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Cannabis Law, Criminal Defense and Juvenile
University of Montana School of Law
In August of 2008, Briana began law school at the University of Montana School of Law. While attending law school, Briana was a staff member and then an editor on the MONTANA LAW REVIEW. While on the Law Review, Briana, as Symposium Editor, orchestrated a two-day Symposium on the Montana Constitution, which was heralded as one of the best Symposia that the Law Review has held to date. She was a member of the UM Trial Team during her second year and a member of the Criminal Defense Clinic during her third year. Additionally, she was Professor Cynthia Ford’s research...
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Craig Hensel
Billings, MT Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Montana School of Law
Craig C. Hensel has been practicing law in Billings, Montana since 1996. Craig is licensed in all state courts in Montana, all state courts in North Dakota, and Federal Court for the District of Montana. Craig spent over a decade as a prosecutor where he gained extensive courtroom and jury trial experience, trying hundreds of cases to verdict. Craig also has extensive civil experience and represented defendants and insurance companies in personal injury actions for several years, before deciding to switch sides and represent injured individuals.
“I used to work for insurance companies, and saw how they would drag out...
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Shahid Haque
Helena, MT Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Immigration
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Shahid Haque dedicates his practice to helping immigrants obtain legal status in the United States and pursue all that the country has to offer. Mr. Haque assists clients with a wide variety of immigration matters, including applications with the consulates abroad and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, representing clients arrested by the Department of Homeland Security, and defending immigrants in deportation proceedings in Immigration Court.
Mr. Haque represents well over a thousand immigrants and their families all across Montana, and has been in contact with over a thousand other immigrants in Montana through his advocacy efforts. He has internalized their stories,...
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Richard Baskett
Missoula, MT Attorney with 45 years of experience
Estate Planning and Probate
University of Montana School of Law
Rick Baskett is an Attorney and CPA. A graduate of both the business school and the law school at the University of Montana, he has worked in the tax department of Price Waterhouse (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers) in New York City and Baltimore, Maryland., as general counsel for Washington Corporations (now The Washington Companies), and for tax law firms in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. He has been adjunct lecturer of Partnership Taxation at the University of Montana School of Law, and has spoken at various continuing education courses on tax. In 1994, he established Baskett Law Office, emphasizing estate planning, probate, tax...
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Colin Delli Bovi
Clancy, MT Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationOhio Northern University
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Elizabeth A. Clark
Missoula, MT Attorney with 12 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
University of Washington School of Law and University of Montana School of Law
My law practice focuses on helping my clients plan for life events, whether creating a comprehensive estate plan, starting or selling a business, buying or selling real estate, or probating the estate of a love one. I began practicing as a general civil litigator after graduating from the University of Montana School of Law in 2012, and have tailored my practice more towards planning after earning my LLM in taxation in 2016 from the University of Washington School of Law. I graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's of Science degree from Wilmington University in Legal...
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Veronica A. Procter
Billings, MT Lawyer with 13 years of experience
2718 Montana Avenue
Suite 230
Billings, MT 59101
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Montana School of Law
Born and raised in Billings, Montana, Veronica A. Procter offers clients a personalized approach to identify and resolve a wide range of legal issues in a timely and cost effective manner. She will explain your legal rights, available remedies and guide you to the best choice to maximize your recovery or minimize your liability. justice, state and federal courts. She is admitted to practice in all Montana state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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Christopher Meyer
Bozeman, MT Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(406) 522-0067
1 East Main, Suite 203
Mailing address: PO Box 1172
Bozeman, MT 59771
Divorce, Family, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Colorado - Boulder
I have a dedicated civil trial practice emphasizing personal injury, real estate and land disputes, and a general civil practice including divorce, will, trust and estate disputes, and small business. I have practiced in state and federal Montana courts for more than twenty years. I went to Harvard college, and I also went to the University of Colorado School of Law where I was an Articles Editor on the Law Review. I have tried cases to juries in state and federal district court, and I have handled appeals before the Montana Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit...
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Charles Cromwell
Bozeman, MT Lawyer with 14 years of experience
1700 W. Koch.
Suite 6
Bozeman, MT 59715
Business, Estate Planning, Military and Trademarks
University of Montana - University of Montana-Missoula
A Big Sky State native, Charlie grew up in Missoula, Montana. After graduating from Hellgate High School, Charlie attended Harvard University. While in college, Charlie was an ROTC cadet and Division I varsity athlete in swimming and water polo. After graduating cum laude in American History, Charlie received his commission in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant. His 4-year, active duty service included a 13-month combat tour in Iraq. While in the field, Charlie was put in numerous positions that required strong leadership, quick-thinking, and sound judgment. These positions ranged from leading his...
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James Ragain
Billings, MT Attorney with 52 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Florida and Washburn University School of Law
Medical malpractice lawyer Jim Ragain has over four decades of experience resolving disputes, whether through negotiated settlements or favorable trial verdicts. Jim represents individuals and businesses in virtually all types of personal injury cases and a wide range of general litigation matters. The bulk of his practice is devoted to catastrophic injuries caused by negligence, medical malpractice, or intentional wrongdoing in Montana and Wyoming.
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Mr. David A. Lord
Missoula, MT Attorney with 15 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Elder
University of Montana School of Law
David was born and raised in Deer Lodge, Montana, and graduated from Powell County High School. He received a bachelorâs degree in English Literature from the University of Montana, where he was an active member of the Davidson Honors College and the University of Montana Advocates. After completing his undergraduate education, David attended law school at the University of Montana. While in law school, David worked as a Junior Partner in the law school's Law Firm Program, participated in the law school;s Mediation Clinic, and interned at Worden Thane, P.C. Upon graduation, David began practicing in Missoula.
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Scott Roy McLean
Hamilton, MT Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Personal Injury, Probate and Products Liability
The George Washington University Law School
A considerate approach to the loss of a loved one. Montana Legacy Law, PLLC helps families navigate the process of death. Montana Legacy Law, PLLC practices in estates, Wills, and personal injury/wrongful death. We are caring, and every client's needs are equally important to us, regardless of scope or size.
Scott Roy McLean is a Hamilton native who opened his own practice in 2017. Previously, Scott practiced in Washington, DC for six years where he attended law school at The George Washington University School of Law. Scott holds a bachelor's degree in business management.
Scott Roy McLean's background is in business,...
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Douglas Day
Billings, MT Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Personal Injury
University of Montana School of Law
Douglas Day has lived in Montana since 2001 when he and his family moved to Missoula to enter Law School at the University of Montana. Before that, Douglas completed a bachelor of science double major in biochemistry and cellular biology from the University of California, San Diego. It did not take long to fall in love with Big Sky country. After law school, his family moved to Lewistown to clerk for the 10th Judicial District Court for a year. Douglas then joined the Office of Public Defender as a Regional Deputy. He has served as...
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Guy Alsentzer
Bozeman, MT Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationVermont Law School and Vermont Law School
I approach stewardship of our natural environment through the eyes of a lawyer, scientist, educator, and farmer. Protection and improvement of our watersheds, landscapes and communities requires a firm grounding in science, citizen engagement, and insistence on compliance with the law. Specialties: Clean Water Act, land use policy, water resources management, imperiled species conservation, environmental campaigning.
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Janel Falk Chin
Missoula, MT Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning, Family, Native American and Probate
University of Colorado - Boulder
Janel F. Chin provides comprehensive legal guidance to clients as they navigate the peaks and valleys of their lives. More than just a will, a contract or documents to probate an estate, Janel provides her clients with comprehensive legal services and guidance to help them navigate the peaks and valleys of their lives. Janel's legal experiences since becoming a member of the Montana State Bar in 2012 have been focused exclusively on providing family, estate planning and probate legal services at a reasonable cost.
Formerly admitted to practice law in Colorado, Janel has experience representing to non-immigrant crime victims applying for...
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Eric E Holm
Billings, MT Attorney with 17 years of experience
Employment, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Montana School of Law
Eric Holm is a Montana attorney and founding member of Holm Law Firm, PLLC. Eric enjoys a civil litigation practice in the areas of personal injury, insurance disputes, employment law, business law and commercial litigation, and general civil litigation. He is a member of the American, State and Yellowstone Area Bar Associations and is admitted to practice before all Montana state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.