Montana Lawyers Ross Johnson to Sara Young

Firm: Kovacich Snipes Johnson, P.C.

21 3rd St. North , Great Falls , Montana 59401

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Environmental, Mesothelioma, General Practice, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Medical Malpractice

Po Box 4747 , Missoula , Montana 59806

Practice Areas: Tax

Ross joined the firm of Worden Thane P.C. as an associate after graduating with honors from the University of Montana School of Law in December of 2014.  While in law school Ross was a member and editor of the Public Lands and Resources Law Review and Jessup Moot Court Team.  Ross was also selected as the recipient of the Margery Hunter Brown Assistantship, to analyze structures to facilitate Tribal ownership of renewable energy.  Ross has a Masters in Economics from the University of Montana, and a Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College.  Ross' practice focuses on issues of corporate formation, natural resources, business planning and succession, and taxation.. Prior to law school, Ross worked as a planner and analyst supporting the development of renewable energy projects across the western United States.. Ross' family ranches in southern Montana, and he enjoys spending time with his wife Megan, and daughter Anya, in Montana's outdoors.

Firm: Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C.

800 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 101 , Helena , Montana 59624

Practice Areas: Family

Sara Stanton Berg was born and raised in Big Rapids, Michigan and earned her undergraduate degree in Secondary Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she also participated in Women’s Varsity Cross Country and Track. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Montana in Missoula in 2000, and has practicing at BKBH since that time.. Ms. Berg is rated “AV Preeminent” by her peers according to Martindale Hubbell and is listed as a “future star” by Benchmark Litigation and a “Rising Star” by SuperLawyers magazine in 2014.  In 2014, Ms. Berg was selected by The American Society of Legal Advocates as one of the top forty litigators in Montana under the age of 40.. Sara is a member of the Montana Bar, as well as the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and the Montana Defense Trial Lawyers. She is admitted to practice in Montana State and Supreme Courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Berg’s primary practice areas include General Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, and FELA Defense.. Sara is located in BKBH’s main office in Helena, Montana and has three children: Kate, Will and John.

Firm: Law Office of Samuel P. Newton, PC

Historic KM Building , Kalispell , Montana 59901

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Sam has represented criminal defendants since 2003. He has represented multiple defendants on charges ranging from minor misdemeanors to the death penalty. He is a former criminal justice professor who has published several academic articles as well as a textbook on criminal evidence.

Firm: Travis & Brann, PLLP

24 First Avenue East , Kalispell , Montana 59901

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Firm: Meyer, Shaffer & Stepans, Pllp

305 S 4th Street East #101 , Missoula , Montana 59801

Practice Areas: Litigation

Ryan is based out of Missoula, MT.  He was born and raised in Colorado and first moved to Missoula for college in 1995.  Ryan gets his greatest satisfaction representing everyday people whose rights or well-being have been violated by discriminatory or hurtful conduct.  Many of Ryan’s cases lead to changes in employer policies that protect people from harm in the future.  Ryan worked as a laborer before attending law school at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, OR.  Ryan has been serving clients in Montana and Wyoming since 2006.

Firm: Christian, Samson & Baskett, PLLC

310 W. Spruce St. , Missoula , Montana 59802

Practice Areas: Child Custody

Firm: Peabody Law PLLC

525 Railway St. , Whitefish , Montana 59937

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

With over a decade of experience as a public defender prior to starting his own practice, Ryan Peabody has the knowledge and skill to represent you no matter the charges and allegations the government levels at you. Mr. Peabody has tried jury trials ranging from Murder, sex crimes, Robbery, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Extortion, to DUI (felonies and misdemeanors; drugs and/or alcohol), domestic violence, drug offenses and many others.Mr. Peabody has had great success defending DUI cases, having earned numerous Not Guilty verdicts for his clients. He has also obtained at least two hung juries in DUI cases in which the prosecution dismissed all charges after trial. He has earned Not Guilty verdicts or dismissals after a hung jury for cases involving only alcohol, cases involving only drugs, and a combination of alcohol and drugs. Mr. Peabody has also obtained many dismissals in DUI cases through motions to suppress evidence. These ranged from the police taking the blood of his client without a warrant and without an exception to the requirement that they obtain a warrant, to cases where they did not have the necessary reasonable suspicion to effectuate a traffic stop. He has even had multiple motions to suppress that were denied by the trial judge reversed by the appellate division of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court resulting in all charges being dismissed. He also defeated prosecution appeals of motions to suppress that were granted in favor of his client, also resulting in all charges being dismissed.In City of Kalispell v. Salsgiver, 2019 MT 126, Mr. Peabody brought about systemic change in the state of Montana when he went to the Montana Supreme Court to successfully challenge the unconstitutional practice, that was pervasive throughout the state, of stripping misdemeanor defendants of their Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury if they missed a court date. He did this after having lost in the trial court and then with the intermediate appellate court. The appellate division of the Montana Public Defender’s Office refused to argue the practice was unconstitutional believing it would be unsuccessful, so Mr. Peabody handled the appeal to the Supreme Court himself and prevailed with a 5 to 2 majority. In that same opinion, the Montana Supreme Court also reversed one of its prior decisions to the advantage of his client.Mr. Peabody taught law students Criminal Procedure as an Adjunct Professor at the Southern California Institute of Law from 2014 to 2015. The class focused on the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. He has attended the National Criminal Defense College’s Trial Practice Institute in Macon, Georgia. He has previously worked as a public defender in the South Lake Tahoe branch of the El Dorado County Public Defender’s Office as well as Santa Barbara County, Lassen County, and the state of Montana.  He is an active member of the Montana state bar.  He is licensed to practice law in all California state courts as well as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California and is an inactive member of the Colorado state bar. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Oregon School of Law.

, Bozeman , Montana

Practice Areas: Real Estate

Firm: Law Office of Sara T. Young, LLC

309 Central Ave. Suite 202 , Whitefish , Montana 59937

Practice Areas: Immigration

Sara is experienced in criminal defense, family law, and other civil litigation where she was a student attorney at the Washtenaw County Public Defender's Office for over 2 years before practicing. She has had cases dismissed and won her first jury trial. Sara continues to update her legal education by attending criminal defense and family law seminars every year. She will put in the time to represent you to her fullest ability and advocate zealously. Hire Sara N. Tower to fight for your rights.

, Missoula , Montana

Practice Areas: Insurance

, Billings , Montana

Practice Areas: Insurance

, Glendive , Montana

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

I drove heavy haul trucks for 14 years, A few years before i knew my back was going to go out I started keeping receipts of all the Law Study I did on my own time by recording and posting part of my studies to a podcast...which really took off.. Some Folx told me i could outwork the Law School entrance exam...I did, and scored in the 92.5%. (That's vs. people who already have at least three years of college). Not bad for a dude who was told he was "learning disabled.". Next, I applied to every school in a location that i thought i would enjoy riding my motorcycle (I drove in every state except Alaska, so i know where the best spots are). That ended up scoring me a Full Tuition Scholarship to Penn State Law, where I helped the Students AND professors understand how the real world works...in exchange for not paying $53,000/Yr. Having Started law school in 2020, the fact i had a radio broadcast voice quickly made me a class favorite. It probably helped that i had a tool kit and helped kids fix their vehicles, helped them find free suits.

Firm: Bitterroot Law, PLLC

107 S. 2nd St. , Hamilton , Montana 59840

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

I started my own practice in beautiful Missoula, MT so that I can focus on representing and fighting for individual clients. I grew up in Missoula and graduated from Sentinel High School in 2000. I then attended and ran cross country at Montana State University-Billings where I became three time Academic All-American. I graduated in 2005 with a B.S. in Education. I then went on to teach in Opheim, Big Fork, and Troy, Montana. I entered The Uneversity of Montana School of Law in the fall of 2010 where I focused my studies on ensuring I had the knowledge and practical skills needed to fully fight for my clients. I graduated in 2013 and was barred in the state of Montana in the fall of 2013. I have been actively practing in my own law practice since April of 2014.. In May of 2015 I joined the Office of the State Public Defender in Hamilton, MT. I represented client in all range of matters including felony, misdemeanor, and dependency and neglect cases. I have experence repesenting clients in sex cases, violent crime cases, driving under the influence, possession of drugs, and property crimes.. At the the begining of 2019 I joined Bitterroot Law, where I am taking my years of experence into other areas of practice. I represent people in family law matters including divorce, parenting issues, adoptions and guardianships. I also help people plan for the future by helping them through the estate planning process by writing wills, trusts, power of attorney, and living wills.

Firm: Waddell & Magan, P.C.

Po Box 11330 , Bozeman , Montana 59719

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Health Care

, Billings , Montana 59101

Practice Areas: personal injury attorney, criminal defense attorney, workers compensation attorney

Firm: Hall & Evans, LLC

175 North 27th Street , Billings , Montana 59101

Practice Areas: Construction & Design, Coverage, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Entity, Real Estate Litigation, Workers Compensation

Firm: Office of State Public Defender

77 Discovery Drive , Bozeman , Montana 59718

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Karl Knuchel, P.C.

101 North E Street , Livingston , Montana 59715

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Matovich, Keller & Murphy, P.C.

2812 First Avenue North , Billings , Montana 59103

Practice Areas: Civil Practice, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Torts, Tort Defense