Insurance lawyers in Montana

Firm: AFJ Law Firm Pllc

602 W Lamme St , Bozeman , Montana 59715

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Insurance, Defective Products, Trucking Accident, Consumer Protection, Spinal Cord Injury

Anthony Jackson is a fifth generation Montanan from Billings. Anthony graduated with honors from Montana State University - Bozeman with a degree in political science. Anthony attended the University Of Montana School Of Law where he served as the Student Bar Association President (law school student body president) his 2L and 3L years and received the Dean's Leadership Award. After graduating from law school in 2012, Anthony clerked for the Honorable Justice Brian Morris of the Montana Supreme Court before joining Beck, Amsden & Stalpes in 2013.. Anthony enjoys fishing, hunting, biking, and many other pleasures of the Montana outdoors. Anthony especially enjoys exploring Montana's Beartooth Plateau, Boulder River Valley, and Stillwater River Valley -- where his family has had a cabin since the mid-1900's. In addition to aiding Montana's consumers and those injured by other's negligence, Anthony's personal legal interests include politics and preserving Montanan's public land access rights.. Anthony's areas of practice include products liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, litigation, consumer law, bankruptcy adversarial proceedings, insurance coverage, and insurance bad faith.. Anthony is a member of the Gallatin County, Montana State, and Montana Federal, North Dakota State, and Ninth Circuit Bars.

Firm: Johnson & Johnson Law Firm, PC

323 W. Pine , Missoula , Montana 59802

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Personal Injury, Insurance, Consumer Protection

C.J. Johnson is a second-generation trial lawyer. He received a degree in history from the University of Colorado and graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 1999. C.J. then clerked for U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard F. Cebull in Great Falls before joining a high-energy Missoula defense trial practice in 2000. In 2018, C.J. left that practice to focus exclusively on plaintiff’s civil litigation and trial work.. More than half of C.J.’s career was spent as panel-approved insurance defense counsel in cases involving catastrophic personal injuries, medical malpractice, products liability, insurance coverage, and complex real estate defect and disclosure issues. He always carved space for a handful of plaintiff’s cases, and that portion of his practice grew over fifteen years to completely supplant defense work.. C.J. has extensive trial experience and has won jury trials from both sides of the aisle. He has extensive experience with claims under the Montana Human Rights Act and the contested case process before the Montana Office of Administrative Hearings. He has taken, attended, and defended approximately one-thousand depositions and is regularly engaged to mediate cases on behalf of other attorneys. C.J.'s trial practice is limited to claims involving medical malpractice, catastrophic personal injuries, insurance bad faith, civil rights matters under the Montana Human Rights Act, and real estate defect and disclosure claims. Years spent handling these cases from both sides means that C.J. knows how to build and litigate compelling cases that anticipate what capable defense lawyers are likely to do.. C.J. is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney and a Mountain States Super Lawyer (2013 through 2023). He has previously worked by appointment as a Special Prosecutor for the Montana Office of Disciplinary Counsel, is a group instructor for the Trial Advocacy Class at the School of Law, coached the School of Law Negotiations Team, and has guest-lectured at the School of Law on legal writing, civil procedure, voir dire, opening statements, conflicts of law, and trial experts. C.J. is a member of the Montana Bar Association, Western Montana Bar Association, and Montana Trial Lawyers’ Association. He is admitted to practice in all Montana state and federal courts, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has handled numerous appeals to the Montana Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. C.J. is married and has three uber-awesome kids.

, Great Falls , Montana

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Haffey Vap PLLC

PO Box 1988 , Missoula , Montana 59806

Practice Areas: Insurance

John was born in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up in the Smelter City of Anaconda, Montana.  When choosing a career path, his interest in science led him to Montana Tech in Butte, Montana, where he graduated with honors in Engineering Science in 1994. While going to school at Tech he also worked as a railway track crewman, an intern at an engineering firm testing magnetohydrodynamics power generation and plasma arc furnaces, and also as a powerline construction inspector.. He passed the FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam and started graduate work in Petroleum Engineering.  However, after taking an environmental law course, he changed his mind and decided to go to law school instead.  Prior to heading to law school he obtained a commercial driver’s license and drove specialized commercial vehicles in oil fields and drove belly and end-dump trucks for the construction of the Old Works golf course in Anaconda.. John earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Montana School of Law.  After graduation, he worked as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the Montana Department of Transportation for three years.  There he handled construction, environmental and eminent domain litigation.  He also represented the agency in administrative hearings.. John went into private practice with the civil defense/insurance firm of Phillips & Bohyer, and then the Phillips Law Firm, later becoming Phillips Haffey.  In these firms he litigated insurance, injury, contract, products liability, trucking and intellectual property matters.. In November of 2015, he co-founded Haffey Vap PLLC, with Mitch Vap.  Their desire for smaller firm with a broader scope led them to form Haffey Vap.  John is admitted to practice in State and Federal Courts in Montana, the 9th Circuit and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and as a patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  He is AV® rated by Martindale Hubbell and has been listed as a SuperLawyer® in civil litigation since 2010.  He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, the State Bar of Montana, and the Defense Research Institute.. Outside of work, like many in Montana, he enjoys the outdoors – hiking, skiing, biking, snowmobiling, boating and floating.  Being born in South Bend, for better or worse, has made him a lifelong Fighting Irish fan.  Coming from immigrant Irish stock, he loves Irish history and stays in contact with his Irish cousins all over the globe.  He also plays the Great Highland bagpipes and enjoys playing whenever he can with the Celtic Dragon Pipe Band, but especially enjoys volunteering to play in parades and at memorial and veteran ceremonies.  Finally, John’s greatest passion is spending time with family and friends, especially his wife Jen, and their boys Liam and Finn.

Po Box 557 , Helena , Montana 59624

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Knight, Dahood, Everett & Sievers

217 E Park Ave , Anaconda , Montana 59711

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Government Agencies, Health Care & Hospitalization, Insurance , Personal Injury, Probate , Products Liability, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Workers Compensation

Firm: Stinson Law Group, P.C.

421 W. Mendenhall, Suite 1 , Bozeman , Montana 59715

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Insurance , Labor , Personal Injury, Real Estate , Business, Business, Business

Firm: Foust Law Office PC

5 West Mendenhall Street , Bozeman , Montana 59715

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Constitutional , Discrimination, Government Agencies, Health Care & Hospitalization, Insurance , Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Sexual Harassment, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Toxic Substances, Workers Compensation

At Foust Law Office, we appreciate the opportunity significant personal injury claims provide, not only to improve the lives of our clients but the safety of the community as a whole.  Whether it is holding a negligent trucking company accountable or ensuring that the resources from a settlement are protected for generations to come, at Foust Law Office, our work makes our community a better place.. What sets Foust Law Office apart from any other law firm is its deep understanding of Montanans.  For the past five years, through Heather Foust’s company, Seventh Amendment Productions, we have conducted over 100 jury research projects throughout Montana and Wyoming; more than any other law firm in the state.  In fact, firms from throughout the state of Montana come to us to provide jury consultation.. At Foust Law Office, you will not find the narcissistic, egocentric bully you think of when you hear the word lawyer.  In other words we know that you do not have to be an ass to be a great advocate.  Our jury research shows that you want and need something very different from your lawyer.. From the moment you contact our office through a jury trial or settlement of your claim, our goal is to keep you informed.  The need to provide you with as much information as possible has led us to develop reports, guides, books, videos and audio books in our library.  Before you sign a contract with any law firm, we recommend you take a look at our guide, Ten Questions You Should Ask Before Signing a Contract With a Personal Injury Lawyer.  Please take the time to review the information in our library before you make any other significant decision.

Firm: Wall, McLean & Gallagher, PLLC

Po Box 1713 , Helena , Montana 59624

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Family, Car Accident, Employment, Insurance

Firm: Odegaard Kovacich Snipes, P.C.

550 North 31st Street , Billings , Montana 59101

Practice Areas: Insurance , Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

Paul Odegaard, a native of North Dakota, 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. Paul was also published by, and a member of, the law review.. After graduating from law school, Paul served as a law clerk for the Justice Mary Muehlen Maring of the North Dakota Supreme Court for one year. From there, he began working for the Crowley Fleck firm in Billings, Montana, where he handled civil litigation cases—primarily in the fields of personal injury and workers’ compensation.. In 2001, Paul joined the firm, Cozzens, Warren & Harris. While there, he focused primarily on representing plaintiffs in personal injury, product liability, workers’ compensation and safe workplace litigation cases. In 2005, the firm became Cozzens, Harman, Warren, Harris & Odegaard, PLLP. In 2008, Paul started his own practice with a focus on work-related accidents.. Having spent much of his youth near the Bakken oil fields of the Williston Basin, he became particularly committed to representing victims of workplace injury in that region. Finally, in 2014, Paul formally merged his law practice with his friend and colleague, Matt Braukmann—subsequently forming Odegaard Braukmann Law, PLLC. Together, they continued to represent accident victims in Montana.. Both Paul and Matt represent their clients with a shared philosophy: to do what is right by the client. Paul comes from a long line of farmers, and is deeply influenced by his heritage. This influence has shaped his devotion to helping those who have been harmed by corporations, insurance companies and other moneyed interests. He is passionate about representing working class men and women.. Paul is married to his wife, Suzanne Odegaard, who is a radiological technician.  He also has three step-sons, Riley, Alex and Michael—ages 16 through 19—and a 6 year old daughter, Kate.  When time permits, Paul enjoys hunting, a fishing outing with friends or a ski weekend with his family.

Firm: Smith Oblander PC

104 2nd Street South , Great Falls , Montana 59405

Practice Areas: Insurance

As a partner at Smith Oblander, Stephanie Oblander handles a variety of matters that include construction litigation, personal injury, personal injury defense, and insurance coverage matters. In addition to personal injury and insurance matters, Stephanie represents design professionals in complex construction disputes and homeowners regarding property damage claims. Stephanie’s law practice began in 1996 at Smith Law Offices with a strong emphasis in business litigation and business transactional matters, including real estate transactions and liquor and gaming matters. Over time her practice has evolved to litigation with a strong emphasis in construction, insurance and personal injury.. Stephanie received her juris doctorate from the University of Montana School of Law in 1996. She is admitted to practice in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, and in state district courts in Montana.. Stephanie has spent her life enjoying the quiet and beauty of Montana, having been born and raised on a farm in Ballantine, Montana, in the Huntley Project community. In her free time Stephanie enjoys riding her horses and her other animals that include dogs, goats, parrots and Emmet the cat. In the summer you may find her at her home outside of Great Falls bucking bales or driving a swather, work that compliments and gives perspective to her busy legal practice.

Firm: Cozzens, Harman, Warren, Harris & Odegaard, PLLP

2611 Minnesota Ave , Billings , Montana 59101

Practice Areas: Animal Bites, Assault & Battery, Drugs & Medical Devices, Estate Planning, Family , Insurance , Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate , Wrongful Death

17 South Main , Butte , Montana 59701

Practice Areas: Family, Employment, Government, Insurance, Foreclosure

I am a lawyer with 23 years of experience.  Twelve of those years were spent as in-house counsel for The Montana Power Company and its successor, Touch America, Inc., the majority of those years as Senior Counsel.  Touch America was a telecommunications company.. In those years I gained substantial expertise in the following areas of the law: energy/natural resource law, real estate law, commercial law, corporate and business entity law, regulatory and governmental affairs law, and environmental, safety and health law.  In addition to these specialties, I have experience in many other matters such as anti-trust law, records retention, securities and tax, financing, and employment law.

Po Box 7009 , Missoula , Montana 59807

Practice Areas: Insurance

Firm: Moulton Bellingham PC

P.O. Box 2559 , Billings , Montana 59103

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Insurance, Financial Services Law, Natural Resources, Personal Injury