BIO

Jeff has been practicing law in Montana for over 30 years in both private practice and government service. He has served as City Attorney in both Helena and Great Falls and has served in state government as a Deputy Attorney General and as Chief Legal Counsel for the Office of the Governor, the Secretary of State, and the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks. He has extensive general counsel and litigation experience in all types of state government, municipal, and school district matters and in-house counsel experience for a Federally Qualified Health Center here in Montana. His private practice experience includes litigation defense, employment and labor law, construction and design contracting, probate and estate matters, and real property disputes.

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He is admitted to practice in all State of Montana courts, the United States District Court for the District of Montana, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

EDUCATION

B.S. Political Science, Montana State University, 1989

J.D., University of Wyoming School of Law, 1994

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PRACTICE FOCUS

Land Use & Zoning • Employment and Labor • Governmental Liability Defense • Civil Litigation • Administrative & Regulatory Matters • Construction Disputes & Arbitration • Property Disputes • Appellate Practice