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Visibility Rankings  | | #22 out of 406 lawyers in Missoula, Montana | | #46,999 out of 890,243 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Litigation; Corporate Law; Products Liability; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Labor and Employment; Banking Law; Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Energy | | | Peer Review Rating | AV
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What's this? | | | Education | University of Montana, J.D., with honors, 1971, Carroll College, B.A., with honors, 1968 | | | Admitted | 1971, Montana | |
| Memberships | Western Montana and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Montana Defense Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate); Society Human Resource Management. | | | Special Agencies | NLRB, Montana Human Rights Commission, EEOC. | | | Born | Butte, Montana, September 29, 1946 | | | Biography | Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, State Bar of Montana, 1999. Listed: Who's Who in American Law, 1994; Best Lawyers in America Banking, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Labor and Employment, Product Liability and Real Estate; Super Lawyers, 2008. Author: "Survey on Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Real Estate Transactions," International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., 1999; "Repossession and Sale of Personal Property," Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1989; "Employee Handbooks," National Business Institute, Inc. 1991. Associate Editor, Montana Law Review, 1970-1971. Author: "Liability of the Manufacturer to the Ultimate Consumer," Montana Law Review, 1969; "Rights to Kill Wild Animals in Defense of Person or Property," Montana Law Review, 1970; "Title VII: Seven Years After," Montana Law Review, 1971. Law Clerk to the Honorable Russell E. Smith, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Montana, 1971-1973. Member, Montana Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1987-1999. Chairman, Business Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1987-1999. | | | Reported Cases | Polar Bear Productions, Inc. v. Timex Corp. 384 F.3d 700 (9th Cir. 2004), amended October 25, 2004 WL 2376507, reversal and set aside of substantial jury verdict for indirect profits and reduction of loss of profits involving copyright, trademark, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, bad faith, and unfair competition relative to a kayaking video; Tripp v. Jeld-Wen, Inc., 327 Mont. 146, 112 P.3d 1018, 2002 MT 121 (2005), defense verdict in product liability claim of COMPLY flooring material; Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Ribi Immunochem Research, Inc., 326 Mont. 174, 108 P.3d 469, 2005 MT 50 (2005), prosecution of declaratory action that pollution exclusion bars coverage for intentional dumping of hazardous waste into landfill; no duty to defend; and recovery of defense costs allowed; Yarbro, Ltd. v. Missoula Federal Credit Union, 310 Mont. 346, 48 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 1077, 50 P.3d 158, 2002 MT 152 (2002)(defense of transfer warranty and conversion of negotiable instruments); Chalmers v. General Motors, CV-80-64-M (United States District Court, D. Mont. Oct. 1982), successful jury verdict defense of automobile gas tank case involving a deceased driver and passenger with extensive burns; Ward v. Feist Watson Enterprises, Inc. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al., CV-85-203-M-CCL (United States District Court, D. Mont. Sept. 1987), successful in obtaining order preempting common law claims based upon cigarette labeling act in tobacco litigation action involving a death; Jacobson v. Western Montana Production Credit Association, CV 84-242-M (United States District Court, D. Mont. Sept. 1986), 643 Supp. 391, summary judgment on RICO, fraud, bad faith claims in lender liability case; Dobbins, Deguire & Tucker, P.C. v. Rutherford, MacDonald & Olson, 708 P. 2d 577 (1985), Annotated Case 52 ALR 4th 131, involving enforcement of covenants to reimburse for former employer for lost business. | | | ISLN | 909120403 | |
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