Tarlow Stonecipher Weamer & Kelly, PLLC: Law Firm Profile

About this firm

Founded in 1997, the firm of Tarlow Stonecipher Weamer Kelly, PLLC has provided representation to local, regional and national clients. Located in Bozeman, the home of Montana State University. The firm includes lawyers with active law licenses in Fort Peck Tribal Court, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado (inactive). We understand our clients can’t be everywhere at once, which is why the firm’s lawyers routinely travel throughout the region representing local, regional and national clients.

We have a dedicated and experienced staff. The firm’s lawyers and staff pride themselves on client service and responsiveness and with keeping current with the ever-changing interface between technology and the practice of law, including electronic discovery.

Firm lawyers are engaged in numerous professional, community and educational organizations. Members have served in a number of professional positions and endeavors including as president of the Gallatin County Bar Association, founder of the Montana State Bar Construction Law Section, a member of the Board of Governors of the American College of Construction Lawyers, and as Adjunct Faculty to the College of Engineering, Montana State University – Bozeman.

Areas of Practice

Construction Law
Labor And Employment
Oil and Gas Contracts
Zoning, Planning and Land Use
Corporate Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Practice
Business Law
Real Estate
Commercial Law
Insurance
Civil Litigation
Copyrights
Trademarks
Products Liability
Tort Liability
Personal Injury
Aviation Law
Insurance Litigation
Commercial Real Estate
Lender Liability
Oil and Gas Law
Liquor Licensing
Negligence Defense
Construction Litigation
Natural Resources
Mineral Law
Mineral Royalties
Environmental Law
Tort Defense
Real Estate Development
Corporate Finance

Peer Reviews

4.6/5.0 (42 reviews)

Legal Knowledge
4.7/5.0
Analytical Capability
4.7/5.0
Judgment
4.6/5.0
Communication
4.7/5.0
Legal Experience
4.5/5.0

5.0/5.0 Review for Matt J. Kelly by a Partner on 11/18/25 in Construction Law

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5.0/5.0 Review for Matt J. Kelly by a Managing Partner on 11/06/16 in Natural Resources

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5.0/5.0 Review for Matt J. Kelly by a Senior Associate on 10/03/16 in Mineral Law

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5.0/5.0 Review for Matt J. Kelly by a Partner on 10/02/16 in Natural Resources

Exceptional lawyer

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5.0/5.0 Review for John Tarlow by a Partner on 04/30/13 in Construction Law

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5.0/5.0 Review for John Tarlow by a Of Counsel on 04/29/13 in Construction Contracts

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5.0/5.0 Review for John Tarlow by a Of Counsel on 04/29/13 in Construction Claims

I know him very well cannot recommend him highly enough.

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5.0/5.0 Review for John Tarlow by a Managing Partner on 04/17/13 in Construction Law

John "Buzz" Tarlow is very capable and highly regarded as a full service construction law professional.

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5.0/5.0 Review for John Tarlow by a Partner on 04/09/13 in Construction Claims

Used Buzz as co-counsel on a very difficult and conentious case in Montana. His advise and assistance was first class

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5.0/5.0 Review for John Tarlow by a Managing Partner on 04/09/13 in Civil Litigation

Excellent litigator

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