Admitted
1983, Montana and U.S. District Court, District of Montana; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Montana, J.D., with honors, 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
University of Montana, B.A., with honors, 1977; University of Montana, M.P.A., 1979
Memberships
Defense Research Institute; Montana Defense Trial Lawyers, Inc.
Biographical
Editor-in-Chief, Public Land Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to Hon. L. C. Gulbrandson, Montana Supreme Court, 1983-1984. Author: Developments in Montana Products Liability Law, 1977-1987, 48 Montana Law Review, 1987; Liability for Punitive Damages in Workers' Compensation Cases, The Erosion of the Exclusive Remedy Doctrine, Defense Research Institute, 1992. Member: Montana Board of Continuing Legal Education, 1987-1993 (Chairman, 1991-1993); Member, 2002— and Chairman, 2003-2004, City-County Planning Board. Great Falls Local Government Study Commission, 1994-1996 (Vice-Chairman). (Also Of Counsel to Smith & Oblander, P.C.)