Butte Lawyers

My Consumer Protection background includes:  * Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow with Montana Legal Services Association's Consumer Unit, overseeing MLSA's self-help bankruptcy program and helping low-income Montanans with consumer law issues. * American Bar Association Janet Steiger Antitrust Fellow with the Office of Consumer Protection in the Montana Attorney General's Office. * Nationally-certified financial educator and foreclosure prevention specialist with Homeword.  * Helped found the Montana Financial Education Coalition and the Montana Alliance for Responsible Finance to promote financial education and fair lending practices in Montana. * Drafted and lobbied for anti-predatory lending laws...

My name is Frank P. Pipitone and I am a Bankruptcy Lawyer in Bozeman, MT. I focus my practice on all issues related to consumer defense. I like to practice law holistically and value the personal relationships I am able to establish with my clients. I look at bankruptcy as financial rehabilitation and enjoy working with clients to address their financial issues and give them the tools to succeed financially post bankruptcy.

Maxwell “Max” Kirchhoff is a partner at Western Justice Associates. His practice is exclusively dedicated to civil litigation for plaintiffs where he focuses on personal injury, product liability, and class action litigation. Max is a third generation Montanan, born and raised in Bozeman. He has proudly represented Montanans from all corners of the State. Max understands that most Montanans will have a hard time getting a fair settlement from insurance companies and other corporate wrongdoers without his help, so he expends all efforts to provide injured Montanans with the compensation they deserve. Max’s success in achieving excellent results for his clients...

Abigail graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 2017. While in law school, she was selected to compete on the trial team, where she gained invaluable experience trying cases locally and at the regional level. During law school and after passing the bar, Abigail worked for a local criminal defense firm until she opened her own practice in 2019. Shortly after opening her practice, Abigail's hard work and dedication to her clients led her to be recognized by the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as the "Rookie of the Year." For nearly five years, until partnering...

Kelby Fischer is an attorney practicing in the areas estate planning, probate, business law, and real estate. Proudly serving throughout the state of Montana. Kelby is committed to helping individuals, families and businesses protect what they have worked hard to build and preserve their legacy for the next generation by providing his clients with the highest-quality legal representation and customized estate planning and business documents. Kelby provides solutions tailored to each client’s individual needs to help them achieve their planning objectives.

Katie C. Holliday, has been practicing law for over 15 years. Dedicated to her clients, she attempts to combat the confusing and overwhelming nature of the legal process in each of her practice areas. Communication is key, and she will work with you to discern your situation and produce unique legal solutions that work best for you.
Whether it relates to your business or your family, you will leave Carmody Holliday Legal Services, PLLC, knowing more about your options and your legal situation. Katie C. Holliday has the experience and the solutions to help in a wide variety of legal matters.

Jill is a civil litigation attorney who focuses her practice on personal injury defense, transportation, products liability, and insurance defense. She also represents employers in wrongful discharge and discrimination matters. Jill is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is recognized by Best Lawyers for her work in products liability defense and commercial litigation. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Jill was Montana’s Deputy Commissioner of Insurance and Securities where she oversaw Montana regulation of those industries, managed a state agency, and lobbied the legislature. In law school Jill was a member of the trial team and a UM...

Civil litigation, including administrative actions before agencies, the Government Accountability Office, and the federal courts.

Bob's current practice focuses on trademark law, copyright law, trade secrets, intellectual property licensing, employment and labor law, commercial and real estate litigation. He also has worked extensively on complex and class action litigation. Bob is a member of The International Trademark Association (INTA) and is actively involved in international trademark registrations, with agents established throughout the world. He teaches both trademark and copyright law at the University of Montana School of Law, as an adjunct professor. Bob enjoys an "AV" rating in the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory and has been recognized by America’s Best Lawyers...

I did not grow up dreaming of being an attorney. I decided to become one after my parents were involved in a frivolous and expensive lawsuit that wreaked havoc in their lives. I was unhappy with the aloof and unresponsive legal representation they received. My family’s hard-earned money was flowing into the lawyer’s coffers, and he acted like he was doing my family a favor. I never wanted to feel that helpless again. So I applied to law school.
My mother raised me as a single parent for much of my childhood and struggled to make ends meet. I can appreciate...

Mr. Bjornson has spent his nearly 30 year legal career practicing both in Seattle, Washington, and in Missoula, Montana, specializing in business transactions, contracts, loan transactions, corporate law, business organizations (including corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships), private and public business financings, real estate (both residential and commercial), tax litigation, tax planning, estate planning, trusts and probate, and alternative dispute resolution in lieu of litigation. Mr. Bjornson is a member of Bjornson Law Offices, located in Missoula, Montana, a distinguished firm originally established in 1998. He was formerly associated with Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP, and Boone, Karlberg...

Business lawyer with experience in tax and business law.

Adrienne is a graduate of Boise State University, University of Phoenix, and the University of Montana School of Law.
Adrienne is a Montana native and grew up in Butte and Great Falls. Before attending law school, Adrienne worked in the legal field for over twelve years. Her experience includes working as a paralegal for a family and criminal defense attorney for nine years. She also worked in various prosecutor’s offices and as a jail technician at the sheriff’s office.
Public interests is a passion for Adrienne. Before her admission to the Montana bar, Adrienne was actively involved in Montana...

Craig Mungas was born in Philipsburg, Montana. He graduated from the University of Montana in 1998. He then attended Seattle University School of Law, and graduated cum laude in 2002. After law school, Craig moved to Helena, Montana and practiced commercial law with a large law firm. He then returned to Seattle, Washington where he received his Master of Laws (LL.M) in 2004 from the University of Washington. While at UW, Craig earned a perfect grade in Estate Planning and Taxation. In 2006, Craig was appointed by the King County Superior Court to serve...

Jeff, a fifth-generation Montanan, grew up in Great Falls. He attended Yale University then the University of Wisconsin Law School where he worked with the Wisconsin Innocence Project to remedy wrongful convictions. Jeff returned to Montana in 2013 and has been with the Goetz firm ever since. Jeff maintains a diverse trial and appellate practice. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of civil matters involving fraud, breach of contract, tortious interference, intra-corporate disputes, land use and access issues, insurance coverage and bad faith, personal injury and wrongful death, and public records disputes and constitutional claims. He has also...

Nick is a native Utahan and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Utah. After working for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake for a few years, Nick attended the University of Montana School of Law where he earned a Juris Doctorate degree with Honors. While concurrently enrolled in law school, Nick completed substantial undergraduate work at the University of Montanaâs School of Business towards a Masterâs of Business Administration â he is currently working towards its completion. Subsequently, Nick received a merit based scholarship to study taxation at the University of Washington School of Law...