Big Horn County Lawyers

BRET T. ALLRED
Attorney

I spent my youth traveling the world as a navy dependent living anywhere from third world countries to some of the most modern cities in the world. This lifestyle exposed me to some of the struggles of the human condition. I learned that happiness does not come from riches, but from the freedom to live life on your own terms. In college, I married a Wyoming girl who convinced me to put down roots in the Big Horn Basin and Billings Area; and for the last eighteen years I have never regretted that decision. I enjoy living in...

Jake Brooks is an estate planning, transactional, and business attorney in Sheridan, Wyoming, serving clients in Northeast Wyoming, including the communities of Buffalo, Sheridan, and Gillette. Attorney Jake Brooks has been practicing law in Wyoming since 2005. Jake grew up in Buffalo, Wyoming, and was a 1997 graduate of Buffalo High School. Following high school, Jake earned a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in English, with a minor in history, from Chadron State College. Jake then attended the University of Wyoming College of Law where he graduated with honors in 2005. While in...

Erin received her law degree from the University of Wyoming in 2001. Prior to that, Erin worked as a nurse and was head of the workers' compensation department for a large company in Colorado. Since becoming an attorney, Erin has practiced in criminal law, family law and workers' compensation. Erin was a deputy county attorney in Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming before opening Plains Law Offices, LLP with her husband, Kenneth DeCock, in 2004. Erin was appointed to the Wyoming Legislature in 2005, and served in that capacity for five years. Erin now practices primarily in...

Born in Dallas, Texas, Stacy M. Kirven has lived in Sheridan, Wyoming since she was 6 years old. Stacy received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Criminal Justice and Political Science from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Stacy earned her Juris Doctorate degree and graduated in December of 2014 from the University of Wyoming College of Law.


Stacy spent her first four years of practice as an Associate Attorney with the Barney & Graham, LLC law firm in Sheridan before opening Kirven Law, LLC. Stacy has ample experience in representing clients with domestic relations issues, including: divorce,...

S. Thomas Throne is an attorney in Sheridan, Wyoming primarily handling oil and gas matters. Tom has practiced in Sheridan since 1979, starting with Lonabaugh & Riggs before commencing his own practice in September 1982. Since that time, Tom has expanded the size of the firm to its current size of (5) five lawyers. Tom's emphasis is on representing oil and gas companies in preparation of title opinions, administrative hearings in front of the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and North Dakota Industrial Commission, and in litigation and transactions surrounding operating agreements, title issues and other surface and mineral use...

At Healy Law Firm, we are committed to providing aggressive, dedicated and cost-effective legal representation for all of our clients. Whether you are accused of a crime, injured in an accident, or otherwise need a hard-working law firm to fight for you and your rights, we have the experience you need and will be with you throughout your legal process.

I work and serve in the Bighorn Basin from Thermopolis, Wyoming. My practice, Keller Law Firm, PC is also "of counsel" to Michael Messenger of Messenger Law Firm, PC in Thermopolis. My firm focuses on providing litigation services to a rural community. Those services include family law, estate planning, probate, civil litigation, misdemeanor criminal defense, and traffic tickets.

If we haven’t officially met, my name is Jeremy Hugus. I am a Wyoming native and became a lawyer because I am passionate about making life seriously better for real people. Real people who have been seriously injured by negligent corporations and careless people.

Real people whose sacred constitutional rights have been violated by the government. I focus 100% of my practice on personal injury and criminal defense litigation.

This includes oil and gas accidents; trucking, train, and auto accidents; wrongful death; medical malpractice and nursing home abuse, product liability, and workers’ compensation, as well as DWUIs, drug charges, and...

Jeffery “Jeff” Van Fleet has spent the bulk of his life in the Rocky Mountains. He utilizes his diverse background to provide quality legal representation with compassion. Jeff graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Law. Prior to law school, he spent nearly 18 years as a law enforcement officer in Colorado, and served 4 years with the United States Marine Corps.

WHY AND HOW

"I recognize that as an attorney, I need to know more than what the law is, I must be aware of how the law affects the individuals I represent, physically, emotionally and financially. I have...

May Harris (she/her) serves as CEO and Managing Attorney at FPLG. She chairs the firm’s transactional practice group, working with an outstanding team of FPLG attorneys and professionals in service to clients of all sizes, including museums, schools, churches, medical organizations and other charitable tax-exempt entities. Serving in the roles of nonprofit founder, board member, corporate counsel and executive director over the course of her career, Ms. Harris has been instrumental in the development of each of the organizations she has led, and she understands the challenges facing nonprofit executives every day. Over her two decades of legal practice, Ms. Harris has...

After spending four years as a social worker, I returned to get my law degree in hopes of helping people, and that is what I strive to do. I understand people come to me during the hardest times of their lives, and my role is to help them navigate through the process. I take pride in working hard to provide my clients the best representation possible.

R. Michael Shickich has 30 years’ experience as a trial lawyer and is a fourth generation Wyoming resident. In 2002, he opened an exclusively personal injury practice, the Law Offices of R. Michael Shickich, LLC d/b/a the Injury Law Firm®. Cases include auto and trucking accidents, oil well fires and injuries, and medical device product liability cases. Prior to returning to Casper, he was a shareholder with Santa Fe’s oldest and largest law firm, Montgomery & Andrews, P.A.. Michael began his legal career in Denver as an associate with the now national firm Holme, Roberts & Owen, LLP. He...

Benjamin was born in Jefferson City, Missouri but his parents wisely moved him out to Wyoming when he was only 6 months old. Benjamin was raised in Cheyenne and Laramie until he graduated from Laramie Senior High School and left Wyoming to go back to Missouri for his undergraduate studies. Benjamin graduated from Southeast Missouri State University where he studied American History, Logic and American Literature. After graduating, Benjamin attended the University of Wyoming College of Law. During Law School, Benjamin worked in a family law firm in Laramie, was the Dean of his Law Fraternity, Delta Theta Phi, and...

Kenneth has been recognized by numerous national associations as a top attorney. He has practiced workers' compensation law for over twenty years. Kenneth served as a prosecuting attorney for five years, and has been in private practice with his wife and legal partner, Erin Mercer, for over ten years. Kenneth now represents injured workers who have been denied workers' compensation benefits. Kenneth also has extensive trial experience and knowledge of the law, he will explain to you the law and your options and he will walk you through the legal process, always striving to achieve your goals.

Matthew Walker grew up in Cheyenne with his six siblings. During his youth, he loved tinkering with electronics which led to his current interest and aptitude in the areas where technology and the law intersect, particularly with blockchains, DeFi, and DAOs. He attended the University of Wyoming for both his undergraduate degree and law degree. While in law school, Matthew acted as the Managing Editor of the Wyoming Law Review, where he put in hundreds of hours ensuring the quality of the articles and worked hard to make current and past copies of the journal available for free online. Matthew graduated...

A partner at Pence and MacMillan LLC in Laramie, Wyoming, Dustin enjoys helping individuals and businesses primarily in areas of estate and business planning, transactional and contract law, and real estate and property law.

Steven Jensen is a seasoned litigation attorney at Parker & McConkie, where he has focused exclusively on personal injury law since 2010. With a strong commitment to treating each client as a partner, Steven provides personalized and diligent representation for individuals injured in various types of accidents, including car accidents, trucking accidents, dog bites, and slip and falls. His strategic approach has consistently resulted in substantial settlements and awards, securing millions of dollars for his clients. Steven holds a BA from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctorate from Texas Tech University. He is admitted to practice in Utah and Wyoming,...

We are known for our persistence and preparation.

We are proud of our honesty, integrity and dedication.

We are reliable and we work hard. Most important of all, we have the courage to stand up for our clients.

Big-firm Experience. Small-firm Relationships. Although we have big-firm experience, we prefer to work in a small-firm environment that is focused on client service and justice.

My colleagues and I handle litigation and arbitration matters involving securities, commodities and cryptocurrency. Forums in which we have appeared include FINRA, AAA, NFA and JAMS. We represent both investors and industry participants. Much of our work is concentrated in the litigation of EB-5 securities matters. Our firm also handles complex business litigation, regulatory inquiries and corporate work.

Mr. Humphrey is licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming and in Colorado, Wyoming Federal District Court, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Executive Office of Immigration Review. He was born and raised in Cheyenne, WY. As a graduate of the University of Wyoming’s College of Law, he participated in the Defender Aid Clinic, worked as an extern for the Federal Defender’s Office, and volunteered to assist the Office of the State Public Defender. He also worked as a Public Defender for 6 years and as a contract attorney through the appellate division for 2 years. ?He...

Boyd O. Wiggam is the owner and attorney at Wiggam Law Office, LLC. He returned to solo practice focusing on representing debtors in bankruptcy. Boyd initially founded Wiggam Law Office in 2017. Boyd has also worked as a policy analyst for a public policy think tank in Wyoming and was a candidate for Laramie County Commissioner in 2018 and for Cheyenne City Council in 2020. Boyd has a history of assisting various businesses serving farmers and landowners in eastern Laramie County. A Wyoming native, Boyd was raised on a farm in Eastern Laramie County , received an undergraduate degree...

Ryan grew up in Sheridan, Wyoming where he enjoyed hiking, camping, fishing and hunting in the Bighorn Mountains. He attended public school until the 7th grade, then was home schooled and enrolled in Sheridan College at 14, later becoming the youngest graduate at 17 and with honors. After college, he worked as an insurance agent in his family’s business. While working in insurance, Ryan joined the Sheridan College speech and debate team, winning regional and national awards which earned him a scholarship to Northern Arizona University where he graduated in 2003 Summa Cum Laude with his bachelor’s degree in political...

Practice is limited to Bankruptcy. The Law Offices of Patrick M. Hunter provides state wide practices in Wyoming.

Brandon joined the Budd-Falen Law Offices in 2000 and maintains an extensive civil practice focused on natural resources, water and public lands law, environmental litigation, federal livestock grazing, land-use and property rights. He also frequently represents landowners with respect to matters involving traditional uses of federal public lands, including livestock grazing and rights of access, and the negotiation of customary uses of private land, such as surface use agreements, rights-of-way, easements, oil and gas leases, and private land leases for the development of wind energy.

Mr. Coppede began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Alan B. Johnson, United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. He is a partner with Hickey & Evans where he has an active trial practice which focuses on representing businesses and individuals in a wide variety of disputes, including commercial litigation, contract actions, personal injury, business torts, environmental litigation, employment law disputes, civil rights issues, and insurance coverage disputes.

He represents both employers and employees in workers’ compensation matters before the Office of Administrative Hearings. He represents secured and unsecured creditors in Chapter...