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Brad grew up in Montana. He left the state to play college baseball in Florida and attend the United States Naval Academy. After graduating from the University of Montana law school with honors in 1977 he began private practice in Missoula. Since that time he has had a varied state wide practice involving insurance related litigation, specializing in insurance bad faith, personal injury, professional negligence and workers’ compensation law. Brad has handled more than 60 appeals before the Montana Supreme Court.

Brad has been involved in a wide range of professional activities. He was a long time CLE chairman, Board Member and President of the Montana Defense Trial Lawyers. He often speaks at legal seminars and insurance groups on claim handling related matters. Brad was appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation, participating in an extended study and redrafting of the Montana Workers’ Compensation Act. He has been an adjunct professor teaching Workers’ Compensation Law at the UM School of Law. Brad maintains an AV rating and is listed in multiple litigation related areas in Best Lawyers, Mountain States Super Lawyers, Chambers USA and the Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel edition. Brad was designated by the Best Lawyers publication as the 2012 Insurance Law and 2014 Personal Injury Litigation lawyer of the year in Missoula.

Brad is a past president and Board Member of the University of Montana Grizzly Athletic Association, was, for several years, counsel, officer and director for Play Ball Missoula, a non-profit corporation privately overseeing the development and construction of a civic stadium, and was a long time YMCA and Little League girls baseball and basketball coach. He and his wife Carla have 3 married daughters. The family enjoys its growing number of grandchildren, UM sports, outdoor activities and recreation at Flathead Lake.

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Location
  • 350 Ryman Street
    Missoula, MT 59802
Education
  • The University of Montana, J.D., graduated 1977
  • The University of Montana, BA, graduated 1974
Bar Admissions
  • Montana, State Bar of Montana
Affiliations
  • ABA - Fellow
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court District of Montana
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Insurance Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Insurance Law, Missoula (2024)
  • Insurance Law, Missoula (2021)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Missoula (2019)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Missoula (2017)
  • Insurance Law, Missoula (2016)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Missoula (2014)
  • Insurance Law, Missoula (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Insurance Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Special Focus:
  • Bad Faith
  • Bad Faith
  • Defense
  • Defense
  • Insurance
  • Liability Insurance
  • Professional Liability
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Workers' Compensation Fund
Awards:
  • "AV" rating in Martindale-Hubbell
  • DRI Exceptional Performance Citation 1990
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers
  • Chambers USA
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Legal Malpractice Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Workers' Compensation Law

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