Legal Actions against Federal Government Agencies

Areas of Practice

Criminal Law

Defense against government prosecution of individuals including DUIs, assault, possession and more. Criminal law involves offenses against the state and is focused on punishing individuals or entities that commit crimes, such as theft, assault, murder, and fraud. It includes the prosecution and defense in criminal trials. I am the original trial attorney for Montana’s seminal Search Warrant Knock & Announce case: Montana v. Anyan, 2004 MT 395, 325 Mont. 245, 104 P.3d 511

Family Law

Legal matters involving family relationships and domestic issues. It includes divorce, child support, child custody, adoption and marriage.

Physical injuries

Car wrecks. Motorcycle. Commercial Vehicle.

Veteran’s Disability Law

Representation of Disabled Veteran’s, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veteran’s Claims.

Corporate Law

Corporate law deals the formation and operations of corporations and is related to commercial and contract law. A corporation is a legal entity created through the laws of its state of incorporation, treating a corporation as a legal "person" that has standing to sue and be sued, distinct from its stockholders.

Property Law

Law that in the common law legal system governs the various forms of ownership in real property and in personal property. Property is anything that is owned by a person or entity. Property is divided into two types: "real property," which is any interest in land, real estate, growing plants or the improvements on it, and "personal property" (sometimes called "personalty"), which is everything else.

Professional Discipline

Involved with several winning State Supreme Court cases of first impression. Including but not limited to: Medical (Physicians, Osteopaths, Physician Assistants, ARNP, Registered Nurses, Chiropractors), Attorney and other professional licensing.

Estate Planning

Will contest, wills, trusts, estate and inheritence.

Unique matters

Other miscellaneous matters.

Courts & Boards

Law

Contract Disputes Act

The Contract Disputes Act of 1978 ("CDA", Pub.L. 95–563, 92 Stat. 2383), which became effective on March 1, 1979, establishes the procedures for handling "claims" relating to United States Federal Government contracts. It is codified, as amended, at 41 U.S.C. §§ 7101–7109.

No-FEAR Act

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2001

Freedom of Information Act

A law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.