Montana Lawyers

Labor Law

1821 South Ave W., Suite 501, Missoula, MT 59801

Elizabeth A. Kaleva was raised in Missoula, Montana. Elizabeth She received her Bachelor’s Degree in History from Boston College in 1991 and then went on to receive her J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 1995. Elizabeth is admitted to practice in all Montana courts, the United States District Courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Elizabeth serves as counsel for school districts in all areas of employment and school law. Her specific practice areas include: contract negotiations, employee misconduct and discipline, student misconduct and discipline, special education and federal programs, and Board of Trustees practice and procedure. In addition, she also provides litigation defense to school districts and their employees in federal and state courts, arbitrations, and administrative agencies relating to all aspects of school district operations

Family and Divorce Law

336 Waterloo Rd, Whitehall, MT 59759, USA

Lori attended Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana where she received her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. In 1990, Lori moved to Houston, Texas, and enrolled in the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Over the past 14 years, her practice has evolved into a family life practice which includes all areas of family law, business transactions, estate planning, real estate, agriculture, civil litigation, select personal injury claims and water law. Lori is also the attorney for the Town of Twin Bridges. Lori is licensed to practice in Montana, Arizona and Texas. In addition to her law practice, Lori has a life coach practice. When she meets, consults and advises clients, she does so through the ears and eyes of experience. She is attentive to her clients’ needs, while strategically and aggressively representing their interests.

Criminal Defense Law

3225 1st Ave N, Billings, MT 59101, USA

Personal Injury Law

1601 Lewis Ave, STE 101, Billings, MT 59102

Paul Odegaard, a native of North Dakota, came to Montana in 1999 to begin his legal career in private practice. Prior to earning his law degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1998, Paul graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota in 1994. While attending law school, he was inducted into the Order of the Coif, which reflected his achievement for graduating in the top 10% of his class. Paul was also published by, and a member of, the law review. After graduating from law school, Paul served as a law clerk for the Justice Mary Muehlen Maring of the North Dakota Supreme Court for one year. From there, he began working for the Crowley Fleck firm in Billings, Montana, where he handled civil litigation cases?primarily in the fields of personal injury and workers? compensation. In 2008, Paul started his own practice and continued to focus on helping people deal with the devastating effects of physical injuries or wrongful death ? whether caused by a workplace accident, defective products, or the negligence of others. Having spent much of his youth near the Bakken oil fields of the Williston Basin, he became particularly committed to representing victims of workplace injury in that region. Paul comes from a long line of farmers, and is deeply influenced by his heritage. This influence has shaped his devotion to helping those who have been harmed by corporations, insurance companies and other moneyed interests. He is passionate about representing working class men and women.

Civil Litigation

S Ryman St, Missoula, MT 59802, USA

Quentin’s practice is focused exclusively on litigation. He places an emphasis on serving small businesses and individuals with trials and appeals. This focus has given him a broad range of trial experience including wildfire and forest fire lawsuits, personal injury and wrongful death, airplane crashes, insurance bad faith, self-defense, legal and professional malpractice, business, commercial and real estate law, and political practice and election law. Quentin is a regular speaker on topics involving firearms law, jury trial techniques and legal ethics. Quentin was admitted to the State Bar of Montana in 1995, after which he served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable John L. Peterson, Chief Judge, Bankruptcy Court, District of Montana before joining the Missoula law firm of Sullivan & Tabaracci in October, 1997. He was a principal shareholder in Sullivan, Tabaracci & Rhoades, P.C. from 2000 to 2014. In 2015, he co-founded the law firm of Rhoades & Erickson, PLLC. In 2016 and 2017 he was awarded the Peer Review Rating of “Preeminent” from Martindale-Hubbell, the gold standard in attorney ratings. Quentin attended Montana State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with honors in 1989 and a Master of Arts degree in American History with high honors in 1992. He then earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Montana School of Law in 1995. While attending school, Quentin was active as a hotshot crew member and smokejumper in states all over the west from 1985 through 1994 and served as an Infantryman in the Montana National Guard. Quentin and his wife Suzanne, having raised their three daughters, now enjoy adventure travel and the best of the Western Montana outdoor lifestyle, including hiking, canoeing, backpacking, skiing and mountaineering in Montana and around the Pacific Northwest. Quentin also competes in USAPL powerlifting, where he both officiates and holds a number of Montana state records.