Page 5 - State Bar Directory 2023

STATE BAR, RELATED GROUPS & RULES
State Bar Staff ............................................................................................187 Calendar of Events....................................................................................188 Officers...................................................................................................... 189 Map of State Bar Areas ............................................................................. 189 ABA Representatives ................................................................................ 189 Board of Trustees ...................................................................................... 190 Annual Strategic Plan ............................................................................... 191 1974 State Bar Unification Order ............................................................. 192 Constitution of the State Bar ....................................................................193 2001 Dues Order ....................................................................................... 194 Bylaws of the State Bar ............................................................................ 199 Policies of the Board of Trustees ............................................................. 206 Bylaws of the Paralegal Section of the State Bar .................................... 212 Committees ............................................................................................... 214
• CLE Institute............................................................................214 • Elder Assistance ....................................................................... 215 • Ethics ......................................................................................216
• Operating Rules of the Ethics Committee ......................... 217 • Executive .................................................................................... 218 • Fee Arbitration ............................................................................ 219
• Rules of Arbitration of Fee Disputes .................................. 220 • Finance........................................................................................ 223 • Judicial Relations........................................................................224 • Justice Initiatives ........................................................................225 • Law-Related Education ..............................................................226 • Lawyer Helping Lawyer Network ..............................................227 • Lawyer Referral and Information Service .................................229
• Rules of Operation of the Lawyer Referral & Information Service www.montanabar.org
• Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection Board................................230 • Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection Rules ........................231 • Trust Account Maintenance & Audit Requirements ..........234 • Trust Account Overdraft Notification Rule ........................236
• Montana Lawyer Advisory Board ..............................................237 • Past Presidents ............................................................................ 238 • Professionalism ........................................................................... 239 • Technology ................................................................................. 240
Sections ..................................................................................................... 241
RULES REGARDING CONDUCT
Montana Code of Judicial Conduct...........................................................243 Montana Rules of Professional Conduct...................................................256 Paralegal Rules of Professional Responsibility ........................................271 Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement ............................................272 Rules for the Regulation of the Practice of Law in the Courts of Montana By Attorneys At Law ................................................................................283 Standards of Professional Courtesy to Clients..........................................284 Standards of Professional Courtesy Among Attorneys.............................285 Standards of Professional Courtesy and Ethics between the Judiciary and Attorneys...................................................................................................286 Ten Commandments for Trial Lawyers ....................................................287 Montana Values.........................................................................................288
STATE BAR OF MONTANA PRESIDENTS 1975-76 Marshall Murray 1976-77 Tom Mahan 1977-78 Bruce Toole 1978-79 Ted Thompson 1979-80 Maury Ormseth 1980-81 Bob Corette 1981-82 Alex George 1982-83 Ward Shanahan 1983-84 Sandy McCracken 1984-85 Doug Wold 1985-86 George Dalthorp 1986-87 Terry Trieweiler 1987-88 John Warner 1988-89 Max Hansen 1989-90 Gary Spaeth 1990-91 Damon Gannett 1991-92 Jim Johnson 1992-93 Sherry Matteucci 1993-94 Bob Carlson 1994-95 Bob Phillips 1995-96 Gary Day 1996-97 Don MacIntyre 1997-98 Martha Sheehy 1998-99 Brent Cromley 1999-00 Ed Bartlett 2000-01 Molly Shepherd 2001-02 Donald Murray 2002-03 Andrew Suenram 2003-04 Robert Sullivan 2004-05 Keith Maristuen 2005-06 Bernard McCarthy 2006-07 Peggy Probasco 2007-08 John Schulte 2008-09 Chris Tweeten 2009-10 Cynthia Smith 2010-11 Joseph Sullivan 2011-12 Shane Vannatta 2012-13 Pamela Bailey 2013-14 Randall Snyder 2014-15 Mark Parker 2015-16 Matthew Thiel 2016-17 Bruce Spencer 2017-18 Leslie Halligan 2018-19 Eric Nord 2019-20 Juli Pierce 2020-21 Kate McGrath Ellis 2021-22 Brian C. Smith 2022-23 David J. Steele
STATE BAR OF MONTANA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
1966-1972 1972-1974 1974-1983 1983-2001 2001-2017 2018 - present
J.R. “Ray” Wine, Jr. Diana S. Dowling Kent M. Parcell George L. Bousliman Christopher L. Manos John J. Mudd