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Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts
Best's Insurance Professional Resources
Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts


Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense

350 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana 59802

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7909, Missoula, MT 59807

Established: 1870

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • Bad Faith
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Tort Litigation
  • Opinions
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist
  • Business Law
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Real Estate
  • Intellectual Property
  • Health Care
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Labor and Employment
  • Product Liability
  • Transportation
  • Class Actions
  • Copyright and Trademark Law
  • Employment Practices Liability
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Self-Insured Defense
  • School Law

About Us

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP has years of experience with the insurance industry and direct involvement in some of the more critical insurance cases before the Montana courts. We provide counsel to insurance companies, agencies, and adjusters on a wide range of defense issues.

An integral part of the firm, our Insurance Law Group is hired by insurance companies to handle professional liability claims, including claims involving allegations of medical, realtor and attorney malpractice.

At Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, our attorneys understand that the cost of litigation is of considerable concern to our clients. We are focused on providing cost-effective insurance defense services, which may mean different strategies for different claims. In addition, we offer advanced technologies, including video conferencing, which help minimize expenses and increase convenience for our clients.

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP offers skilled defense for insurance companies, third party administrators and self insured entities. We often act as local counsel for national businesses involved in claims in the state of Montana.

Firm Highlights

With our highly experienced insurance defense attorneys, Garlington, Lohn & Robinson can resolve cases quickly. With consistent, on-time reports, we'll keep you up to date every step of the way.

How We Offer Value

With Garlington, Lohn & Robinson's experience and sound strategy, our clients receive the optimal result in the least amount of time to reduce the cost of doing business. That's why GLR has thrived in Missoula for more than 150 years.

Client Information

Insurance Clients

Personnel Information

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Randall J. Colbert

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Class Actions
  • Transportation
  • Construction Law
  • Product Liability
  • Bad Faith
  • Insurance Coverage
Admitted
  • Montana, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
Additional Biographical Details:

Best Lawyers in America

Memberships:
  • Federal, American and Western Montana Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
  • CPCU Society
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
  • Rocky Mountain College, B.S., 1990
  • The University of Montana, J.D., 2003

Justin K. Cole

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Health Care
  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Employment Law
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Insurance Defense
Admitted
  • Montana, 2012
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
Education:
  • The University of Montana, B.S. (with high honors), 2009
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (with high honors), 2012

Tessa A. Keller

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Business Law
  • Employment Law
  • Product Liability
  • Health Care
  • Cannabis Law
  • Title IX Law
Admitted
  • Montana, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Memberships:
  • American and Western Montana Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
  • The University of Montana, B.A. (with high honors), 2008
  • University of Oregon, J.D., 2013

Nicholas J. Lofing

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Health Care
  • Real Estate
  • Employment Law
  • Land Use
  • Environmental Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Public Utilities Law
  • Water Rights
Admitted
  • Montana, 2010
  • Washington, 2011
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Memberships:
  • American and West Montana Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
  • Seattle University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 2005
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (with high honors), 2010

Bradley J. Luck

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Class Actions
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Professional Liability
  • Bad Faith
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Arbitration/Mediation
Admitted
  • Montana, 1977
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1985
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Additional Biographical Details:

"AV" Rated by Martindale Hubbell; Best Lawyers' 2012 and 2016 Missoula Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year; Best Lawyers' 2014 and 2017 Missoula Personal Injury Litigation Defense Lawyer of the Year; Rocky Mountain Super Lawyers (personal injury, professional liability and workers' compensation defense); Best Lawyers in America (insurance bad faith, professional negligence, general litigation and workers' compensation); Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Litigation; The Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition; DRI Exceptional Performance Citation 1990; America's Top 100 Attorneys; Best Lawyers' 2016 Missoula Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year

Memberships:
  • American and Western Montana Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Defense Research Institute (State Chair, 1993-1994)
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1982-1993; Vice-President, 1989; President, 1990)
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Education:
  • The University of Montana, B.A. (cum laude), 1974
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1977

Robert C. Lukes

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Employment Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Bankruptcy
  • Cannabis Law
Admitted
  • Montana, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2003
Additional Biographical Details:

Best Lawyers in America

Memberships:
  • Federal and American (Sections: Intellectual Property; Litigation) Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
  • University of Southern California, B.A., 1984
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (with high honors), 1996

Kathryn S. Mahe

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Health Care
  • Employment Law
  • Labor Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Arbitration/Mediation
Admitted
  • Montana, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
Memberships:
  • State Bar of Montana
Education:
  • The University of Montana, B.A. (with high honors), 2003
  • The University of Montana, J.D. (with honors), 2006

Alan F. McCormick

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Business Law
  • Real Estate
  • Land Use
  • Environmental Law
  • Construction Law
  • Municipal Law
Admitted
  • Montana, 2003
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education:
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, B.S., 1991
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, M.U.P., 1993
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (with high honors), 2002

Emma L. Mediak

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Class Actions
  • Transportation
  • Surety
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Professional Liability
  • Bad Faith
  • Insurance Coverage
Admitted
  • Montana, 2013
Memberships:
  • American and Western Montana Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
  • Stanford University, B.A. (with distinction), 2009
  • Stanford Law School, J.D., 2012

Robert J. Phillips

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Class Actions
  • Transportation
  • Construction Law
  • Product Liability
  • Surety
  • Professional Liability
  • Bad Faith
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Arbitration/Mediation
Admitted
  • Montana, 1978
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. Federal Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1982
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1983
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
Additional Biographical Details:

America's Top 100 Attorneys; AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; Super Lawers; Chambers USA: Leading Lawyer for Litigation

Memberships:
  • American and Western Montana (President 1986-1987) Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Montana (President, 1994-1995)
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • Defense Research Institute
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
  • The University of Montana, B.A., 1975
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 1978

Peter J. Stokstad

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Health Care
  • Medical Malpractice
Admitted
  • Washington, 1990
  • Montana, 1996
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
Additional Biographical Details:

Best Lawyers in America

Memberships:
  • American, Washington State, Western Montana and King County Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association
Education:
  • University of Washington, B.A., 1985
  • Willamette University, J.D., 1989
Language:
  • Norwegian

Leah T. Handelman

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Health Care
  • Employment Law
  • Construction Law
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Insurance Coverage
Admitted
  • Montana, 2016
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
Education:
  • Boston College, B.A. Political Science, 2009
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (with high honors), 2016

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Luc L. Brodhead

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
Admitted
  • Montana, 2017
Education:
  • Whitman College, B.A., 2010
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2017
Law Review:
Articles Editor, Montana Law Review, 2015–2017
Clerkship:
Law Clerk to Hon. Judge Sam E. Haddon, U.S. District Court, District of Montana

Michael D. Bybee

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Business Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Real Estate
  • Construction Law
Admitted
  • Idaho, 2012
  • Montana, 2013
  • U.S. District Court, District of Idaho
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education:
  • Lewis-Clark State College, B.A. (with high honors), 2008
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 2012

Elijah L. Inabnit

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Insurance Defense
  • Labor and Employment
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Real Estate
  • Constitutional Law
Admitted
  • Montana, 2017
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
Education:
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2017

Michael H. Hekman

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Bankruptcy
  • Banking
  • Real Estate
  • Landlord and Tenant Law
  • Tax Law
  • Debt Restructuring and Workouts
  • Cannabis Law
Admitted
  • Washington, 2012
  • Idaho
  • U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for Eastern Washington, Western Washington, Idaho, Montana and Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education:
  • Calvin College, B.A., 2008
  • Western Michigan University, J.D., 2011
  • University of Washington School of Law, LL.M., 2012

Rachel L. Wagner

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Real Estate
  • Business Law
  • Insurance Defense
  • Civil Litigation
  • Health Care
Admitted
  • Montana, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
Education:
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2021

Marti Liechty

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
Admitted
  • Montana, 2023
Education:
  • The University of Montana, B.A. (with honors), 2019
  • The University of Montana, M.B.A. (with high honors), 2023
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 2023

Natalie Jeude

Missoula, MT

Practice Areas
  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
Admitted
  • Montana, 2023
Education:
  • Montana State University, B.S. (with highest honors), 2018
  • The University of Montana School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 2023

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