Montana Law Firm

Jeanne Matthews Bender (Full bio), of counsel to the firm, represents commercial and non-profit employers in a variety of employment matters including wage and hour claims, disability and discrimination, breach of contract, wrongful discharge, unemployment, and insurance coverage matters. In addition to extensive litigation experience, Ms. Bender assists clients in developing personnel policies, drafting handbooks, and in resolving personnel problems. She has given seminars and training sessions on sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, discrimination, wage and hour requirements, and the ADA. Ms. Bender has been recommended as one of Montana's leading employment lawyers in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business since 2002. She is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Mountain States Super Lawyers where she was named one of the top 40 women lawyers in the region (2008, 2009, 2010). Email: jbender@hollandhart.com

Jason S. Ritchie (Full bio) is a partner with Holland & Hart LLP and practices in the firm's Billings office. He has represented and advised employers in several areas, including claims of wrongful discharge, harassment, discrimination, breach of employment contract, and claims arising under the ADA, Montana Human Rights Act, FMLA, and the National Rehabilitation Act. Jason has also represented various commercial clients in contract disputes, real estate litigation, and environmental litigation. Jason advises clients on employment matters, and has given a number of seminars on wrongful discharge, discrimination, and related topics. Jason has represented clients in both state and federal court in Montana, and before the Montana Human Rights Commission, the Montana Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Email: jritchie@hollandhart.com

Firm Practice Areas: Advanced Technology, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Business Transactions, Climate Change, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Environmental, Estate Planning and Administration, Health Care and Hospitals, Immigration, Indian/Native American Law, Intellectual Property, International, Labor/Employment and Employee Benefits, Legislative, Oil/Gas and Minerals, OSHA/MSHA, Patents, Product Liability/Torts and Insurance, Public Land, Public Utilities and Energy Regulation, Real Estate, Securities, Sustainable Business, Tax, Telecommunications, Water, White Collar Crime

Number of Attorneys: 434

Office Locations: Aspen, CO; Boulder, CO; Colorado Springs, CO; Denver, CO; Greenwood Village, CO; Boise, ID; Billings, MT; Santa Fe, NM; Las Vegas, NV; Reno, NV; Salt Lake City, UT; Cheyenne, WY; Jackson, WY; Washington, DC

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