Great Falls, MT

Channing J. Hartelius

Channing J. Hartelius, known as 'The Legal Lion,' is a trusted advocate with over 50 years of legal experience in Montana. He graduated from the University of Montana and George Washington University Law School, and has a strong background in advocacy, public speaking, and community leadership. He focuses on personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, and premises liability cases.

Dennis Conner

Dennis Conner, born and raised in Great Falls, graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 1974. He has dedicated his legal career to representing Montana citizens against manufacturers, large corporations, and insurance companies, playing a key role in developing Montana product liability, insurance bad faith, FELA, general tort, and confidential attorney-client work product law. He has served on the Western Trial Lawyers Board of Directors and the Montana Trial Lawyers Board of Directors, and was awarded Montana's Trial Lawyer of the Year 1990-1991, the Montana's Trial Lawyer Career Achievement Award 2009-2010, and the Montana's Trial Lawyers' Appellate Advocacy Award 2018-2019. He is a member of the Montana Trial Lawyers and the American Association for Justice, an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (serving as its Montana Chapter's President), and a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. He holds a Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rating and is listed in Best Lawyers in America.

Thomas J. Murphy

Thomas J. Murphy is the Founder and Senior Partner of Murphy Law Firm, with over 40 years of legal experience representing workers’ compensation and personal injury claimants. He graduated from the University of Montana Law School in 1985 and established the firm in 1998. He practices in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Tom co-founded the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Montana Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) and served on its Board of Directors. He is also on the Board of Directors for the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) and is the first and only Montana lawyer inducted as a Fellow in The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. He received the MTLA’s “Appellate Advocacy Award” in 2005 and the WILG President’s Award in both 2019 and 2021.

Matthew J. Murphy

Matthew J. Murphy is a managing Partner/Shareholder at Murphy Law Firm. He aggressively represents clients in workers’ compensation, unsafe workplace, personal injury, wrongful death, trucking & auto accidents, and employment matters. He graduated from the University of Montana in 2009 with a political science degree and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Montana School of Law in 2012. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in the Mountain States in 2024 and 2025, and was named MTLA’s Outstanding New Lawyer in 2018. In 2023, he was unanimously voted co-chair of the Montana Trial Lawyers Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section and appointed to the Rules Committee of the Montana Workers’ Compensation Court. In 2025, he was elected to serve on the MTLA board of directors.

Caitlin Boland Aarab

Caitlin Boland Aarab is a Personal Injury Lawyer and trial attorney, co-founder of Boland Aarab PLLP in 2017. She holds a BA from Georgetown University (2010), an MLit from the University of St Andrews (2011), and a JD from the University of Montana (2015), where she was Editor in Chief of the Montana Law Review. She clerked for Hon. Patricia Cotter of the Montana Supreme Court and Hon. Sidney Thomas of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is passionate about courtroom advocacy and representing community members.

Nathan Hoines

Nathan Hoines is a Montana native who has been practicing law for over 30 years, specializing in criminal defense and civil litigation. He graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 1991 and has successfully handled numerous high-stakes criminal and civil cases, including three homicide trials and personal injury lawsuits with settlements over $1,000,000. He guarantees honest, upfront, aggressive legal representation.

Thomas M. Murphy

Thomas (Tommy) M. Murphy joined Murphy Law Firm in 2014 as an Associate Attorney. He represents clients in workers’ compensation, unsafe workplace, personal injury, wrongful death, and Social Security disability law. Tommy grew up in Great Falls and graduated from CM Russell High School. He received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Montana in 2010, and his law degree from the University of Montana School of Law in 2014. Tommy is admitted to practice in all Montana Courts and the U.S. District Court. He is a member of the Cascade County Bar, Montana State Bar, American Bar Association, Montana Trial Lawyers Association, and the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group. In 2021, Tommy was awarded the Montana Trial Lawyers Association’s “Outstanding New Lawyer Award” and in 2022, he was named one of the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40.