MONTANA

Alexander "Zander" Blewett III

Alexander (Zander) Blewett III is a founding partner at Hoyt & Blewett PLLC. He is the only Montana lawyer admitted to the Inner Circle of Advocates and the Lawdragon Hall of Fame. He has been recognized by Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers multiple times (2019-2025) and listed in 'Best Lawyers in America' since 1991. He has handled nearly 100 jury trials, securing significant verdicts and settlements, including a $27 million brain injury settlement and a $21.3 million malicious prosecution verdict. He made a $10 million donation to the University of Montana Law School, which was renamed the Alexander Blewett III School of Law.

Paul D. Odegaard

Billings, MT

Paul Odegaard, a North Dakota native, began his legal career in Montana in 1999. He graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota in 1994 and earned his law degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1998, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif. After clerking for the North Dakota Supreme Court, he practiced civil litigation, focusing on personal injury and workers' compensation. In 2008, he started his own practice, which evolved into Odegaard Injury Lawyers in 2023, dedicated to representing victims of physical injuries or wrongful death, particularly in the Bakken oil fields. He is recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Workers' Compensation Law for multiple years.

For 40+ years, Clifford Edwards has dedicated his law practice to representing individual Montanans and their small businesses. He is a founding attorney of Edwards & Culver. He was inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 1996 and the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2002. He was named Montana Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1996 and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1987. He holds the distinction of receiving the largest verdict in Montana that was affirmed, intact, with 10% statutory interest, in the State's history.

Les Weisbrod

Les Weisbrod is a national birth injury attorney with almost 40 years of experience, having settled over 230 medical negligence cases for more than $1,000,000 each, including 75 birth injury cases. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He co-founded the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Birth Trauma Litigation Group and Medical Negligence Litigation Group, and served as President of the AAJ from 2008-2009.

William G. Jungbauer

Saint Paul, MN

William Jungbauer is the President and Senior Partner at Yaeger & Jungbauer Barristers, PLC, specializing in FELA cases. He has been practicing with the firm since 1978, focusing on railroad litigation, catastrophic personal injury, and wrongful death. He is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 1993 and the Minnesota State Bar Association since 1990. Jungbauer was recognized as 'Lawyer of the Year' in Railroad Law in 2014 and has been listed in Best Lawyers of America. He holds a preeminent peer review rating from Martindale Hubbell and a 10/10 AVVO rating.

Jersey M. Green

Centennial, CO

Trial lawyer Jersey Green has four decades of experience. He is a commercial litigator and family law attorney recognized by Super Lawyers® and peer-selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Green is Colorado's first board certified family law trial attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, an organization accredited by the American Bar Association. He is a member of the Order of the Barristers, and listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the West. He is a recipient of the 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award for career longevity and demonstrated unwavering excellence in his chosen field. He has been admitted to the practice of law in Colorado and Wyoming and before the United States District Court for the District of Colorado; the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming; the United States District Court for the District of Arizona,1994-1999; the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; the United States Tax Court; and the United States Supreme Court. He has also been specially admitted to represent clients in court cases in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Montana, Nevada, New York, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Green earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in criminology from the University of Maryland and his law degree from Syracuse University. Mr. Green was selected by the faculty of the Syracuse University, College of Law, to serve as a member of the school's national trial team and was trained specifically to be a trial lawyer. He competed in mock trial competitions at both the regional and national level. Among his achievements, he was awarded the New York State Bar Association Best Trial Advocate Award (1983), New York State Bar Association Tiffany Cup Award for Superior Achievement in Advocacy (1982), National Mock Trial Championship Second Place (1982), the National Mock Trial Champion Quarter-Finalist (1983), the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Medal for Excellence in Advocacy (1982 and 1983), the Syracuse Defense Group Scholarship Award (1983), and the Moot Court Team Award for Outstanding Contribution (1983). A former detective, Mr. Green is detailed, intuitive, and artful in his case preparation and trial presentation. He began his career as a lawyer involved in complex litigation matters in cases concerning white collar criminal defense, securities fraud, medical malpractice, product liability, business litigation, and personal injury. His case portfolio often includes cases involving construction, real estate, trusts and estates, and other complex matters. Because of the nature of the firm's clientele, Mr. Green also handles a substantial number of employment related cases and has a special interest in employment discrimination, trade secrets, and covenants not to compete. In the representation of his clients, Mr. Green is able to draw upon many skill sets because of his diverse litigation experience as well as the judgment and wisdom, which come from such varied experience. Mr. Green is the co-author of "Do the New Overtime Rules Affect You? A Review of the Fair Labor Standards Act," 39 Wyoming Lawyer 4, 2016 and "Preserving the Disabled Plaintiff's Access to Public Benefits with the Special Needs Trust," 25 The Colorado Lawyer 49, 1996. He also authored "Demonstrative Trial Technique: The Introduction of Illustrative Exhibits," 14 Trial Diplomacy Journal 65, 1991, and "The Imposition of Vicarious Liability Through Joint Venture Theory," 39 Trial Talk 168, 1990. He also served as the editor of the firm's electronic mailer, The Employer's Advisory. Examples of Mr. Green's courtroom abilities were published in Handling Accident Cases and appear in our website articles "Psychological Effect of Facial Injuries On Teen-Aged Girl" and "Injuries About the Head and Face". Mr. Green is a member of the Arapahoe County and Colorado Bar Associations and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Green holds an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory which is based on the publisher's confidential surveys of attorneys and judges practicing in the Denver metropolitan area. An "AV" rating is the highest rating conferred by the publisher. Mr. Green is a multiple recipient of the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award based on positive client feedback in recognition of his excellence in quality of service, overall value, responsiveness, and communication ability. More than 900,000 attorneys are listed on martindale.com and lawyers.com, but less than one percent have been accorded this honor of distinction. In 2015 through 2022, Mr. Green was also selected by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys for its "10 Best" list based on client satisfaction. In his free time, Mr. Green is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, shooting, and staying fit. He is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association and holds marksman designations in rifle, carbine, and pistol. He is married to former Miss Colorado, Catherine Kasch, who trains opera and Broadway singers at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. They have five children.