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Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Security Broker-Dealer Arbitration

Additional Information: SCOTT M. STEARNS joined the Montana bar and started practicing in 1998. During his civil practice, he has worked on litigation matters including financial institution litigation, security broker-dealers arbitrations, real estate disputes, railroad litigation, personal injury, commercial transactions, matters involving unfair trade practices, contract, franchise and insurance law.

Scott has represented and worked with public and private companies, banks, insurance companies, railroads, broker-dealers and individuals. Scott has trial experience in Montana state courts, as well as in arbitration forums.

Scott was born in Missoula. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1995) and University of Montana (M.S., J.D., 1998). He worked in the Missoula County Attorney’s Office for more than two years and served as a Deputy County Attorney and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, District of Montana. Scott then worked with Dorsey & Whitney LLP in Minneapolis for more than two years, where he practiced in the trial department.

In January 2003, Scott and his family moved back to Missoula, where he joined Boone Karlberg. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Montana and State Bar of Minnesota and has participated in numerous Western Montana Bar Association activities.

Scott is President of the United Way of Missoula County and serves on the Community Medical Center Board of Directors. Scott also serves as an Acting Justice of the Peace for Missoula County, is on the State Bar of Montana’s Fee Arbitration Committee and teaches a course in ethics and justice at the ROTC program at the University of Montana. Scott served as an infantry officer in the Montana National Guard.

Scott enjoys traveling, skiing, floating and golfing with his wife, Julee, and their children, Elise, Renn and Lily.

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Firm Members: William Crowley Randy Cox Thomas Leonard Jeffrey Roth Randy Tanner Scott Stearns Zachary Franz Tyler Stockton