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United States of America v. Violet Jeanee Littlelight
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with carjacking resulting in death. Violet Jeanee Littlelight, 22, arranged for John Doe to pick her up at her residence in Billings. Prior to meeting Doe, Littlelight and co-defendants planned to rob Doe and take his truck. Once they took Doe’s truck, they planned to give it to a drug dealer in Hardin in exchange for drugs or money. When Littlelight and her co-defendants arrived at the rendezvous point, Doe wa
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ryan David Schreder
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making a false statement in the process of acquiring a firearm. The government began investigating Ryan David Schreder, 45, after repeatedly being told about his escalating behavior. On October 10, 2024, the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office obtained and executed a search warrant for Schreder’s residence. They recovered 23 firearms and 1,176 assorted rounds of ammunition, including large capacity magazines
View VerdictState of Montana v. Lane Cole Gibson
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Lane Cole Gibson,age 20, accused of the deliberate homicide for the stabbing death of Terrell Gage Johnson.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Lane Blake Kirkaldie
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 18:113A.F STRANGULATION Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153(a) and 113(a)(8) (1) 18:113C.F ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON; TITLE 18 USC 1153(a) and 113(a)(3) (1s) 18:113E.P SIMPLE ASSAULT (PETTY OFFENSE); TITLE 18 USC 1153(a) and 113(a)(5) (2s) Lane Blake Kirkaldie, 21, was told to leave the house. Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 left the house with him. The trio walked to a business in Lodge Pole, which is
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Wayne Cree Medicine, Jr.
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter. Joseph Wayne Cree Medicine, 41, crashed his Dodge Durango. The back seat passenger, John Doe, died as a result. The crash occurred after Cree Medicine left the roadway, overcorrected, and ultimately rolled the vehicle. Montana Highway Patrol conducted the crash investigation and determined Cree Medicine was driving too fast for conditions and was under the influence of alcohol at the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Justin Curtis Huckaby
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with two counts of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The government alleged in court documents and at trial that Justin Curtis Huckaby, age 44, was convicted of a felony in the Montana Thirteenth Judicial District on June 5, 2019. He was sentenced to a period of custody of up to 15 years, with 5 years suspended, followed by a period of supervision with the Department of Correctio
View VerdictUnited States of America v. State of Montana v. John Doe A and John Doe B
Billings, Montana, criminal lawyer represent the Defendants charged with five counts of assault with a weapon. The Defendant were accused of committing drive-by shooting involving two cars where several rounds were fired from one car at another car before both drove away.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tracy Routh Lautenslager,
Missoula, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to smuggle a citizen of Great Britain into the United States. The government alleged in court documents that on April 1, 2025, a vehicle entered the United States through the Roosville, Montana Port of Entry. The vehicle was operated by the Tracy Routh Lautenslager, 54,, a United States citizen. She was admitted to the United States and proceeded to the Swisher Lake area near Lake Koocanusa. The Unit
View VerdictState of Montana v. Ayden Sakary Klompien
Bozeman, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represents Ayden Sakary Klompien charged with robbery and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The Defendant is accused of robbing a man in the bathroom of in Town Pump in Belgrade.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tori Lee Hutzenbieler
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl. In May 2023, law enforcements officers learned from a source of information that Tori Lee Hutzenbieler, 46, was selling drugs in the Billings area. The source said Hutzenbieler concealed drugs in a trap compartment inside her Toyota Camry. Law enforcement learned through electronic surveillance that Hutzenbieler, using the Camry, frequented a storage unit at odd hours a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jesus Antonio Nunez-Aguirre
Butte, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry of a deported alien.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Rex Wu, Jr.
Butte, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyber stalling. 18 U.S. Code § 2261 - Interstate domestic violence (a) Offenses.— (1) Travel or conduct of offender.— A person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner, and w
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Cody James Meltzian
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.
View VerdictChis Cotten v. Paws Up Ranch, LLC
Missoula, Montana, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tori Lee Hutzenbieler
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl, In May 2023, law enforcements officers learned from a source of information that Tori Hutzenbieler, age 46, was selling drugs in the Billings area. The source said Hutzenbieler concealed drugs in a trap compartment inside her Toyota Camry. Law enforcement learned through electronic surveillance that Hutzenbieler, using the Camry, frequented a storage unit at odd hours
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Usman Hanif Khan
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with use of a facility in interstate commerce in aid of racketeerring. Usman Hanif Khan, 52, was charged with one count of use of a facility of interstate commerce to aid in racketeering. prior to April 9, 2023, Khan met a woman on a social media website for those interested in a commercial sex relationship. Then, on or about April 9, 2023, Khan communicated with the woman for the purpose of arranging a commercial
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joshua Brandon Webb
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of a firearm while under indictment.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Harley Jesse McIrwin
Helena, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a person prohibited from possessing a firearm.
View VerdictIra A. Troyer v. Maryland Casualty Company, et al.
Missoula, Montana, insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> In Montana, an insurance company breaches the implied covenant of "good faith" by knowingly or recklessly failing to settle a claim or by acting with unfair or deceptive practices, such as misrepresenting policy provisions, unreasonably delaying a claim, or improperly denying a valid claim. Policyholders can sue for bad faith and may be awarded damages,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Keith Andre Green
Missoula, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute drugs and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Leobardo Ricardo Torres-Torres
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry.<br> <br> A Mexican man who was in the United States illegally was sentenced yesterday to a term of time-served and remanded to the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.<br> <br> Leobardo Ricardo Torres-Torres, 38, pleaded guilty in April 2025 to illegal reentry.<br> <br> The government alleged in court documents that Torres-Torres was removed from the United States in November 2016 a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Patricia Marie Holcomb
Missoula, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.<br> <br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tracy Allen Reilly
Helena, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to register as a sex offender in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2250, which provides:<br> <br> (a) In General.—Whoever—<br> (1) is required to register under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act;<br> (2)<br> (A) is a sex offender as defined for the purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act by reason of a conviction under Federal law (including the Uniform Code of Milit
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Douglas Glenn Swank
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a prohibited personal in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922 G.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. David Antonio Molina-Mendoza
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with re-entry of a deported alien.<br> <br> Any alien who—<br> <br> (1) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, and thereafter<br> (2) enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in, the United States, unless (A) prior to his reembarkation at a place outside the United States or his appl
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Paul Schmieding
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.<br> <br> (a) Unlawful actsExcept as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—<br> <br> (1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance; or<br> <br> (2) to create, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to distribute or dis
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Edward Wayne Brock
Missoula, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with r possession with<br> intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1),<br> (b)(1)(B)(viii),
View VerdictState of Montana v. Michael Paul Brown
Butte, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Michael Paul Brown, age 45, is accused of shooting and killing four people in an Anaconda bar.
View VerdictState of Montana v. Leslie Lambert
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated kidnapping.<br> <br> Leslie Lambert, age 53, was accused of kidnapping and battering his ex-wife.
View VerdictState of Montana v. Dante Garriott
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Dante Garriott was accused for beating a nursing home resident to death.<br> <br> The Defendant was accused of punching and kicking Alan Wright, age 32, at a group home in the Billings Heights. He was 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed 108 pounds, and he had the cognitive function of a 2- or 3-year-old.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brandley Ron Calfrobe
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammuniton.
View VerdictVirgal DRM, LLC v. Ressler Motor Company
Butte, Montana, intellectual property lawyers represented the parties in a trademark infringement dispute. <br> <br> Trademark infringement is the unauthorized use of a registered or unregistered trademark on goods or services that is likely to cause consumer confusion, deception, or mistake about the source of the goods. To prove infringement, a plaintiff must show they own a valid trademark, that it's being used in commerce, and that the defendant's use creates a "likelihood of confusion" amon
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Amanda Renee Quequesah =
Missoula, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute fentayl Near aschool and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
View VerdictState of Montana v. Charles William Post
Hamilton, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with DUI third offense.
View VerdictMarriage of Raven Rose Schlinger & Russell Todd Seal
Butte, Montana, family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce action.
View VerdictState of Montana v. Loren Smoker
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony deliverate homicidenan d tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.<br> <br> Loren Smoker was arrested on June 23, 2024 for shooting and killing 27-year-old Dennis Rolon at the intersection of Central Avenue and Shiloh Road. Rolon was found by police inside his car with a gunshot wound to his head, along with several apparent gunshots on the driver's side of the car.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gabriel Cowan Metcalf
Billing, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violation of the Gun-Free School Zones Act, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(A),<br> <br> Gabriel Cowan Metcalf lives in Billings, Montana,<br> across the street from a public elementary school. For<br> several days in August 2023—before the schoolyear<br> started—Metcalf patrolled outside his home with a shotgun,<br> including on the sidewalk in front of his home. He did so to<br> protect himself and his mot
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering one count of wire fraud and two counts of money laundering <br> <br> A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.<br> <br> Following a one-day bench trial, Raymond Marcellous Bla
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Raymond Marcellous Blair
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and money laundering for fraudulent use of COVID funds <br> <br> A Great Falls man with prior felony convictions who lied about his income and his criminal history to obtain COVID funds was found guilty by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.<br> <br> Following a one-day bench trial, Raymond Marcellous Blair, 45, was found guilty of one count of wire frau
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Christopher Todd Boudreau
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted coercion and<br> enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) and possession of child<br> pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B).<br> <br> Detective Travis Wafstet works in the Missoula County<br> Sheriff's Office and is also a member of the FBI's Child<br> Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. He created<br> several accounts for a fictional 12-
View VerdictState of Montana v. Alison Beth Careter-Brueggeman
Hamilton, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession<br> <br> On the evening of September 4, 2023, Ravalli County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Hsu pulled over Brueggeman for driving a car with expired registration. The traffic stop was not the result of a random encounter with a law enforcement officer.¶4Earlier that evening, the Ravalli County Dispatch received a call for service, providing drug intelligence about a certain residence. Another Deputy Sheri
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Farron Gene American Horse, Sr.
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact.<br> <br> Farron Gene American Horse, Sr., 40, was found guilty by a jury in April 2025 of sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact.<br> <br> American Horse sexually abused the victims in September and October 2020 in Hays, on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. In October 2020, one victim, identified as Jane Doe 1, who had attained the age of 12 years but had not yet reach
View VerdictState of Montana v. Lorne Douglas Edwards Nicols
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with criminal endangerment.<br> <br> Lorne Douglas Edwards Nichols is accused of discharging a firearm and injuring a 17-year-old who was hit by a bullet. <br> <br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Deric Ron Welch
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of an unregistered silencer in violation of Title 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841 and 586l(d).
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Juan Ramon Matta-Lopez, aka El Negro, aka Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release.<br> <br> Matta-Lopez was convicted for conduct that occurred before the <br> enactment of the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) on November 1, 1987. Under the <br> pre-SRA statutory scheme, 18 U.S.C. § 4205(g) (the old law), Matta-Lopez is <br> precluded from personally moving for compassionate release.1 Defendants <br> sentenced under the post-SRA framework, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) (the new l
View VerdictState of Montana v. Jaylen Medicinebull
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged h possession of stolen property, assault on a peace officer, criminal endangerment, obstructing a peace officer, fleeing or eluding a peace officer, criminal mischief and DUI. <br> <br> Jaylen Medicinebull, age 32, fled from police in a stolen vehicle.<br> <br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. George Lowry Weeks
Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.
View VerdictState of Montana v. Joshua Yellow Owl
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic assault and tampering with a communications device.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Nahun Esau Suazo-Varela
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with reentry of removed alien.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Miles Louis Willey
Butte, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of ammunition.
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