Steven J. Harman
Partner
Location:
Billings, Montana
Phone:
(406) 294-2000
(866) 894-3762
(866) 894-3762
Fax:
(406) 294-2010
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Hospital, Doctor, PA and Nursing Errors
- Nursing Home Errors
- Birth Injuries
- Surgical Errors
- Misdiagnoses
- Wrongful Death and Survivorship
- Personal Injury
- Auto Accidents
- Insurance Disputes
- Spinal and Head Injuries
- Slip and Fall Injuries
Bar Admissions
- Montana, 1975
- U.S. District Court District of Montana, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1978
Education
- University of Montana School of Law, Missoula, Montana
- J.D. - 1975
- Honors: Graduated With Honors
- Law Review: Montana Law Review, 1974 - 1975
- Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
- B.S. - 1972
- Major: Mathematics
Published Works
- An Insurer's Liability for the Tort of Bad Faith, Montana Law Review, Winter, 1981
- Release Desk book, Montana Defense Trial Lawyers, 1989
- Montana Ultimate Trial Notebook - Voir Dire: The Beginning (Chapter), Montana Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998
Representative Clients
- Persons Injured by Medical Malpractice
- Unfair Insurance Practices and Claims of Serious Bodily Injury
Classes/Seminars
- Advanced Trial Advocacy Program, Faculty of the University of Montana School of Law, 2001 - 2008
- Presenter: A Trial Demonstration in an SUV Roll-Over Case, American Board of Trial Advocacy, 2002
- Presenter: How to Deal With Difficult Lawyers, National Practice Institute, 2000
- Presenter: Multi-Party Litigation, Montana Defense Trial Lawyers, 1999
- Demonstrator: Voir Dire, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1998
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory "AV" Rating, 1995 - 2005
- Best Lawyers in America: Trial Lawyer Listing, 2001 - 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Association for Justice, 2002 - 2008
- Montana Trial Lawyers, Member, 2003 - 2008
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, 2000 - 2008
- American Board of Trial Lawyers, Member, 1997 - 2008
- Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Lawyer Representative, 1990 - 1991
- Montana Supreme Court Committee on Appellate Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1996 - 1997
- Federal Bar Association, Secretary, 2003 - 2005
- American Judicature Society, Member, Board of Directors, 2002 - 2005
Past Employment Positions
- Buxbaum, Daue, Harman & Fitzpatrick, Partner, 2003 - 2004
- Brown Law Firm, Partner, 1978 - 2002
Pro Bono Activities
- Faculty of the University of Montana "Advanced Trial Advocacy Program" (one week), 2001 - 2008
