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Ian McIntosh  Partner

Ian McIntosh is a fourth generation Montanan. He graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in May 1998, with honors, and from the University of Washington in 1993. Mr. McIntosh's practice primarily focuses on civil litigation defense including products liability, personal injury, and insurance bad faith. Mr. McIntosh has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named one of Montana's best litigators by Chambers and Partners; a Super Lawyer in the Mountain States; a Rising Star in the Mountain States; and a litigation star in Benchmark's Litigation, the Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Montana, 1998
  • U.S. District Court of Montana, 1998
  • 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2003

Education

  • 1998 - J.D., University of Montana, with Honors
  • 1993 - B.S., Accounting, University of Washington

Awards and Honors

  • AV Rating Martindale-Hubbell
  • Listed among Montana's best litigators by Chambers and Partners
  • Super Lawyer, Mountain States, Rising Star
  • Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, the Guide to America's Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys

Community and Professional Involvement

  • American Whitewater Volunteer

Prior Experience

  • Mr. McIntosh has tried jury trials to verdict in Montana's State and Federal District Courts and has argued before the Montana Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Reported decisions:
  • Conway v. Benefis Health System, Inc., 2013 MT 73, --- P.3d ---
  • Stokes v. Ford Motor Co., 2013 WL 503963, --- P.3d ---, Supreme Court of Montana, February 12, 2013
  • Stokes v. Montana Thirteenth Judicial Dist., 361 Mont. 279, 259 P.3d 754
  • Caddell v. Helena Elder Housing, Inc., 494 Fed.Appx. 809 (9th Cir. 2012)
  • Abbey v. Chubb Corp., 274 Fed.Appx. 548 (9th Cir. 2008)
  • Sherner v. National Loss Control Services Corp., 329 Mont. 247, 124 P.3d 150 (2005)
  • Blain v. Stillwater Mining Co., 321 Mont. 403, 92 P.3d 4 (2004)
  • DuBray v. Farmers Ins. Exchange, 307 Mont. 134, 36 P.3d 897 (2004)
  • Weaver v. Delta Airlines, Inc., 56 F.Supp.2d 1190 (D. Mont. 1999)

Professional Affiliations

  • Gallatin County and Montana Bar Associations
  • Member, Association of Ski Defense Attorneys
  • Certified Public Accountant (Inactive)