Donald D. Sommerfeld
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Practice areas
- Insurance disputes law
- Business litigation
- Personal injury
Admitted
- Montana, 1979
- U.S. District Court, District of Montana, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1980
Education
- University of Montana, J.D., 1979
- Montana State University, B.S. with honors, 1974
Languages
- Portuguese
Associations and memberships
- Yellowstone County Bar Association
- Yellowstone Valley Claimants Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1984)
- Montana State Bar Association
- Montana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Section on Litigation)
- American Bar Association
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Special agencies
- N.L.R.B. Human Rights Commission (State of Montana)
- Employment Relations Division and Workers’ Compensation Division (State of Montana)
Representative cases
- Farmers Alliance Mutual Ins. Co. v. Holeman, 924, P.2d 1315 (1996)
- Farmers Alliance Mutual Ins. Co. v. Holeman, 961, P.2d 114 (1998)
Author
- Initial Considerations Chapter, Trial Advocacy, NBI, 1991
- “Trial of the Case – Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Automobile Injury Cases, NBI, 1994
Instructor
- “Trial Advocacy in Montana,” Montana CLE Seminar, NBI, 1991
- “Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Montana,” Montana CLE Seminar, NBI, 1994
Towe, Ball, Mackey, Sommerfeld & Turner, P.L.L.P., serves clients in Billings and throughout Montana.