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Primary Contact:
Smith Law Firm PC
26 West 6th Avenue
Helena, Montana 59601
Tel: 406-442-2980
Fax: 406-449-3817

FIRM AND ATTORNEY PROFILE

Smith Law Firm, P.C. dates its history to 1871 when Massena Bullard was licensed to practice law in Montana Territory. In 1892, J. Miller Smith Sr. began practicing law with Massena Bullard and in 1900 when Massena Bullard retired, the Smith Law Firm name was given to the firm.
The practice was carried forward by J. Miller Smith's sons, grandson and now by R. J. (Jim); Sewell, Jr., Bruce M. Spencer, and great grandson Lewis K. Smith.

We provide quality legal services to our clients by our stability, professional standards and competent attorneys and staff.


R.J. (Jim) Sewell Jr.
Position: Shareholder. Born Deer Lodge, Montana, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Montana. Education: Carroll College (B.A., 1968); University of Montana (J.D., 1971). [U.S. Navy, 1968-1970] Author: "Boundary Disputes in Montana," 1994; "Boundary Law-Montana," 1992; "Mastering Real Estate Titles-Montana," 1994; "Basic Real Estate Law," 1988. Member: State bar of Montana; American Land Title Association; Commercial Law League; American Arbitration Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Law; Business Law; Banking Law; Real Estate; Title Insurance.


Bruce M. Spencer
Position: Shareholder. Born Glasgow, Montana, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.S., 1987); University of Oregon (J.D., 1992). National Moot Court team. Law Clerk to the Honorable Maurice R. Colberg, Jr., 1992-1993. Author: "Successful Judgement Collections in Montana," National Business Institute, 1998; "Collection Law in Montana," Lorman Education Services, 2000. Member, American Inns of Court, 1990-1992. Member: State Bar of Montana; Commercial Law League of America. PRACTICE AREAS: Labor and Employment; Commercial Collections; Real Estate; Commercial Law; Litigation.


Lewis K. Smith III
Position: Shareholder. Born Missoula, Montana 1956; admitted to bar, 1988, Montana. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1980; J. D., 1988). Law Clerk, Justice L. C. Gulbrandson, Mt. Supreme Court, 1988-1989. Legal Counsel, Department of Administration, Personnel Division, 1989. Member: Lewis and Clark County Bar Association; State bar of Montana; American Bankruptcy Institute. PRACTICE AREAS: Creditor Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Family Law; Commercial Law; Estate Planning; Probate.
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