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Bradley J. Luck

Bradley J. Luck

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Office: 406-523-2500 | Fax: 406-523-2595
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Overview

Brad grew up in Montana. He left the state to play college baseball in Florida and attend the United States Naval Academy. After graduating from the University of Montana law school with honors in 1977 he began private practice in Missoula. Since that time, he has had a varied state-wide practice involving Insurance Defense in many areas: Complex Claims, Insurance Bad Faith, Legal Professional Liability, Personal Injury and Insurance Coverage. He also engages in Arbitration/Mediation.

Brad maintains an AV rating and is listed in multiple litigation related areas in Best Lawyers, Mountain States Super Lawyers and Chambers USA. Brad was designated by Best Lawyers publication as the Missoula Lawyer of the Year in Insurance Law and Defense of Personal Injury Litigation in multiple years.  Brad has handled more than 70 appeals before the Montana Supreme Court.

Brad has been involved in a wide range of professional activities. He was a long time CLE chairman, Board Member and President of the Montana Defense Trial Lawyers. He often speaks at legal seminars and insurance groups on claim handling related matters. Brad was appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation, participating in an extended study and redrafting of the Montana Workers’ Compensation Act. He has been an adjunct professor teaching Workers’ Compensation Law at the UM School of Law.

Brad is a past president and Board Member of the University of Montana Grizzly Athletic Association, was, for several years, counsel, officer and director for Play Ball Missoula, a non-profit corporation privately overseeing the development and construction of a civic stadium, and was a long time YMCA and Little League girls baseball and basketball coach. He and his wife Carla have 3 married daughters. The family enjoys activities with their grandchildren, UM sports, outdoor activities and recreation at Flathead Lake.

Honors, Awards and Professional Associations

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers as Missoula’s 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Insurance Law
  • AV Preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers’ 2012, 2016, and 2021 Missoula Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year
  • Best Lawyers’ 2014, 2017, and 2019 Missoula Personal Injury Litigation Defense Lawyer of the Year
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Litigation
  • The Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition
  • DRI Exceptional Performance Citation 1990
  • Governors Advisory Council on Worker’s Compensation, Member, 1985 – 1986
  • American Bar Association, Fellow
  • Western Montana Bar Association, Member
  • State Bar of Montana, Member
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers, Member
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, Member
  • Defense Research Institute, Member
  • America’s Top 100 Attorneys
  • America’s Top 100 Attorneys Lifetime Achievement Award

Education

  • University of Montana School of Law, Missoula, Montana
    • Juris Doctor (1977), with honors
  • University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
    • Bachelor of Arts (1974), with honors
  • United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Arbitration / Mediation
  • Class Action Defense
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Professional Liability Defense
  • Bad Faith Defense
  • Insurance Coverage Defense

Bar Admissions

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

Recognition

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP
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