Atty. Bryan Charles Tipp
Bryan was born and raised in Missoula, graduating from Loyola Sacred Heart High School in 1980. After obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Montana in Business Administration, he attended and graduated from the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now the Seattle University School of Law) in 1987.
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Bryan Charles Tipp is a Member based in Missoula, Montana, practicing at Tipp, Coburn, Lockwood. They have 38+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1988. Their practice focuses on car accidents, personal injury, criminal defense, litigation, and maritime. Admitted to practice in Washington (1988), Montana (1988), Alaska (1988), and U.S. District Court, District of Washington and U.S. District Court, District of Montana (1988). Educated at University of Puget Sound of Law (J.D., 1987) and University of Montana (B.A., 1985). Recognitions include BV Distinguished. Active member of Pierce, King County and Alaska, Washington Bar Associations State Bar of Montana. Serands clients in Missoula, MT and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Bryan was born and raised in Missoula, graduating from Loyola Sacred Heart High School in 1980
- After obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Montana in Business Administration, he attended and graduated from the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now the Seattle University School of Law) in 1987
- After short stints with the City Prosecutor’s Office and the Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel in Tacoma, Washington, Bryan began a private law practice in Seattle
- Bryan left the firm of Tipp Mitchell & Associates in 1994 to return to Missoula, and thereafter joined Tipp & Buley, PC. Bryan’s criminal defense practice includes the defense of all types of State and Federal offenses, with the additional emphasis of the defense of DUI cases
- He is a Founding and Lifetime Member of the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, (MTACDL), the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Montana Institute for Criminal Justice
- He is also a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
- Bryan has been taught Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) and certified pursuant to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) protocol for SFSTs
- He has also completed the Intoxilyzer 8000 Operator’s Course
- He has attended the National College of DUI Defense at Harvard University, and has organized, administered and spoken at seminars on DUI Defense
- Bryan’s civil practice has included the litigation of Injury Claims (automobile and boating accidents, slip and fall injuries and intentional torts), Will Contests, Admiralty and Maritime Claims, and Civil Rights Violations
- Bryan has been a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
- Bryan is admitted to practice law before State and Federal courts in the State of Montana
- Bryan is also admitted to practice before all State and Federal Courts in the states of Washington and Alaska, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C
- Bryan has represented individuals before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), United States Military Veterens before the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB), also been previously admitted to practice pro hac vice in the States of California and Wyoming
- Bryan and his wife, Lori, have three children
- When he is not busy attending to the varied needs of his clients, Bryan has served as the Founder and President of the Missoula Junior Osprey Baseball Club, and currently serves on the board of the Loyola Sacred-Heart Foundation
- He enjoys spending time recreating with his family, and attending sporting events of all kinds
- Go Griz
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Montana
Practicing law in Montana. Legal matters in Montana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Missoula are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Montana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Montana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Montana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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