BETH A. BRENNAN BRENNAN LAW & MEDIATION, PLLC

Telephone 406.721.6768 • Fax 877-526-7628 • Beth@BrennanLawandMediation.com http://BrennanLawandMediation.com/

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE • U.S. Supreme Court 2003 • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 1998 • U.S. District Court, Montana 1995 • State of Montana 1995

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private Practice Brennan Law & Mediation, PLLC 2011-present 2011-pre2011-present

Consult with lawyers on complex civil litigation strategy; research and write; associate as co-counsel. Mediate civil disputes in trial and appellate courts.

Beth Brennan Law 2004-2006 Rossbach Brennan, P.C. 1995-2003

Represented individuals and organizations in personal injury, environmental and constitutional litigation at the trial and appellate court levels.

Law School Professor 2006-2011 University of Montana School of Law Missoula, Montana Visiting Assistant Professor 2009-2011

Taught first-year professional skills course, Pretrial Advocacy, and Remedies. Co-taught class that blogged the U.S. v. W.R. Grace trial. Organized and coordinated orientation program for first-year students.

Legal Writing Professor 2007-2009 Taught Legal Analysis and Legal Writing to first-year students, and Appellate Advocacy to upperclassmen. Supervised third-year clinic students. Adjunct Professor, Torts 2006-2007

Taught Torts to first-year law students. Supervised third-year clinic students. Law Clerk 2003-2004 Honorable Donald W. Molloy U.S. District of Montana

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Freelance Copywriter 1985-1992 WordWeaver Missoula, Montana

Wrote advertising and marketing materials for local businesses, and freelance newspaper and magazine articles.

LEGAL WRITING also available at http://umontana.academia.edu/BethBrennan

• Beth Brennan, Montana Supreme Court Opinion Summaries, The Montana Lawyer (2012-date)

• Beth A. Brennan & Andrew King-Ries, A Fall From Grace: United States v. W.R. Grace and the Need for Criminal Discovery Reform, 20 Cornell J. of Law & Public Policy 313 (Feb. 2011).

• Beth Brennan, Implicit Reasoning & The Unconscious Brain, Second Draft (2009). • Beth Brennan & Matt Clifford, Standing, Ripeness, and Forest Plan Appeals, 17 PUB. LAND L. REV. 125 (1996).

• Jack Tuholske & Beth Brennan, The National Forest Management Act: Judicial Interpretation of a Substantive Environmental Statute, 15 PUB. LAND L. REV. 53 (1994).

PRESENTATIONS Bar/BRI Bar Exam Review Lecturer, Civil Procedure 2012-present

Civil procedure review course for law school graduates and lawyers preparing for the Montana bar examination.

Facilitator, Montana Trial Lawyers vs. Montana Defense Trial Lawyers: Should the Public Duty Doctrine Be Part of Montana Law? September 2013 Montana State Bar Annual Meeting Helena, Montana Drafting Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law April 2010; October 2012 Montana Courts of Limited Jurisdiction Continuing Education for CLJ Judges Changes to the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure: Perspectives March 2012 From the Bar and Bench Polson, Montana Timing Is Everything: Changes to the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure January 2012 Missoula, Montana

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Interdisciplinary Instruction in the Millenial Age: Journalism & Law Students Blog the W.R. Grace Trial June 2009 Institute for Law Teaching & Learning Conference Gonzaga University School of Law Grammar & Punctuation for Judicial Assistants May 2008 Montana Judicial Assistants’ Conference

EDUCATION Juris Doctor, with highest honors (class rank 1/75) 1995 University of Montana School of Law Editor, Public Land Law Review Mediating the Litigated Case August 2010 Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

Pepperdine School of Law Malibu, California Mediation: Basic Training August 2006 Center for Collaborative Solutions Bozeman, Montana Master of Arts, Journalism 1991

University of Montana Missoula, Montana

Graduate Fellow, Media Management & Entrepreneurship Oct.-Nov. 1990 Poynter Institute for Media Studies St. Petersburg, Florida Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, with honors 1980 University of Montana Missoula, Montana

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE

• Contributor, Montana Lawyer 2012-present • Member, State Bar Dispute Resolution Committee 2012-present • Pro Bono Appellate Mediator 2010-2012

Montana Supreme Court

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• Missoula Family Law Self-Help Center 2009-2011 Missoula District Court

• Montana Judicial Nomination Commission 2001-2007 Appointed by the Montana Supreme Court

• Member, MTLA Amicus Committee 1996-2002 • Panel of Academic Contributors, Black’s Law Dictionary (9th ed.) 2008 • Panel of Critical Readers, Modern American Usage, Bryan A. Garner (3d ed.) 2008

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Montana Tennis Association Board of Directors 2007-present • Clark Fork Coalition Board of Directors 2012-present • Missoula Art Museum Board of Directors 2009-2012 • Rattlesnake Elementary School PTA President 2004-2007

PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE

http://BrennanLawandMediation.com/

REFERENCES

Available upon request.