Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Great Falls, MT

Jean Elizabeth Faure is an AV-rated civil trial attorney with 25 years of experience inlabor/employment law, education/school law, and civil litigation. At least 50% of Jean’spractice involves the representation of both public and private employers in connection with all labor and employment-related issues. Jean litigates wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, trade secret, non-compete, Family Medical Leave Act, and ERISA/fiduciary claims. Jean also handles union labor contract negotiations, labor grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practices and other issues under the NLRA. Jean’s school law practice includes students with disabilities, special education/IDEA, student discipline, employment practices (teacher termination), and district operations (bidding, contracts and facilities). In her civil litigation practice, Jean has litigated and tried cases in the area of premises and products liability, insurance coverage, trademark and patent infringement, construction, partnership and shareholder disputes, and estate/probate contests. Jean has tried successfully numerous jury and bench trials in front of the Montana Federal and State district courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators. Representative successes include Flexible Lifeline Systems v. Precision Lift, Inc., D. Mont. (preliminary injunction); Liberty Mutual v. Continental Resources, Inc., D. Mont. (defense of declaratory judgment); Farmers Union Insurance v. Brass Craft Mfg, D. Mont. (products liability defense verdict); Roe v. Kornder-Owen, Mont. Supreme Court (defense summary judgment); The Apartment Store v. Mount Vernon Fire Ins., 9th Cir.(defense summary judgment).

Following law school, Jean clerked for the United States Court of Appeals for the 9thCircuit in San Francisco, California and for the Honorable Judge David R. Thompson in San Diego. Jean also served as a Civil Motions Attorney for the Ninth Circuit before returning to Montana. With the firm’s branch offices in Bozeman and Helena, Jean has practiced throughout the state of Montana since 1988.