Triel has been practicing law in the State of Montana since 1993; U.S. District Court, District of Montana, since 1996; U. S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit since 2000. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, he graduated from Helena High School in 1983. He received his college degree from Middlebury College (B.A. 1988) and received his law degree from the University of Montana (J.D. 1993).
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Aviation / Airplane Accidents
- Railroad Accidents
- Products Liability
- Worksite Accidents
- Class Actions
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Consumer Law
- Bankruptcy Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Agriculture Law
- Banking & Finance Law
- Construction Law
- Employment Law
- Antitrust & Trade Regulation
- Securities Law
- Toxic Torts
- Pension Fraud
- Federal Employees Liability Act (FELA)
- Railroad Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Montana, 1993
- U.S. District Court District of Montana, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2000
Education
- University of Montana School of Law, Missoula, Montana
- Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
- B.A. - 1988
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
Ammondson v. Northwestern Corp
Professional Associations & Memberships
- State Bar of Montana, Member
- American Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Montana Trial Lawyers Association
- National Association of Consumer Advocates
- Phi Delta Phi and Public Justice Foundation
Past Employment Positions
- Hon. Maurice R. Colberg, Jr., Montana 13th Judicial Dist. County, Law Clerk, 1993 - 1994
- Yellowstone County, Deputy County Attorney, 1994 - 1995
Fraternities
Phi Delta Phi
