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 J.D. - 1993 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