KIMBERLY A. BEATTY
139 North Last Chance Gulch Post Office Box 1697 Helena, MT 59624 Phone: (406) 443-6820 Fax: (406) 443-6883 e-mail: kim@bkbh.com Professional Experience BROWNING, KALECZYC, BERRY & HOVEN, P.C. Helena, Montana, Partner · 1994 - present Ms. Beatty is a member of the firm's Commercial and Litigation Groups. A large part of her practice is dedicated to representing clients in the areas of commercial law and litigation. Her responsibilities include advising clients on choice of entity, corporate and business liability, commercial transactions, regulatory issues posed by various state agencies, insurance requirements, and employment related matters. She assists her clients in negotiating and drafting various commercial contracts, analyzing legal issues and drafting documents associated with mergers and acquisitions, drafting comprehensive employment policies and procedures, including drug and alcohol testing policies, and protecting intellectual property rights. Ms. Beatty assists her clients with all forms of business transactions, including property acquisitions, lease agreements, and financing and security agreements. She represents employers in unlawful discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and unemployment benefits claims. Ms. Beatty's litigation experience includes the successful representation of clients in both federal and state courts in the areas of complex elections and constitutional law. Her general litigation experience includes drafting various pleadings, discovery requests, legal memoranda and briefs, researching numerous legal issues and theories, conducting depositions, client and witness interviews, assisting with dispute resolution processes, and appearing at court hearings and trials. Ms. Beatty's areas of litigation practice include constitutional law; elections law; unlawful discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and unemployment benefits claims; real estate and property law; copyrights infringement; civil rights litigation; and municipal liability and insurance defense. MISSOULA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Missoula, Montana, Deputy County Prosecutor Intern · 1993 - 1994 Represented the state of Montana in Justice Court and District Court in the prosecution of various criminal felony and misdemeanor charges, in plea negotiations and sentencing hearings, and in responding to public questions, concerns, and problems regarding the various civil and criminal laws of Montana. MILODRAGOVICH, DALE & DYE, P.C. Missoula, Montana, Legal Intern · 1992 - 1993 Drafted various pleadings, motions, briefs, inter-office legal memoranda, and jury instructions, conducted extensive research on various legal issues, analyzed and interpreted statutory provisions. Education UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctorate 1994 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA BA Political Science 1990 Admission to Practice Montana Supreme Court U.S. District Court for the State of Montana U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Membership and Law Related Activities Member, American Bar Association Member, Montana Bar Association Secretary-Treasurer, New Lawyers Section Montana Bar Association, 1995-1996 Member, First Judicial Bar Association Investigator, Commission on Practice of the Supreme Court of Montana Member, Public Land Law Review, 1992-1994 Community Involvement Board of Directors, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Helena Trustee, Lakeside Volunteer Fire Service Area |