OLIVER H. GOE139 North Last Chance Gulch Primary emphasis is on litigation in the defense of liability, employment discrimination, wrongful discharge and workers compensation claims on behalf of employers, insurers and local governmental entities. Also represent client interests before the Montana Legislature focusing on workers compensation and related employment issues. Post Office Box 1697 Helena, MT 59624 Phone: (406) 443-6820 Fax: (406) 443-6883 e-mail: oliver@bkbh.com Professional Experience BROWNING, KALECZYC, BERRY & HOVEN, P.C. Helena, Montana, Partner · 1986 - present SANTA CLARA COUNTY, OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER San Jose, CA, Deputy Public Defender · 1981 – 1986 As Deputy Public Defender represented clients who required legal assistance in the defense of criminal charges, felonies and misdemeanors, juvenile offenses, and mental health patient advocacy. Substantial jury trial work involving charges ranging from rape and kidnapping to narcotics violations. Education UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA SCHOOL OF LAW Juris Doctorate 1980 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY AB Political Science 1977 Admission to Practice Montana Supreme Court California Supreme Court (inactive) U.S. District Court for the State of Montana U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Professional Membership Montana Defense Trial Lawyers, Inc. Montana Bar Association California Bar Association American Bar Association/Section of Labor and Employment Law Presentations Mr. Goe has been a frequent lecturer to government and private employers on employment law issues. He has also been a speaker for a variety of continuing legal education seminars addressing Montana employment and labor law issues. Representative of the topics covered in these seminars includes wrongful discharge, workers' compensation, employment discrimination, and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Employment Law and Related Litigation Experience Since 1986, Mr. Goe has enjoyed a broad-based insurance defense practice. In that capacity, he has successfully represented individuals, employers, and insurers throughout the state of Montana in state and federal district court on a wide variety of claims, including negligence, deprivation of civil rights, unlawful discrimination, and legal malpractice. Mr. Goe has also consulted with and successfully represented Montana employers and insurers on a variety of labor and employment law issues before the Montana Supreme Court, in the district courts of Montana, and before the Department of Labor and the Workers' Compensation Court. Mr. Goe has defended claims which include unlawful discrimination, wrongful discharge, unemployment benefits, wage and hour issues, and workers' compensation and occupational disease claims. Mr. Goe has also been called on to assist employers in resolving a wide-variety of labor and employment law issues including compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, the creation of policy and procedures consistent with the Montana Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act, reductions in force, independent contractor issues and civil rights laws. A list of those reported cases in which Mr. Goe appears as counsel of record follows:
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