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CARLO CANTY
Browning, Kaleczyc, Berry & Hoven, P.C.
139 North Last Chance Gulch, P O Box 1697
Helena, Montana 59624
Telephone: (406) 443-6820
Telefax: (406) 443-6883
e-mail: carlo@bkbh.com
EDUCATION
J.D. 1989, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF LAW, San Francisco, CA.
Honors/Activities:
- Best Oral Argument-C lass of 1989 Moot Court Competition;
- Officer of USF Real Estate Law Association;
- Officer of USF Environmental Law Society;
- Officer of Thomas Moore Society;
- Research Assistant to Professor William Bassett.
B.A. 1986 CARROLL COLLEGE, Helena, Montana.
Honors/Activities:
- Magna Cum Laude, Political Science.
- Honors Thesis;
- Speaker of Associated Students Senate;
- Sophomore Class President;
- 1984 Homecoming Coordinator;
- Forensics;
- Columnist for campus newspaper 3 years;
1985 - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, Selwyn College Cambridge, England. Special subject courses in the common law, British politics and British foreign policy.
1982 - Butte Central High School, Butte, Montana
Professional Experience
BROWNING, KALECZYC, BERRY & HOVEN, P.C.
Helena, Montana
Associate, 2008 - present
Areas of Practice: Member of BKBH’s General Litigation Practice Group, specializing in environmental litigation, medical malpractice defense and general litigation.
STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Assistant Attorney General, MDOJ, Prosecution Services Bureau
2003 to March 2008
Helena, Montana
- Attorney responsible for prosecution of major felony cases in jurisdictions throughout Montana.
- Management of approximately 20 cases simultaneously, maintaining a trial and travel schedule while appearing locally for each case.
- Successful jury trial experience in the following types of cases:
- Capital homicide (killing of police officer);
- Homicide (Billings daycare operator causing death of infant by unauthorized administration of Benadryl- trial televised live nationwide on Court TV);
- Sexual assault and rape (minister of church in Livingston who raped/assaulted children in congregation), official misconduct (on the part of police officers) and intimidation (threats to kill prosecutor).
- Successful prosecution of numerous other homicides, acts of official misconduct (elected officials), drug offenses, forgeries, embezzlement, gambling violations, crimes involving unauthorized commerce in tobacco and theft of worker's compensation funds.
- Substantial experience in deposing/interviewing expert and lay witnesses. Substantial legal research- Lexis/Nexis.
- Experience in civil litigation of forfeiture proceedings regarding cash/property used to facilitate illegal drug sales.
- Litigation of appeals and post-conviction proceedings before the Montana Supreme Court. Advisor to prosecutors statewide. Resolution of citizen complaints against County Attorneys.
- Council Member Montana Criminal Intelligence Advisory Council, Attorney General's State Appellate Review Committee.
SPECIAL ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
District of Montana, Billings, Montana. 2004 to 2008.
Assisted United States Attorney in prosecution of federal crimes.
THE JUDICIARY OF THE STATE OF HAWAII Honolulu, Hawaii
2002
Investigator & Assistant to Chief Staff Attorney
Tasked with statewide responsibility in a branch of government consisting of 1,800 employees of investigating allegations of theft, misuse of government property, equipment and time, harassment, and acts casting impropriety on the Judiciary.
- Duties included providing testimony, negotiation with Union representatives, and preparation and presentation of investigative reports for the Staff Attorney, Administrative Director of the Judiciary, Administrators of the Judicial Circuits and Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court.
- Further assigned to assist Chief Staff Attorney and 3 Assistant Staff Attorneys in their responsibility to represent the Judiciary as a branch of government.
- Expanded duties included providing research assistance to Court Administrators of the judicial circuits, responding to requests for assistance in the resolution of legal quest ions posed by Judiciary department heads, responding to requests for information from the Hawaii Legislature and the research and writing of formal opinions for the Chief Staff Attorney.
CITY & COUNTY OF BUTTE-SILVER BOW, Butte, Montana
Deputy County Attorney, 1990 to 2001
- Prosecution of approximately forty felony criminal cases annually on behalf of the State of Montana and the City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, an incorporated political subdivision of the State of Montana.
- Provided civil counsel including litigation, court appearances, contract preparation and negotiation for agencies of local government including the Chief Executive, Council of City-County Commissioners, The Public Works Department, The Health Department. Personnel Department, The Zoning and Planning Department, and The Law Enforcement Department.
- Prosecuted criminal jury trials in cases of homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery, rape, theft, forgery and DUI.
- Prosecuted thousands of misdemeanor crimes before the City and Justice of the Peace Courts to include substantial hours of additional jury and bench trial experience.
- Provided counsel and investigative assistance to detectives, police officers, and drug task force agents during investigation of major crimes to include preparation of and analysis of search warrants, investigative subpoenas, surveillance, and negotiation with investigators retained by criminal defendants.
- Conducted inquests for the Coroner.
- Prosecuted Fugitives from Justice under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.
- Represented the State of Montana in mental commitment proceedings.
- Prosecuted juvenile offenders in substantial numbers before the Youth Court.
- Responded to and litigated Petitions for Post-Conviction Relief and Habeas Corpus Petitions made by convicted inmates.
- Investigated allegations of attorney crimes /misconduct upon appointment as an investigator for the Montana Supreme Court Commission on Practice.
POORE, ROTH & ROBINSON, P.C. Butte, Montana
Clerkship, Summer 1987
Community Services & Volunteer Activities:
- Speaker. Silver Bow County Bar Association;
- Training of Volunteers for Safe Space-Domestic Violence Shelter;
- Volunteer: U.S. High Altitude Speed Skating Center World Cup events;
- Volunteer Fundraiser: Muscular Dystrophy Association.
- Annual Participant in Hunters Against Hunger Program;
- Chairman, Butte Ducks Unlimited.
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