MT Supreme Court-Commission on Practice

Montana Supreme Court

CHAIR:
John Warren, atty.
P.O. Box 28
Dillon, MT 59725

VICE CHAIRMAN:
Gary Davis
P.O. Box 1144
Helena, MT 59624

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:
Mary Jo Ridgeway
P.O. Box 1747
Miles City, MT 59301

MEMBERS:
Tracy Axelberg, atty.
P.O. Box 7370
Kalispell, MT 59904-0370

Jan Brown, non-atty.
906 Madison Ave.
Helena, MT 59601

Stephen R. Brown, Jr., atty.
P.O. Box 7152
Havre, MT 59501

James F. Canan, non-atty.
2241 Remington Square
Billings, MT 59102

Patricia DeVries, non-atty.
P.O. Box 562
Polson, MT 59860

Jean E. Faure, atty.
P.O. Box 1645
Great Falls, MT 59430

James F. Jacobsen, non-atty.
7 Mueller Court
Helena, MT 59601

Ward E. "Mick" Taleff, atty. member at-large
104 4th St. N., Suite 301
P.O. Box 609
Great Falls, MT 59403

Carey E. Matovich, atty.
2812 - 1st Avenue N., #225
Billings, MT 59101

Art Noonan, non-atty.
621 Whitman
Butte, MT 59701

Jon Oldenburg, atty.
505 W. Main, Ste 309
Lewistown, MT 59457

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR:
Shauna Ryan
215 North Sanders
Helena, MT 59620

ADMIN. SECRETARY:
Shelly Hinson
215 North Sanders
Helena, MT 59620

Term: 4 years

Appointed by: The Montana Supreme Court
Composed of: Nine attorneys (one from each defined area and one at-large) and five non-attorneys

2003 COP Caseload Statistics

Complaints Pending as of December 31, 2002

New Complaints Filed ***

Total

**ODC began operations in 2002

Disposition of Complaints:

Complaints Dismissed

Written Private Admonishment

Private Oral Admonishment

Probation

Public Censure

Suspension of License

Disbarment

Reinstatement Hearings

Formal Complaints Dismissed

* Nine separate complaints resulted in the disbarment of one attorney

Complaints Pending asof December 31,2003

Total

*09