Chair: 
Ward E. "Mick" Taleff, atty. at-large
Great Falls, MT  
6/30/2026 
Members: 
Brad Belke, atty.
Butte, MT  
4/1/2025
Jean Elizabeth Faure, atty.
Great Falls, MT  
6/20/2024
Kelly J.C. Gallinger, atty.
Billings, MT  
5/31/2024
Andres Haladay, atty.
Helena, MT  
4/1/2026
Patt Leikam, non-atty.
Billings, MT  
6/30/2026
Troy McGee, non-atty.
Helena, MT  
8/31/2027
W. Carl Mendenhall, atty.
Missoula, MT  
4/1/2026
Lois Menzies, non-atty.
Helena, MT  
8/31/2027
Elinor Nault, non-atty.
Box Elder, MT  
6/30/2026
Dan O'Brien, atty.
Malta, MT  
4/1/2025
Rich Ochsner, non-atty.
Missoula, MT  
8/31/2027
Randy S. Ogle, atty.
Kalispell, MT  
4/1/2026
Sheryl Wambsgans, atty.
Bozeman, MT  
4/1/2026 
Staff: 
Shelly J. Smith, Office Administrator
301 S. Park Ave. Suite 328
Helena, MT  59601
406-841-2976
shellysmith@mt.gov
 

Term: 4 years
Appointed by: The Montana Supreme Court following an election by licensed attorneys in their respective areas.
Composed of: Nine attorneys (one from each defined area and one at-large) and five non-attorneys.

The Commission on Practice of the Supreme Court of the State of Montana was established April 1, 1965 per Montana Supreme Court Order dated January 5, 1965.