Social Media – Silence in the Information Age

Social Media – Silence in the Information Age

We speak often of the need to consult with an attorney after an accident, we talk about how insurance companies often try to settle your insurance claim for less than the amount you are actually due. What we have not touched on? Some of the methods insurance companies...
Montana Automobile Insurance

Montana Automobile Insurance

As you are aware, if you own a vehicle and drive it, it needs to be insured. See Mont. Code Ann 61-8-301. That is all well and good, but with so many different policy options and insurance carriers out there, how should you go about choosing which policy is best for...
Owner Financing: Buyer Beware

Owner Financing: Buyer Beware

Since the last housing crisis, interested home purchasers have found that qualifying for a mortgage loan is becoming increasingly more difficult. The high cost of housing in the Flathead Valley adds to this dilemma. A perfunctory search on craigslist or mountain...
Privilege Against Self Incrimination in Civil Cases

Privilege Against Self Incrimination in Civil Cases

There seems to be a growing trend in the number of dissolutions that also have order of protection hearings occurring simultaneously. Often, when tensions are high and the relationship has broken down, tempers escalate and the police may become involved. One party may...
When is it ok to give a Miranda Warning?

When is it ok to give a Miranda Warning?

Last week we went into when it is okay for an officer to not give a Miranda warning, which begs the question, what happens when a Miranda warning is possibly warranted but not given? The Fifth Amendment, U.S. Const. amend. V, and Mont. Const. art. II, 25 both provide...