At Meismer & Associates, our practice is in general civil litigation with an emphasis on personal injury matters.  Our areas of practice include:

• Auto Wrecks
• Product Defects
• Medical Malpractice

• Civil Litigation:   We handle many types of general civil litigation matters, such as contract disputes.  We also deal with construction litigation, handling cases of injuries on the job, construction contracts, construction defects and disputes over financing for construction projects.

• Insurance Defense: We represent insurance companies in various construction defect and personal injury claims.

• Premises Liability: We handle a variety of premises liability claims, where an individual is harmed by an allegedly dangerous condition on another person’s property.   We have handled several cases of construction accidents, where workers or pedestrians are injured, as well as slip and fall and trip and fall injuries.

• Mediation Services: At Meismer & Associates, we offer skilled mediation services in personal injury and employment law.   Paul Meismer is a fair and balanced moderator who will work to come to a mutually beneficial solution.

• Appeals: We handle appellate work in state and federal courts throughout Montana, regardless of whether we were the initial trial attorney.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to speak with an attorney regarding your legal issue, please do not hesitate to call our Missoula, Montana office at 406-829-1766.  If you prefer, you may e-mail us or fill out the form on the Contact Us.

About Paul Meismer:

Bar Admissions:

Montana, 1981

U.S. District Court District of Montana, 1981

U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1982

Confederated Salish Tribal Court, 1997

Kootenai Tribal Court, 1997

Education:

University of Montana School of Law, Missoula, Montana, 1981

J.D.

Honors: Cum Laude

Honors: National Moot Court Champion, 1981

Law Review: Public Land Law, 1980 - 1981

Eastern Montana College, Billings, Montana, 1978

B.S.

Honors: With Honors

Major: History

Published Works:

Montana Bar/Bri Tort Summary (Editor), 1990-2004

Representative Cases:

Grier v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 248 Mont. 457, 812 P.2d 347 (Montana 1991)

 

Johnson v. Supersave Markets, Inc., 211 Mont. 465, 686 P.2d 209 (Montana 1984)

 

Norick v. Dove Const., 204 Mont. 57, 662 P.2d 1318, 39 A.L.R. 4th 132 (Montana 1983)

 

Jacobson v. Implement Dealers Mut. Ins. Co., 196 Mont. 542, 640 P.2d 908, 30 A.L.R. 4th 165 (Montana 1982)

 

Lasar v. Ford Motor Co., 2003 WL 29882 (D. Montana 2003)

 

Safeco Ins. Co. of America v. Tunkle, 997 F. Supp. 1356 (D. Montana 1998)

Missoula Montana Personal Injury Lawyers