Our Lawyers

James Dallner was raised in Billings and graduated from Billings West High in 1998.  After high school, James attended college and law school in Missoula, graduating from the University of Montana School of Law in 2005. 

James moved to Denver following law school to work for a judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals.  Following the clerkship, he worked at a national law firm in downtown Denver.  After becoming the managing partner in the Denver office, James and several colleagues formed a new Denver-based law firm, specializing in plaintiffs civil litigation.  James’ practice is 100% litigation, and he has handled a wide variety of lawsuits in state and federal courts across the country.  Over the years, James has recovered tens of millions of dollars for his clients.   

James and his wife, Meagan, have two beautiful daughters.  In his free time, James enjoys golfing, snowmobiling, skiing, and fly fishing.

*Mr. Dallner is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

Court Admissions

He is admitted to practice in the following Federal Courts:

· United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,

· United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth & Tenth Circuits,

· United States District Court for the Districts of Colorado, Nevada, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

Clerkship

Law clerk to the Hon. Sandra I. Rothenberg in the Colorado Court of Appeals, 2006.

Honors

• Super Lawyers “Rising Star” 2013-2019. This peer designation is awarded only to the top 2.5% of attorneys in the state.
• America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators for 2019. Selection to America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation’s most exceptional trial attorneys in High Stakes Business Litigation matters. To be considered for selection, an attorney must have litigated (for either plaintiff or defendant) a matter with the fate of a business worth at least $2,000,000 at stake. Less than ½ percent of active attorneys in the United States will receive this honor.
• Managing Editor, Montana Law Review