Practice Area: Management Labor and Employment, Civil Litigation, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Construction Law, School Law, Criminal Defense.
About: Jean Elizabeth Faure is an AV-rated civil trial attorney with 25 years of experience in labor/employment law, education/school law, and civil litigation. At least 50% of Jean’s practice involves the representation of both public and private employers in connection with all labor and employment-related issues. Jean litigates wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, trade secret, non-compete, Family Medical Leave Act, and ERISA/fiduciary claims. Jean also handles union labor contract negotiations, labor grievance arbitrations, unfair labor practices and other issues under the NLRA. Jean’s school law practice includes students with disabilities, special education/IDEA, student discipline, employment practices (teacher termination), and district operations (bidding, contracts and facilities).
In her civil litigation practice, Jean has litigated and tried cases in the area of premises and products liability, insurance coverage, trademark and patent infringement, construction, partnership and shareholder disputes, and estate/probate contests.
Jean has tried successfully numerous jury and bench trials in front of the Montana Federal and State district courts, administrative agencies, and arbitrators. Representative successes include Flexible Lifeline Systems v. Precision Lift, Inc., D. Mont. (preliminary injunction); Liberty Mutual v. Continental Resources, Inc., D. Mont. (defense of declaratory judgment); Farmers Union Insurance v. Brass Craft Mfg, D. Mont. (products liability defense verdict); Roe v. Kornder-Owen, Mont. Supreme Court (defense summary judgment); The Apartment Store v. Mount Vernon Fire Ins., 9th Cir. (defense summary judgment).
Former Firm Names: We are proud to continue serving clients under our established name.
Clients: Representative clients include American Contractors Trust, American Red Cross, Balfour Beatty, Continental Resources, Inc., CUNA Mutual Insurance, Dean Foods Company, Energy West, Inc., FedEx, Flexible Lifeline Systems, Inc., Gannett Companies, Great Falls School District, Great Falls Transit District, Holiday Stores, Land O’Lakes, Montana Refining Company, Montana Contractors Compensation Fund, Moountain West Bank, Raytheon, Reliastar, RUIS, Travelers/St. Paul Insurance, United Materials, Unitrin Insurance, US Concrete on Site and Zurich Insurance.
Other Office Locations: 8133 Pier Drive, Helena, Montana
1425 West Main, Bozeman, Montana
References: 2004 - current AV Rating from Martindale Hubbell
2009 - current Mountain States Super Lawyer in Employment Litigation Defense.
2009 - current Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor
2009 - current Best Lawyers in America in Employment & Labor, Litigation
2011 - current Chambers USA Guide to Leading Lawyers