Neil G. Westesen joined the firm in 1991 following graduation with highest honors from the University of Colorado in Boulder and practices in the Bozeman office. While in Colorado, Mr. Westesen clerked for a water law firm with an emphasis on interstate water disputes. He graduated from the University of Montana in 1988 also with highest honors. Mr. Westesen co-authored a paper entitled "Coal Mining on Indian Lands: A Study in Permits, Plans and Paperwork" presented at the 1992 ABA conference on Natural Resources Management and Environmental Enforcement on Indian Lands. Mr. Westesen is presently the case note editor for Montana and Wyoming for Construction, the ABAs Journal for the Committee on Construction Litigation. He also serves as the Montana liaison to the DRIs Products Liability Committee. Mr. Westesen is a trial attorney working in civil litigation, construction law and Indian law.

E-mail: nwestesen@crowleylaw.com