"Lawyers exhibiting professional Excellence, Dedication & Commitment in Missoula, Montana."

Milodragovich, 
Dale, Steinbrenner 
& Nygren P.C.

620 High Park Way
P.O. Box 4947
Missoula, Montana
59806-4947

Telephone: (406) 728-1455
Fax: (406) 549-7077

Perry J. Schneider

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Mr. Schneider is a litigation and transaction attorney with over ten years of experience and has represented clients in Missoula, Montana, throughout the State of Montana and surrounding areas. Mr. Schneider's areas of practice include personal injury and trucking liability defense, corporate litigation, corporate transactions, and employee benefits.

As a lawyer with over 10 years of experience, Mr. Schneider strives to provide unparalleled personal service, to apply his expertise and experience to solve problems with innovative thinking, and to obtain positive results for his clients.

• Personal Injury and Trucking Liability Defense - Mr. Schneider represents individuals and corporations insured by national and regional insurance carriers, both in state and federal court, in matters involving personal injury, premises liability, products liability, and trucking liability. 

Mr. Schneider has also defended insurance carriers from first and third party claims arising under the Montana Unfair Trade Practices Act and common law theories of bad faith. Mr. Schneider has negotiated settlements and received favorable verdicts on behalf of his client and strives to provide the maximum benefit at a reasonable cost.

• Corporate Litigation - Mr. Schneider represents corporations and individual shareholders, both in state and federal court, in matters involving contract disputes, shareholder disputes, labor disputes, patent and trademark infringements, and claims of fiduciary liability. Mr. Schneider has also represented corporations in workers= compensation matters.

• Corporate Transactions - Mr. Schneider represents new businesses forming partnerships or incorporating in the State of Montana, and existing business with succession planning, contracts, employee policy and procedures, and regulatory compliance.

• Employee Benefits - Mr. Schneider represents individuals, corporations and employee benefit plans in matters arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). Mr. Schneider has successfully represented both individuals and employee benefit plans in matters involving benefit claims and claims of fiduciary breach. 

Mr. Schneider also provides legal advice regarding the creation and ongoing administration of employee benefit plans, including compliance with the federal statutory and regulatory provision under ERISA.

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Montana - 1995 (all state district/county courts)

• State Bar of Connecticut - 1996

• District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) Bar - 1998

• Montana Supreme Court

• United States District Court of Montana

• United States District Court of Colorado

• United States Tax Court

• United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

• J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 1995

• M.B.A. from the University of Montana in 1992

• B.S. with an emphasis on Marketing from Montana State University in 1989

• Defense Research Institute (DRI)

• State Bar of Montana

• Connecticut Bar Association

• D.C. Bar Association

• Western Montana Bar Association

• Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association

• Harmonie Group