Garlington, Lohn & Robinson

What Garlington, Lohn & Robinson does

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP (GLR) is a private, full-service law firm headquartered in Missoula, Montana, founded in 1870 by original founders of the city. The firm operates as a Professional Limited Liability Partnership and is led by Managing Partner Randall J. Colbert. It provides legal representation across 16 practice areas — including Business & Tax Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Defense, Labor & Employment Law, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Environmental Law, Transportation Law, Cannabis Law, Medical Malpractice Defense, Class Action Defense, Product Liability, Intellectual Property Law, Bankruptcy Law, Mediation & Arbitration, and Estate Planning. The technology base is conventional professional services delivery: attorneys produce legal work product; no proprietary technology platform is disclosed. Client services are delivered through attorney-client engagements at the LEED Gold Certified six-story headquarters at 350 Ryman Street and remotely for out-of-state matters.

The firm employs 101–250 people, including 23+ attorneys spanning partners and associates. Its revenue model is traditional professional services — fees are not publicly disclosed but are structured as matter-based, time-and-expense or quoted engagements that vary by complexity, scope, and practice area. GLR serves Montana-based businesses ranging from solopreneurs to established companies, acts as local counsel for out-of-state and Fortune 500 clients (e.g., BNSF, Truckers Express, ALPS), and represents healthcare providers and insurance companies in defense matters. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales: relationship-driven, one-on-one engagements with strategic advisory positioning. Marketing channels are primarily earned — the firm has been ranked on the U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list for 11+ consecutive years, with multiple attorneys recognized by Chambers USA, Mountain States Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year."

Name

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson

Legal name

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP

Website

https://garlington.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson is a private, full-service Montana law firm founded in 1870 and headquartered in Missoula. It delivers 16 practice areas of legal representation to Montana businesses, national companies, and Fortune 500 clients acting as local counsel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Legal services
• Business law
• Litigation services
• Estate planning
• Insurance defense

Headquarters

HQ city

Missoula

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Traditional law firm revenue model based on professional legal services across multiple practice areas. Services include litigation, transactional work, advisory services, and regulatory compliance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP is a full-service Montana law firm providing legal representation across 16 practice areas, including business and tax law, litigation, insurance defense, healthcare law, real estate law, labor and employment law, estate planning, intellectual property, mediation and arbitration, and transportation law. The firm serves Montana businesses, national companies, and Fortune 500 corporations, offering strategic legal counsel to reduce costs and achieve optimal outcomes, and frequently acts as local counsel for out-of-state clients.

Product overview

Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP is a full-service Montana law firm offering a unified suite of legal services across 16 distinct practice areas. The firm serves a diverse client base ranging from solopreneurs to Fortune 500 companies, acting as both primary counsel for Montana businesses and local counsel for out-of-state clients. Practice areas include Bankruptcy Law, Business & Tax Law, Cannabis Law, Class Action Defense, Estate Planning, Health Care Law, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property Law, Labor & Employment Law, Land Use & Environmental Law, Mediation & Arbitration, Medical Malpractice Defense, Product Liability, Real Estate Law, and Transportation Law.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bankruptcy Law – Creditor Representation

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Boy Scouts of America - MontanaminorOthersGLR supports the Boy Scouts of America Montana council. The firm created a video honoring Ty Robinson, one of the firm's namesake partners, on his 100th birthday in partnership with the Boy Scouts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Crowley Fleck PLLP: One of Montana's largest full-service law firms with offices across the state and the region. Closely comparable to GLR in practice mix (business, litigation, real estate, healthcare, insurance defense), Montana-centric footprint, and decades of continuous operation.
• Keller Reynolds Strother PLC: Missoula-based full-service Montana law firm with a comparable practice breadth. Direct local competitor to GLR for Montana businesses, healthcare providers, and insurance defense work.
• Moulton Bellingham PC: Billings-based Montana full-service law firm serving businesses, healthcare providers, and insurers. Comparable to GLR in regional full-service orientation and insurance/healthcare emphasis.
• Christensen, Donahue & Erndl, PLLP: Montana-based full-service firm offering litigation, business, real estate, and estate planning services. Comparable regional Montana firm with similar full-service practice mix.
• Brown Law Firm, P.C. Billings-based Montana full-service firm offering business, litigation, real estate, and insurance defense work. Comparable regional scale and full-service orientation to GLR.

Broad incumbents

• Holland & Hart LLP: Mountain West regional full-service firm with offices across Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. Competes with GLR for Montana-headquartered and out-of-state local-counsel work, but offers much broader geographic reach and resource depth.
• Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC: Large full-service firm with significant insurance defense, healthcare, and business practices across the South and Midwest. Comparable to GLR in heavy insurance defense and healthcare exposure, though at much larger scale.
• Stoel Rives LLP: Pacific Northwest / Mountain West full-service firm with offices including Boise. Comparable to GLR in practice mix (real estate, business, healthcare, energy, litigation) and target market of regional businesses and Fortune 500 local-counsel mandates.
• Davis Wright Tremaine LLP: National full-service firm with strong insurance defense, healthcare, and media practices. Comparable to GLR in practice focus on insurance defense and healthcare law but with national scale and broader industry verticals.
• Dorsey & Whitney LLP: Large national full-service firm with a longstanding Montana presence. Competes for Fortune 500 local-counsel and complex litigation work that GLR targets, with substantially larger bench and geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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