What Boone Karlberg does

Boone Karlberg P.C. is a full-service law firm headquartered in Missoula, Montana, founded in 1946 by William T. Boone and operated continuously by Montana attorneys for nearly 80 years. The firm provides legal services across seven core practice areas: civil litigation, insurance law, estate planning/tax/probate, commercial and banking law, creditor bankruptcy, real estate law, and elder law. Its client base spans large corporations, insurance carriers, banks, government entities, and individuals across Montana, with attorneys admitted in state and federal courts including the Montana Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit.

The firm generates revenue through professional legal fees for matters ranging from routine business work to complex litigation and appeals. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm's only disclosed technology integration is LawPay for client payment processing, and it markets itself through Chambers and Partners rankings, Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent ratings, Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers recognition, and extensive community involvement with over 40 charitable and cultural organizations. The firm operates with 11-50 employees across its Missoula headquarters and a newly opened Bozeman office, anchored by shareholders including Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and former federal appellate clerks.

In 2025, Boone Karlberg expanded by opening a Bozeman office alongside the addition of shareholder Elizabeth W. Lund, marking its first geographic expansion beyond Missoula in the firm's history. The firm has concurrently invested in bench depth through multiple associate hires and shareholder promotions, signaling active capacity expansion while maintaining its traditional professional services model.

Name

Boone Karlberg

Legal name

Boone Karlberg P.C.

Website

https://boonekarlberg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Boone Karlberg is a full-service law firm founded in 1946 in Missoula, Montana, serving corporations, insurance carriers, banks, government entities, and individuals across the state through offices in Missoula and Bozeman.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Legal services
• Civil litigation
• Estate planning
• Commercial banking law
• Insurance defense

Headquarters

HQ city

Missoula

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Boone Karlberg generates revenue through providing comprehensive legal services to clients. As a traditional law firm, revenue is derived from professional legal fees for services across multiple practice areas including civil litigation, insurance defense, estate planning, commercial and banking law, real estate, and elder law. Services range from routine business matters to complex litigation and appeals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Boone Karlberg P.C. is a full-service law firm providing comprehensive legal services across seven practice areas: Civil Litigation, Insurance Law, Estate Planning/Tax/Probate, Commercial and Banking Law, Creditor Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law, and Elder Law. The firm serves large corporations, businesses, government entities, banks, insurance carriers, and individual clients throughout Montana from offices in Missoula (headquarters since 1946) and Bozeman (opened 2025), with attorneys admitted to practice in Montana state and federal courts, the Montana Supreme Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Services span routine business matters to complex litigation and appeals.

Product overview

Boone Karlberg P.C. is a full-service law firm providing comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a single integrated legal practice offering Civil Litigation, Insurance Law, Estate Planning/Tax/Probate, Commercial and Banking Law, Creditor Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law, and Elder Law services. The firm has offices in Missoula, Montana and Bozeman, Montana, serving clients from large corporations to individual clients throughout the state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Litigation Services Comprehensive litigation services for individuals, businesses, government entities, insurance carriers, and banking clients across Montana, including complex commercial litigation, product liability, employment and labor law, insurance coverage and defense, personal injury, property and construction disputes, railroad litigation, and creditor rights in bankruptcy.
• Insurance Law Practice Insurance defense and coverage services for leading insurance carriers and individuals, including pre-litigation coverage advice, claims handling negotiation, settlement, and declaratory judgment actions in state and federal courts.
• Estate Planning, Tax and Probate Estate planning services including estate and gift tax structures, family business succession planning, wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, living wills, family limited partnerships, and asset protection, plus probate administration and tax controversy representation.
• Commercial and Banking Law Legal services for banks, businesses, and individuals in commercial matters ranging from routine business matters to complex litigation, including business organization, acquisitions, sales, reorganizations, asset protection, employment advice, and banking institution representation.
• Creditor Bankruptcy Creditors' rights representation in bankruptcy filings, including loan enforcement, negotiating workouts and forbearance agreements, complex restructurings, out-of-court workouts, Chapter 11 cases, and bankruptcy litigation.
• Real Estate Law Real estate transactional services for large ranch to residential transactions, commercial and private lending, mortgage and investment banking, secured financing, title and land damage litigation, and judicial and nonjudicial foreclosures.
• Elder Law Legal services for elderly and disabled clients including conservatorships, guardianships, special needs trusts, asset protection planning, Medicaid qualification, elder abuse representation, and mental capacity issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• $22 million verdict for commercial plaintiff in federal product liability trial (May 2025)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Perkins Coie LLP: Large national firm identified in the data as the prior employer of shareholder Matthew B. Hayhurst (Product Liability Litigation Group in Seattle); competes for high-stakes product liability and commercial litigation work originating in the Mountain West.
• Dorsey & Whitney LLP: Large national firm identified in the data as a prior employer of Scott M. Stearns; a broader-incumbent competitor that can offer multi-state coverage for the same Montana-based clients.
• Holland & Hart LLP: Mountain West regional firm with Montana offices; broader geographic and practice footprint than Boone Karlberg, with overlapping capabilities in litigation, commercial, real estate, and insurance defense work that compete for the same regional clients.

Direct peers

• Datsopoulos MacDonald & Lind PC: Missoula-based law firm identified in the data as a prior employer of Boone Karlberg shareholder Cynthia Walker; competes for the same Montana litigation, commercial, and employment work.
• Crowley Fleck PLLP: Montana-headquartered full-service law firm with offices across the state and regional presence in the Northern Rockies; directly comparable as a Montana full-service firm serving businesses, government, and individuals in litigation, banking, and commercial matters.
• Garlington Lohn & Robinson PLLP: Missoula-based full-service law firm with comparable practice mix in litigation, insurance defense, commercial, and real estate law serving Montana businesses, banks, and individuals.
• Moore O'Connell & Refling PC: Bozeman-based firm where Elizabeth W. Lund was previously a partner before joining Boone Karlberg; competing Bozeman-area commercial, insurance defense, and real estate litigation practice.
• Church Harris Johnson & Williams PC: Missoula-based law firm named in the data as another prior employer of Cynthia Walker; comparable Montana firm in civil litigation, commercial, and real estate.
• Berg Lilly & PC: Bozeman-based law firm named in the data as a prior affiliation of new Boone Karlberg shareholder Elizabeth W. Lund; directly comparable as a Bozeman-area insurance defense and litigation firm.

Regional players

• Brown Law Firm: Montana-based litigation and insurance defense firm with comparable focus on civil defense work for insurers and businesses in the Montana market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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