Stanley T. Kaleczyc

Attorney Stan Kaleczyc has extensive experience in a wide variety of business, legislative, and regulatory matters, representing client interests before state and federal courts (including the United States Supreme Court, and federal and state administrative agencies) and before the United States Congress and the Montana Legislature. He has served as lead counsel in disputes including acquisitions in insolvency proceedings, natural gas royalty payments, property tax payments, and several public policy issues involving both the United States and Montana constitutions.

His principal areas of practice include commercial litigation, business transactions, and business, legislative, and regulatory matters.  He has also served as counsel to clients in disputes involving federal and state tax matters, including property tax disputes for industrial clients and disputes over the allocation and apportionment of income of corporate income taxpayers.

His clients have included local governments, individuals, a multi-million dollar ski development, a utility, an oil and gas exploration company, a refiner, a health insurer, and other businesses in large dollar litigation.  Before transitioning to “Of Counsel” to the firm, Stan served as general legal counsel to the Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority (the interlocal government pool for liability, workers’ compensation, property, and health coverages for Montana cities and towns), and the Montana Schools Group Insurance Authority (the interlocal governmental pool for school districts).

Stan has been lead counsel in dozens of business and commercial disputes.  Due to his distinguished commercial law reputation, State Auditor and Insurance Commissioner Mark O’Keefe appointed Stan as the Special Deputy Liquidator for Glacier General Assurance Company.

Stan’s superior commercial litigation skills are widely recognized in publications, including Super Lawyers of the Mountain States and by Chambers.