Jeana R. Lervick
Counsel
Jeana Lervick is a seasoned litigator who provides counseling and defense through every step of conflict prevention and resolution. Ms. Lervick focuses primarily on employment and health care law, from day-to-day operations to large-scale litigation. She handles all aspects of employment management and defense, including contract negotiation and drafting, as well as appearing regularly in administrative proceedings before the Montana Human Rights Bureau. Ms. Lervick also has extensive experience in public entity defense and intellectual property, including both trademarks and patents, and routinely leads general litigation matters across all areas of the law.
Ms. Lervick began her career as a litigator in Chicago focusing on patents and trademarks for more than a decade. She returned to Montana to raise her family and became In-house Counsel for a Montana school district before serving as Chief of the Civil Department of Montana’s largest county. Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Lervick was Senior Counsel at a large litigation firm in Montana.
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 2002
- Montana, 2014
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Montana
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Location
Billings Office
Education
JD: DePaul University College of, 2002
BS: Montana State University, 1999, Directed Interdisciplinary Studies
Contact
Professional Associations
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Yellowstone County Bar Association
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
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Speaker, “Trial Preparation for Montana Legal Assistants,” Half Moon Seminar, 2024
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Speaker, “Montana Employment Law: Hiring, Firing, and Disciplining Employees,” NBI Seminar, 2023
Business & Community Service
- Yellowstone Soccer Association, Vice President
Other Activities
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Outside of work, Jeana is a coach and team mom for numerous youth athletic programs and can often be found cheering on her son with their Bernese Mountain Dog, Rosie, and rescue pup, Bandit.
