Marshall Anderson

Senior Associate

Marshall Anderson’s practice focuses on transportation and business transactions throughout Montana and Colorado. Mr. Anderson is also experienced with coverage matters, real estate, premises liability, and products liability. Previously, Mr. Anderson served as Associate General Counsel for a captive risk retention group where he oversaw a nationwide portfolio of litigated matters for large motor carriers. In this role he developed and implemented claims handling initiatives to improve operations and mitigate risk. While working in the insurance industry Mr. Anderson obtained his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation.

Mr. Anderson also practiced at a civil firm in Grand Junction, Colorado focusing on business transactions, estate planning, and real estate. Mr. Anderson is experienced with property and casualty litigation and advising clients on business law matters such as real estate transactions, corporate guidelines, operating agreements, and tax laws.

Location

Missoula Office
125 Bank Street
Suite 403
Missoula, MT 59802

Education

JD: The University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law, 2020, with honors
BA: Colorado Mesa University, 2014, Business Administration, magna cum laude

Contact

andersonm@hallevans.com

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Martin Burke Award for Excellence in Clinical Studies, 2020
Certifications
  • Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Panelist, “Winning at Trial,” USLAW NETWORK Transportation and Logistics Exchange, 2024
Other Activities
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) Annual Seminar Planning Committee, 2023

Marcella Alvarez Morgan

Associate

Marcella Alvarez Morgan has a broad range of civil litigation experience representing individuals, businesses, and insurers. Ms. Morgan’s practice includes premises liability, construction, trucking, employment, and environmental matters. She is also experienced with commercial real estate, business transactions, trademark, and copyright matters.

Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Morgan was a litigator at firms in Albuquerque, NM and Boston, MA. While attending Northeastern University School of law, she served as an intern with a global financial services company, a real estate investment trust company, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, and a legal aid foundation. Ms. Morgan is licensed in New Mexico, Massachusetts, and Texas.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • New Mexico, 2023
  • Massachusetts, 2020
  • Texas, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Location

Santa Fe Office
125 Lincoln Avenue
Suite 225
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Education

JD: Northeastern University School of Law, 2019

BA: Colorado College, 2012, Russian and Literature

Contact

morganm@hallevans.com

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Professional Associations
  • State Bar of New Mexico, Young Lawyers Division
Articles & Publications // Presentations // Webinars
  • Co-author, “New Media and Advocacy,” Understanding Nonviolence, Chapter 6, Wiley, 2015
Languages
  • Russian

Liz Leibsle

Associate

Liz Leibsle defends individuals and businesses in general liability, premises liability, and transportation litigation. She is also experienced with complex immigration matters and real estate transactions.

Ms. Leibsle’s immigration practice includes representing employers and their employees seeking permanent residence and citizenship through the PERM labor certification process and representing clients before USCIS and other immigration agencies on employment-based immigration matters including H-1B, L-1, E-1, R-1, and related applications.

In the real estate arena, she is experienced in negotiating letters of intent, leases, and contracts to buy and sell along with managing due diligence processes with finance, legal, architecture, and construction teams. Previously, Ms. Leibsle was a commercial broker at a Denver based commercial real estate brokerage.

Before her legal career, Ms. Leibsle served in the Peace Corps in Honduras where she led the formation of savings and loan cooperatives for small-scale farmers and taught basic business skills to local women.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2012

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2011

BBA: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003, Finance, Investment, and Banking and Real Estate, Dean’s Honor List

Contact

leibslel@hallevans.com

Geoffrey T. Cunningham

Senior Associate

Geoffrey Cunningham’s litigation practice includes premises liability, construction defect, employment law, real estate litigation, HOA litigation, probate litigation, business litigation, and appellate work. He also represents insurers with bad faith and coverage matters.

Before joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Cunningham practiced insurance defense, criminal defense, corporate litigation, and family law in both Montana state and Federal District Court at a small firm in Billings, MT. Additionally, the broad nature of his practice included regular appellate cases at the Montana Supreme Court.

Mr. Cunningham is a Billings native who attended Billings Central Catholic High School and earned his bachelor’s degree from Montana State University. After graduating from the University of Wyoming College of Law, he returned to his hometown to begin his career as a litigator. He is licensed in Montana and Wyoming.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Montana, 2015
  • Wyoming, 2017
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana

Location

Billings Office

175 North 27th Street
Suite 1101
Billings, MT 59101

Education

JD: University of Wyoming, 2015
BA: Montana State University, 2011, History

Contact

cunninghamg@hallevans.com

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Appeals
  • Hanson v. Town of Fort Peck, 2023 MT 208, 414 Mont. 1, 538 P.3d 404
  • First Nat’l Props., LLC v. Joel D. Hillstead Tr., 2020 MT 211, 401 Mont. 59, 472 P.3d 134
  • B.D. v. Deming, 2020 MT 205N, 401 Mont. 556, 468 P.3d 815
  • Oldman v. State, 2015 WY 121, 359 P.3d 964
Professional Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Wyoming State Bar
  • Yellowstone Area Bar Association
  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers

Samuel M. McCarty

Associate

Mr. McCarty joined Hall & Evans, LLC in 2024 as an Associate. Currently, his practice is primarily composed of Construction & Design and Real Estate Litigation. Mr. McCarty typically represents developers, contractors, and design professionals, including both architects and engineers.

While attending the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, he was a teaching assistant and peer mentor. In addition, Mr. McCarty worked for the Hon. Judge John Wheeler of the 18th Judicial District.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Colorado, 2022
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Location

Denver Office
1001 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202

Education

JD: University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2022

BA: University of Iowa, 2019, Political Science

Contact

mccartys@hallevans.com

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Samuel

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law Provost’s Scholarship
  • Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society
Professional Associations
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association

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