Kelsie L. Nolan

Associate

Kelsie Nolan provides civil litigation defense across Montana and Wyoming. She represents clients in a broad range of matters, including transportation and trucking litigation, products liability, premises liability, personal injury, wrongful termination, employment discrimination, and other complex tort matters.

Before joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Nolan developed a civil defense practice representing businesses, insurers, and other clients in litigation spanning a diverse range of disputes. She received her JD from Gonzaga University School of Law after serving as a judicial extern to the Honorable John O. Cooney of the Spokane Superior Court. Her undergraduate studies at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas included minors in neuroscience, biology, psychology, and chemistry. Her interdisciplinary background in law and the sciences informs her approach to cases involving technical, medical, and scientific issues.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Montana, 2023
  • Wyoming, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana

Location

Missoula Office

Education

JD: Gonzaga University School of Law, 2023

BS: Texas Christian University, 2019, Political Science, Minor in Neuroscience, Biology, Psychology, and Chemistry

Contact

nolandk@hallevans.com

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Kelsie

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Professional Associations

  • State Bar of Montana

  • Wyoming State Bar

  • ALFA International

  • Montana Defense Trial Lawyers

  • American Bar Association

Professional Experience
  • Associate, Crowley Fleck PLLP, 2023-2026
  • Court-Appointed Guardian ad Litem (Pro Bono Appointments), 2023-2026
  • Judicial Extern, Spokane County Superior Court, Hon. John O. Cooney, 2023
  • Summer Associate, Crowley Fleck PLLP, 2022
  • Summer Associate, Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office, Appellate Team, 2021
Business & Community Service
  • Leadership Missoula 40, Chamber of Commerce, 2024-2025
  • Volunteer, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Missoula
Other Activities
  • Outside of work, Kelsie enjoys spending time with her fiancé and family, water skiing competitively, tending to her ever-growing backyard flock, and never missing an opportunity to watch college football and cheer on the TCU Horned Frogs.

Michael S. Rawlings

Counsel

Michael Rawlings has built a practice focused on commercial litigation as defense counsel but also in personal injury, premises liability, construction defect, and family law matters.

Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Rawlings defended numerous cases that involved injury and loss, including complex traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, psychological injuries, loss of earning capacity and lost wages, claims for future medical treatment and damages, loss of consortium, and more. Working on the insurance defense side and as legal counsel with personal injury cases and clients has provided Mr. Rawlings the ability to evaluate a case, assess realistic outcomes, and pursue that outcome through settlement negotiations, arbitrations, mediations, short trials, and jury trials. He is active in the local community, handling pro bono cases for the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. 

A Las Vegas native, Mr. Rawlings attended Bonanza High School and then earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Japanese from Utah State University. Before law school, he went to work as a third-party claims adjuster focused entirely on transportation. He investigated motor vehicle accidents alongside local law enforcement, the taxi authority, and was involved in accident reconstruction with local experts and experts across the country. He helped in the testing and implementation of data impact devices with several Las Vegas taxicab and limousine companies when the technology was new. Mr. Rawlings eventually became a claims manager, resolving hundreds of personal injury cases through settlements, arbitrations, mediation, and trials in Clark County. With this background and depth of experience, Mr. Rawlings decided to pursue his law degree, earning a J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 2013
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Location

Las Vegas Office

Education

JD: Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2011
BA: Utah State University, 2009, English, Minor in Japanese

Contact

rawlingsm@hallevans.com

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Languages
  • Japanese

Rachel H. Parkin

Of Counsel

Rachel Parkin’s practice is focused on complex civil litigation, including insurance coverage and civil defense.  Ms. Parkin represents insurers in coverage and bad faith litigation and insureds in claims of all kinds. She often handles trucking, premises liability, employment, professional liability, and real estate throughout Montana. She is highly regarded for her legal writing and appellate advocacy.

Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Parkin was a shareholder at Milodragovich, Dale & Steinbrenner. Before her legal career, she was an adjunct instructor at Kansas State University and a youth librarian in a large public library system.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • Montana, 2013
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Montana
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court

Location

Missoula Office

Education

JD: University of Montana School of Law, 2013
MA: Kansas State University, 2009, English Literature
BA: Kansas State University, 2005, English Literature and Women’s Studies

Contact

parkinr@hallevans.com

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Rachel

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Professional Associations
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Western Montana Bar Association, Past Board of Directors, 2019-2025
Business & Community Service
  • A Carousel for Missoula, Board of Directors, President, 2018-2024
  • Volunteer, Missoula Public Library, 2015-2020​

Tad J. Quinn

Associate

Tad Quinn represents individuals and business in Montana with matters involving product liability, transportation, premises liability, insurance defense, professional liability, and employment law.

Prior to joining Hall & Evans, Mr. Quinn was a JAG attorney with the United States Navy JAG Corps in Washington, DC. With five years of experience in federal court, Mr. Quinn has developed a foundation in complex trial practice and high-stakes courtroom advocacy. He successfully managed all phases of federal litigation, from navigating intricate procedural motions to delivering compelling arguments before the court.

While attending the University of California, Davis School of Law, Mr. Quinn was a government affairs graduate intern with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District where he advocated for renewable energy. Mr. Quinn graduated summa cum laude from Campbell University with a bachelor’s in political science. Before his legal career, Mr. Quinn served in the United States Army Special Operations Command as a Flight Engineer.

Location

Missoula Office

Education

JD: University of California, Davis School of Law, 2020
BS: Campbell University, 2015, Political Science, summa cum laude

Contact

quinnt@hallevans.com

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Tad

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Career Distinctions & Honors
  • Meritorious Service Award, U.S. Army
  • Army Commendation Medal, with Valor
  • Air Medal, U.S. Army
Professional Experience

  • JAG Attorney, United States Navy JAG Corps, Washington, DC, 2020-2026

Certifications
  • Federal Aviation Administration Airframe & Powerplant License

Kimberly A. Huson

Senior Associate

Kimberly A. Huson is a defense litigator concentrating her practice in healthcare and medical malpractice, premises liability, sports and recreation law, and transportation matters. She represents insurers, corporations, universities, and individuals in complex, high-stakes litigation involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims.

Ms. Huson has extensive experience defending healthcare providers across a wide range of claims, including medical and dental malpractice, cosmetic procedures, and correctional medicine. She is skilled in all phases of litigation—from strategic discovery and dispositive motion practice through mediation, trial, and appeal.

Before joining Hall & Evans, Ms. Huson developed a diverse civil litigation background at both a large national firm and boutique firms in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. She graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a degree in political science and went on to earn her J.D. from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

While in law school, Ms. Huson focused her studies on sports and business law and remained actively engaged in the sports community. She began her legal career as a paralegal in Nashville and Phoenix, where she built a foundation in probate and eminent domain litigation.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

  • New Mexico, 2019
  • U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico

Location

Santa Fe Office

Education

JD: Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2018
BA: Arizona State University, 2014, Political Science, summa cum laude

Contact

husonk@hallevans.com

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Kimberly

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Professional Associations
  • New Mexico Bar Association
  • New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association
  • New Mexico Women’s Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
Other Activities
  • Outside the courtroom, Ms. Huson is an avid sports fan who brings the same passion to her personal life that she brings to her legal work. She loves watching football, playing fantasy football, basketball and golf, and she never misses a chance to talk game strategy—whether on the field or in the courtroom.

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