Background
Franz, Holly Jo was born on July 2, 1957 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Gerald A. and Delores E. (Dahle) Franz.
Franz, Holly Jo was born on July 2, 1957 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Gerald A. and Delores E. (Dahle) Franz.
Montana State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1983). University of Montana (Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1986). Evasmus Scholar.
Worked at Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman (Helena, Montana) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Litigation, Banking, Corporation, Insurance, Labor, Agriculture, Environmental, Natural Resources, Mining, Probate, Estate and Gift Taxation, Wills and Trust, Administrative, Automobile, Family, Mortgage, Negligence, Real Estate, Utility, Water Rights, Legislative, Education, Product Liability, Workers Compensation, Mineral Taxation Law, Construction, Adoption, International, and Intellectual Property. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Montana and United States.
District Court, District of Montana.
Erasmus Scholar. Treasurer, Montana Water Resources Association. Member: 1st Judicial District and American (Member, Section of Natural Resources and Environmental Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Montana (President, Women"s Law Section, 1991-1992. Member, Natural Resource Section and Indian Law Section).
The firm was founded in 1887, as the firm of Toole & Toole and is probably the oldest continuously existing law firm in the state.
The firm conducts a state-wide general civil and trial practice, and specializes in commercial and construction litigation, insurance defense, natural resources, mining, environmental permitting and labor law. The firm also provides estate planning and probate services and has an active administrative law and governmental relations department which is the Montana Representative of the State Capitol Law Firm Group.
Legislation Committee Women's Law Caucus, Missoula, Montana, president or board member The State Bar of Montana (Women's Law Section), since 1986, treasurer Montana Women'sLobby, Helena, 1990-1995. Member American Bar Association, First Judicial Bar Association (president since 1998).