Background
Addy, John Kelly was born on May 9, 1949 in Shelby, Montana, United States. Son of Vearle Delford and Meri Jane (Hyer) Addy.
Addy, John Kelly was born on May 9, 1949 in Shelby, Montana, United States. Son of Vearle Delford and Meri Jane (Hyer) Addy.
Bachelor in Government with honors, Montana State University, 1971; Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1974.
Worked at Matovich, Addy & Keller, Professional Corporation (Billings, Montana) specializing in Personal Injury and Commercial Litigation. Workers Compensation, Banking, Employment, Probate and Real Estate Law. Mediation.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, District of Columbia.
1979, Montana and United States.
District Court, District of Montana. 1988, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1991, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Kappa Phi.
Company-Author: "Montana Construction Law," Professional Education Systems, Inc. , 1981. "Montana Employment Law for Employers," Professional Education Systems, Inc. , 1987.
Adjunct Instructor, Business Law, University of Maryland Far East Division, 1977-1978. Adjunct Instructor, Business Law, Eastern Montana College, 1981-1983.
Chairman, Montana Board of Personnel Appeals, 1981-1983.
State Representative, 1983-1990, Speaker Protempore 1989-1990. Chairman, Montana Democratic Party, 1993. Member: District of Columbia Bar.
State Bar of Montana (Chair, Public Relations Committee, 1990-1994).
Yellowstone County and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Montana Trial Lawyers Association. Military: Captain Judge Advocate General"s Corps., United States.
Army, 1975-1978
Our firm has achieved a reputation for excellence throughout the region in the areas of Insurance Defense, Commercial Litigation and Mediation.
We practice primarily in Eastern Montana, in the counties of Yellowstone, Stillwater, Carbon and Big Horn.
Lay leader Hope United Methodist Church, Billings, 1984-1987, vice chair administrative county, since 1997. President Yellowstone Methodist Foundation, Billings, 1986-1989, Yellowstone Democratic Club, Billings, 1981, Montana Arthritis Foundation, Billings, 1981-1983. Board directors Deering Clinic, Billings, 1986-1992, Alpha Halfway House, Billings, 1984-1992.
Member Montana House of Representatives, Helena, 1983-1990. Vice chair Montana Democratic Party, 1991-1993, chair, 1993-1997. General counsel Alternatives, Inc.
Halfway House, since 1992, Regional Mental Health Center, since 1988. Executive Committee Association of State Democratic Chairs, since 1997. Board of trustees Luccock Park United Methodist Camp.
Captain United States Army, 1975-1978. Member American Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, District of Columbia Bar Association, State Bar of Montana(chair public relations committee 1989-1994, Distinguished Svc. award 1994), Yellowstone Bar Association, Montana Trial Lawyers Association.
Married Marylynn McIntosh, Apr.16, 1977 (divorced 1979). Married Lynne Turner-Fitzgerald, December 31, 1987 (divorced 1997). Children: Amanda, Caleb, 1 stepchild, Taylor.