Background
Shanahan, Ward A. was born on November 24, 1931 in Libby, Montana, United States.
Shanahan, Ward A. was born on November 24, 1931 in Libby, Montana, United States.
University of Montana (Bachelor of Arts, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, 1958).
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, 1958, Montana and United States.
District Court, District of Montana. 1965, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1968, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi. Montana Law Review, 1956-1958. Chairman, Montana Lottery Commission, 1990-1993. National Judge Advocate, Navy League of the United States, 1994.
Member: State Bar of Montana (Trustee, 1977-1979. President, 1982-1983). Montana Law Foundation (President, 1984-1988.
Trustee, 1984); Montana Mining Association (Board of Directors, 1982-1988). Montana Historical Society (Trustee, 1988. President, 1993). Fellow: American Bar Foundation).
Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy Reserve-Retired. 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.
Member: State Bar of Montana (Trustee, 1977-1979. President, 1982-1983). Montana Law Foundation (President, 1984-1988.
Trustee, 1984); Montana Mining Association (Board of Directors, 1982-1988). Montana Historical Society (Trustee, 1988. President, 1993); Fellow: American Bar Foundation).
Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy Reserve-Retired.