Ben Snipes
Kovacich Snipes Johnson, PC
Ben Snipes is a plaintiff's personal injury attorney, specializing in serious injury cases. His practice presently focuses on catastrophic workplace injuries, trucking and motor vehicle accidents, asbestos related diseases and mesothelioma cases.
In addition to a traditional plaintiffs practice, Mr. Snipes carries a significant Qui Tam/False Claims Act whistleblower and workers' compensation caseload.
He is an AV Preeminent rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell® and has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Montana by The National Trial Lawyers® since 2014. Since 2018, he has been recognized as a Rising Star (for attorneys 40 years or younger) by Super Lawyers. In 2019, Mr. Snipes and his partner, Mark Kovaicich, were named Trial Lawyers of the Year by the Montana Trial Lawyers Association.
He has participated in educational seminars and published articles for the Montana Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Snipes has been a shareholder with Kovacich Snipes, P.C., since 2015 and is admitted to practice in all Montana federal and state courts and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
- University of Montana School of Law
- J.D. (2008)
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- Shareholder
- Kovacich Snipes Johnson, P.C.
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- Using Workers’ Compensation as a Springboard for Tort Actions
- Trial Trends (MTLA)
- Workers' Compensation Bad Faith Claims
- Trial Trends (MTLA)
- Interplay Between Contract and Tort Damages, St. Patrick's Day CLE, Butte, Montana
- State Bar of Montana
- Damages and Argument at Trial, Spring Seminar, Anaconda, Montana
- Montana Trial Lawyers Association
- Administrative Venues and Your Clients- Montana Medical Legal Panel, Spring Seminar, Great Falls, Montana
- Montana Trial Lawyers Association
- Trying Your Case in Montana Federal Courts- Federal Trials Civil Panel, Federal Bar Association CLE 2017, Missoula, Montana
- Federal Bar Association- Montana Chapter
- MTLA Spring Seminar- Host, MTLA Spring Seminar- 2014, Great Falls, Montana
- Montana Trial Lawyers Associatoin
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- This award is limited to the top 5% of lawyers in the United States.
- Trial Lawyer of the Year
- Montana Trial Lawyers Association
- Awarded for Outstanding Trial Advocacy to Ben Snipes and Mark Kovacich
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Limited to the top 2.5% of attorneys either 40 years of age or younger or with less than 10 years of practice.
- AV
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Top 40 Under 40
- National Trial Lawyers
- Cascade County Law Clinic, Inc. Pro Bono Program
- Board of Directors
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- Federal Bar Association- Montana Chapter
- Board of Directors
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- Montana State Bar
- Member
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- Montana Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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- Montana
- 9th Circuit
- Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
We work exclusively on a contingent fee basis. If we don't recover, our clients have no obligation to pay.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
- Asbestos & Mesothelioma
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Nursing Home Abuse
- English: Spoken, Written