The firm’s Ben Snipes has been named Lawyer of the Year in Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation for Great Falls and north central Montana in the 2027 edition of the Best Lawyers in America publication. Nationally recognized as a top trial advocate, Mr. Snipes focuses his practice primarily on plaintiff injury claims, including trucking accidents, construction and work-related injuries, and toxic tort cases, such as asbestos and mesothelioma claims. This is the third consecutive year he has been named to the Best Lawyers list, where he is also recognized for his expertise in representing claimants in Workers Compensation cases. While this is the first time Mr. Snipes has been honored as Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers, in both 2023 and 2019 he was named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Montana Trial Lawyers Association. In recent years he has also been honored in various practice areas by Lawdragon, Montana Super Lawyers, and the National Trial Lawyers Association. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers awards are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Only the top 5% of elite lawyers in the nation are honored across 150 practice areas.