Montana Supreme Court Law Clerks
2006 - 2007
Travis Ahner
Aaron N. Bouschor
Terry Bradshaw Bass
Matt T. Cochenour
Elaine Dahl
Jeffrey T. Dickson
Megan L. Dishong
Nicole Ducheneaux
Marcy Frissell
Katherine L. Harper
Sally M. Johnson
Samantha Harper Knox
Megan E. Lane
Brent P. Larson
Brian Miller
Maria T. Roberts
Chris Wethern
Zachary Zipfel
NAME: Travis R. Ahner
HOMETOWN: Helena, MT
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Carroll College, Helena, MT
YEAR GRADUATED: 2002
MAJOR: Writing and Sociology
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Oregon School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
CLERKING FOR: Justice Brian Morris
NAME: Aaron N. Bouschor
HOMETOWN: Kalispell, MT
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: The University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 2004
MAJOR: Philosophy/Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
CLERKING FOR: Justices Nelson, Leaphart, and Rice
NAME: Terry Bradshaw Bass
HOMETOWN: Lake Jackson, Texas
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
YEAR GRADUATED: 1984
MAJOR: Economics
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
YEAR GRADUATED: 1990
CLERKING FOR: Justice Patricia O. Cotter
NAME: Matthew T. Cochenour
HOMETOWN: Bozeman, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Montana State University, Bozeman
YEAR GRADUATED: 1995
MAJOR: English Literature
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
CLERKING FOR: Justice W. William Leaphart
NAME: Jeffrey T. Dickson
HOMETOWN: Burlington, VT
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Colby College
YEAR GRADUATED: 2003
MAJOR: Art
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
CLERKING FOR: Justice Jim Rice
NAME: Megan L. Dishong
HOMETOWN: Amesville, OH
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
YEAR GRADUATED: 2000
MAJOR: Anthropology
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
CLERKING FOR: Justice John Warner
NAME: Nicole E. Ducheneaux
HOMETOWN: Washington, D.C.
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
YEAR GRADUATED: 2002
MAJOR: English Literature
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
CLERKING FOR: Justice Brian Morris
NAME: Marcy Frissell
HOMETOWN: Missoula, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 1989
MAJOR: Technical Theatre
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 1992
CLERKING FOR: Chief Justice Karla M. Gray
NAME: Katherine L. Harper
HOMETOWN: Brookline, Massachusetts
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
YEAR GRADUATED: 2002
MAJOR: Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 1992
CLERKING FOR: Justice Cotter; Justice Morris; Justice Warner
NAME: Sally M. Johnson
HOMETOWN: Roberts, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: Montana State University, Bozeman
YEAR GRADUATED: 1974
MAJOR: History
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon
YEAR GRADUATED: 1978
CLERKING FOR: Pro Se Clerk—clerk for all justices on pro se matters
NAME: Samantha Harper Knox
HOMETOWN: Providence, RI
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of California, Berkeley
YEAR GRADUATED: 2001
MAJOR: English and Political Science
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: Columbia Law School
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
CLERKING FOR: Justice Leaphart
NAME: Megan E. Lane
HOMETOWN: Paradise, CA
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of California, Santa Barbara
YEAR GRADUATED: 2003
MAJOR: Business Economics; Law & Society
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of California, Davis
YEAR GRADUATED: 2007
CLERKING FOR: Justice James A. Rice
NAME:Brent P. Larson
HOMETOWN: Kalispell, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: San Francisco State University
YEAR GRADUATED: 1999
MAJOR: Business Administration - Management
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
YEAR GRADUATED: 2003
CLERKING FOR: Justices James C. Nelson
NAME: Maria T. Roberts
HOMETOWN: Kalispell, Montana
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 1978
MAJOR: Journalism, Education, and History
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 1994
CLERKING FOR: Justice James C. Nelson
NAME:Chris Wethern
HOMETOWN: Green Bay, WI
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Wisconsin
YEAR GRADUATED: 1975
MAJOR: Psychology
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 1985
Staff Attorney
NAME: Zach Zipfel
HOMETOWN: Wichita, KS
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Kansas
YEAR GRADUATED: 1998
MAJOR: History
LAW SCHOOL ATTENDED: University of Montana
YEAR GRADUATED: 2006
CLERKING FOR: Justice John Warner
