Employment / Business Trial Lawyers Billings Montana

Eric Edward Nord

Attorney

Location:

Billings, Montana

Phone:

(406) 255-0400

Fax:

(406) 255-0697

E-mail:

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Eric E. Nord works for the Crist, Krogh & Nord, LLC law firm in Billings, Montana specializing his practice in the area of business law and litigation with a special emphasis on commercial transactions, employment law, real estate and construction issues, and corporate relations. Eric E. Nord is a 1988 graduate of Boston University Law School. He is a member of Montana's Professionalism and Judicial Relations Committees and the Construction and Non-Profit Law Sections. He has written articles and presented seminars on a variety of topics, including real estate and commercial law issues. Eric E. Nord is an instructor of business law at MSU-Billings, present Treasurer of the Yellowstone Area Bar Association and a member of various non-profit boards and church offices.

For articles by this Attorney please see the hyperlinks below:

1) Legal Actions: Sued by an Employee? Do NOT Retaliate - by Eric Nord in Billings Business - August 1, 2011

http://billingsgazette.com/business/columns/article_911864b1-2a69-5a62-b3dc-950bd7381a4f.html

2) Legal Actions: Is your Independent Contractor Actually an Employee - by Eric Nord in Billings Business – July 1, 2011

http://billingsgazette.com/business/columns/article_eef1ebe3-d043-53eb-af66-5bc7d608cc0b.html

3) Legal Actions: Can Employers Monitor Employees’ Private messages? – By Eric Nord in Billings Business – April 1, 2011

http://billingsgazette.com/business/columns/article_aec01a5a-4161-571d-8890-5f90b6e340d5.html

4) Legal Actions: Supreme Court Decision Shocks LLC Proponents. – By Eric Nord in Billings Business – March 1, 2011

http://billingsgazette.com/business/columns/article_a71ceed0-094a-57c8-a16b-2fae59ddc043.html

5) Legal Actions: Do Employees have Privacy in the Digital Age? - By Eric Nord in Billings Business – February 1, 2011

http://billingsgazette.com/business/columns/article_ca4f0df8-a640-582f-88da-ba7c8e32f942.html

6) Legal Actions: Thinking About Starting a Business? Be Sure to Study your Options. – By Eric Nord in Billings Business – December 1, 2010

http://billingsgazette.com/business/columns/article_d555436c-f990-11df-b468-001cc4c002e0.html

7) Legal Actions: Be Aware of Changes to ADA. – By Eric Nord in Billings Business – October 1, 2010

http://billingsgazette.com/business/columns/article_b4289f14-cc03-11df-8693-001cc4c03286.html

8) Legal Actions: Understanding Contracts is Essential in the Business World. – By Eric Nord in Billings Business – September 1, 2010

http://billingsgazette.com/business/columns/article_bb1b6bf2-b129-11df-8df4-001cc4c002e0.html

Areas of Practice

60% Commercial Litigation
10% Commercial Transactions
10% Employment Law Transactions
10% Real Estate and Construction Law Transactions
10% Corporate Relation Transactions
Local Counsel for Out of State Companies

Litigation Percentage

60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

Montana, 2004
Massachusetts, 1989
New Hampshire, 1988
U.S. District Court District of Montana, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2004
U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1989
U.S. District Court District of New Hampshire, 1988

Education

Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1988
Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA
- B.A. - 1985

Published Works

Various Articles, Manchester Union Leader, and Banker and Tradesman
Various Articles, Billings Business Newspaper
Legal Actions: Sued by an Employee? Do NOT Retaliate , Billings Business, August 1, 2011

Representative Cases

Classes/Seminars

Instructor - Business Law, Montana State University, Billings
Speaker - Employment, Fair Debt Collection Practices, Bankruptcy, Fair Credit Reporting, Lending, Business Law and Real Estate Seminars
Speaker - Montana Business Incubator Brown Bag Lunch Series
Instructor, Business Law, University of Phoenix

Honors and Awards

Fellow, New Hampshire Bar Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships

Montana Bar Association, Construction Law and Non-Profit Law Sections, Member
Montana's Professionalism and Judicial Relations Committees, Member
Yellowstone Area Bar Association, Treasurer
American Bar Association, Non-Profit Organizations Section, Member
Electric Cooperative Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Non-Profit Organizations Section , Member

Past Employment Positions

Nixon Peabody LLP, Attorney, 1991 - 2000
Law Offices of Jordan & Gfroerer, Attorney, 1988 - 1991

Pro Bono Activities

Treasurer, Arrowhead Elementary School Parent Teacher Association, 2003
Vice President, West Yellowstone Thrivent Chapter, 2004
Chairman, King of Glory Lutheran Church Stewardship Committee, 2004 - Present
President, King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2006 - 2008
Treasurer, Yellowstone Area Bar Association, 2008 - Present
President, The Billings Depot, Inc., 2008 - Present
Vice President and Director, Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools, Inc., 2008 - Present
Vice President and Director, St. John's Lutheran Ministries, Inc. (d/b/a St. John's Lutheran Home), 2008 - Present
President and Director, Lutheran Bible Camp, Inc. (d/b/a Christikon), 2008 - Present