About Aaron
Aaron Neilson studied political science and communication research at the University of Montana-Missoula, earning a B.S. in 2006. He went on to law school on the University of Montana School of Law and received his J.D. in 2010. Those years on campus set the stage for a practice that moves among company settings and private firm work.
He started his professional legal career in 2010 at Hanson Baker Ludlow Drumheller P.S., becoming a member of a small company surroundings on the outset. Three years later he joined Zeno Bakalian P.S., where he expanded his hands-on knowledge in day-to-day client representation. By 2015 he was a part of Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, and inside two years he moved into an in-house position as vice president and chief legal officer at Blackfoot Communications, Inc. That corporate submit placed him within the enterprise aspect of legal work, dealing with contracts, adherence and operational legal matters.
In 2018 he returned to private practice as a companion at Christian, Samson & Baskett, PLLC. The companion position concerned both client work and firm duties. In 2021 he became managing shareholder at Neilson, Swanson, Dietrich, Smith, PLLC. That role combines casework with management responsibilities and oversight of firm operations.
Neilson holds lively membership in each the State Bar of Montana and the Washington State Bar Association. He is licensed to practice in Montana and Washington. Across his roles, he has labored on corporate and business things, treated transactional work and addressed regulatory questions that arise within the communications sector. His time as in-house counsel gave him direct exposure to negotiating seller agreements and advising on adherence obligations.
Colleagues describe him as someone who moves comfortably between the needs of company clients and the realistic wants of smaller firms. He has taken on management tasks at the firms where he has labored, balancing management with client-facing duties. He has additionally treated regimen litigation and transactional matters for agencies of various sizes.
He currently practices at Neilson, Swanson, Dietrich, Smith, PLLC, specializing in enterprise and business law, regulatory issues in communications, and the control of regulation company operations.
