About Briana E.
Briana E. Kottke constructed a legal basis through two undergraduate degrees and a law degree. She earned twin B.A. degrees from the University of Great Falls in 2006, completing coursework in paralegal research with a minor in business management and in political science with a minor in records. She went on to obtain her J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 2011.
Her practice is rooted in Montana. Kottke is admitted to practice in Montana state courts, including the Montana highest court and state district courts, in addition to city, municipal and justice courts. She is also licensed in federal court for the District of Montana and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her credentials listing admission within the Federal Circuit as well, permitting her to handle things at each trial and appellate ranges.
Over the years Kottke has joined numerous professional organizations that align with felony protection practice. She is a member of the Montana State Bar and participates in its Criminal Section. She belongs to the Western Montana Bar Association and has been a member of both the Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers since 2011. She also holds club in NORML dating from 2017. On the advocacy aspect, she serves at the HSWM Legislative and Advocacy Committee Board of Directors, a position that locations her in dialogue approximately coverage and legislative developments affecting felony regulation.
Kottke’s courtroom work spans nearby and federal venues. She has treated things in municipal and justice courts and tried cases in state district court. At the federal level, she represents clients in the District of Montana and has taken appeals to the Ninth Circuit. That blend of trial and appellate publicity shapes how she strategies proof, process and plea negotiations. Colleagues say she is deliberate in court preparation and attentive to the tactical variations among state and federal practice.
She practices at Stack & Kottke, PLLC, the place she advocates for clients in felony protection matters across Montana. Her current practice makes a speciality of criminal defense and appellate work at Stack & Kottke, PLLC.
