Montana Supreme Court Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law v. O'Neil

¶1 The Montana Supreme Court Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law (the Commission) filed a Petition for Finding Civil Contempt and for Permanent Injunction against Jerry O’Neil (O’Neil). O’Neil filed a counterclaim against the Commission along with a third- party complaint against the State Bar of Montana (the Bar) 1 alleging defamation, tortious interference with contract and violation of his, his customers’ and his constituents’ rights to privacy. Prior to trial, the District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County, granted the Bar’s Motion for Summary Judgment…