Position: Attorney

Born: Great Falls, Montana, 1952; A third generation Montanan whose family has practiced law in Montana for two generations.

Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977) Boston University (LL.M. in taxation, 1982) Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.

Admitted in 1977: Montana State Bar; U.S. District Court, District of Montana; and Montana Supreme Court

Admitted in 1982: United States Tax Court

Positions Held: Law Clerk to Hon. Gene B. Daly, Montana State Supreme Court, 1977 - 1978 Deputy County Attorney, Cascade County, Montana, 1978 - 1981 Partner, Graybill, Ostrem, Warner, Crotty Law Firm, 1982 - 1990 Owner, Barer Law Offices, 1991 - present

Member: Cascade County Bar Association, American Bar Association, State Bar of Montana, Montana Trial Lawyers Association, and The American Association for Justice.

Reported Cases: Fiedler v. Fiedler; Maxwell v. Sisters of Charity of Montana; Sheryl Quinn v. Uncho Carroll and Safeco Ins. Co.; Weissman v. First Interstate Bank; Thomas Berger v. Montana Deaconess Medical Center; State v. David Kelman; Galloway v. City of Great Falls; Payne v. Eighth Judicial District Court.