before all Montana Courts, the United States District Court for the District of Montana, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Strauch was appointed by the Montana Supreme Court as the first Disciplinary Counsel for the State of Montana's Office of Disciplinary Counsel and served in that capacity for more than three years. Mr. Strauch has been practicing law since 1992.
He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law in Maryland. Prior to his position as Disciplinary Counsel, Mr. Strauch had a
private law practice as a trial lawyer in Great Falls, Montana, and, before that, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Mr. Strauch is a frequent continuing legal education speaker and has written several articles on ethics and professional responsibility topics. He currently serves on the State Bar of Montana Ethics Committee and the Judicial Relations Committee. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Montana School of Law where he teaches
professional responsibility.


