Carey Matovich was the founder of the law firm now known as Matovich, Keller & Huso, P.C. and has more than 40 years of litigation and trial experience. She had a broad-based civil and appellate practice with an emphasis on insurance law and complex commercial litigation. She served as lead counsel in numerous complex disputes in both state and federal court, including class action litigation, insurance disputes, unfair insurance trade practices, RICO, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, professional negligence, business torts, and contractual disputes. She also had a robust mediation practice.
Carey received numerous recognitions and accolades throughout the course of her legal career, including an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell; inclusion in Best Lawyers in America every year since 2003 in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Litigation and Bet-the-Company Litigation; and inclusion in Mountain States Super Lawyers every year since 2007. In addition, Carey was a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow Emeritus of Litigation Counsel of America, and a former member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Throughout the course of her legal career, Carey was actively involved in numerous state and national bar committees and civic organizations. She served on the Board of Directors of the Montana Justice Foundation from 2015 to 2019. She was a member of the Montana Supreme Court Commission on Civil Jury Instructions from 1999 to 2024, and a member of the Montana Supreme Court Commission on Practice from 2001 to 2012. She also served as a faculty member for the Advanced Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Montana from 2000 to 2013.
Carey was raised on a cattle ranch in eastern Montana. She received her undergraduate degree and law degrees from the University of Montana, where she was a member of the 1981 championship Moot Court Team and recipient of the national award for Best Oral Advocate.
Carey enjoys fly fishing and camping in Montana’s wilderness areas and national parks, and international travel.
EDUCATION
- University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 1981
- University of Montana, B.A. with honors, 1975
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Montana
- Colorado
- U.S. District Courts, Montana
- U.S. District Courts, Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
AWARDS & HONORS
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™
- Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2025
- Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Billings for Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2015, 2018, 2021
- Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Billings for Labor and Employment Litigation, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2024
- Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2007-2025 / Top 10 Lawyers, 2018-2025 / Top 50 Women, 2010-2025
- Montana State Bar Professionalism Award, 2007
- Yellowstone Area Bar Association Professionalism Award, 2011
- Yellowstone Area Bar Association Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020
- William J. Jameson Award, 2024
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow Emeritus
- Montana Supreme Court Commission on Civil Jury Instructions (1999-2024)
- Montana Supreme Court Commission on Practice, Member (2001-2012)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Board of Regents (2021-2025)
- Montana Justice Foundation, Board of Directors (2015-2019)
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Lawyer Representative (2012-2014)
- University of Montana School of Law, Board of Clinical Visitors (1994-2000)
- Federal Defenders of Montana, Inc., Board of Directors (1997-2001)
- Billings Symphony, Board of Directors (1992-1998)