Joe C. Maynard, Jr. is a Partner in the Billings office and a member of the Employment Practice Group. Joe specializes in workers compensation claims. Joe has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America® for Workers’ Compensation Law every year since 1995 and was named as Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” in 2024. Joe also assists clients with trust and estate litigation, including will challenges. He regularly represents clients before the Workers’ Compensation Court and has litigated a myriad of matters, including utility-based personal injury defense, medical malpractice, and estate litigation. Joe successfully defended the Officers and Directors in connection with the collapse of Montana Power and Touch America.
Joe has crafted relationships with his fellow workers’ compensation attorneys across the country. He is a member of the College of Workers Compensation Lawyers as well as the National Workers Compensation Defense Network. He also serves on the Workers Compensation Court Rules Committee.
Joe is a native of Montana and received his B.S. with Honors from Montana State University. Upon completion of his J.D. with High Honors at the University of Montana, Joe clerked for Justice John C. Sheehy of the Montana Supreme Court. He joined Crowley Fleck as a member of the Litigation Department in 1988.
Outside of his practice, Joe is an avid whitewater rafter.