Alan F. McCormick

Alan F. McCormick is a partner at Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP in Missoula, Montana, where he focuses on land use, zoning, real estate, local government, development permitting, and related transactions. The practice includes planning approvals, development matters, property transactions, and disputes involving local governments. McCormick works on matters that require careful review of the facts, governing law, and the client’s practical objectives. The work stays closely connected to the decisions, risks, transactions, or disputes that brought the client to counsel.

McCormick graduated with high honors from the University of Montana School of Law in 2002 and earned a B.S. in Horticulture and a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Tech. He also became a certified planner, adding formal planning experience to his legal training. This academic background supports legal analysis, research, writing, and problem solving. The training also supports careful review of rules, records, documents, and options within the lawyer’s current practice.

McCormick has experience with work as a planner, counsel to local governments, and a lawyer handling permitting, transactions, and land-use litigation. That background allows him to address development matters from both planning and legal perspectives, including zoning, entitlement, and local-government procedure. This experience supports organized matter development and preparation for negotiation, transactions, administrative proceedings, trial, or appeal when required.

Alan F. McCormick has received repeated Best Lawyers recognition for real estate and land-use work. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. The combination of education, prior roles, and current practice supports careful legal judgment and disciplined client service. The practice remains focused on the areas reflected in the lawyer’s current professional profile and clear guidance through the legal process.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (2022)
• Member, Montana Defense Trial Lawyers
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Montana

Education

• University of Montana School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
  Master of Urban and Regional Planning
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  Bachelor of Science Major: Horticulture

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