Caitlin Boland Aarab

Caitlin Boland Aarab is a partner and co-founder of Boland Aarab PLLP in Great Falls, Montana. She represents clients in trial and appellate matters, including personal injury, wrongful death, professional negligence, and criminal defense. She has tried cases in state and federal courts and works on disputes in which injury, legal responsibility, or a criminal charge may have major consequences for clients. Her practice includes courtroom advocacy and complex litigation.

Aarab received a B.A. in Government from Georgetown University in 2010, a Master of Letters in Political Theory from the University of St Andrews in 2011, and a J.D. from the University of Montana in 2015. She served as Editor in Chief of the Montana Law Review and competed on the law school’s Trial Team. She later clerked for a Montana Supreme Court justice and a Ninth Circuit chief judge.

Aarab secured an acquittal on a homicide charge in State v. Andrade. With law partner Sam Aarab, she also won a professional negligence jury verdict against a Montana law firm and helped obtain a significant wrongful death settlement arising from a jail suicide. She previously worked in the Montana Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Protection. Her experience across civil trials, criminal defense, and appeals supports her handling of disputes involving detailed records and contested legal issues.

Caitlin Boland Aarab has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star and serves on the District of Montana’s Local Rules Advisory Committee. She is admitted to Montana courts, the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court, among other courts. Her professional involvement includes trial-lawyer, criminal-defense, and pro bono organizations. She brings trial preparation, appellate experience, and a broad litigation background to her representation of clients.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Boland Aarab PLLP
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Member, Montana Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Member, District of Montana Local Rules Advisory Committee
• Member, CJA Panel, Great Falls Division
• Member, Ninth Circuit Pro Bono Program

Licensed State

• Montana

Education

• University of Montana
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of St Andrews
  Master of Letters, Political Theory
• Georgetown University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Government

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