Dana L. Hupp

Dana L. Hupp is a shareholder at Worden Thane P.C. in Missoula, Montana. Dana focuses on business and commercial litigation, professional malpractice, construction, insurance defense, environmental and natural resources, and e-discovery. The practice serves businesses, professionals, insurers, and other clients facing civil, regulatory, or administrative disputes and includes commercial cases, professional liability matters, construction disputes, insurance defense, environmental issues, regulatory proceedings, and litigation involving electronically stored information.

Dana earned a J.D. from Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law in 2000, along with an Environmental and Natural Resource Law Certificate, and a B.A. in Political Science from Miami University of Ohio in 1997. Her legal education provides a foundation for civil litigation, regulatory matters, and environmental and natural resource work, where careful analysis of statutes, records, and technical facts is often important.

Dana has built a practice spanning civil litigation, administrative and regulatory matters, and complex disputes involving business, environmental, construction, and professional issues. She also works with e-discovery, an area that requires careful management of electronic evidence and litigation obligations in fact-intensive cases. Across these matters, Dana has gained experience evaluating facts, legal authority, and resolution options in the context of business and commercial litigation.

Dana L. Hupp has received an AV rating and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for environmental litigation. Her practice combines broad civil litigation experience with focused work in environmental, professional liability, and electronically intensive disputes. In business and commercial litigation matters, Dana combines legal analysis with practical judgment and focuses on clear advice, organized preparation, and the issues most relevant to the client.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Worden Thane P.C.
• Trustee, State Bar of Montana
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Member, Montana State Bar Professionalism Committee
• Member, Western Montana Bar Association
• Past President, Watson Children’s Shelter
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• Member, Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce

Licensed State

• Montana

Education

• Lewis and Clark College Northwestern School of Law, Portland, Oregon
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Miami University of Ohio
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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