Matt Cranston

Matt Cranston is an attorney at Smith Oblander Meade & Mitcham, PC in Great Falls, Montana. His practice centers on civil litigation and includes construction defect disputes, insurance claims and personal injury, business and contract disputes, and estate planning and probate litigation. He is also expanding his work in business planning and transactional matters. His practice therefore combines contested civil cases with legal planning for businesses and clients facing property, contract, or estate concerns.

Matt earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Gonzaga University in 2020, graduating magna cum laude with concentrations in Finance and Law and Public Policy. He received his J.D. from the University of Montana in 2023. His business and finance education supports analysis of contracts, commercial issues, and damages, while law school prepared him for litigation, legal research, and the procedural demands of representing clients in Montana courts.

Matt began his legal career with the Brown Law Firm in Billings, where he developed a practice focused primarily on civil litigation. He moved to Great Falls in 2025 and joined Smith Oblander Meade & Mitcham, continuing his litigation work while adding business planning and transactional matters. He is admitted to practice in Montana state and federal courts and is a member of the Cascade County Bar Association, supporting his work across local and federal civil matters.

Matt Cranston brings recent civil litigation experience together with a business-focused academic background. His work spans personal injury and insurance claims, construction disputes, business and contract conflicts, estate and probate litigation, and transactional planning. He helps clients assess legal risk, understand the financial and procedural issues involved in a dispute, and organize documents or strategy for the next step. His Great Falls practice is built around practical civil representation in both contested and planning matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Smith Oblander Meade & Mitcham, PC
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Member, Cascade County Bar Association

Licensed State

• Montana

Education

• University of Montana
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Gonzaga University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Administration – Finance and Law and Public Policy (Magna Cum Laude)

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