Juniper Law’s Focus
Appeals
The legal process can feel like a marathon but, often, a court judgment is not the finish line. Parties can appeal decisions from district, municipal, and justice courts, as well as administrative bodies. Appeals courts have the resources and expertise to take a deep dive into the law and the record, and they expect parties litigating before them to do the same. The strategies that worked in trial courts may not work on appeal, where special standards are applied with heightened rigor. Anders spent multiple terms reviewing appeals while clerking for the Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, and subsequently brought a number of appeals to that Court as an Appellate Defender attorney. Whether you are considering pursuing an appeal to overturn a bad ruling, or need protecting a favorable one from an opposing party’s appeal, Juniper Law can help.
Constitutional Law
The Montana and United States Constitutions are the highest laws of the land, and require that government grants citizens equality, liberty, and dignity. These lofty documents bear not only on the headline-grabbing national issues of the day, but also on a surprising number of everyday experiences, from panhandling and homelessness to public art displays, local business regulations, and public lands access. Anders Newbury has experience in both real-world litigation and as an award-winning constitutional law student, and can help you assert your constitutional rights.
Law & Policy Analysis
Fair and just governance depends on policy analysis that unwinds layers of complex legal systems before discovering the nub at the core of the issue. Anders first honed this skillset as an analytical chemist, before pursuing a legal career. Anders has provided insightful constitutional and legal analysis assisting policymakers on matters that include electoral reform, policing, lockdowns, and water rights. He has also participated in drafting a book on Free Speech law, assisted the Columbia Law School Immigration Clinic on policy analysis, and authored published journal articles on policing, judicial independence, and campaign finance reform, in addition to writing on a number of legal issues in his substack. Juniper Law can help your organization with policy papers and academic or public-facing work product on a variety of issues.
Environmental Law
Environmental permitting decisions are governed in Montana by the state’s unique constitutional Right to a Clean and Healthful Environment and a complex set of environmental statutes and administrative regulations and procedures. Juniper Law attorney Anders Newbury has experience in a range of environmental issues, and can serve as part of your team seeking to steward Montana’s environment and natural wonders for present and future generations.
Tenants Rights
A roof over your head and a place to call home are basic human physical and psychological needs. When facing an eviction, chronic maintenance problems, discrimination, retaliation, or a withheld security deposit, it can feel like your landlord holds all the cards. But you do have rights, and Juniper Law can help you assert them. As a member of the Missoula Tenants Union, longtime renter, and creator of Missoula’s first tenant-drafted standard lease agreement, Anders understands the importance of a level playing field with legal representation for tenants, not just landlords. Sliding scale and creative payment options may be available for qualifying tenants.
Supreme Court Amicus Briefs
Many of the most important policy issues of the day are decided before the Montana Supreme Court. When the Court is deciding a case likely to have an impact on an issue of particular interest to an organization, an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief presents an opportunity for that organization to persuade the Court to rule in fully informed and favorable manner. For both public interest advocacy organizations trying to further a cause, and small local government hoping to head off a potential legal problem, astute use of the amicus process can be an attractive an often-underutilized option. As both a Supreme Court law clerk and attorney, Anders Newbury has reviewed and written a number of amicus briefs on varied issues. If you have a case or cause you are interested in furthering as an amicus, Juniper Law can help.