Lin M. Deola
Partner
ldeola@rmslaw.net

Lin has extensive experience in the practice of securities law particularly securities arbitration.  She is a former Staff Attorney for the Chicago District of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), Arbitration Department; a former Staff Attorney for the Montana Securities Department; and currently serves as an Arbitrator for FINRA.  She also taught Securities Law as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Montana.  Lin also serves on the Board of Directors for the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, and the Advisory Board for the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts.

Practice Areas

Securities Arbitration and Litigation
Securities Private Placement Memoranda
Employment Litigation
Medical Malpractice Litigation
Personal Injury
General Litigation

Education

Illinois State University, B.S. 1980
California Western School of Law, J.D., 1983
Author International Law Journal 1980

Admitted

State of Minnesota, 1983     U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota     U.S. Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit

State of Illinois, 1985

State of Montana, 1991    U.S. District Court, District of Montana    U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Member

American Association for Justice (AAJ)
State Bar of Montana
Montana Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA)
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA)

Selected Cases

FSC Sec. Corp. v. Freel,
    14 F.3d 1310 (8th Cir 1994) (Securities)
Strom v. Logan,
    304 Mont. 176, 18 P.3d 1024 (2001) (General Litigation)
Walker v. Salomon Smith Barney,
     NASD Arbitration No. 01-02198 (Securities, Employment)
Howe v. Wachovia Securities, L.L.C.,
    NASD Arbitration No. 04-04336 (Securities)
Bogy v. U.S. Postal Service,
    U.S. District Court of Montana, Cause No. CV-01-9-H-C50
    (Employment)
Griffin v. State of Montana and Fred Lemons,
    Cause No. DV-99-31, Montana State Court, (2000)
    (Personal Injury)