L. Randall Bishop

Randy and his wife Amy (A/K/A Hon. Amy P. Eddy, District Judge, Montana 11th Judicial District) live just east of Kalispell, Montana, 35 miles from the entrance to Glacier National Park. Their blended family includes Randys son Travis (mechanical engineer) and daughter, Hallie (Chief Deputy Yellowstone County Attorney), both of whom live and work in Billings, Montana, and Amys daughters Stella (Restaurant manager, Missoula, Montana) and Carmen (student, University of Utah).

Following his graduation from the University of Montana School of Law in 1977, Randy began his trial practice with an insurance defense firm in Billings. In 1988, he formed a boutique plaintiffs firm with an emphasis on products liability and insurance bad faith. In 1985, the Montana Supreme Court appointed Randy to its newly created Commission on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions (MPI Commission) where he served until 2023. The Montana Supreme Court also appointed Randy to Montanas Judicial Nomination Commission (1997 2005). In 2015, he returned to the law school in Missoula, this time as adjunct professor teaching torts, products liability, insurance law and as co-coach of the U of M Trial Team.

Professional Offices and Honors
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair 2024-present)
Emeritus, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)(Chapter President 2017-2018)
Montana Trial Lawyers Association (President 2000)
Montana Defense Trial Lawyers (1979-1989)(President 1988)
2025 Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America
Outstanding Adjunct Professor, Alexander Blewett III School of Law (2019)
AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell (1989present)
Best Lawyers in America (1993present)
Mountain States Super Lawyers (2008 present)
ABOTA (National) Professional Education Award (2017)
Montana Trial Lawyers Association Career Achievement Award (2014)
Yellowstone Area Bar Association, Professionalism Award (2007)
Montana Trial Lawyers Association Appellate Advocacy Award (2003)
Montana Trial Lawyers Association Public Service Award (1996)