Jinnifer J. Mariman

Jinnifer, originally from Libby, Montana, attended Montana State University on a women’s basketball scholarship. After earning her degree, she worked in Washington, D.C., as a legislative assistant for Senator Max Baucus. Growing up in Libby and witnessing the effects of asbestos exposure in her community drove Jinnifer to pursue a career in law. While attending law school, she was the head law clerk for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Portland, Oregon, where she prosecuted federal misdemeanors. After law school, Jinnifer started her legal practice in Bend, Oregon, handling complex cases in commercial, business, estate, and tribal law. In December 2011, she returned to Montana and later became a partner at a local firm, focusing on civil disputes involving property, professional negligence, estate, business, and local government matters. In April 2018, Jinnifer took on a role as a partner at McGarvey Law, where she is fulfilling the very reason she became a lawyer and assists the people of her hometown affected by asbestos-related illnesses.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• 2006 – State Bar of Oregon
• 2006 – U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
• 2008 – State Bar of Montana
• 2011 – U.S. District Court, District of Montana
• 2016 – U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

EDUCATION

Northwestern School of Law
Lewis & Clark College
Juris Doctor, 2006

• Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law
• Cornelius Honor Society
• Lewis & Clark Law Review

Montana State University
B.S., Land Resource Sciences, Minor in Political Science, 2003

• College of Agriculture Outstanding Senior
• Bobcat Hall of Fame – Inductee, 2015

Karnopp Petersen, associate, Bend, OR (2006-2011)

Moore, Cockrell, Goicoechea & Johnson, partner, Kalispell, MT (2011-2018)

McGarvey Law, partner, Kalispell, MT (2018-present)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & HONORS

• Oregon State Bar, House of Delegates
• Flathead County Justice Court, Substitute Judge
• Lincoln County Special Deputy County Attorney
• Montana Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member
• Northwest Montana Bar Association, Past President
• Mountain States Super Lawyers – Rising Star, 2013-Present
• Oregon Super Lawyers – Rising Star, 2010
• Cascade Business News – Women in Business Award, 2010
• Montana State University College of Agriculture – Commencement Speaker, 2008

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

• Kalispell Public Schools, Trustee

• CASA for Kids, Board of Directors, Past President & Emeritus Member
• Bluebird Boxes, Co-Founder (resources for families surviving suicide loss)
• United Way of Central Oregon, Board of Directors, Former Vice President
• Assistance League, Advisory Board, Former Vice President
• Leadership Bend, Class President, 2010