U.S. District Choose Dana L. Christensen swore in Jesse Laslovich right now as the US Lawyer for the District of Montana. President Biden nominated Laslovich on Jan. 31, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him on Could 17.
U.S. Lawyer Laslovich leads all federal felony prosecutions and civil litigation within the District of Montana. The district has places of work in Helena, Nice Falls, Missoula, Butte and Billings.
“I’m honored to function United States Lawyer for the District of Montana,” U.S. Lawyer Laslovich stated. “Because the chief federal legislation enforcement officer, I sit up for working with communities throughout Montana and with our federal, state, native and tribal companions to enhance public security, search justice and uphold civil rights for everybody. I’m excited to hitch the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace and to work with the excellent attorneys and assist employees who’ve devoted their careers to public service.”
Previous to turning into the U.S. Lawyer, Laslovich served as regional vp for the SCL Well being Montana-Wyoming area since 2017. From 2009 to 2016, Laslovich was chief authorized counsel within the workplace of the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance coverage, the place he prosecuted securities fraud circumstances. Throughout 2011 and 2012, Laslovich additionally served as a particular assistant U.S. lawyer on securities circumstances within the U.S. Lawyer’s Workplace for the District of Montana. From 2007 to 2008, Laslovich was the lead shopper safety lawyer within the Montana Lawyer Basic’s Workplace, within the Montana Division of Justice. Laslovich started his authorized profession at Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind, P.C. in Missoula and likewise taught as an adjunct professor on the College of Montana Faculty of Regulation for 2 semesters.
As one of many youngest Montanans ever elected to the Montana Legislature, Laslovich first served within the Home of Representatives from 2001 via 2004 after which within the Senate from 2005 to 2010, representing Anaconda-Deer Lodge, Granite, and Powell counties.
Laslovich obtained his J.D. from the College of Montana Faculty of Regulation in 2006 and his B.A., with excessive honors, from the College of Montana in 2003.
Throughout his profession, Laslovich has volunteered his time to non-profit organizations, together with Conscious, which serves individuals who have developmental and psychological disabilities, and ExplorationWorks, which promotes the sciences to kids, and he volunteers as a youth baseball and basketball coach. Laslovich additionally served on the professionalism committee for the State Bar of Montana.
U.S. Lawyer Laslovich thanked former U.S. Lawyer Leif M. Johnson, who has served because the interim U.S. Lawyer since December 2020, for his management and devoted service. Johnson joined the workplace in 1995 as a profession prosecutor and beforehand served as First Assistant U.S. Lawyer underneath U.S. Lawyer Kurt G. Alme, who left the workplace in December 2020 with the change in administration.