Katie Huso focuses her practice on insurance coverage and insurance defense litigation. She regularly advises insurance companies on a broad range of coverage and claims handling issues, and has achieved successful outcomes for her clients through declaratory judgment actions. She also defends insurance companies, TPAs and claims adjusters in bad faith and UTPA litigation. Katie also serves as defense counsel to insureds in a variety of matters including personal injury, wrongful death, professional negligence/E&O, dram shop/liquor liability, premises liability, defamation, toxic torts, wrongful termination, discrimination/harassment, and commercial disputes. She has represented individuals, businesses, employers and public entities in litigation throughout Montana, including trial and appeal, as well as in administrative and regulatory proceedings.

Katie has an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell. She has been recognized in Mountain States Super Lawyers every year since 2015. She was also selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America in 2025 in the area of Commercial Litigation. Katie is actively involved in her local community and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Yellowstone Area Bar Association, the Montana Justice Foundation, and the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter.

Katie was raised in Southern California but Montana has been her home since 2003. After graduating from college, Katie moved to Billings, Montana where she served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer for an organization focused on reducing commercial tobacco use among Native American youth. She then attended the University of Montana School of Law, graduating in 2007. Katie’s personal interests include reading, traveling, and spending time with her husband and miniature dachshund.

PRACTICE AREAS

  • Insurance Coverage
  • Insurance Defense
  • Bad Faith/UTPA
  • Professional Negligence
  • Premises Liability
  • Commercial Litigation

EDUCATION

  • University of Montana School of Law, J.D., 2007
  • California State University Long Beach, B.A., 2003

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Montana
  • U.S. District Courts, Montana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2025
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2021-2024
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2015-2020
  • Billings Gazette “40 Under Forty” Honoree, 2016

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Yellowstone Area Bar Association, Board of Directors
  • CLM
  • Billings Chamber of Commerce

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Yellowstone Area Bar Association – Family Law Project
  • Montana Justice Foundation, Board of Directors
  • Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter, Board of Directors
  • 2019 Leadership Billings Graduate