In the past decade, AFJ Law Firm PLLC has recovered more than $25 million for injured Montanans, including the largest motorcycle injury verdict in the state’s history.

Introduction

Anthony F. Jackson built his Bozeman practice on a specific conviction: that Montana’s injury victims deserve the same quality of representation that plaintiffs in larger states receive, and that winning requires treating every case with the investigative and legal rigor that major corporations bring to their defense. The results over the last ten years bear that out. Over $25 million recovered. A $3,270,088 motorcycle accident jury verdict. A $2,689,050 wrongful death result. A $2,350,000 watercraft accident recovery. A $2,189,374 premises liability outcome. A $1,206,549 trucking litigation result. A $4,031,519 wage and hour class-action.

These are not settlement averages. They are individual case outcomes across a range of injury types, each requiring different investigative approaches, different expert witnesses, and different trial strategies. They are also the record of a firm that chose to limit its caseload rather than maximize volume, a decision that shapes how responsive Anthony Jackson can be to each client.

Attorney Profile

Anthony F. Jackson is a fifth-generation Montanan, which means he knows the state’s roads, its rural character, and its communities in a way that matters when cases involve accident reconstruction in remote locations or jury selection in counties where everyone knows everyone. He serves as chair of the Montana Trial Lawyers Association’s Education Committee, a position that reflects both his professional standing and his involvement in shaping how Montana’s trial attorneys develop their craft.

Jackson is a motorcycle enthusiast with hands-on riding experience across multiple bike types, including dirt bikes, sport street bikes, a BMW GS1200, and a Harley Davidson Heritage Softail. That experience is not incidental to his practice. It informs how he investigates motorcycle accident cases, how he understands the physics and road dynamics involved, and how he speaks to juries about what happens to a rider in a collision. He also volunteers pro bono work for the poor and for veteran rights, which reflects a commitment that extends beyond fee-generating casework.

He limits the number of cases he takes specifically to maintain the responsiveness and attention that complex injury litigation requires.

Practice Areas

Motorcycle Accidents

Jackson secured the largest motorcycle injury verdict in Montana history, a $3,270,088 jury award. His personal riding background gives him a technical understanding of these cases that goes beyond what most attorneys can offer. Motorcycle accident cases demand evidence collection that happens quickly, before road surfaces change, before witnesses become unavailable, and before defendants can adjust their narrative.

Car Accidents

The firm handles the full range of vehicle collision types: angled collisions, head-on crashes, rear-end impacts, and sideswipe accidents. Each collision geometry presents different liability and causation questions, and the firm’s investigative approach addresses those questions systematically.

Truck Accidents

Commercial truck accident cases often involve multiple defendants: the driver, the trucking company, the cargo loader, the maintenance provider. The firm investigates logbooks, black box data, and electronic metadata from commercial vehicles, sources of evidence that can establish violations of federal trucking regulations and support claims against entities beyond the driver alone.

Catastrophic Injuries

Catastrophic injury cases require long-term damage analysis, including future medical costs, ongoing care needs, and the full economic impact of permanent impairment. The firm works with medical professionals and economic experts to build comprehensive damages cases.

Additional Practice Areas

The firm also handles bicycle accidents, products liability, dog bites, pedestrian accidents, premises liability, insurance coverage disputes, and wrongful death. The wrongful death recovery of $2,689,050 represents one of the firm’s significant results in that category.

Montana Context

Montana’s traffic fatality rate of 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people is nearly twice the national average of 12.8, ranking eighth-highest in the country. Gallatin County, where the firm is located, recorded the seventh most roadway fatalities statewide between 2013 and 2022. Seventy-nine percent of fatal crashes in Montana occur in rural areas, which means accident scenes are often remote, witnesses are scarce, and investigation requires resources and persistence.

These conditions make the quality of post-accident investigation especially consequential. The firm uses eyewitnesses, vehicle black box data, surveillance cameras, medical professionals, accident reconstruction experts, and 911 recordings as part of its investigative toolkit.

Location and Service Area

AFJ Law Firm PLLC is located at 602 West Lamme Street, Bozeman, Montana 59715.

Phone: 406-613-7000
Website: afjlawfirm.com

The firm practices exclusively in Montana courts. Free consultations are available, and the firm takes cases on contingency.

Client Focus

The firm’s caseload limitation is a deliberate choice. Many personal injury firms handle as many cases as they can process, which creates production pressure that affects how much time each case receives. Jackson’s decision to limit intake is the opposite model: fewer cases, deeper engagement, more responsiveness to each individual client. For clients whose cases involve serious injuries or wrongful death, that difference in approach has direct consequences for outcomes.

FAQ

What is the largest verdict AFJ Law Firm has obtained?
The $4,031,519 wage and hour class-action result is the firm’s largest single recovery. In motorcycle injury specifically, the $3,270,088 jury verdict is the largest in Montana history.

Does the firm handle cases outside Montana?
No. The firm practices exclusively in Montana courts.

What sources of evidence does the firm use in truck accident cases?
The firm investigates driver logbooks, vehicle black box data, and electronic metadata from commercial vehicles, along with eyewitness accounts, surveillance footage, and accident reconstruction analysis.

What is the fee structure?
The firm works on contingency, meaning clients pay no attorney fees unless the firm recovers compensation. Free consultations are available.

Why does Anthony Jackson limit his caseload?
He limits the number of cases he accepts to ensure that each client receives direct, responsive attention. Complex injury litigation suffers when attorneys are spread too thin across too many active files.

Closing

A fifth-generation Montanan who chairs a statewide trial lawyers education committee, rides motorcycles, takes cases on contingency, and has a decade of results that includes the largest motorcycle verdict in state history: Anthony Jackson’s practice is built around being genuinely good at a specific thing in a specific place. For Montanans who have been seriously injured or lost someone in an accident, the firm’s Bozeman office is reachable at 406-613-7000.