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Billings Office

Douglas A. Hall, Chairman Managing Director Billings, MT The third generation of the Hall family to manage the company, Doug joined the firm in 1972,and over the years has worked in every aspect of the business including loans, management, appraisals and sales. Presently, he is in charge of all day-to-day operations specializing in ranch sales. Doug is currently licensed as a real estate broker in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. Doug has served as a mortgage correspondent for several insurance companies. He is past director and president of the Montana chapter of ASFMRA, has served as chairman of the Agricultural Credit Committee of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America and as president of the Montana Ag Lenders Ranch School. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration-Real Estate from the University of Montana.

James H. Taylor Real Estate Partner Billings, MT Raised on a remote cattle ranch on the Crow Indian Reservation in south central Montana, Jim began his education in a one-room schoolhouse. He later went east to boarding school at St. Paul’s School and then graduated from Yale University in 1967 with a B.A. in Latin American History. After a brief stint on Wall Street and an exploratory year in South America, Jim came to Hall and Hall in 1972 as one of only two ranch partners. Even then, he was convinced that investment in the unique landscapes of the Rocky Mountain West would appeal to a national and even international clientele. Since then, he and a growing number of co-owners and partners in multiple offices throughout the region have built Hall and Hall into what is arguably the largest ranch real estate firm in the world specializing in the financing, sale and management of the “investment-quality rural real estate” of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains and increasingly throughout the world. Jim is a retired polo player, a fly-fisherman, and has been involved as a board member of the Montana Nature Conservancy and serves on the Yellowstone Park Foundation’s Advisory Counsel. He enjoys international travel with his wife who operates a safari company. He continues to encourage Hall and Hall’s involvement with unique, wild properties throughout the world.

Douglas S. Hart, Director Real Estate Partner Billings, MT A real estate partner since 1981 and a principal partner since 1992, Doug has been involved with ranching most of his life. His initial exposure to the Rocky Mountain region was through his family’s ranch operation in the Sunlight Basin near Yellowstone National Park. Doug feels that the preservation of ranches and wildlife using conservation easements, and sound farming and range management techniques is the most important response to the development pressures facing our region. He was one of the first board members of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Doug holds real estate licenses in several states and is currently a director of the Wyoming Stockgrowers Agricultural Land Trust, whose mission is to preserve ranches and the ranching way of life without compromising local ecosystems. A graduate of the University of Montana at Missoula, Doug currently owns and operates a small ranch outside of Cody, Wyoming.

Randy C. Shelton Real Estate Partner Billings, MT Raised in Montana, as were his parents, grandparents and great grandparents, Randy is the newest member of the Hall and Hall real estate partnership. Randy brings with him a background in the mortgage industry as well as 15 years experience in real estate sales. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. Randy and his wife KayDel have two children, a son Sam and a daughter, Tessa. The entire family enjoys the fresh air of the Montana outdoors. His hobbies are team-roping, hunting and fishing, but his free time is spent watching his children participate in many of their different activities which include wrestling, track, basketball, football and music. Randy enjoys volunteering time by coaching kids’ athletics or volunteering for hospice. Randy focuses on the plains and mountains of eastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming from Hall and Hall’s corporate headquarters in Billings.

Jerome Chvilicek, Director Management Group Billings, MT Jerome joined the Hall and Hall Management Group in 1989 and became a principal of the firm in 1995. He was raised on a Montana dryland farm focused on wheat and barley production with cow calf production as a secondary enterprise. With his agricultural background and coupled with his B.S. in Agricultural Business (Montana State University) and M.A. in Agricultural Economics (Washington State University), he has specific expertise managing larger producing properties. Jerome realizes that effective communication is the first step in successfully managing properties and strives to develop long term relationships with clients. His primary recreational activities are upland bird hunting behind his black lab and participating in his kid’s extra curricular activities.

Scott M. Griswold Management Group Billings, MT After living in Alaska for several years, Scott returned to “Big Sky Country” in 1992 and joined Hall and Hall’s Management Group. Scott specializes in appraisals, is a state-certified appraiser and holds the A.R.A. designation as an accredited member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. With a background that includes a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University, Scott possesses more than 20 years of agricultural lending and appraisal experience. Scott and his family enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities and have called Montana home for over 30 years.

Dave Roddy, Director Management Group Billings, MT A director and principal in the company, Dave is responsible for Hall and Hall’s agricultural lending business but also works in the areas of retained search and ranch management. He is a fourth generation Montanan raised on a ranch in the north-central part of the state. Prior to joining Hall and Hall in 1999, Dave spent more than 11 years originating and servicing agricultural real estate loans for MetLife in the Rocky Mountain Region. Dave holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Montana State University.

Wesley M. Oja, Director Management Group Billings, MT A fifth generation Montanan, Wes was born and raised on his parents’ ranch in the Judith Basin. Since graduating from Montana State University with a B.S. in Agricultural Business, Finance Option and a minor in Economics in 1987, Wes has been involved in grain and livestock marketing throughout the Midwest and Pacific Northwest including nearly a dozen years with CHS, Inc. in Montana, South Dakota and Minnesota. During his eight-year stay in Minneapolis, he spent time as a floor broker at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and served as president of CHS Inc.’s subsidiary, Country Hedging, Inc. Wes is also a past Director of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Wes has been with Hall & Hall Inc. since 2000 and has been a principal and director of the firm since 2003.

Dan Bergstrom Management Group Billings, MT Dan was raised on a ranch in Central Montana. Since graduating from Montana State University in 2006 with a B.S. in Range Science, he has been a Pasture & Range Management Specialist with Wilbur-Ellis Company. He has a diverse background as a result of range management work that has stretched from the Great Basin of Nevada to the High Desert in Oregon and eastward throughout Montana and Wyoming. The primary focus of Dan’s work has been assisting landowners in profitably maximizing forage production while maintaining an ecological balance on their ranches. Dan enjoys various outdoor pursuits in his spare time.

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Bozeman Office

Joel D. Leadbetter, Managing Director Bozeman, MT A ranch partner since 1988, Joel has managed the Bozeman office of Hall and Hall since 1989. Licensed in Montana, Joel became a principal of the firm in 1992. Joel grew up on a family ranch in Madison Valley, near Ennis, Montana. After receiving a B.S. in Agricultural Management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Joel returned to Ennis to work on the family ranch. He entered the real estate business in 1981. Joel has served as past president of the Madison County Board of Realtors, on the Board of Directors of the Montana Association of Realtors, and on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of the Rockies. He and his wife, Dawn, currently live on a small horse ranch in the north end of the Gallatin Valley.

David M. Johnson Real Estate Partner Bozeman, MT Dave has been a licensed and practicing real estate broker for 32 years, the past 19 with Hall and Hall. He represents buyers and sellers in multiple western states. Dave is a private pilot and an avid outdoorsman -- enjoying bow hunting, horse trail riding, upland and waterfowl bird hunting and fly-fishing. He is also a dedicated husband and proud father of two adult children. Born in the Middle East, where his father worked in the oil industry, from age seven Dave was raised in small towns in northern California’s central and coastal valleys. Dave graduated from the University of California, Davis with a B.S. in Agricultural Economics. Subsequently, he brokered commercial real estate for a dozen years in the Silicon Valley. In 1992 he joined Hall and Hall. Recently Dave helped direct the Gallatin Valley Land Trust for six years, two of those as its President. He is also a past Director and President of his local church.

Timothy P. Murphy Real Estate Partner Bozeman, MT A native of Iowa, Tim moved to Bozeman after college in 1991 to pursue a Montana lifestyle. He joined Hall and Hall in 2004 after spending four years with Fay Ranches. Tim holds a real estate license in several states. Prior to selling ranches he worked in ranch management, focusing on resource management to develop aquatic and wildlife habitat while balancing good farming practices. Tim has great depth in his experience of the outdoors and is a passionate big game, upland and waterfowl hunter as well as a skilled fly-fisherman. He is a member of and has served on committees for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited and Pheasants Forever foundations. A proponent of practical land use, Tim has specialized in pairing conservation-minded buyers with sensitive acreage needs in an effort to preserve the agricultural landscape and lifestyle upon which the American west as we know it was founded.

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Missoula Office

William C. McDavid Real Estate Partner Missoula, MT CA Broker License #01455038 Raised between Alabama and the Cayman Islands, Bill joined Hall and Hall as a ranch partner in the fall of 1996. He first came to Montana to work as a fly-fishing guide and ranch hand during a summer break from law school. Bill returned to Montana not long after graduation and became the Tribal Prosecutor for the Crow Tribe with a strong focus on case work under the Indian Child Welfare Act. In addition to his law degree, Bill holds an undergraduate degree in music from the University of Miami. He remains passionate about his music and still enjoys playing several stringed instruments in a variety of musical idioms. He is also a skilled photographer and devoted practitioner of Bikram yoga. It was inevitable that he found his way into a real estate career as the profession stretches back four generations in his family. His love of the northern Rocky Mountain region and all that it offers compelled him to move to Missoula where he now manages the Hall and Hall office. Bill is currently licensed as a real estate broker in Montana, California, Idaho, Florida and Tennessee.

Keith Lenard Real Estate Partner Missoula, MT Keith joined Hall and Hall in 2008 after spending 13 years developing conservation agreements with rural landowners across the West. Working for a variety of conservation organizations, his experience in conservation includes working as Vice President of Lands for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, as Director of Land Conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming and as executive director for a local California land trust. Keith is an avid hunter, angler and international traveler with a special interest in Mexico, Central and South America. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Land Conservancy.

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Jackson Office

John Pierce, Director Real Estate Partner Jackson, WY John became a real estate partner with Hall and Hall in 1993, when he opened our Jackson, Wyoming office. He has a long ranching history; during the 1970s, he worked on a ranch outside Cody and later on a family ranch near Augusta, Montana. A graduate of Bucknell University with a B.A. in English Literature, John’s commercial real estate career began in Boston. In 1989 he moved to Jackson to specialize in ranch brokerage. John holds a real estate license in several states and became a principal of Hall and Hall in 1999 and a Director in 2003. John, his wife Katie and their three children Gus, Charlotte and Caroline enjoy a myriad of outdoor activities and are delighted to call Wyoming home.

Sun Valley Office

John A. (Stoney) Burke, Director Real Estate Partner Sun Valley, ID Stoney opened the Sun Valley Office for Hall and Hall in 1996. He became a principal of Hall and Hall in 1999 and a director in 2005. Since beginning his real estate career in 1972, Stoney has developed a respected reputation as a ranch broker in our region. Stoney was raised in Central Nebraska, a fourth generation ranching and farming family in the agricultural business since 1858. He is currently licensed as a real estate broker in Idaho, Montana and Oregon. He served two terms as the president of the Sun Valley Real Estate Board and three terms as vice president of the Idaho Association of Realtors. He has had a life time passion for fly fishing, wing shooting and wilderness travel. Sun Valley Idaho has been home since 1970. Stoney holds a B.A. in history from the University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.

Trent Jones Real Estate Partner Sun Valley, ID Trent came to Hall and Hall in the spring of 2003 after spending eight years with The Idaho Nature Conservancy where as Lands Program Director he was responsible for overseeing the chapter’s real estate activity around the state. Trent also served as the Conservancy’s field representative for central Idaho where he worked with local communities and landowners to preserve working ranchlands and resolve natural resource conflicts. He became a partner of Hall and Hall in March 2004. A native of Virginia, Trent graduated from Woodberry Forest School and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Hampden-Sydney College. Trent and his wife, Cecile, moved west to Idaho in 1994. Enjoyment of the outdoors is evident in Trent’s dedication to fly-fishing and upland bird hunting. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Wood River Land Trust. Trent and Cecile have two children, a son Parker and a daughter Airey.

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Denver Office

Michael S. Hall, A.R.A Managing Director Denver, CO; North Platte, NE A third generation member of the firm, Mike joined Hall and Hall Mortgage Corporation in 1976. Highly experienced in mortgage lending, real estate sales, appraisals and property management, Mike oversees the southern offices. He has guided the firm’s relationships with agricultural lending sources such as Prudential Insurance Group. Mike holds real estate and appraisal licenses in several states and has served as vice president of ASFMRA. When Hall and Hall Mortgage and Hall and Hall Incorporated merged in January 2000, Mike became a principal of the new Hall and Hall. He holds an accounting degree from the University of Colorado, and briefly practiced as a CPA. He and his wife have raised three children and enjoy spending time at their family home in the mountains west of Denver.

C.R. (Randy) Clavel, A.R.A. Management Group Denver, CO Raised on ranches in South Dakota and New Mexico, Randy joined Hall and Hall Mortgage Corporation in 1991, focusing on the multi-task real estate environment, including lending, sales, management and appraisals. When Hall and Hall Mortgage and Hall and Hall Incorporated merged in January 2000, Randy became a principal of the new Hall and Hall. Previously, he worked in the Denver real estate department of The Travelers. Randy is an Accredited Rural Appraiser (A.R.A.), a state-certified appraiser in Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming, and a licensed broker in several states. He holds a B.S. in Agriculture from South Dakota State University.

J.C. Chirila Management Group Denver, CO J.C. joined Hall and Hall Mortgage Corporation in 1995, focusing initially on loan closings and is now in loan underwriting. She has been in the lending industry for almost 20 years, of which 15 years have been in the agricultural field. J.C. previously worked in The Travelers real estate department, as both a paralegal in Walnut Creek, California and as a field person in Denver. She holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice from San Diego State University and a Paralegal Certificate from the University of San Diego.

Tom Metzger Real Estate Partner Denver, CO Tom joined Hall and Hall’s Denver office in 1999 to head up real estate operations in Colorado, southern Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota. Born and raised in the Nebraska Sandhills, Tom received his first real estate license in 1975, and operated as a ranch broker for 25 years in South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado, with principal offices in Rapid City. Tom has a long history with the land. He owned and operated his own ranch for 18 years, and his family has ranched in the Gordon area since the late 1880s.

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Ridgway Office

Jeff Buerger Real Estate Partner Ridgway, CO A native of Colorado, Jeff Buerger joined Hall and Hall as a ranch partner in 2003 bringing with him 10 years of experience and education in the ranch brokerage business. Considering himself a “hybrid” ranch broker, Jeff comes from a true Colorado mountain ranching family and has genuine on-the-ground knowledge of traditional working ranches as well as various recreational amenities associated with them. An avid fly-fisherman, big game and upland bird hunter, Jeff considers it a privilege to have a ranch background and wishes to continue his stewardship for agricultural and recreational purposes through Hall and Hall. Jeff earned degrees in business administration and management and holds real estate licenses in several states.

Steamboat Springs Office

Brian Smith Real Estate Partner Steamboat Springs, CO Brian became a ranch partner with Hall and Hall in 2005 when he opened our northwest Colorado office. Originally from the Midwest, Brian strongly supports saving our agricultural heritage. In 1996, he received a master’s degree from the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business and has specialized in high-value real estate since then. Brian holds real estate licenses in Colorado and several neighboring states. An avid sportsman, he is an active member of numerous conservation organizations and promotes wildlife and aquatic habitat protection and enhancement. Brian enjoys the good life in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

Eaton Office

Scott Shuman, CAI Real Estate Partner Auction Specialist Eaton, CO Scott joined the Hall and Hall team as the partner in charge of the auction business for Hall and Hall. Prior to joining Hall and Hall Scott led one of the largest real estate auction companies in the United States and conducted land auctions from Coast to Coast. He brought 25 years of auction experience - specializing in land - to the firm when he joined in 2010. Scott grew up on a farm in eastern Colorado near Strasburg. He fell in love with the auction business at an early age. He attended Missouri Auction School in 1986 and opened an auction firm shortly thereafter. He was able to use this business as a platform to work his way through college earning Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees in Agriculture respectively from Colorado State University in 1991 and Purdue University in 1993. Scott was awarded the 1997 and 2002 Auction of the Year awards from the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and is currently the only two time winner. He has also earned a host of other auction advertising and marketing awards including the prestigious Rose Award presented by the Certified Auctioneers Institute. Scott has served as an instructor for the Certified Auctioneers Institute, Trustee for the NAA Education Institute, as well as on the Executive Committee for the NAA Board of Directors. He has held auction and real estate licenses in 17 states. Scott and his wife Krista reside in Eaton, Colorado with their 3 children Amanda, Walker and Shelby. They enjoy hiking and snow skiing in their free time.

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Hutchinson Office

John Wildin Real Estate Partner Hutchinson, KS John joined Hall and Hall to set up and run our Kansas office in 2010. He has marketed farms, ranches, equestrian centers, cattle feed yards, and agricultural water rights throughout Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona. Born and raised in Kansas, John grew up around ranching and ranch real estate. His father, Doug, founded Doug Wildin & Associates Ranch Brokers in the 1960's. John attended Kansas State University, became a licensed pilot and joined his father in 1978. Since then he has successfully marketed hundreds of thousands of acres of farm and ranch real estate. He has spent his career developing personal and business relationships with many of the agricultural producers throughout the United States through his support of such organizations as the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and by concentrating on serving their real estate needs in an ethical and service oriented manner. He also participates in the Kansas Livestock Association. His decades of farming and ranching experience served as a background for his broad working knowledge of all phases of livestock and farm production agriculture. John loves the outdoors and relishes time spent at his second home in the Colorado mountains. He enjoys hiking and skiing and is an avid golfer and even brokered golf courses at one point in his career. John resides in Hutchinson Kansas and has two grown children.

Lubbock Office

Monte Lyons, Director Management Group Lubbock, TX Monte is responsible for Hall and Hall’s agricultural lending in Texas and surrounding states. Raised on a combination farm and ranch, Monte has a broad knowledge of agricultural operations, agribusinesses, recreational property and investment rural real estate with a keen understanding of capital markets. Prior to joining Hall and Hall, he was a part of the Agribusiness Finance Group of MetLife and served as President and CEO of MONY Agricultural Investment Advisers, Inc. until MONY was purchased in 2004. Monte holds a BS degree in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in finance from Texas Tech University and attended graduate school at Texas A&M University.