About Shawn Cosgrove

Shawn P. Cosgrove is a native Montanan raised in Billings, Montana. He obtained a B.S. degree from Montana State University, in Bozeman, Montana, and his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in Seattle, Washington. After law school, Shawn clerked for the Honorable Russell C. Fagg in Billings before joining the Yellowstone County Attorney’s Office as a prosecutor. After years of prosecuting serious felony crimes, Shawn entered private practice.

As a lawyer in Billings, Shawn maintains primarily an insurance defense practice, representing insureds and insurers, including cases involving personal injury defense, insurance coverage, the UTPA, and construction defects. He also focuses his practice on representing individuals, businesses, and public entities in litigation throughout Montana involving product liability, employment matters and contract disputes.

Shawn has tried jury and non-jury cases and handled appeals in Montana state and federal courts. Shawn has been recognized in “Best Lawyers in America”, “Mountain States Super Lawyers”, and is recognized as “Distinguished” in Martindale Hubbell.