In addition to being a current town council member, I am Virgin’s representative on the Hurricane Fire District Board. I am a retired attorney with over 22 years of municipal experience. I also served in the United States Army (active duty, reserves, and national guard) for over 28 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. I have been visiting Virgin since 2007. My wife, Karen Finke, and I purchased property in 2008 with the intent to build a house. We then located a different lot with a home for sale and purchased our home in 2014. When I ran for Town Council four years ago, I had no intention to run for reelection. I would have been content to retire quietly in Virgin with trips to see my two sons in Chicago to watch baseball from Wrigley Field since I am a die-hard Cubs fan. However, many of the changes that I have introduced in the past three and half years are still in their infancy, and I want to ensure that they come to fruition, along with several other ordinances and changes yet to be introduced. I appreciate your support and trust in electing me to office four years ago, and I will continue to try to maintain your trust should I be reelected.
EXPERIENCE:
- LAW OFFICE OF PAUL J. LUWE, PLLC – 2013-2017 Bozeman, Montana
- ADJUNCT PROFESSOR – 2005-2013 Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
- WALTON & LUWE – 2009-2013 Offices in Bozeman, Montana & Butte, Montana
- BOZEMAN CITY ATTORNEY – 1991-2008 Bozeman, Montana
- ASSISTANT STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE – 1996-2007. United States Army Reserve
- ASSISTANT STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE – 1991-1996 Montana Army National Guard
- STAFF ATTORNEY – 1986-1991 City Attorney’s Office Billings, Montana
- ASSISTANT STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE – 1986-1991 United States Army Reserve
- ASSOCIATE FACULTY – 1985-1986 Cochise Community College, Sierra Vista, Arizona
- ASSISTANT STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE – 1984-1986 United States Army
- SPECIAL ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY – 1984- 1986 United States Department of Justice
- TRIAL DEFENSE COUNSEL – 1982-1984 United States Army
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA SCHOOL OF LAW Missoula, Montana Juris Doctor, June 1982. Montana Law Review
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Bozeman, Montana Bachelor of Arts History with Highest Honors, June 1979
PUBLICATIONS:
- Montana Supreme Court Survey – Criminal Procedure, 43 MONT LAW REV 279 (Summer 1982)
- Military Reserves Called to Gulf: What are their Employment Rights, The Montana Lawyer, November 1990
- A Call to Colors: Reemployment Rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), The Montana Lawyer, March 2002
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
- Bozeman Kiwanis, Board of Directors, 2011 – 2013
- Bozeman Kiwanis, Board of Directors, 2000 – 2004
- Montana MS Leadership Board (Interim Chair), 2013 – 2013
- Montana MS Leadership Board, 2011 – 2013
- Montana MS Government Relations Committee, 2010 – 2013
- Commission of Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, 2002 – 2008
- Gallatin County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2004 – 2008
- Bozeman Kiwanis, Board of Directors, 2000 – 2004
- Montana Municipal Insurance Authority, Board of Directors, 1997 –2004