‘He’s a fool’: Arbitrator critiqued another hearing officer, offered advice to lawyers in injury cases, e-mails show

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Greg Smith has owned Four Rivers Fishing Company, a 50 year- old institution in Twin Bridges, Montana, for 10 years. After 11 years of visiting and fishing Montana waters, Greg sold his contracting business and moved from Colorado to follow his dream of guiding and owning a fly shop in the heart of Montana’s best fishing.

After many reconnaissance missions, Greg realized that it doesn’t get any better than Twin Bridges, MT. This town of 400 people sits at the confluence of the Ruby, Big Hole, and Beaverhead rivers, forming the headwaters of the Jefferson. And the Madison River is 30 minutes away.

Greg has poured his heart and soul into Four Rivers Fishing Company and made it what it is today. He is “home” now in the Jefferson valley and here to stay.

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