Monica Tranel


Monica Joan Tranel', is an American rower and Montana lawyer. She finished 4th in the women's eight at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.

Career outside sport

Education

She began her career working as a law clerk at the State and Federal level before serving as a staff attorney at the Montana Public Service Commission from 2001 through 2005, where she focused on telecommunications law. She received the Governor’s award for excellence in service in 2003 for her work. She then went to Washington, D.C., to serve as legislative counsel to Sen. Conrad Burns, thereafter returning to Montana where she entered private law practice in Helena. She left private practice in 2014 to work for the Montana Office of Consumer Counsel until her return to private practice in 2016.
Ms. Tranel's private practice work has focused on energy and regulatory law, water rights, and litigation. She has represented her clients before state agencies, in state and federal district court trials, and in appeals before the Montana Supreme Court and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
She currently practices law at the Monica Tranel Firm in Missoula, Montana and is a current Democratic candidate for the Montana Public Utilities Commission District 4 seat in 2020.