Estate Planning and Probate Lawyers in Billings, Montana
Unlike many firms, we do not utilize a "cookie cutter" approach to estate planning. Our estate planning attorneys all have masters degrees in taxation law. As a result, we can provide straight-forward wills and trusts where the need exists, but our specialization is in sophisticated estate and business planning, including:
- Complex wills including marital deduction trusts, generation skipping trusts, charitable remainder trusts, and qualified domestic trusts
- Generation skipping trusts, life insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, and other similar estate planning techniques
- Formation of corporations, both Subchapter S and Subchapter C, limited liability companies and limited partnerships designed to transfer large farm and ranch operations or types of businesses to successive generations with the least practical transfer tax
- Other forms of business succession planning, such as the so-called "creeping acquisition" method by key employees.
We also provide complete probate, estate and trust administration services. We have a certified public accountant on staff who assists in the preparation of federal estate tax returns, fiduciary returns, and accountings.
Our estate planning attorneys also work with our trial lawyers on estate and trust litigation matters.
We are located next to the Alberta Bair Theatre in downtown Billings, a block from the Yellowstone County courthouse. The office is open from 8 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday, with evening and weekend appointments available upon request.
Ragain Christensen Fulton & Filz, PLLC
2825 3rd Avenue North
Suite 100
Billings, MT 59101
Telephone: 406-248-3100 | Fax: 406-248-7908