If you have questions about any of our practice areas or would like to inquire about other legal matters, please contact us.

Water Rights
WRL helps water rights owners amend, correct, and protect their water rights. We represent water rights clients in all phases of Montana Water Court adjudication proceedings, including issue remark resolution, objections, counterobjections, and hearings. We also assist clients with new appropriations, water right change applications, exempt right filings, and water user disputes.

Commercial & Civil Litigation
We assist small business owners, developers, contractors, employees, and private parties through all aspects of litigation. From initial demands to mediation and up to and through trial, WRL zealously advocates for our clients to reach solutions that work best for each client’s situation.

Real Estate &
Land Rights
Our attorneys provide assistance to clients across a broad range of real estate matters. We provide services related to real estate transactions for buyers and sellers, developer and contractor agreements, leases, easements and access disputes, as well as assistance through condemnation proceedings.

Agricultural Law
Farmers and ranchers have legal needs common to all business owners, but those needs must be met with an eye toward the unique requirements of agricultural producers. WRL provides farm and ranch lease drafting and review, basic estate planning guidance, water right and mineral right due diligence, creation of business entities, dispute resolution, and, when necessary, litigation representation.

Oil & Gas
We provide assistance to mineral rights and surface owners with leasing review and drafting, access and maintenance agreements, remediation enforcement, and negotiation. We work exclusively with mineral and land owners to make sure their interests are protected against developer and leasing agent overreach.

Transactional Services
WRL provides clients with a wide range of document drafting and review services to help them achieve their business and personal goals. We walk clients through the legal and technical issues they need to consider before memorializing a deal and then work with them to tailor agreements to their situation. We can also assist in multi-party agreements and in correcting and amending existing documents.

Indian Estate Planning
WRL assists tribal members holding trust and allotted interests with their estate planning needs. For decades these Indian trust interests could not be devised under state-based estate planning statutes. Passage of the American Indian Probate Reform Act (AIPRA) in 2004 finally made comprehensive Indian estate planning possible. WRL assists tribal members with will drafting, often on a pro bono or low-fee basis. Please contact us for details about this service.

Sliding Scale, Flat Fee, & Limited Scope Services
WRL recognizes that hiring comprehensive legal representation can be expensive. Our attorneys provide low-cost and limited scope services. We can help clients fill in the gaps with self-representation or provide cost certainty with flat fee or limited scope representation agreements. We will help you determine if your matter would be appropriate for these services and work to help you in a way that fits your needs and your budget.