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Address
335 Fourth Avenue, P.O. Box 7152
Havre, Montana 59501 (Hill Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
(Main Office) Bosch, Kuhr, Dugdale, Martin & Kaze, PLLP, provides a full range of legal services throughout Montana and the surrounding region. Our timely, competent representation with experienced staff, offers efficient, quality legal services, along with our attention to cost containment. Since its founding in 1920, the firm's practice is built and based on its understanding of Montana agriculture and business. The firm maintains offices in Havre and Malta. Some attorneys are also licensed before tribal courts, including Blackfeet Tribal Court, Chippewa-Cree Tribal Court, Fort Belknap Indian Community Court, and Fort Peck Tribal Court. Statement of PracticeAgricultural, Banking, Business Organization and Planning, Commercial, Corporate, Criminal, Elder, Employment, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, General Trial Practice, Family, Indian, Insurance Defense, Labor Relations, Municipal, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Taxation, Torts, Trusts and Estates. Year Established: 1920
Firm Size: 10
Representative Clients:Bahnmiller Land Co.
Bear Paw Credit Union
Bear Paw Development Corp.
Beirwagen Farms
Big Flat Electric Co-op
Central Montana Communications, Inc.
Town of Big Sandy
City of Havre
Cowan & Son Ranch
Erickson-Baldwin Ins. Associates
Gary & Leo's IGA
Havre Distributors
Hill County Electric Co-op
Hill County Title Co.
Hill County Water District
Liberty Electric Co., Inc.
Montana Independent Telecommunications Systems
Montana Municipal Insurance Authority
New Media Broadcasters, Inc.
Tire Guys
Triangle Telephone Co-op.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Address335 Fourth Avenue P.O. Box 7152
Havre, MT 59501, (Hill Co.)
PhonePhone: 406-265-6706
Fax: 406-265-7578
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
MEMBERS OF FIRMBradley E. Dugdale, Sr. (Member) born Butte, Montana, 1936; admitted to bar, 1965, Montana; 1978, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Montana (B.S., with honors, 1960; LL.B., 1965). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Certified Public Accountant, Montana, 1960. Member: Twelfth Judicial District and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana (Member, Tax and Probate Section). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Corporate Organization; Business Organization; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Taxation; Trust Law.Email: Bradley E. Dugdale, Sr.
James M. Kaze (Managing Partner) born Buffalo, Wyoming, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Montana. Education: Montana State University (B.S., 1970); University of Montana (J.D., 1974). Member, Montana Law Review, 1973-1974. Member, Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education, 1986-1998. Member: Twelfth Judicial District and American (Member, Law Practice Management Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Business Planning; Estate Planning; Municipal Law; Oil and Gas Law; Probate; Real Estate.Email: James M. Kaze
Mary E. Van Buskirk (Member) born Havre, Montana, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Montana; 1998, Washington, Chippewa-Cree, Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Tribal Courts. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Montana Law Review, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Visitors, School of Law, University of Montana, 1982-1987, 1993-1997. Member: Twelfth Judicial District Bar Association; State Bar of Montana (Member: Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection, 1983-1994, 1998; Professional Committee, 1989-1994; Women's Section, 1978); Washington State and American (Member: Labor and Employment, Government and Public Sector Division) Bar Associations. Fellow: American Bar Foundation, 2007. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Insurance Defense; Trial Practice.Email: Mary E. Van Buskirk
Keith A. Maristuen (Member) born Malta, Montana, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Montana; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Montana (B.A., with high honors, 1975; J.D., with honors, 1978). Member: Twelfth Judicial District, Seventeenth Judicial District and American (Member, Section on General Practice, Small Firm) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana (President, 2004-2005; Chairman of the Board, 2002-2003; Trustee, 1992-2003; Ethics Committee Chairman, 1995-2000; Chairman, Bankruptcy Section Legislative Committee, 1990-2002). Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Business Organization; Family Law; General Practice; Trial Practice; Real Estate.Email: Keith A. Maristuen
J. Brian Lilletvedt (Member) born Great Falls, Montana, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Montana; Blackfeet Tribal, Chippewa-Cree Tribal and Fort Belknap Indian Community Courts. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Member: Twelfth Judicial District and American Bar Associations (Member, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice); State Bar of Montana; Montana Defense Trial Lawyers Association (Board Member, 1995-2001; President, 2000); Montana Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Trial Practice; Family Law; Employment Law; Insurance Defense.Email: J. Brian Lilletvedt
Stephen R. Brown, Jr. (Member) born Miles City, Montana, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Montana; Fort Belknap and Chippewa-Cree Tribal Courts. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Member, Montana Commission on Practice, 2001. Director, Montana Federal Defenders, 1998. Member: Twelfth Judicial District and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Corporations and Commercial Law; Criminal Law; Estate and Elderly Planning; General Trial Practice; Real Estate; Probate.Email: Stephen R. Brown, Jr.
ASSOCIATEMary Ann Moog (Associate) born Havre, Montana, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Montana; 1984, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Montana State University (B.S., with high honors, 1975); University of Montana (J.D., with honors, 1981); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Twelfth Judicial District (President, 1987-1988) and American (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections) Bar Associations; State Bar of Montana. Practice Areas: Elder Law; Estate Planning; Taxation; Trust Law; Probate.Email: Mary Ann Moog
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