Michael James Tennant

About Michael James Tennant

Michael James Tennant is a lawyer practicing business organizations, governance, mergers, acquisitions & other business transactions and 29 other areas of law. Michael received a Masters in Accountancy degree from University of Montana in 2008, and has been licensed for 18 years. Michael practices at Crowley Fleck PLLP in Billings, MT.

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Areas of Law

  • Business Law 5
    • Business Organizations
    • Mergers, Acquisitions & Other Business Transactions
    • Joint Ventures
    • Business Entities
    • Business Succession Planning
  • Corporate Governance 1
    • Governance
  • Taxation 5
    • Tax
    • State and Local Taxes
    • Tax Audits and Controversies
    • Wealth Transfer Taxes
    • Tax Planning
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures 3
    • Mergers and Aquisitions
    • Mergers
    • Mergers and Acquisitions, Spin-Offs, and Reorganizations
  • Real Estate 1
    • Real Estate Transactions
  • Leases and Leasing 1
    • Commercial Real Estate Acquisition, Sales and Leasing
  • Agricultural Law 1
    • Farm and Ranch Transactions
  • Energy 1
    • Natural Resource and Energy Taxes
  • Trusts and Estates 6
    • Trusts & Estates
    • Charitable Giving
    • Estate Planning
    • Guardianships, Conservatorships and Disability Planning
    • Probate, Estate and Trust Administration
    • Retirement Planning
  • Elder Law 1
    • Elder Law Planning
  • Litigation 1
    • Fiduciary Obligations and Estate and Trust Litigation
  • Family Law 1
    • Premarital Agreements
  • Other 3
    • Acquisitions and Dispositions
    • Due Diligence
    • Public Finance & Tax Exempt Finance

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Crowley Fleck PLLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Reported Decisions / Cases: Scottrade v. Davenport, 873 F.Supp.2d 1306, D.Mont., June 05, 2012
    Scottrade v. Davenport, 590 Fed.Appx. 657, 9th Cir.(Mont.), Oct. 23, 2014
    Representative Matters: Served as counsel on a sale of substantially all of the assets of an auto parts business to a multinational corporation
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of an instrumentation
    electrical business from a private entity
    Served as counsel on a purchase of stock relating to a ranch tied up in estate
    trust litigation
    Served as counsel for a construction company on various amendments
    modifications of a large loan facility
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a technical institute from a private entity
    Served as local counsel on the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a construction business from a private entity
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of commercial real property for exp
    ing business
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of agricultural real property involving negotiation of various covenants
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of commercial real property to be used for several group homes for a nonprofit entity
    Served as counsel on the acquisition
    sale of various airplane hangars
    Served as counsel in acquisition of commercial real property involving environmental contamination
    remediation issues
    Served as counsel in structured sale of l
    (including current sale
    various options to purchase
    involving IRC Section 1031 issues)
    Served as counsel in acquisition of large ranch (including issues with mineral rights/recreational
    hunting leases/state
    BLM grazing leases/water rights)
    Served as counsel to high net worth clients in formation of estate plan
    various revocable
    irrevocable trusts (for use with income/estate
    gift/GST tax planning purposes)
    entities for succession planning (including limited liability companies/S corporations
    QSUBs/limited partnerships)
    the formation
    implementation of gifting programs)
    Served as counsel to high net worth clients in formation of estate plan
    various revocable
    irrevocable trusts (for use with income/estate
    gift/GST tax planning purposes)
    restructuring entities to facilitate succession planning
    Served as co-counsel of high net worth estate involving various tax
    non-tax issues (including estate
    gift tax issues/disclaimers/possible GST tax issues/trusts issues/estate tax return)
    Served as counsel to beneficiary of an estate in identifying a failed portability election
    assisted counsel for personal representative in seeking a private letter ruling to obtain relief to file a late portability election
    Served as counsel to beneficiary of an estate involving dispute among beneficiaries
    fiduciaries
    negotiated settlement of estate
    Served as co-counsel to beneficiary of estate
    transfer on death account involving multiple claims for contract to make a will/undue influence/duress/murder/breach of contract/fraud/ tortious interference/
    others.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    9th Circuit Appellate Courts
    U.S. District Court, District of Montana
    2008, Montana
    Memberships

    Professional Affiliations

    State Bar of Montana
    American Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    New York University School of Law
    Class of 2013
    LL.M.
    Taxation

    University of Montana School of Law
    Class of 2008
    JD.
    Other Education
    University of Montana
    Class of 2008
    Masters in Accountancy

    University of Montana
    Class of 2008
    Masters in Business Administration

    Montana State University
    Class of 2005
    B.S.
    Accounting

    Flathead Valley Community College
    Class of 2003
    A.S.
    Accounting
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