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About Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green, P.L.L.C.

An AV-rated law firm comprised of counsel licensed to practice in Montana, North Dakota and Arizona, offering a wide-range of practice areas including Business Law, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax Matters.

Since 1993, Patten, Peterman, Bekkedahl & Green, P.L.L.C. has offered a complete range of legal services and provided representation in all courts, state and federal, with counsel licensed to practice throughout Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Arizona. We offer potential clients the same resources as many large firms, without sacrificing the personalized focus and attention that comes with a modest-sized staff. PPBG Law has forged many alliances across its history and will use all the tools at its disposal to earn the judgment you seek, complete the business transaction, or plan for your future. Whether you face a jury trial, civil trial, or administrative proceeding, our team of attorneys and staff will be with you every step of the way. We offer compassionate and professional assistance as you deal with the death of a loved one or plan for your future.

 

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Wills and Probate
Posted by Albert
July 17, 2025
Hired Law Firm

Bruce Bekkendahl and his associates were professional, knowledgeable, and helped me through the process of being the personal representative for my brother and his wife's estates. They explained each step of the process and answered all of my questions. I would highly recommend to everyone.

Easements
Posted by anonymous
May 02, 2019
Hired Law Firm

Worked with Michael McGuinness on an agricultural easement issue. While we didn't get the answer we had hoped, we did receive the correct legal advise which was provided in a professional and timely fashion. As a family with minimal past need of legal services, we were impressed with Michael's patience with our questions, and with his ability to understand and appreciate our concerns. Finally, the charges for services received were clearly fair and most reasonable. Excellent experience.

 
Taxation
Posted by anonymous
October 12, 2013
Hired Attorney W. Scott Green

We had a consultation and were referred to an excellent tax accountant who resolved our issues

Business Law
Posted by anonymous
August 01, 2013
Hired Attorney W. Scott Green

Very knowledgeable. Good communicator. Great turn-around time. Reasonable bills.

Services

Areas of Law

  • Personal Injury 28
    • Accidents
    • Automobile Negligence
    • Animal Attacks
    • Automobile Accidents and Injuries
    • Boating Accidents
    • Brain Injury
    • Bicycle Accidents
    • Bus Accidents
    • Bodily Injury
    • Head Injury
    • Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries
    • Motorcycle Accidents
    • Negligence Defense
    • Personal Injury Defense
    • Personal Injury Mediation
    • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
    • Personal Injury Arbitration
    • Pedestrian Injuries
    • Severe Burns
    • Slip and Fall
    • Third Party Wrongful Death
    • Tourist Injuries
    • Traumatic Brain Injury
    • Wrongful Death
    • Automobile Accidents
    • Catastrophic Injury
    • Motor Vehicle Accidents
    • Spinal Injury

  • Insurance 9
    • Accident Insurance
    • Automobile Insurance
    • Automobile Insurance Coverage
    • Automobile Liability
    • Insurance Trusts
    • Insurance Coverage
    • Property Insurance
    • Property Insurance Coverage
    • Property Loss
  • Real Estate 16
    • Adverse Possession
    • Boundary Disputes
    • Quiet Title
    • Real Estate Brokers Malpractice
    • Real Estate Acquisitions
    • Real Estate Arbitration
    • Residential Real Estate Sales
    • Real Estate Sales
    • Real Estate Restructuring
    • Real Estate Mediation
    • Real Estate Fraud
    • Real Estate Foreclosure
    • Real Estate Development
    • Real Estate Settlements
    • Real Estate Taxation
    • Residential Real Estate Foreclosure
  • Torts 4
    • Agricultural Tort Claims
    • Civil Liability
    • Commercial Torts
    • Tort Liability
  • Wills and Probate 4
    • Ancillary Probate
    • Probate Administration
    • Probate
    • Wills
  • Agricultural Law 11
    • Agricultural Creditors Rights
    • Agricultural Litigation
    • Agricultural Finance
    • Bankruptcy Chapter 12
    • Farm Equipment Liability
    • Farm and Ranch Law
    • Farm Succession
    • Irrigation Law
    • Livestock Law
    • Ranch Succession
    • Seed Law
  • Family Law 8
    • Adoption Law
    • Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children
    • Premarital Agreements
    • Adoptions
    • Private Adoptions
    • Step Parent Adoptions
    • Interstate Adoptions
    • Parental Rights
  • Bankruptcy 29
    • Bankruptcy Mediation
    • Bankruptcy Collections
    • Bankruptcy Litigation
    • Bankruptcy Arbitration
    • Bankruptcy Fraud
    • Bankruptcy Trustees Rights
    • Bankruptcy Reorganization
    • Commercial Real Estate Workouts
    • Commercial Workouts
    • Commercial Recovery
    • Consumer Bankruptcy
    • Construction Workouts
    • Commercial Insolvency
    • Commercial Foreclosure
    • Commercial Bankruptcy
    • Creditor Bankruptcy
    • Debtor Bankruptcy
    • Fraudulent Conveyance
    • Foreclosures
    • Insolvency
    • Liquidations
    • Out of Court Debt Restructuring
    • Personal Bankruptcy
    • Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts
    • Receivership
    • Repossessions
    • Real Estate Bankruptcy
    • Workouts Taxation
    • Workouts
  • Contracts 5
    • Breach of Contract
    • Contract Fraud
    • Contract Litigation
    • Insurance Contracts
    • Real Estate Contracts
  • Banking Law 19
    • Bank Foreclosures
    • Bank Directors and Officers Liability
    • Banking Litigation
    • Bank Collections
    • Banks and Banking
    • Check Fraud
    • Corporate Banking Law
    • Commercial Mortgages
    • Lender Liability
    • Lenders Rights
    • Loan Workouts
    • Mortgage Workouts
    • Mortgage Banking Law
    • Mortgage Bankruptcy
    • Mortgage Foreclosure
    • Mortgage Lien Foreclosure
    • Mortgage Law
    • Real Estate Banking Law
    • Real Estate Secured Lending
  • Bankruptcy Chapter 11
  • Business Law 39
    • Business Organization
    • Business Fraud
    • Business Estate Planning
    • Business Reorganization
    • Business Start-Ups
    • Business Taxation
    • Buy-Sell Agreements
    • Business Succession Planning
    • Buying and Selling of Businesses
    • Business Planning
    • Business Successions
    • Business Formation
    • Business Litigation
    • Business Arbitration
    • Business Dissolutions
    • Business Associations Law
    • Business Development
    • Condominium Association Law
    • Closely Held Business Taxation
    • Corporate Partnerships
    • Closely Held Business Law
    • Closely Held Business Estate Planning
    • Family Business Law
    • Family Limited Partnerships
    • Family Partnerships
    • Family Business Mediation
    • Family Business Successions
    • Joint Ventures
    • Limited Liability Partnerships
    • Limited Partnerships
    • Partnerships
    • Partnership Taxation
    • Partnership Organization
    • Partnership Formation
    • Partnership Dissolution
    • Real Estate Partnerships
    • Sole Proprietorships
    • Small Business Law
    • Small Business Corporations
  • Bankruptcy Chapter 7
  • Bankruptcy Chapter 13
  • Eminent Domain 1
    • Condemnation
  • Criminal Law 2
    • Criminal Taxation
    • Criminal Tax Audits
  • Conveyancing
  • Commercial Law 16
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Commercial Collections
    • Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions
    • Commercial Real Estate Contracts
    • Commercial Real Estate Development
    • Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure
    • Commercial Real Estate Litigation
    • Commercial Real Estate Sales
    • Commercial Contracts
    • Commercial Arbitration
    • Commercial Bad Faith
    • Commercial Liability
    • Commercial Transactions
    • Commercial Mediation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Secured Transactions
  • Corporate Law 20
    • Corporate Dissolutions
    • Corporate Formation
    • Corporate Income Tax
    • Corporate Insurance
    • Closely Held Corporations
    • Corporate Governance
    • Corporate Organization
    • Corporate Planning
    • Corporate Real Estate
    • Corporate Reorganization
    • Corporate Successions
    • Corporate Tax Controversies
    • Corporate Tax Planning
    • Corporate Taxation
    • Family Corporations
    • Incorporation
    • Nonprofit Corporations
    • Offshore Corporations
    • Professional Corporations
    • S Corporations
  • Litigation 8
    • Civil Litigation
    • Consumer Litigation
    • Estate Litigation
    • Fiduciary Litigation
    • Probate Litigation
    • Real Estate Litigation
    • Tax Litigation
    • Trust Litigation
  • Construction Law 10
    • Contractor Performance Bonds
    • Construction Mediation
    • Construction Liens
    • Construction Liability
    • Construction Contracts
    • Construction Claims
    • Construction Accidents
    • Construction Litigation
    • Government Construction Contracts
    • Highway Construction Law
  • Debtor and Creditor 8
    • Collections
    • Consumer Collections
    • Garnishments
    • Post Judgment Collections
    • Real Estate Collections
    • Secured Collections
    • Tax Collection
    • Unsecured Collections
  • Trusts and Estates 24
    • Charitable Gift Planning
    • Decedents Estates
    • Estate Administration
    • Estate Planning for the Disabled
    • Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
    • Estate Settlements
    • Estate Planning
    • Fiduciary Liability
    • Fiduciary Law
    • Family Wealth Transfer
    • Family Trusts
    • Living Trusts
    • Offshore Trusts
    • Personal Planning
    • Powers of Attorney
    • Retirement Planning
    • Special Needs Trusts
    • Trusts And Estates
    • Trust Administration
    • Trust Law
    • Trusts
    • Trust Planning
    • Wealth Planning
    • Wealth Preservation
  • Civil Practice 1
    • Federal Civil Practice
  • Debt Relief
  • Leases and Leasing 3
    • Equipment Leasing
    • Personal Property Leasing
    • Real Estate Leasing
  • Elder Law 1
    • Estate Planning for the Elderly
  • Taxation 20
    • Estate and Gift Taxation
    • Federal Income Tax
    • Federal Tax Controversies
    • Federal Estate and Gift Taxation
    • Fiduciary Income Tax
    • Federal Taxation
    • Gift Taxes
    • Generation Skipping Tax
    • Individual Taxation
    • Income Tax
    • Like Kind Exchanges
    • Probate Taxation
    • Tax Audits
    • Tax Law
    • Tax Controversies
    • Tax Controversy
    • Tax Deferred Exchanges
    • Tax Evasion
    • Transfer Tax
    • Trusts and Estates Taxation
  • Premises Liability 2
    • Inadequate Security
    • Negligent Security
  • Inheritance 1
    • Inheritance Tax
  • Property Law 2
    • Land Sales
    • Personal Property
  • Professional Liability 1
    • Professional Malpractice
  • Appellate Practice 2
    • Personal Injury Appeals
    • Real Estate Tax Appeals
  • Property Damage
  • Investments 1
    • Real Estate Investment
  • Finance 4
    • Residential Real Estate Finance
    • Secured Finance
    • Unsecured Finance
    • Real Estate Finance
  • Whiplash
  • Other 3
    • Civil Fraud
    • Federal Practice
    • Fraud

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    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available

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  • Video Calls

    Offers Video Calls

    Video Call Options

    Zoom

  • Firm History
    Year Established

    1993

  • Partnership & Affiliations
    Partnerships

    A Professional Limited Liability Company

  • State Bar Summary

    We have Partners and Associates as members of the Montana State Bar Association, Montana Trial Lawyers Association, North Dakota State Bar Association; Arizona State Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and American Bar Association.

  • Representative Clients

    Representative Clients: Banks of Bridger, Harlem, Lovell, Joliet and Red Lodge; Big Sky Communication & Cable; Cen-Dak Leasing of Montana; Electrical Consultants, Inc.; First Interstate Bank; First Interstate Bank - Heights Branch; Beartooth Bank; Diversified Transfer & Storage; Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Foundation; The Yellowstone Club; Moonlight Basin Ranch; Jim Palmer Trucking, Inc.

    Representative Clients:Banks of Bridger, Harlem, Lovell, Joliet and Red Lodge; Big Sky Communication & Cable; Cen-Dak Leasing of Montana; Electrical Consultants, Inc.; First Interstate Bank; First Interstate Bank - Heights Branch; Beartooth Bank; Diversified Transfer & Storage; Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Foundation; The Yellowstone Club; Moonlight Basin Ranch; Jim Palmer Trucking, Inc.

  • Pro Bono Services

    A commitment to public service has always been deeply rooted in our firm culture. Our commitment to public interest work has gone hand-in-hand with our commitment to provide our clients with the highest quality legal services. We encourage our lawyers to provide legal services to less fortunate people pro bono. The variety of cases we take on is as broad as the needs of the communities in which we practice.

     
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Suite 800, 401 N 31st StBillings, MT 59101U.S.A.

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