The Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) is a law firm that helps low-income people by providing free legal information, advice, and other services. MLSA helps low-income people fight consumption and foreclosure, flee domestic violence, keep their homes, help with taxpayer issues, farm worker laws, and more. If you need help with a civil law issue such as divorce, parenting plans, landlord/tenant or estate issues and you don`t have a lawyer, the self-help legal program may be able to help. Staff cannot provide you with legal advice, we may be able to help you learn more about your legal rights, find legal information, find forms and instructions to complete, answer general questions about legal proceedings and provide recommendations to other organisations. ASPEN is a nonprofit organization that provides housing, support, referrals, and advocacy to victims of domestic and sexual violence in Meagher, Park, and Sweet Grass counties in Montana. Free help, by appointment only. Leave a voice message to make an appointment. If you leave a message, please leave your name, number and a brief description of what you need help with (e.g., “Parenting Assistance Forms”). (406) 582-2158. Walter Clapp – Serving Big Horn, Carbon, Yellowstone, Stillwater and Sweet Grass Counties (Website) Jennifer Williams – Serving Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota (Website) Christopher Fisher – Serving Rural Counties and Western Montana (Website) Jessica Wiles – Serving Helena, Montana (Website) Chase Rosario – Serving Western and Rural Montanans (Website) Kathy Coleman – Serving the Custer County and Eastern Montana (website) Criminal victims` lawyers and witnesses offer free, Confidential Assistance and Services for Victims and Witnesses of Crime throughout Park Co.
If you have suffered losses as a result of a crime, you may be entitled to a refund from the offender. Call the Park County Victim and Witness Coordinator for an appointment. Danielle Shyne is the owner of Shyne Law Group, PLLC. Danielle graduated magna Laude from Gonzaga University School of Law. Prior to opening Shyne Law Group, PLLC, Danielle worked for Montana Elder Law and worked for the Honourable Chief Justice Mike McGrath and the Honourable Michael Wheat of the Montana Supreme Court. Danielle`s professional life has been focused on helping others through her work in the Montana Governor`s Office, the Montana Governor`s Community Service Office, and the nonprofit Thrive. While in law school, Danielle supported the Gonzaga Public Interest Law Project and the Women`s Law Caucus. In addition, Danielle has fought for her clients through the Unemployment Law Project and articled for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Washington State, the Honourable Mary Fairhurst. Danielle has two wonderful children and a miniature schnauzer with her 10-year-old husband, whom she met during her bachelor`s degree from the University of Montana. She enjoys hiking and swimming, spending time with her extended family in Bozeman, and exploring montana`s small towns. Montana Fair Housing investigates allegations of discrimination in housing, advises victims of discrimination, and facilitates the state and federal government complaint process. Can help victims obtain legal representation if filing a complaint in court is deemed appropriate.
Montana Legal Services Helpline and Admission Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 1 (800) 666-6899 Montana Disability Rights 1102 Chestnut St. Helena, MT 59601 (406) 449-2344 Montana Judicial Branchcourts.mt.gov/forms/end_marriage Morgan grew up in Billings, Montana. She received her bachelor`s degree in English and Music from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, in 2013. She studied law at the University of Montana School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctor in 2017. While in law school, Morgan was a member of the Montana Law Review and the National Cultural Heritage Moot Court team. After law school, Morgan worked for the Honorable Luke Berger of the Court of the Fifth Judicial District of Montana and the Honourable Justice Jim Shea of the Supreme Court of Montana. She currently practices under the management of the law firm Morgan Handy, PLLC. Morgan is grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in the RIPL Fellowship and expand access to justice for Montanans by providing full representation, limited scope and pro bono legal services in the areas of family law, estate planning and landlord/tenant law.
Outside of work, Morgan enjoys spending time with her husband Kyle, their two children and their new puppy. Information on current Montana state codes can be found here. After attending middle and high school in Great Falls, Montana, Laurie earned her law degree in history and law from the University of Arizona. Laurie has articled and volunteered with numerous law firms in the public interest and, after graduation, received the School`s first annual award for public service. After graduation, she worked as a criminal defense attorney for the Tohono O`odham Nation and as a civil clerk for the City of Tucson. Laurie left the law firm to work from home and manage her husband`s tree and landscaping office while raising her three children. When time permitted, she took on more roles in the company, including worker and team supervisor. His family and business moved permanently to the Flathead in 2005.
In her spare time, Laurie has served as a senior executive on several nonprofit boards and organized an annual fundraising run. Recently, she received training as a court-appointed special advocate appointed by the Court for Children in Care. Laurie returned to the bar in April 2018, first as an office manager and then as a lawyer in a law firm specializing in personal injuries. The year 2020 brought unexpected challenges and changes, including a return to entrepreneurial life and public welfare law. The law firm of Laurie D. Marburger, PLLC benefits from the valuable support and experience of legal assistant Christina (Tina) Schauer, who shares Laurie`s commitment to affordable legal services. Laurie and Tina are excited and honored to combine small business, hard work and commitment to family and community by participating in the RIPL Scholarship. Disability Rights of Montana is the state-mandated civil rights advocacy and advocacy group for Montana.
Disability Rights of Montana has the legal authority to represent and defend the interests of almost all persons with disabilities. Court-appointed volunteers who advocate for the well-being of child victims of abuse or neglect. CASA is responsible for investigating the case, working closely with child protection specialists (CPS), evaluating the best options for the child, making recommendations to the court, and monitoring the child`s journey through the foster family. Unrepresented litigants can initiate divorce proceedings through the Montana Supreme Court Commission. People who don`t know what process applies to your situation can fill out the link to the questionnaire for additional advice. An overview, resources, forms and an introduction to family law in Montana are available.