Law Firm Overview

Firm founder David H. Bjornson, J.D., LL.M., CPA, has spent his 19-year legal career practicing both in Seattle, Washington, and in Missoula, Montana, specializing in business transactions, contracts, corporate law, business organizations, private business financing, real estate, taxation and estate planning and probate. He is currently the principal lawyer in Bjornson Law Offices, P.C., located in Missoula, Montana. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Bjornson was a partner at Boone, Karlberg & Haddon, a Missoula, Montana law firm. Mr. Bjornson was previously employed by the Seattle law firms of Monahan & Biagi and Bogle & Gates. Prior to law school, he was employed by the international accounting firm of Touche Ross & Co. (1979-1982). From 1999 through 2001, he was an executive officer and board member of Jore Corporation, a significant manufacturer of tools and tool accessories located in Ronan, Montana, with sales of $55 million, which during that tenure successfully completed a public offering of its shares. He holds a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in taxation from New York University (1988), a J.D. degree (with honors) from the University of Montana (1985), a B.A. degree in Business Administration (with honors) from the University of Montana (1979), and a Certified Public Accountant Certificate (1981) (cert. maint.).

Our Philosophy

At Bjornson Law Offices we focus on the needs of small to medium-sized businesses in Montana and Washington, including Canadian based companies. We function as a company's general counsel, giving each one of our valued clients prompt personalized attention and cost-effective results. Our track record of success with longstanding clients combined with our ability to provide innovative assistance to start-up and growth companies is a great source of pride in our firm. We are a smaller law firm by choice and offer business clients of all sizes the legal expertise and attorney access that they do not always get at larger firms. Bigger is not always better, and we have more time to devote to each business client, lower overhead, and more issue-specific experience in Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Contracts, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Commercial and Residential Leases, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, and Taxation Law.

It is our commitment to treat each client as if he or she were our only client. We know our clients by name, not a file number, and are committed to providing exceptional legal service and timely results. We operate in the type of open, accessible, and fast-moving atmosphere that promotes progressive thinking and a creative approach to meeting the needs of our clients. When clients call our office they get to talk to an experienced business attorney with an accounting and tax background—not a first year associate, a paralegal or somebody else who needs permission to give advice. We offer our clients:

• Initial consultations with an attorney licensed in Montana and Washington
• Broad legal experience in business, estate planning, business organizations, and tax law
• Convenient office location in Missoula, Montana
• Personal service and cost-effective results

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Banking & Finance Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Franchising
• Business Organizations
• Environmental Law
• Estate Planning
• Elder Law
• Trusts
• Wills
• Social Security -- Disability
• Intellectual Property Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Land Use & Zoning
• Landlord/Tenant
• Securities Law
• State, Local & Municipal Law
• Tax Increment Financing
• Taxation Law

Representative Clients

• Ptarmigan Residence Apartment
• Roadrunner Residence Apartments
• Fireweed Court Apartments
• Maxwell Senior Apartments
• Clarke Court Apartments
• Central Court Village
• Sparrow Lane
• Corvallis Courtyards
• Courtyards at Sheridan
• Willow Court

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills, Social Security -- Disability, Intellectual Property Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, Securities Law, State, Local & Municipal Law, Tax Increment Financing, Taxation Law