Don St. Peter – Partner
Don is a 1978 honors graduate of the University of Montana Law School. He obtained a Masters of Law in Taxation from Boston University Law School in 1979. He earned his B.A., in 1974 at Carroll College. His practice emphasizes retirement plans, employee benefits, estate planning, multi-family affordable housing projects financed through low income housing tax credits, HUD and Rural Development Loans, and Bond proceeds, and corporate and commercial transactions.
Don has served as an adjunct professor of corporate law at the University of Montana School of Law. He has served as a member and President of the St. Patrick’s Hospital and Health Foundation Board of Directors, Past President of the Western Montana Estate Planning Council, a member of the Board of Directors of St. Joseph Elementary and Child Care, President of the Missoula Catholic Schools Board of Education, a member of the advisory council for the University of Montana Law School Tax Institute, a member and chairman of the Trust, Estate, Tax and Business section of the State Bar of Montana and a member of the Real Property Trust and Probate Section of the American Bar Association.
Don is admitted to practice in Montana, before the Montana Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Montana, and the United States Tax Court.
Don C. St. Peter
Michael o’brien – Partner
Mike earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Montana School of Law in 2013 and is a 2002 graduate of Carroll College with degrees in Political Science and Public Administration. From 2013 to 2014, he served the Hon. Robert G. Olson as a law clerk in Glacier, Toole, Pondera, and Teton counties of Montana. In August 2014, he returned home to Missoula, where he joined St. Peter Law Offices, P.C. as an associate attorney.
Mike’s practice includes all facets of litigation, including contract disputes, estate proceedings, and construction suits. Prior to working for St. Peter Law Offices, Mike oversaw the Business Services Division in the Montana Secretary of State’s Office and has expertise in small business legal issues, including corporate, limited liability company, and business entity formation, UCC filings, and business regulation. He is admitted to practice in Montana, Washington, Wyoming, Colorado, and Idaho, and before the Montana Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the State of Montana, and the Blackfeet Tribal Court.
Mike and his wife Jolyne have two young children – Creighton and Johanna – who keep their hands full at home. They enjoy camping, traveling, and spending time with extended family.
Michael O’Brien
Logan Nutzman – Partner
Logan earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Montana School of Law in 2019. In 2016, Logan graduated from the University of Montana with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in history. While working on his undergraduate degree, Logan was a member of the University’s Political Science Honor Society Pi Sigma Alpha. During law school he interned at both Davis Galm Law Firm in Portland, OR and the Office of Legal Counsel at the University of Montana where he took part in a variety of litigation and business matters.
Logan’s practice includes all varieties of litigation, including personal injury suits, contract disputes, intellectual property litigation, and estate and probate proceedings.
He is admitted to practice in Montana, Washington and Wyoming, as well as the Montana Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the State of Montana.
Logan Nutzman
Makayzia Counts – Partner
Makayzia earned her Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law in 2020, graduating with a certificate in Advocacy. In 2017, Makayzia graduated from Western Colorado University with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. While working on her undergraduate degree, Makayzia served as the President of the Political Science Club, and interned for the Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial District of Colorado. During law school, she was a member of the Sam A. Crow Inn of the Court, and competed on the AAJ Trial Team. While in law school, Makayzia worked as a summer legal intern for attorney John D. Gatz and as a legal intern for the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Makayzia’s practice includes all varieties of transactional law, including business, real estate, guardianships, estate planning, and probate proceedings.
She is admitted to practice in Montana, Washington and Wyoming, as well as the United States District Court for the State of Montana and the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribal Court.
While away from the office, she enjoys crafting, reading, and working with her service dog.
Makayzia Counts
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