{"id":48,"date":"2023-08-21T02:51:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T02:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtlegalwriting-com.server1-lives_redefined-com.vps.ezhostingserver.com\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2023-08-23T02:13:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T02:13:41","slug":"services-provided","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/index.php\/services-provided\/","title":{"rendered":"Services Provided"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Areas of Practice&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"314\" src=\"http:\/\/mtlegalwriting-com.server1-lives_redefined-com.vps.ezhostingserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-20-at-19-25-27-Montana-Legal-Writing-Filing-For-Divorce-Preparing-Legal-Briefs-For-Court-Filings-Diy-Divorce.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-20-at-19-25-27-Montana-Legal-Writing-Filing-For-Divorce-Preparing-Legal-Briefs-For-Court-Filings-Diy-Divorce.png 241w, https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-20-at-19-25-27-Montana-Legal-Writing-Filing-For-Divorce-Preparing-Legal-Briefs-For-Court-Filings-Diy-Divorce-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Brief Story of how I started<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In the early 1980&#8217;s I obtained a jury verdict to protect my family. Partially, this resulted in my being&nbsp;invited to join &#8220;Children&#8217;s Rights for Parents,&#8221; a group that I helped get legislation passed stating that, everything else being equal, joint custody was presumed to be in the best interest of the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That experience&nbsp;led to my:<br>1) Serving 12 years in the Montana Legislature (8 years as a state senator and 4 years in the Montana House of Representatives;<br>2) Joining the Montana Mediation Association as a charter member;<br>3) Helping establish that people other than licensed attorneys are allowed to help the public with their legal affairs;<br>4) Becoming licensed as an advocate and counselor with the Blackfeet Tribal Court.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Areas Of Practice:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Appellate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business\/Commercial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Church<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community\/Neighborhood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Court ADR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Criminal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discrimination\/Harassment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Divorce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elder care\/Gerontology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Justice Court<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Landlord\/Tenant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natural Resources\/Environmental<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parenting Plans\/Child Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal Injury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Probate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Property Settlement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public Policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real Estate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restorative Justice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small Claims<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Victim-Offender<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worker&#8217;s Compensation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workplace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Youth Justice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Additional Services<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arbitration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ombudsman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Other Services<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Willing to Travel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Areas of Practice&nbsp; Areas Of Practice: Additional Services Other Services","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mtlegalwriting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}