Montana Lawyer August/September 2024

MEMBER AND SECTION NEWS

CAREER MOVES Cody Townsend has joined Silverman Law Office as an associate attorney special izing in individual

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to montanalawyer@montana bar.org. Please direct any ques tions to the same address. We will include firm name, lo cation, the change that is being announced, attorney’s name, law school, practice areas, and a high-resolution photo. based high voltage professional engineer ing and design firm with offices nationwide and in Canada. kevin.freeman@eciusa. com. Hall Booth Smith Missoula wel comes Attorneys Molly P. Davis and Renee Cho Harper to the firm. Molly practices in business transactions, corporate and

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and business tax planning, tax con troversy, and estate planning. Born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming, the fifth-generation

families and minimize the tax liabilities for their heirs.

Wyomingite earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Wyoming, his Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law, and his LL.M. in taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He came to Silverman Law Office from Kearney, McWilliams & Davis, PLLC in Florida, where he worked as a graduate law clerk and associate attorney. Townsend now helps individuals and businesses navigate a wide variety of tax issues including asset protection, chari table giving, tax planning, audits, appeals, tax liens and levies, litigation, offers in compromise, valuation disputes, and more. He also assists his clients in devel oping wills and trusts that protect their

Kevin Freeman has been promoted to the position of Chief Legal Officer for Electrical Consultants,

Inc. Kevin is a gradu ate of Oklahoma City University and has been a member of the Montana Bar since 2018. He also maintains licenses in Oklahoma and Wisconsin. Kevin

partnership, and intellectual prop erty matters. Prior to joining HBS,

is responsible for all legal, risk, insur ance, safety and IT security related mat ters. In his free time, he enjoys fly fish ing, hiking and trap shooting. Electrical Consultants, Inc. is a Billings, Montana

she worked as an associate within a transactional practice group at a long-established firm in

Parsons Behle & Latimer Welcomes New Litigator

Parsons’ Missoula office is pleased to announce the addition of Elliott D. McGill to its litigation practice. Elliott draws on his broad range of bankruptcy, commercial litigation, banking and construction experience to help businesses and individuals achieve their legal goals. Learn more about our Missoula attorneys at parsonsbehle.com .

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