Kaitlin DeCrescente

Kaitlin DeCrescente

Licensed in North Dakota, Montana, and Texas
  • Real Estate Law, Probate, Energy, Oil & Gas Law ...
  • Montana, North Dakota, Texas
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Biography

Growing up in a farming family in Williston, North Dakota, Kaitlin understands the unique legal challenges that come with the changing dynamic of the oil industry in the upper Midwest. She has handled a wide range of legal issues in her career, but she currently focuses on oil and gas (especially curative issues for mineral owners), real estate, estate planning, probate, and business law. Kaitlin also does appellate work and has ably represented clients before the North Dakota Supreme Court. Kaitlin currently serves as the civil Municipal Attorney for Fairview, Montana, and she has previously served as an Assistant City Attorney for Williston, ND, Stanley, ND, and Arnegard, ND, and City Attorney for Sidney, MT.

Kaitlin was a paralegal before attending Washington & Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia. During law school, Kaitlin worked as a judicial extern for Judge David B. Carson in the Roanoke, Va., City Circuit Court. Kaitlin was also a senior article editor for the Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment. Her note, which analyzes legal issues arising from western North Dakota's oil boom, won the Journal's Best Note Award and was selected for publication. Drawing off her prior experiences as a reporter, Kaitlin was also the executive editor and online editor for her law school newspaper, The Law News. While she worked on the paper and served on the editorial board, The Law News won the ABA's National Law School Newspaper Award three years in a row.

Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law
J.D. (2016) | Law
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Honors: 2015 Best Note Award, Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment - Selected for Publication
Activities: Executive Editor, The Law News Senior Articles Editor, Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
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University of North Dakota
B.A. (2011) | English, Communication
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Certificate in Writing & Editing Paralegal Certificate
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
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Professional Experience
Attorney / Partner
Neff Law, PC
- Current
Attorney
Pippin Law Firm
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Attorney
Furuseth, Olson & Evert
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Certifications
Farm Succession Coordinator
International Farm Transition Network
Awards
Best Note Award
Washington & Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
Gas Up the DeLorean: Assessing Ways to Correct Current Problems Created by New Drilling Technology and Past Practices in Estate Planning, Property, and Oil and Gas Law
Professional Associations
State Bar of Texas
Attorney
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State Bar of Montana
Member
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State Bar of North Dakota
Member
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Upper Missouri Bar Association
Member
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American Bar Association
Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Montana
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North Dakota
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Texas
State Bar of Texas
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Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Practice Areas
    Real Estate Law
    Commercial Real Estate, Easements, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate
    Probate
    Probate Administration
    Energy, Oil & Gas Law
    Utilities
    Estate Planning
    Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
    Business Law
    Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation
    Appeals & Appellate
    Civil Appeals
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Websites & Blogs
Website
Neff Law, PC
Contact & Map
Neff, Eiken & Neff, PC
111 East Broadway
PO Box 1526
Williston, ND 58801
Telephone: (701) 577-2000
Fax: (701) 577-8927