Kaitlin DeCrescente

Growing up in a farming family in Williston, North Dakota, Kaitlin understands the unique legal challenges that come with the changing dynamic of western North Dakota. She has handled a wide range of legal issues in her career, but she currently focuses on transactional matters, including probate, oil and gas, property matters, estate planning, business law, municipal law, and zoning issues. 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 in Williston before attending law school 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 served on the editorial board, The Law News won the ABA's National Law School Newspaper Award three years in a row.

Although she enjoyed her time in Virginia, Kaitlin was happy for the opportunity to return to her hometown. When she's not in the office, Kaitlin loves to spend time with her husband and their pets, experiment with new recipes, travel, and entertain friends and family.

Washington and Lee University School of Law

J.D. (2016) | Law

2013 - 2016

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

University of North Dakota

B.S. (2011) | English, Communication

2008 - 2011

Certificate in Writing & Editing Paralegal Certificate

Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Attorney

Neff, Eiken & Neff, PC

2018 - Current

Attorney

Pippin Law Firm

2017 - 2018

Attorney

Furuseth, Olson & Evert

2016 - 2017

Farm Succession Coordinator

International Farm Transition Network

Best Note Award

Washington & Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

2014

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

Montana Bar Association # 49397072

Member

2017 - Current

Upper Missouri Bar Association

Member

2016 - Current

North Dakota Bar # 08136

Member

2016 - Current

American Bar Association

Member

2015 - Current

Montana

Since 2017

North Dakota

Since 2016

• Credit Cards Accepted

• Business Law
• Probate
• Estate Planning
• Real Estate Law
• Energy, Oil & Gas Law
• Appeals & Appellate
• Elder Law