Montana Lawyers & Law Firms
There are 178 attorneys and law firms listed in Montana across 17+ cities. Browse by city or practice area below to find the right lawyer near you.
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Legal help in Montana
- Montana courts’ self-help resourcesOfficial court guides and forms for people without a lawyer
- Lawyer referral serviceState Bar of Montana Lawyer Referral Service (Licensed Lawyer Montana)
- Small claims limit: $7,000 (source)
- Personal injury filing deadline: generally 3 years — Mont. Code Ann. § 27-2-204(1)
Exceptions and details
Small claims are heard in Justice Court (MCA Title 25, ch. 35); limit is $7,000 exclusive of costs, and the defendant must be servable within the county where the case is filed (MCA § 25-35-502, Montana Code Annotated 2025; last amended 2011). Same limit for individuals and businesses; the State and state agencies cannot be parties, and a party may not use an attorney unless all parties have attorneys (MCA § 25-35-505). Source is the current Montana Code Annotated 2025 edition on the Legislature's site.
3 years for actions 'upon a liability not founded upon an instrument in writing' (general negligence/PI). Same section: wrongful death 3 years (10 years if the death resulted from a homicide); libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment 2 years. A 2025 amendment (Ch. 709, L. 2025), effective Oct. 1, 2026, adds an exception cross-referencing new § 27-2-219 (claims over gender-transition treatment received as a minor) but leaves the 3-year general period unchanged. Medical malpractice has its own statute (§ 27-2-205).
The State Bar's referral service is delivered through the 'Licensed Lawyer' platform at https://www.licensedlawyer.org/mt (third-party domain, linked from the Bar's site as 'Hire a Lawyer'); URL here is the Bar's own For the Public page describing it. Free to the public; only opted-in attorneys who carry malpractice insurance are included. Bar phone line for LRIS: (406) 449-6577.
Checked September 25, 2026 against official sources. General information, not legal advice — deadlines and limits have exceptions, so confirm with a lawyer.
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