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Greg is a member of the Firm's Tax and Transactions practice team, with an emphasis on business, estate planning, estate administration and trusts. He handles cases involving business, farm and ranch organization, reorganization and operation, including corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and limited partnerships, along with real estate transactions of many varieties and variations, keeping in mind the various tax aspects overlying the topic areas. He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) in addition to belonging to various Bar Associations. He has served as President and is a member of what is now the Business, Estates, Trusts, Tax and Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Montana. Greg has also served as President and is a member of the Cascade Estate Planning Council. Greg is honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps. He received a B.A. degree with a double major in Economics and Political Science and a minor in English from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, in 1970. Three years later, he graduated from University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, with a J.D. degree. He completed his LLM (Taxation) from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., in 1978. Following graduation from the University of North Dakota, Greg served as a law clerk for the North Dakota Supreme Court. An honors appointment led him to the United States Department of Justice, Tax Division, Washington, D.C., as a trial attorney. He tried lawsuits in federal district courts, mostly in the southeastern portion of the country, representing the United States of America on various income, estate and excise tax issues. Greg joined Church, Harris, Johnson & Williams in January of 1978 where he has worked since that time in various capacities from associate attorney to partner to shareholder and officer. He served as President of the firm from 1993 through 2000. Since becoming part of the Great Falls Community, Greg has been active in many community activities. He currently is a member of the Military Affairs Committee (MAC) of the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Executive Committee of the Committee of 80, a group of private businessmen that support Malmstrom Air Force Base, participates in the Co-Commander Program at Malmstrom, serves as a Board member on his church's Foundation, is a Board member of the Great Falls Development Authority, a member of the Advisory Board of Directors for First Interstate Bank of Great Falls, and is a Board member and 2003 President of Meadow Lark Country Club. Greg and Deb were married in 1970. They have two wonderful and beautiful daughters. Greg enjoys hunting, shooting, golf and fast cars. Practice Areas Agricultural
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