David H. Bjornson Missoula, Montana,
| Associate | |
| phone | 406-523-2500 |
| fax | 406-523-2595 |
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Raised in Billings, Montana, David has over 25 years of experience in his legal career practicing both in Seattle, Washington, and in Missoula, Montana.His practice focuses include business transactions, contracts, loan transactions, corporate law, business organizations (including corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships), private and publicly offered business financings, real estate, tax litigation, tax planning, estate planning, trusts and probate, and alternative dispute resolution in lieu of litigation.He has a depth of experience in structuring companies and nurturing companies in their early growth phases through and into substantial revenues, multiple owners and classes of owners, investors and lenders, and a formal board of directors and officer slate. David has also focused his practice significantly in residential apartment projects supported by Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits and/or subsidized through other loan and guarantee programs.
David holds a Masters of Laws degree (LL.M.) in taxation from New York University (1988), a J.D. degree (with honors) from the University of Montana (1985), a B.A. degree in Business Administration (with honors) from the University of Montana (1979), and Certified Public Accountant Certificate (1981) (cert. maint.). David was formerly the principal in Bjornson Law Offices, P.C., located in Missoula, Montana, a former partner with Boone, Karlberg & Haddon in Missoula, and was an attorney with the Seattle law firms of Monahan & Biagi and Bogle & Gates, a large 200+ attorney firm. Prior to law school, David was employed as a Certified Public Accountant by the international accounting firm of Touche Ross & Co. He is admitted to practice in the State Bars of Montana and Washington, before the United States Tax Court, and the U.S. Federal District Court in Montana, and is a member of the American Association of Attorneys – Certified Public Accountants.
David has two college aged sons, and, when not working, is likely to be found on ski slopes, mountain lakes and rivers or traveling the world.
- Areas of Practice:
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Contracts
- Estate Planning
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Real Estate Law
- Securities Law
- Taxation Law
- Certification/Specialties:
- Certified Public Accountant, 1979
- Certified Public Accountant, Montana, 1981
- Certified Public Accountant, Washington (Formerly Licensed), 1981
- Bar Admissions:
- U.S. Tax Court, 1988
- Washington, 1985
- Montana, 1993
- U.S. District Court District of Montana, 2007
- Education:
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York,
June, 1988
LL.M.
Major: (Masters of Laws) in Taxation - University of Montana School of Law, Missoula, Montana,
June, 1985
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Ranked 7th in Class
Honors: Book Award, American Jurisprudence Award for Achievement Contracts
Honors: Book Award, American Jurisprudence Real Estate Transactions
Honors: Phi Delta Phi - Honorary Law Fraternity - University of Montana, Missoula, Montana,
June, 1979
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Honors: Passed CPA Exam
Honors: Beta Alpha Psi, National Accounting Honor Fraternity
Honors: Founded UM Skiing
Honors: Elected to ASUM Student Government
Honors: Lectures Coordinator and Box Office Manager
Honors: UM Advocates, Ambassadors for the University
Major: Business Administration
Major: Accounting Emphasis
- Representative Clients:
- BC Custom Timber Products, LTD
- Culligan Water of Missoula
- Liquid Planet
- Ironhaus, Inc.
- Western Montana Development, LLC
- Tipu's Tiger Chai, Inc.
- Saga Outerwear, LLC
- Praha, Inc. (Badlander)
- Farm Power Northwest, LLC
- Core Wind Power, Inc
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Washington Bar Association
- Montana Bar Association
- Montana Society of Certified Public Accountant
- American Association of Attorney / CPA's
- Western Montana Bar Association
- Past Employment Positions:
- Jore Corporation, Ronan Montana, General Counsel, Executive Officer, Director, 1994 - 2001
- Boone, Karlberg & Haddon, Missoula, Montana, Partner, 1993 - 1998
- Monahan & Biagi, Seattle, Washington, Of Counsel, 1990 - 1993
- Bogle & Gates, Tax & Transactions Department, Seattle, Washington, Associate Attorney, 1988 - 1990
- Hillis, Cairncross, Clark & Martin, P.S., Seattle, Washington, Associate Attorney, 1985 - 1987
