Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and ranch succession — planned in plain English at your own kitchen table — anywhere in Montana. Flat fees quoted before any work begins. Rev. RJ Dieken, Esq. of Loki Esq. Law PLLC.
Free consultation · 7 days a week, 7 AM – 8 PM · Evenings and weekends welcome
Almost nobody wakes up wanting to do estate planning. They call because something changed — and they realize the people they love aren't protected on paper yet. Sound familiar?
The one document young parents need most names the guardian who would raise your kids. Without it, a judge decides.
Real property is exactly what probate courts spend months on. A little planning now keeps the house out of court later.
Blended families are where Montana's default inheritance formula surprises people most. Your wishes should control, not the statute.
Powers of attorney and healthcare directives decide who speaks for you if you can't. They only work if they're signed beforehand.
Without succession planning, a working operation can be split or sold just to settle an estate. Keeping it whole takes structure.
Going through probate for someone else is usually what convinces people to spare their own kids the same process.
Most families ask this first. Neither is "better" — they do different jobs. The consultation is where we figure out which fits your property and your people.
Either way, a complete plan usually adds powers of attorney and a healthcare directive — the documents that protect you while you're alive.
Who gets what, who's in charge, and who raises your children — in language a Montana court will honor.
Keep your home and property out of probate, keep your affairs private, and keep control while you're living.
Name the person who can pay your bills and manage finances if you can't — so your family never needs a court-ordered conservatorship.
Your medical wishes, in writing, with the person you trust empowered to speak for you.
Buy-sell agreements, entity structuring, and generational handoff planning that keeps the operation intact.
For parents of minor children and families caring for loved ones with special needs.
No downtown office, no parking garage, no intimidating conference room. This practice was built mobile on purpose — planning happens where you're comfortable.
At your kitchen table, a coffee shop, or by video. You describe your family and property; you get plain answers and an exact flat-fee quote. No pressure, no homework required.
Rev. RJ Dieken personally drafts every document — no templates from another state, no paralegal hand-offs. You review everything in plain English before signing.
We handle proper Montana execution — signing, witnessing, notarizing — so the documents actually hold up when your family needs them. You get originals and clear instructions.
You'll know the exact cost at the free consultation — not after the clock has been running. Three packages cover most families:
At the consultation you'll hear what you need, what you don't, and the exact number — openly. If a simple will is all your situation calls for, that's what we'll tell you.
Built as a mobile practice from day one, serving families across Montana. Estate planning is a conversation about the people you love — and that conversation goes better at your kitchen table than across a desk downtown. Rev. RJ Dieken meets families at home, at a coffee shop, or by video, seven days a week including evenings.
Every plan is handled personally — the conversation, the drafting, and the signing. There are no hand-offs to paralegals and no documents recycled from other states' forms.
He also hosts the Supreme Court Decision Syllabus Podcast — more than 800 episodes of daily legal analysis since 2018. A lawyer who studies the law every single morning is the kind you want writing the documents your family will rely on decades from now. scotuspodcast.com
A mobile practice that travels to families across southern and western Montana — Billings and Yellowstone County included — such as:
Outside this list? Call anyway — the practice covers 30+ Montana counties.
Not always. Montana's intestacy rules divide property by formula, and in blended families — children from a prior relationship, for instance — a surviving spouse may share the estate in ways that surprise everyone. A will replaces the state's formula with your actual wishes.
For young parents, the most important document in an estate plan has nothing to do with money: it names the guardian who would raise your children. Without it, a court makes that choice. That alone is reason enough to plan early.
It's a conversation, not a sales pitch. We talk through your family, your property, and your wishes; you get plain-language answers about what documents you need and don't need, and an exact flat-fee quote. There's no charge and no obligation.
Maybe — but marriages, divorces, births, deaths, moves between states, and new property all change what a plan needs to say. A quick review tells you whether your old documents still do what you think they do. Reviews are part of the free consultation.
A will speaks only at death and passes through probate — a public court process that in Montana commonly runs six months to a year. A revocable living trust works during your lifetime, keeps matters private, and lets property pass to your family without probate. Which one fits depends on your property and goals.
Yes. Keeping a working ranch or family business intact across a generation takes succession tools — entity structuring, buy-sell agreements, and planning that keeps the operation from being split or sold to settle the estate. It's one of the practice's core focuses.
Only if it's executed flawlessly under Montana law. Signing and witnessing mistakes, vague wording, and forms built for other states are common — and those problems usually surface in probate, when it's too late and expensive to fix. Having it drafted right costs far less than having it fixed later.
Or simply tap to call — 7 days a week, 7 AM to 8 PM, evenings welcome.