×
Go back to Martindale-Avvo ➔

Crowley Fleck PLLPPartner
Michael James Tennant

Michael James Tennant

Not yet reviewed

490 North 31st Street, Billings, MT 59103

Business Organizations, Governance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Other Business Transactions and 29 more

About Michael James Tennant

Michael James Tennant is a lawyer practicing business organizations, governance, mergers, acquisitions & other business transactions and 29 other areas of law. Michael received a Masters in Accountancy degree from University of Montana in 2008, and has been licensed for 18 years. Michael practices at Crowley Fleck PLLP in Billings, MT.

Michael James Tennant (Billings, Montana)

Awards

Peer Reviewed Rated
This badge is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by another attorney.
Martindale-Hubbell Peer PR

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service. Award recipients stand out from their peers with a platinum, gold or silver icon.

Champion Badge Silver

At least three reviews and a score of 4.0 or higher.

Champion Badge Gold

At least six reviews and a score of 4.2 or higher.

Champion Badge Platinum

At least ten reviews and a score of 4.5 or higher.

Martindale Peer Awards

A lawyer who receives a minimum threshold of qualifying responses from fellow attorneys can qualify for one of three prestigious Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings:

Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating

AV Preeminent®: The highest peer rating standard. This rating signifies a large number of the lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Distinguished Rating

Distinguished: An excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. This rating indicates the attorney is widely respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Notable Rating

Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Top Contributor

Avvo Top Contributor: The Avvo Top Contributor Award is granted to attorneys who have earned significant contribution points in a given year on our sister site, Avvo.com. Contribution points are earned by answering questions in Q&A, publishing Legal Guides, and other useful contributions to the Avvo community.

Avvo Client Choice

Avvo Client’s Choice: The Avvo Client's Choice Award Badge is granted to attorneys with a significant number of 4+ star reviews in a given year.

Reviews for Michael

This lawyer does not have any client reviews on Lawyers.com yet

Write a Review

Services

Areas of Law

  • Business Law 1
    • Joint Ventures
  • Real Estate
  • Taxation 1
    • Tax Planning
  • Trusts and Estates 2
    • Charitable Giving
    • Estate Planning
  • Family Law 1
    • Premarital Agreements
  • Other 25
    • Business Organizations
    • Governance
    • Mergers, Acquisitions & Other Business Transactions
    • Tax
    • Mergers and Aquisitions
    • Acquisitions and Dispositions
    • Due Diligence
    • Mergers
    • Commercial Real Estate Acquisition, Sales and Leasing
    • Farm and Ranch Transactions
    • Business Entities
    • Mergers and Acquisitions, Spin-Offs, and Reorganizations
    • Natural Resource and Energy Taxes
    • Real Estate Transactions
    • State and Local Taxes
    • Tax Audits and Controversies
    • Wealth Transfer Taxes
    • Trusts & Estates
    • Business Succession Planning
    • Elder Law Planning
    • Fiduciary Obligations and Estate and Trust Litigation
    • Guardianships, Conservatorships and Disability Planning
    • Probate, Estate and Trust Administration
    • Retirement Planning
    • Public Finance & Tax Exempt Finance

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Crowley Fleck PLLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Reported Decisions / Cases: Scottrade v. Davenport, 873 F.Supp.2d 1306, D.Mont., June 05, 2012
    Scottrade v. Davenport, 590 Fed.Appx. 657, 9th Cir.(Mont.), Oct. 23, 2014
    Representative Matters: Served as counsel on a sale of substantially all of the assets of an auto parts business to a multinational corporation
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of an instrumentation
    electrical business from a private entity
    Served as counsel on a purchase of stock relating to a ranch tied up in estate
    trust litigation
    Served as counsel for a construction company on various amendments
    modifications of a large loan facility
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a technical institute from a private entity
    Served as local counsel on the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of a construction business from a private entity
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of commercial real property for exp
    ing business
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of agricultural real property involving negotiation of various covenants
    Served as counsel on the acquisition of commercial real property to be used for several group homes for a nonprofit entity
    Served as counsel on the acquisition
    sale of various airplane hangars
    Served as counsel in acquisition of commercial real property involving environmental contamination
    remediation issues
    Served as counsel in structured sale of l
    (including current sale
    various options to purchase
    involving IRC Section 1031 issues)
    Served as counsel in acquisition of large ranch (including issues with mineral rights/recreational
    hunting leases/state
    BLM grazing leases/water rights)
    Served as counsel to high net worth clients in formation of estate plan
    various revocable
    irrevocable trusts (for use with income/estate
    gift/GST tax planning purposes)
    entities for succession planning (including limited liability companies/S corporations
    QSUBs/limited partnerships)
    the formation
    implementation of gifting programs)
    Served as counsel to high net worth clients in formation of estate plan
    various revocable
    irrevocable trusts (for use with income/estate
    gift/GST tax planning purposes)
    restructuring entities to facilitate succession planning
    Served as co-counsel of high net worth estate involving various tax
    non-tax issues (including estate
    gift tax issues/disclaimers/possible GST tax issues/trusts issues/estate tax return)
    Served as counsel to beneficiary of an estate in identifying a failed portability election
    assisted counsel for personal representative in seeking a private letter ruling to obtain relief to file a late portability election
    Served as counsel to beneficiary of an estate involving dispute among beneficiaries
    fiduciaries
    negotiated settlement of estate
    Served as co-counsel to beneficiary of estate
    transfer on death account involving multiple claims for contract to make a will/undue influence/duress/murder/breach of contract/fraud/ tortious interference/
    others.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    9th Circuit Appellate Courts
    U.S. District Court, District of Montana
    2008, Montana
    Memberships

    Professional Affiliations

    State Bar of Montana
    American Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    New York University School of Law
    Class of 2013
    LL.M.
    Taxation

    University of Montana School of Law
    Class of 2008
    JD.
    Other Education
    University of Montana
    Class of 2008
    Masters in Accountancy

    University of Montana
    Class of 2008
    Masters in Business Administration

    Montana State University
    Class of 2005
    B.S.
    Accounting

    Flathead Valley Community College
    Class of 2003
    A.S.
    Accounting

Email Michael James Tennant

Case type is required.
I am is required.
First name is required.
Last name is required.
A valid zip code is required.
Country is required.
State is required.
A valid city is required.
A valid email address is required.
A valid phone number is required.
Message is required.
0/1000 characters

By clicking the Submit button, you agree to the Terms of Use, Supplemental Terms and Privacy Policy. You also consent to be contacted at the phone number you provided, including by autodials, text messages and/or pre-recorded calls, from Lawyers.com and its affiliates and from or on behalf of attorneys you request or contact through this site. Consent is not a condition of purchase.

You should not send any sensitive or confidential information through this site. Emails sent through this site do not create an attorney-client relationship and may not be treated as privileged or confidential. The lawyer or law firm you are contacting is not required to, and may choose not to, accept you as a client. The internet is not necessarily secure and emails sent though this site could be intercepted or read by third parties.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA. See Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Thank you! Your message has been successfully sent.

For your records, a copy of this email has been sent to test@test.com.

Summary of Your Message
Case Type:
I am a/an:
First Name:
Last Name:
City:
Zip Code or Postal Code:
State:
Country:
Phone Number:
Message:
Return to Profile Reset Form
Lawyers.com Client Reviews

Martindale-Hubbell® Client Review Ratings™ display reviews submitted by individuals who have either hired or consulted the lawyers or law firms.

The Client Review Rating score is determined through the aggregation of validated responses. People who submit reviews are either individuals who consulted with the lawyer/law firm or who hired the lawyer/law firm and want to share their experience of that lawyer or law firm with other potential clients. Reviewers can be anyone who consults or hires a lawyer including in-house counsel, corporate executives, small business owners, and private individuals.

Martindale-Hubbell validates that a reviewer is a person with a valid email address. As part of the review process, respondents must affirm that they have had an initial consultation, are currently a client or have been a client of the lawyer or law firm identified, although Martindale-Hubbell cannot confirm the lawyer/client relationship as it is often confidential. The content of the responses is entirely from reviewers.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome and Martindale-Hubbell accepts no responsibility for the content or accuracy of any review. For more information on Martindale-Hubbell Client Review Ratings, please visit our Client Review Page

Martindale Peer Reviews

Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ are the gold standard in attorney ratings, and have been for more than a century. These ratings indicate attorneys who are widely respected by their peers for their ethical standards and legal expertise in a specific area of practice.

The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings process is the gold standard due to its objectivity and comprehensiveness. Lawyers solicited for peer reviews include both those selected by the attorney being reviewed and lawyers independently selected by Martindale-Hubbell. All reviewers are verified as attorneys through Martindale-Hubbell’s extensive attorney database. Only attorneys practicing at least three years and receiving a sufficient number of reviews from non-affiliated attorneys are eligible to receive a Rating.

What are the different Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings?*

• AV Preeminent®: The highest peer rating standard. This rating signifies that a large number of the lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.

• Distinguished: An excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. This rating indicates the attorney is widely respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.

• Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.

Lawyers who have received peer reviews after 2009 will display more detailed information, including practice areas, summary ratings, detailed numeric ratings and written feedback (if available). Details for individual reviews received before 2009 are not displayed.

Attorneys that receive reviews from their peers, but not a sufficient number to establish a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, will have those reviews display on our websites.

For more information on Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings™, please visit our Ratings Page on Martindale.com and our Frequently Asked Questions