Areas of Focus: Kids Protection Planning, Life and Legacy Planning
Licensed States: Montana
Hi. I’m Ariel Overstreet-Adkins. I became a Personal Family Lawyer because after being a litigator involved in contentious contested probate matters, I knew there had to be a better way to keep people’s loved ones out of court and out of conflict through better planning.
I’m passionate about helping Montana families, farmers and ranchers, and business owners navigate the maze of legal and financial decisions you face, focusing first on getting your estate plan in place.
Whether you are married or single, a traditional family or a blended one, starting out or looking back on a life well-lived, I will help you to design a plan that achieves your goals for your loved ones today and for years to come.
I graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 2016. I clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris and then started my career at the Moulton Bellingham law firm in Billings. I took the leap into building my own practice, Bluebird Law, in 2020 just before the pandemic began and while I was pregnant with my daughter. It has been an incredible adventure so far!
I enjoy being active in my community as a member of the Board of Governors for Leadership Montana and the Board of Directors for the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center. I am also a member of the Montana Bar Association’s Business, Estates, Trusts, and Real Estate section, the Billings Chamber of Commerce, the Montana Stockgrowers Association, and the Montana Farm Bureau.
Most importantly, I am mom to Elianna and two corgis, Finn and Poe.
We begin with a comprehensive inventory of everything you own, and everyone you love, and consider it all in a working meeting, called a Family Wealth Planning Session, to guide you to clarify your financial life and legacy goals before we draft a single document.
We work with you throughout every life stage to map out the most likely scenarios for you and the people you love, planning for each as your life, the law, and your assets change over time.
Our Life & Legacy Planning process ensures everything that matters most -- from your financial assets to your values, insights, stories and experience -- are captured and documented during your life and cared for over the generations to come.
Transparency in our process, and our fees … all of which are flat fees, agreed to in advance, based on your choices and with no surprises, ensuring we stay on the same side of the table - supporting you to make a lifetime of great decisions - every step of the way.
Our systems help you get clear and organized, overcoming the exact issues that keep most estate plans from actually working when they are needed most. We help you leave your family with a gift of love, and not a mess.
One-and-done estate plans focused only on money are a recipe for a big mess. We help you throughout every stage of life and be there for the people you love, when you can’t be.
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