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Admitted: 1979, Montana; 1982, U.S. Tax Court Law School: University of Montana, J.D. Member: State Bar of Montana; American Bar Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Biography: Law Clerk to Hon. Russell E. Smith, U.S. District Court, District of Montana, 1979-1980. Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, the ABA-accredited national certifying organization for elder law attorneys. Adjunct Professor, Estate Administration, Rocky Mountain College Legal Assistant Program. Founder and Chair, Yellowstone Valley Women Lawyers, 1987-1993. Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. Born: Seattle, Washington, 1954 Cases: Timm v. Montana DPHHS, 2008 Mont. 126, 184 P.3d 994 (2008) (Medicaid eligibility issues)
Experience and Expertise:
Sol has been practicing Family Wealth Law in the Billings area since 1980. After practicing with a general law firm for several years, she opened her own solo practice in 1992, in order to specialize in Family Wealth Law.
Sol is a VA-accredited veterans benefits counselor. She is the first and only Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA)* in the state of Montana.
Prior Employment:
Member, Felt, Martin, Frazier and Lovas, P.C., Billings, MT, 1980-1992.
Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge, Missoula, MT, 1979-80.
Education:
J.D. 1979, High Honors, University of Montana School of Law, Missoula, Montana.
B.S. 1976, Summa Cum Laude, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, Alaska.
Professional Activities:
Sol is a frequent speaker for community and professional programs on Family Wealth Law issues.
Publications:
Sol Lovas, When Is a Family Not a Family? Inheritance and the Taxation of Inheritance Within the Non-Traditional Family, 24 Idaho Law Review 353 (1988).
Personal:
Sol was born in Seattle and grew up in Alaska. In 1976 she moved to Montana, where her mother and father were born and raised.
*Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder L
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