Aklestad Law Office
Shelby, MT

Environmental Law and Natural Resources

Western Montana Natural Resources and Environmental Law Attorney

The Aklestad Law Office in Shelby, Montana represents farmers, ranchers, business people, municipalities, utilities, and businesses in a wide range of matters related to mineral rights and natural resources law.

Oil and Gas Law

Lawyer Brad Aklestad represents oil and gas exploration and production companies before regulatory agencies such as the Montana Board of Oil and Gas. He also represents landowners in negotiating and drafting leases for mineral rights on their property. Oil and gas issues include:

  • Oil and gas title opinions and title disputes
  • Contracts amongst operators for drilling and purchase contracts
  • Land acquisitions and contracts
  • Litigating royalty payments
  • Natural resource damage claims
  • Oil and gas disputes concerning operating agreements and surface access rights issues.

Alternative Energy

Lawyer Brad Aklestad represents businesses, landowners, and governmental agencies in alternative energy projects such as wind parks, biodiesel plants, and ethanol plants. He helps negotiate wind leases, land acquisition, permitting and approval before local boards, and defense of approvals against legal challenges.

Water Law

Lawyer Brad Aklestad advises water districts, irrigation districts, municipalities, lobbying groups, ranchers, farmers, landowners and other who have an interest in water rights. Water law issues include:

  • Water rights permitting
  • Water transfers
  • Advising water districts
  • Water liens
  • Irrigation
  • Irrigation canals
  • Negotiating access to water
  • Wastewater treatment and re-use
  • Representation before the Montana Board of Water Reclamation and state and federal regulatory agencies

Our responsibilities include, conjunctive use arrangements, wastewater treatment and reuse, urban water management planning, water supply/demand evaluations under SB 610 and SB 221, infrastructure development and finance, and all other matters associated with the development, use, management and transfer of water resources.

Agricultural Law

Lawyer Brad Aklestad represents farmers and ranchers in agricultural law issues, including:

  • Land use
  • Mineral rights
  • Damage claims related to defective seed, defective chemicals and other torts
  • Personal injury claims
  • Land transfers between generations
  • 10-31 property exchanges
  • Water rights

Contact western Montana natural resources law attorney Brad Aklestad.

Natural resources law attorney Brad Aklestad serves clients in western Montana, including Shelby, Helena, Great Falls, Billings, and Missoula. He serves the following counties: Toole, Glacier, Cascade, Yellowstone, Lewis and Clark, Jefferson, and Missoula.

Aklestad Law Office
205 Main Street
P.O. 987
Shelby, MT 59474

Phone: 406-424-8200
Fax: 406-424-8201


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