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William E. McCarthy,
shareholder/partner, has extensive experience and
knowledge dealing with comprehensive estate planning
matters, simple and complex
probate
and trust administration issues, estate
tax issues, and
business
planning issues, such as business
formation, operation, management, mergers and
dissolution. He frequently also handles a wide
variety of
real
estate proceedings,
commercial transactions and a broad range
of taxation issues. His unique sense of humor
coupled with his approachable demeanor contribute to
his proficiency and his ability to connect with and
effectively advocate for and counsel his clients.
He is listed by Super Lawyers Magazine as a
"Mountain States Rising Star" in the areas of Estate
Planning and Probate. The Mountain States Rising
Star recognition is granted to no more than 2.5% of
all lawyers who under the age of 40 or who have been
practicing for 10 years or less in Nevada, Utah,
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
He initially joined Worden Thane P.C. as an intern
while attending law school. Upon graduating from The
University of Montana School of Law in May of 2002,
passing the Montana State Bar Exam and being
admitted to practice law in Montana, he became an
associate attorney in October of 2002. He received
an Associate of Arts degree from Montana Tech
(1995), a Bachelor of Arts in History from The
University of Montana (1997), and a Juris Doctorate
degree from The University of Montana School of Law
(2002). When admitted to law school he was also
working towards attaining a Masters in Business
Administration.
He is a member of many professional organizations
including the Montana Bar Association, Western
Montana Bar Association, the Western Montana Low
Income Taxpayer Clinic and the Business, Estates,
Trust, Tax and Real Estate (BETTR) Section of the
Montana Bar Association. He is admitted to practice
law in all Montana State and Federal Courts, the
United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the
United States Tax Court. He serves as legal counsel
to numerous Montana for-profit and non-profit
organizations and is the President of the Board of
Directors of Children's Oncology Foundation, Inc.,
which operates Camp Mak-a-Dream. He also currently
serves as the Vice-President/President-Elect for the
Western Montana Bar Association and is a member of
several community organizations, including The
Knights of Columbus, The Ancient Order of Hibernians
and St Anthony's Parish.
He is very proud of his
Irish-American heritage and also of the fact that he
was born and raised in Butte, Montana as a 4th
generation Montanan. He has 3 siblings, two of which
are high school teachers and one who is a police
captain. His father recently retired after serving
nearly 30 years as the Butte-Silver Bow County
Attorney. His mother was raised with 11 siblings and
he has a sizeable extended family across the United
States and even Ireland. His wife is
originally from the small farming and ranching
community of Valier, Montana. She holds a Doctorate
in Pharmacy from The University of Montana School of
Pharmacy and is an owner of Frenchtown Drug in
Frenchtown, Montana. Together they are the proud
parents of 2 constantly on the go boys and an 8
pound Shi Tzu that enjoys herding cattle.
When not on the phone at work, he enjoys the Montana
outdoors, watching sporting events, traveling, and
spending as much time as possible with his family
and friends. He especially enjoys football and is an
ardent fan of the Montana Grizzlies and the Miami
Dolphins. Consequently, he is usually in a better
mood on Saturday then on Sunday.
He prefers to be referred to as Willie or Will.
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