Attorney profile
Worden Thane P.C.
The short version
Worden Thane P.C. is a long-established Missoula law firm offering broad civil legal services across estate planning, real estate, business, litigation, taxation, and intellectual property matters.
Strengths
- Long-established Missoula firm with over a century of practice and 19 attorneys across multiple disciplines.
- Broad service range covering real estate, estate planning, business, litigation, taxation, employment, and intellectual property.
- Reviewers frequently commend attorneys for responsiveness, clear communication, and explaining legal matters in understandable terms.
- Clients report positive outcomes in estate planning, business contracts, litigation, copyright registration, and family-related matters.
- Several reviews highlight efficient billing, scheduling, and internal referrals when a matter falls outside an attorney's specialty.
Considerations
- Billing transparency and cost communication are recurring concerns in a small number of reviews, including unacknowledged requests for spending thresholds.
- Some reviewers describe staff interactions as rude, dismissive, or unwelcoming, particularly when the firm cannot take on a matter.
- One review raises concerns about being matched with an attorney whose practice area did not align with the legal issue.
About Worden Thane P.C.
Worden Thane P.C. is a Missoula-based law firm with more than a century of practice, tracing its history to 1924. The firm employs 19 attorneys and provides statewide legal representation from its office at 321 W. Broadway Street, Suite 300. Its practice areas span real estate and property, estate planning and trusts, business and commercial law, banking and finance, litigation and appeals, taxation, employment law, and intellectual property, including trademark and copyright work. The firm also handles matters ranging from water rights and road law to business organization and commercial litigation. Worden Thane serves individuals, families, small businesses, and organizations seeking transactional counsel or litigation support. Its attorneys include litigators with administrative, trial, and appellate experience alongside transactional lawyers who advise on contracts, business formation, and long-term planning. The firm describes its approach as attentive to clients, customized, and focused on results. Positive reviews frequently mention estate planning, business contracts, real estate matters, copyright registration, family-related legal issues, and litigation. Clients often praise named attorneys for being responsive, knowledgeable, honest, and clear when explaining legal concepts. Several reviewers note that when a matter falls outside an attorney’s specialty, the firm refers them to another lawyer in the office, sometimes with quick turnaround. Others highlight efficient billing, scheduling, and availability, as well as successful outcomes in business disputes, life rights agreements, and guardianship matters. The firm’s website describes an AV designation from Martindale-Hubbell, listings for most attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America and a firm listing by Chambers USA. Amenities include a client contact form, online payment options for invoices, retainers, Berm, and Venmo, and a blog with legal news and insights. Some reviewers, however, describe billing communication as unclear, particularly around cost thresholds, and a few report rude or dismissive staff interactions. One review raises concern about being matched with an attorney whose practice area did not align with the matter. Worden Thane appears best suited to clients seeking a broad, established Montana firm with deep bench strength and multiple practice areas under one roof.
The office is at 321 W Broadway St Ste 300, Missoula, MT 59802. Its listed telephone number is +1406-721-3400. The practice website is www.wordenthane.com.
Recurring feedback
What clients consistently mention
- Reviewers consistently praise the firm's attorneys for being knowledgeable, responsive, and clear in explaining legal matters.
- Clients frequently mention successful outcomes in estate planning, business law, real estate, copyright, and litigation matters.
- Several reviews highlight efficient scheduling, billing, and availability, though a few describe billing communication as unclear.
- A small number of reviewers report rude or dismissive interactions with staff, especially when the firm cannot take a case.
- Some feedback notes that attorneys refer clients to colleagues within the firm when a matter falls outside their specialty.
All reviews
4.4 out of five stars based on 29 reviews.
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