Judith E. Howard

Ms. Judith Howard’s principle duty was to prepare revocable living trusts for both my wife and myself. Additionally, she developed two LLCs for businesses that we intended be brought under our trusts. In accomplishing these objectives Ms. Howard took care to protect and secure our assets legally and to our specifications. She applied her expertise to accomplish these objectives based upon her extensive insight from years of family law practice. Concurrently, Ms. Howard fostered our understanding of the legal advantages of our revocable living trusts and the ensuing processes through frequent client education presentations. Ms. Howard conducted regular annual reviews with us for both our trusts and our LLCs. In this way she kept the trusts and LLCs current and in compliance with North Dakota and federal law. As an additional benefit, her efforts furthered our in-depth understanding of the protective documents we had in place. Judith Howard performed her duties and obligations in a manner which placed her in a class above most estate planning attorneys in terms of her expertise. She has a unique gift to make the complex understandable. She demonstrates an insightful understanding of our personal situation. She also ensures continuity between all aspects of our trusts and LLCs. Of particular note is Ms. Howard’s methodical integration of all aspects of trusts and LLCs in providing that necessary continuity. Ms. Howard displays the finest skills of tact, communication, and leadership within her staff and with supporting attorneys in accomplishing our legal objectives. Finally, Ms. Howard furthered her impressive professional credentials by advancing her education thereby allowing her to practice in a broad array of venues. We highly recommend Judith Howard to any persons seeking a competent and extremely qualified estate planning attorney.