Attorneys

Emphasis in Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Administration, Tax Exempt Organizations, Business Structuring & Transactions, Real Estate Law, and Tax Law.

Drew M. Gaertner

Drew Moore Gaertner J.D. LL.M

Emphasis in Tax Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate, and Commercial Law

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Drew Moore Gaertner is a 5th generation Montanan. She received her undergraduate degree in Communication, with a minor in Sport Management, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2008, where she graduated with honors and was a member of the national championship women's club soccer team.

Drew earned her J.D. from the University of Montana School of Law in 2015. During law school, she served as the president of the international legal honor society Phi Delta Phi, worked as a law clerk for the Honorable Ralph B. Kirscher during her clinical externship, and interned at a large local law firm. Following law school, Drew earned a Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) from the University of Washington School of Law where she graduated with honors in 2016. While earning her LL.M., Drew was awarded the merit-based U.W. Tax Scholar scholarship and appointed a Hazelaton Fellow to assist law Professors in their scholarly work.

Drew has been practicing Law since 2016 in Bozeman Montana. Her practice emphasizes estate planning, probate & trust administrations, business structuring & transactions, taxation, and real estate .

When she’s not “lawyering,”Drew, her husband, and their two daughters enjoy skiing, camping, and spending time with family and friends.

Bar Admissions
Montana, 2015
U.S. District Court of the State of Montana, 2015
Community Involvement
BETTR Section (Current Chair)
Estate, Trust & Probate Committee of the BETTR Section
(Chair 2020-2023)
Eric W. Owens, J.D.

Eric W. Owens, J.D.

Emphasis in Tax Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate and Commercial Law

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Eric W. Owens, J.D. was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. Eric grew up downhill skiing, playing basketball during the winter, and playing soccer, hiking, camping, and attending his parents' softball games during the summer. Eric attended West Anchorage High School from 2000 to 2004. After graduating high school, he attended Gonzaga University, where he cultivated his sometimes-unhealthy love for Gonzaga basketball. During his years at Gonzaga, Eric continued to ski downhill with friends as often as his studies would allow, and in the spring and fall, would make sojourns over to Montana to raft the Clark Fork.

After graduating from Gonzaga with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2008 - a perfect time to enter the professional workforce - Eric went back to Alaska to work for a few years before deciding to return to school for a law degree. Going back to Montana was easy, and Eric began law school at the University of Montana School of Law in Missoula, MT, in 2012. Eric graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 2015 with Juris Doctorate and an affinity for all things related to tax law; however, through happenstance, Eric began his legal career as a prosecutor on the hi-line as a Deputy County Attorney for the Blaine County Attorney's Office in Chinook, MT.

Eric worked at the Blaine County Attorney's Office for four years before moving to Missoula to work as a prosecutor for the Missoula County Attorney's Office. Eric worked at the Missoula County Attorney's Office for another two years before running into his old friend and law school classmate one fateful evening. In that right place and time, Eric was offered an opportunity to work in a tax-related field.
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Shane R. Higgins, J.D.

Emphasis in Business Structuring and Transactions, Business Litigation, Real Property, and Commercial Law

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Shane R. Higgins is a fifth-generation Montanan who was born and raised in Bozeman. His family’s roots run deep through the Gallatin Valley and across the state, giving him an authentic, ground-level understanding of Montana’s land, its people, and the independent spirit that sets the Treasure State apart.

Shane graduated from Montana State University in 2022 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a minor in Entrepreneurship. He earned his Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2025, passing the Uniform Bar Exam on his first attempt with a score that qualifies him to practice in any UBE jurisdiction.

Admitted to the Montana Bar in 2025, Shane is an associate attorney in Bozeman whose practice centers on business structuring and transactions, business litigation, real property, and commercial law. Combining his business education with real-world perspective, Shane provides clear, no-nonsense counsel that helps clients launch and expand companies, close complex real estate deals, resolve disputes efficiently, and protect what they’ve built. Clients appreciate his relentless work ethic, straight talk, and ability to turn legal obstacles into opportunities.

Shane returned to Bozeman after law school because he is fiercely proud of Montana and its people. He is convinced the most effective advocates are the ones who actually live the life their clients do. When he’s not in the office, Shane can be found chasing elk in the high country or casting a flyrod with friends and family.

Bar Admissions Montana, 2025

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Laura S. Lloyd

Laura S. Lloyd

Paralegal