Amanda Hunter

Amanda Hunter is an estate planning lawyer at Copper City Law in Butte, Montana. She helps individuals and families create plans that preserve their rights, assets, and long-term intentions. Her services include wills, living wills, powers of attorney, revocable trusts, Medicaid trusts, special needs trusts, and gifting strategies. She also assists clients with estate plan reviews, amendments, trust funding, and asset protection planning.

Amanda earned her Juris Doctor from SUNY Buffalo Law School with a Certificate in Environmental Law. She received a Bachelor of Arts with double majors in sociology and history. Her undergraduate studies also included minors in education and Native American and Indigenous studies. Her academic background supports careful legal analysis, practical communication, and thoughtful planning for clients with varied family, property, and financial concerns.

Amanda focuses her private practice on estate planning, tax planning, asset protection, probate, and estate administration. She represents personal representatives, beneficiaries, interested parties, and creditors in formal and informal probate matters. Her work includes trust administration, small estate procedures, non-probate transfers, creditor management, land transfers, estate accounting, and tax compliance. She also advises clients on guardianships, small businesses, tax delinquency, family matters, and real property issues.

Amanda Hunter has practiced law since 2013 and is admitted in Montana, Colorado, Virginia, and the Federal District Court of Montana. She serves as a Guardian ad Litem for children and participates in the Butte Family Drug Court. Her credentials include Montana notary status and registration as an IRS professional tax preparer. She combines efficient service, clear communication, and practical guidance to help clients protect assets and resolve complex legal matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Copper City Law, PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Member, Virginia State Bar
• Member, Denver Bar Association
• Member, El Paso Bar Association
• Team Member, Butte Family Drug Court representing children

Licensed State

• Montana
• Colorado
• Virginia

Education

• State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Florida
  Bachelor of Arts
  

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