Jill Hughes

Jill Hughes is the owner of JLaw PLLC in Missoula, Montana. Jill focuses on family law, including divorce, parenting plans, property settlement, custody, support, guardianships and conservatorships, along with estate planning and probate. The practice serves individuals and families navigating separation, parenting, property, support, incapacity, and estate matters and includes divorce and separation, parenting plans, property settlements, child custody and support, guardianships, conservatorships, trusts, estate planning, and estate administration.

Jill earned a J.D. from the University of Montana Alexander Blewett III School of Law in 2015, graduating in the top third of her class, and a B.A. in English with honors from the University of Montana in 1997. In law school, she served as an editor for the Public Land & Resources Law Review and received a CALI award, adding research and writing experience to her family-law training.

Jill has developed a practice centered on family relationships and planning matters where court procedure, negotiation, property, and long-term family arrangements can overlap. Her work includes divorce, parenting and custody issues, support, property division, guardianships and conservatorships, trusts, and estate administration. That experience gives Jill practical perspective on family law matters, including how facts, procedure, documentation, and negotiation strategy can affect the available legal options.

Jill Hughes founded JLaw PLLC and maintains a Missoula practice serving clients in family and estate-related matters. Her practice emphasizes clear legal planning and practical resolution of disputes that affect family structure, property, decision-making authority, and future planning. Across these matters, Jill emphasizes careful preparation, clear communication, and practical judgment while keeping the legal consequences and the client’s underlying objectives in view.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, JLaw, PLLC
• Member, State Bar of Montana

Licensed State

• Montana

Education

• University of Montana
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English

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