Katie Barber

Katie Barber is an active North Dakota attorney whose practice background includes oil and gas, mineral title, estate planning, probate, and related property matters. Her work has included assisting landowners with oil and gas issues, resolving curative title concerns with energy companies, and addressing mineral interests from leasing through participating interests and overriding royalties. She has also helped individuals and families with estate planning and probate administration.

Katie received her Juris Doctor from the University of Montana in 2004. After law school, she clerked for Ingrid Gustafson when Gustafson served as a Montana district judge before later joining the Montana Supreme Court. That early court experience provided exposure to judicial decision-making and legal procedure, while her subsequent practice developed a strong foundation in property, mineral, probate, and estate-related issues.

Katie’s experience with mineral interests spans several stages of ownership and development, including leasing, title curative work, participating interests, and overriding royalties. Her estate practice has included planning and probate matters involving multiple generations of families. These areas require careful attention to deeds, ownership histories, legal instruments, and succession issues, especially when real property and mineral assets are important parts of an estate or family plan.

Katie Barber has also served on the Opportunity Foundation board representing McKenzie County. Her legal background reflects sustained work with western North Dakota property owners and families on matters involving mineral rights, estate planning, and probate. She brings together court experience and transactional legal work to help clients organize ownership interests, address title complications, and plan for the transfer and administration of assets over time.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, McKennett Forsberg, P.C.
• Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Board Member (represents McKenzie County), Opportunity Foundation

Licensed State

• North Dakota

Education

• University of Montana
  law degree

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