Makayzia Counts

Makayzia Counts is a shareholder at St. Peter O’Brien Law Offices, P.C. in Missoula, Montana. Counts advises clients on estate planning, probate, business, real estate, and guardianship matters. The practice includes wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate, business transactions, real estate, guardianships, conservatorships, and related planning. Counts works with individuals, families, property owners, and businesses with planning or transactional needs. The work requires careful drafting, legal analysis, and practical planning so clients can understand obligations, risks, and available options.

Counts earned a B.A. in Political Science from Western Colorado University in 2017 and a J.D. from Washburn University School of Law in 2020 with a certificate in Advocacy. Her legal education emphasized advocacy while also providing the analytical and drafting foundation used in transactional and estate-planning work. This training supports the research, analysis, writing, and problem solving required in matters involving detailed records and important client decisions.

Counts’s experience includes transactional matters involving business law, real estate, guardianships, estate planning, probate, trusts, and related client planning. In addition, Counts is admitted in Montana, Washington, and Wyoming, as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Tribal Court. The practice emphasizes clear documents, careful risk analysis, coordinated planning, and practical solutions aligned with the client’s legal and financial objectives.

Makayzia Counts has developed a broad transactional practice serving clients across several closely connected areas of planning and property law. Counts focuses on clear drafting, practical organization, and legal structures that help clients manage assets, business interests, and future decision-making. The focus remains on clear advice, careful planning, and legal structures that help clients manage risk, obligations, assets, and future decisions. This experience supports careful judgment and clear communication throughout each stage of a legal matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, St. Peter O’Brien Law Offices, P.C.
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, Wyoming State Bar

Licensed State

• Montana
• Washington
• Wyoming

Education

• Washburn University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Western Colorado University
  Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

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