Helena’s 20 Under 40: Mēghan Scott

Lawyers often play a critical role in society. Perhaps nobody knows that better than Mēghan Scott, AmeriCorps’ project director of Justice for Montanans and the Montana Legal Services Association’s program coordinator of the Rural Incubator Project for Lawyers. In her role with the Justice for Montanans Project, Scott oversees about two dozen AmeriCorps members helping …

Program Brings Civil Legal Help to Rural Montanans

HELENA, Mont. — Legal documents can be hard to parse, and for rural Montanans, and it also can be hard to find help filling out those documents. The Court Help Connect Program assists people representing themselves on civil legal issues, by connecting them virtually with folks at the State Law Library who can answer their …

Helena women honored for work with nonprofits

Attorney Sara Berg received the YWCA Woman of the Year Award Wednesday at her firm Browning, Kaleczyk, Berry & Hoven. Berg, who specializes in civil defense litigation and family law, was recognized as an 18-year pro bono volunteer with Montana Legal Services Association. The association provides free civil legal aid to low income individuals with …