Elizabeth A. Montague
Elizabeth (Beth)
is a Wyoming native and received her undergraduate degree from
the University of Wyoming in 1997. Beth graduated from
University of Colorado’s School of Law in Boulder in 2004 and
immediately joined the Flanders law firm.
Since joining the
firm, Beth has focused her practice on estate planning and
probate. Estate planning can be intimidating, especially when
clients hear differing opinions from multiple sources. When
preparing an estate plan, the focus of the estate planning
attorney is to prepare documents that accomplish the client’s
intentions, while paying careful attention to the specific
assets that comprise the client’s estate, including real estate,
business interests, retirement assets and life insurance. Beth
focuses on educating her clients on their options and helping
them follow through on their decisions. Beth works extensively
in the firm’s tax department. The firm prepares income tax
returns for individuals, estates and trusts, in addition to gift
tax returns and estate tax returns. Her knowledge of the tax
consequences of estate planning enhances her ability to
facilitate planning that not only accomplishes the client’s
plans for disposition of assets, but also does so in the most
efficient tax manner. Beth also handles entity formation and
administration, including corporations, partnerships and limited
liability companies.
Beth is actively
involved with the Boulder County Bar Association. She was a
Co-Chair of the Young/New Attorney Section of the Boulder County
Bar Association for multiple years and was a Co-Chair of the
Taxation, Estate Planning & Probate Section of the Boulder
County Bar Association in 2008 and 2009. Beth is also a member
of the Colorado Bar Association and the American Bar
Association. Beth is an avid golfer. While attending the
University of Wyoming, she played for the women’s golf team.
Beth and her husband, Kevin, live in Broomfield with their
yellow lab, Whitney.
Since joining the firm in 2004, Beth has
specialized in Estate and Trust Planning, Probate
Administration, Taxation of Individuals, Trusts and Estates,
Business Planning and Real Estate.