Trevor A. Hunter is a Partner in the firm’s Williston office. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and various commercial matters including real estate, creditors’ rights, business acquisitions, and land use planning. He is licensed in North Dakota and Montana.
Trevor grew up in Kalispell, Montana and attended the University of Montana for his undergraduate education where he graduated in 2009 with distinction. Trevor received his Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School in 2014. While in law school, Trevor was an associate editor for the Southwestern Journal of International Law and spent two years as part of the Trial Advocacy Honors Program. Trevor, his wife, and their 5 children enjoy all that the North Dakota and Montana outdoors have to offer including hunting, camping, and fishing.
Practice Areas
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- Business Organizations
- Governance
- Litigation
- Mergers, Acquisitions & Other Business Transactions
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Construction Law
- Lien and Bond Claims
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- Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy
- Collections
- Personal Property Foreclosures, Claim and Delivery, Replevin, and Injunctive Remedies
- Real Property Foreclosures & Landlord-Tenant Disputes
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- Mergers and Acquisitions
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- Real Estate
- Access, Title and Property Disputes
- Commercial Real Estate Acquisition, Sales and Leasing
- Development, Zoning and Land Use
- Farm and Ranch Transactions
- Real Estate Financing and Security Devices
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- Trusts & Estates
- Business Succession Planning
- Estate Planning
- Fiduciary Obligations and Estate and Trust Litigation
- Probate, Estate and Trust Administration
Bar Admission
North Dakota – 2014
U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota – 2015
Montana – 2015
Education
2014 – J.D., Southwestern Law School
2009 – B.A., History, with Distinction, University of Montana
2009 – B.A., Political Science, with Distinction, University of Montana
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch – Commercial Litigation (2023)
Great Plains Super Lawyers – Rising Star (2019-Present)
Southwestern Journal of International Law – Associate Editor
Community Involvement
Williston Housing Authority Board of Commissioners (April 2018 – Present)
Professional Affiliations
Upper Missouri Bar Association
American Bar Association
State Bar Association of North Dakota
Presentations & Publications
“County Zoning and Land Use Regulations” – 2019 North Dakota Law Review Energy Law Symposium – 94 N.D. L. Rev. 621
“Vigilante Justice in the West” – 9th Annual University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (2009)
Reported Decisions / Cases
R & F Fin. Serv., LLC v. Cudd Pressure Control, Inc., et al., 2021 ND 12
Frontier Fiscal Serv. LLC v. Pinky’s Aggregates, Inc., et al., 2019 ND 147, 928 N.W.2d 449
Bearce v. Yellowstone Energy Dev., LLC, 2019 ND 89, 924 N.W.2d 791
Baker Boyer Nat’l Bank v. JPF Enter., LLC, 2019 ND 76, 924 N.W.2d 381