If you are looking for an immigration lawyer in Montana, North Dakota, or Wyoming, you have probably already discovered the problem: there are very few of us out here. Most of what a search returns is high-volume firms in distant cities — operations where you talk to an intake specialist, then a case manager, and may never speak at length with the attorney responsible for your case.
This firm is the other kind. I am Christopher Flann, and I have practiced immigration law for more than 29 years — the last 25 of them from Montana. My staff of eleven and I handle immigration cases across the Rocky Mountain West, from family green cards to deportation defense. When you call, a person answers. When you hire us, you work with the attorney whose name is on the door.
Book a Strategy Consultation — Flat fee. You meet with an attorney, not a salesperson.
Immigration Help We Provide
Every case in this office starts the same way: we understand your situation before anything gets filed. These are the matters we handle most:
- Marriage and family green cards — permanent residence for your spouse, children, and parents, whether they are here or abroad.
- K-1 fiancé visas — bringing your fiancé to the United States, from the petition through the consular interview.
- U.S. citizenship and naturalization — N-400 applications, citizenship tests, and the hard cases other firms turn away, including denials.
- Deportation and removal defense — if you or a family member is facing removal, this is urgent; call us at 406-373-9828 rather than booking online.
- Work visas for the region’s industries — H-2A agricultural workers for ranches and farms, plus H-1B, TN, and employment-based green cards.
- U.S. immigration for Canadians — we regularly represent clients from Alberta and across western Canada.
Why a Regional Lawyer Instead of a National Call Center
Immigration law is federal, so any licensed attorney can technically represent you anywhere in the country. That is exactly why volume firms in big cities advertise here. What they cannot offer is knowledge of this region: which USCIS offices serve Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming cases; how ranch and farm employment actually works when an H-2A petition needs it documented; what it means to be a six-hour drive from the nearest immigration court.
Distance, on the other hand, is not a reason to hire badly. Most immigration work is done by mail, online filing, and scheduled appointments — which means clients in Williston, Sheridan, or Kalispell get the same representation as clients in Billings. We built the practice around that reality: phone and video consultations, responsive office hours, and a staff large enough that your file never sits untouched.
What Working With Us Looks Like
- Book a strategy consultation. The strategy consultation is a flat-fee working session with an attorney — not a free sales call designed to sign you up. You leave knowing your realistic options.
- Get a strategy, not a pitch. Sometimes the right advice is to file now; sometimes it is to wait, or not to file at all. After 29 years, I would rather tell you an uncomfortable truth in the consultation than an expensive one a year into a case.
- Work with a team that knows your file. If we take your case, you get quoted fees up front and a legal assistant assigned to your matter — and you can always reach the attorney.
Who You Will Work With
Before law, I earned a Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry and taught as a college professor. I approach immigration cases the way I approached science: precisely, with evidence, and with respect for your intelligence. You can read about my background here, and — more usefully — you can read what hundreds of former clients say about how their cases actually went.
Before You Hire Anyone — Including Us
A piece of advice that costs you nothing: read immigration lawyer reviews the right way. Look for specific outcomes over years, not star averages — we wrote a short guide on how to evaluate immigration lawyer reviews that applies to every firm you are considering, including this one. And in any first meeting, a good immigration lawyer should be able to tell you what your realistic options are, what each path costs, and how long it takes. If you talk to a firm twice and still have not met the attorney, keep looking.
When you are ready, we are here — serving all of Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, and clients in Alberta, Canada.
Book Your Strategy Consultation — Or call the office: 406-373-9828.
