Dakota Holman
The organizational backbone of A&M Law, keeping everything running smoothly so our attorneys can focus on your case.
Dakota Holman is the Legal Assistant at A&M Law and is often one of the first people clients connect with. She is dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive experience, helping clients feel comfortable and informed throughout the legal process. From managing communications and scheduling to supporting case preparation, Dakota ensures that every detail is handled with care and that clients receive the support they need.
Dakota holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Forensic Science from the University of Montana and is a commissioned Notary Public. Before joining A&M Law, she built a background in compliance and worked as a court clerk in Missoula. This experience gives her a practical, firsthand understanding of how the courts operate and what clients need as their cases move forward.
Outside the office, Dakota enjoys spending time on Montana's rivers and lakes, discovering new crafts that never get finished, spoiling her cats, and exploring new cuisines at local restaurants.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Criminology & Forensic Science, University of Montana
Credentials & Background
- Commissioned Notary Public
- Former court clerk, Missoula
- Background in compliance
What Dakota Handles
In a two-attorney firm the legal assistant is not a receptionist. Dakota carries the parts of a case that happen between hearings, which is where most of the work in a family law or criminal matter actually lives.
Your first conversation
Dakota usually takes the initial call, gathers the basics of what happened, and gets you onto one of the partners' calendars rather than leaving you to wait for a callback.
Keeping the file moving
Scheduling, deadlines, document requests, and the steady work of chasing the records and reports a case needs before it can move forward.
Case preparation support
Assembling exhibits, organising discovery, and getting paperwork into the shape an attorney needs it in the night before a hearing.
Staying in touch
Court schedules move. Dakota is the person who tells you when yours has, so you are not finding out from a letter.
A Notary Public in the Office
Montana cases generate a steady stream of documents that have to be sworn in front of a notary: affidavits, financial declarations in a divorce, acknowledgments on a parenting plan, releases in an injury claim. Because Dakota is a commissioned Notary Public, clients sign those in the office during an appointment they were already attending instead of making a separate trip to a bank.
From the Other Side of the Clerk's Counter
Before joining A&M Law, Dakota worked as a court clerk in Missoula. Clerks are the people who see which filings get accepted and which come back, how a judge's calendar really fills up, and how long a document sits before anyone reads it. That is unglamorous knowledge and it is genuinely useful: it is the difference between a filing that lands cleanly the first time and one that costs a client two weeks.
Her degree in Criminology and Forensic Science from the University of Montana, and her background in compliance, mean she is comfortable with the kind of records that turn up in a criminal defense file, from lab reports to discovery packets.
Ready to Get Started?
Call or message us to schedule a consultation with the A&M Law team.