ASMSU Legal Services

Hi Friends,
Our co-director Charlie Cromwell is on the board for an incredibly impactful nonprofit. The One Valley Community Foundation is absolutely critical to ensuring the issues our community and state face are identified and addressed. For all the reasons outlined below, One Valley can't keep up our fantastic work without your support. On this 10th anniversary of Give Big, please consider donating even just a few dollars to support the foundation in its critical mission. 🤗

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What does One Valley do?

Philanthropic Advising: One Valley Community Foundation currently oversees 54 charitable funds for 42 philanthropists, totaling over $24.8 million. In 2023, these funds contributed $2.6 million to 301 nonprofits, with 86% benefiting Gallatin County.

Multiplying Grassroots Philanthropy: One Valley’s annual Give Big Gallatin Valley is a 24-hour celebration of giving that has supported 466 local organizations since 2015. Over the past nine years, Give Big has raised over $14.3 million through nearly 83,000 gifts.

Supporting Local Nonprofits: In 2023, One Valley supported 342 nonprofits and 484 nonprofit leaders through innovative educational programs, resources, and networking opportunities, enabling them to better deliver their inspiring missions.

Facilitating Community-Wide Collaboration: In early 2023, One Valley launched the Gallatin County Regional Housing Coalition (RHC). Made up of nearly 30 members from 25 local entities, the RHC ignites collaboration and innovation to tackle local housing attainability and affordability head-on.

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Calling all MSU students! Get free tax filing support at Jabs starting the 3rd week of February! Fantastic service offered by the Accounting Program.

MSU accounting students to offer free tax help starting Feb. 21 Senior and graduate accounting students from the MSU Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship are offering free help preparing tax returns for MSU students and individuals who made less than $60,000 last year.

Riveting talk radio interview and update from County Attorney Audrey Cromwell on those unprosecuted s*xual assault cases she discovered as well as the impact budget shortfalls and staffing shortages are having on law enforcement and criminal justice in Gallatin County. Take a listen!

Major Update on Past Gallatin County S*x Crime Investigations Shortly after being elected Gallatin County Attorney, Audrey Cromwell said she found boxes of cases that had NEVER been prosecuted. These boxes contained cases involving s*x crimes, s*xual assaults, and s*x crimes against children. Several prosecutions are now moving forward. Here's an update.

Another fantastic Legal Career event at MSU co-hosted with the ABIII School of Law. Fantastic turnout and engagement between MSU students and legal practitioners. Sincerest thanks to our panelists: MT Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafston, Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell, Dean Elaine Gagliardi, Admissions Director Meri Althauser, Prosecutors Henry Westesen and Lauren O'Neill, and Civil Litigator Hannah Willstein. To all our attorney friends, MSU students, the MSU Pre-Law Club, and many more -- thank you for a great evening!

Looking forward to hanging out with a bunch of future lawyers, Supreme Court Justice Ingrid Gustafson, Gallatin County Attorney Cromwell, local attorneys, and military JAG officers. Always a super fun and informative event for us and MSU students. See you there!

An amazing campus service to definitely take advantage of. Whip smart future accountants down there at Jabs!

MSU accounting students offering free tax help starting Feb. 22 Senior and graduate accounting students from the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship are offering free help preparing tax returns for MSU students and individuals who made less than $54,000 last year.

It's been almost 10 years that the current team has been providing legal support to MSU students. Soon our program will be co-located with ASMSU's Off-Campus Student Life Program. Looking forward to the move across the SUB this summer!

MSU program helps students navigate tough housing market When Brett Griesbaum found out he was going to attend Montana State University’s graduate school, he only had a small window in which to find a place to live. Then

So proud of our (now former) co-director Audrey Cromwell as she takes the reins at the Gallatin County Attorney’s Office. It will be big shoes to fill at the ASMSU Legal Services Program, but we’re working hard to ensure continuity of services for our MSU community! ❤️

Such a pleasure hosting MT Supreme Court Justice Jim Rice (a former ASMSU Senator), the Dean and Admissions Director of Montana’s Law School, and MSU Alum Annie Holland for a legal career panel and social. We do it every year, and it’s always a blast. Thanks to MSU Office of Student Engagement, the MSU Pre-Law Club, Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana, attorneys from Cromwell Law, PLLC, and all the aspiring lawyers at MSU. Already can’t wait till next year! 👩‍⚖️⚖️🇺🇸

Prince and Andy Warhol -- both late-pop icons and their works will "appear" before the US Supreme Court. This case explores the limits of "Fair Use" as an exception to Copyright protections for creators. The outcome will have lasting effects on content creators and their rights. Stay tuned!

Andy Warhol’s portraits of Prince get their 15 minutes of fame in Supreme Court copyright showdown The justices will hear a dispute over whether Warhol’s images violated a copyright held by the photographer whose work they were based on.

It's that time of year again! Join us for our annual Law School Mixer tonight (October 11th) at 6 p.m. in the Leigh Lounge. Meet with a Montana Supreme Court Justice (and MSU Alum), Law School Dean and Admissions Director, Practicing Attorneys, and a military JAG Officer. Learn about careers in the law and getting into law school. Complimentary food and drinks available!