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Montana family law · Statewide representation
Prepared for what matters.
Divorce and family law can change the shape of your life. You deserve counsel that knows when to seek resolution—and is ready to litigate when it counts.
Family-law advocacy informed by prior ERISA and employee-benefits legal work.
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About the firm
Grounded in Montana. Focused on your future.
Matrium Law Group represents clients in complex and contested family law matters throughout Montana. We approach each case with careful preparation, straight answers, and a clear view of what is at stake.
Our work includes divorce, parenting plans, child custody and support, legal separation, common-law marriage disputes, spousal support, and related proceedings. We pursue practical resolutions when they serve our clients—and prepare every contested matter with the discipline litigation demands.
ERISA backgroundPrior employee-benefits legal practice
Nearly 30 yearsOf legal experience
StatewideRepresenting clients across Montana
Find your next step
What do you need to protect?
When your children, financial security, or future plans are at stake, start with the issue that matters most. Explore how we approach contested family-law matters throughout Montana.
Your property and business
Evaluate business interests, real estate, investments, and debt with your long-term financial security in view.
Explore property divisionYour retirement
Address private pensions, 401(k) plans, TSP accounts, and FERS benefits with careful attention to the details.
Explore retirement divisionDivorce after 50
Make deliberate decisions about the home, future income, and the retirement you have worked to build.
Plan your next chapterHigh-conflict divorce
Bring direction to a difficult case with disciplined preparation, firm advocacy, and readiness for trial.
Explore contested litigationParenting interference
Get an evidence-focused assessment when you believe your relationship or contact with your children is being undermined.
Explore parenting concernsGuidance for men facing divorce
Get clear answers and a disciplined strategy to protect your financial future and move forward with confidence.
Explore divorce representationGuidance for fathers
Protect your place in your children’s lives with thoughtful counsel, thorough preparation, and firm advocacy.
Explore guidance for fathersDifficult relationship dynamics
Find steady guidance when manipulation, controlling behavior, or persistent conflict makes divorce feel overwhelming.
Explore your next stepsMeet the founder
Lili Panarella
Lili is a divorce attorney, experienced litigator, certified mediator, and founder of Matrium Law Group. Born and raised in Missoula, she attended Hellgate High School and the University of Montana before earning her law degree at Lewis & Clark Law School.
After more than a decade at Stoel Rives LLP in Portland, Lili returned to Montana in 2010 and founded the firm. She now represents clients throughout the state in contested and collaborative family law matters.
Before founding Matrium Law Group, Lili practiced as an ERISA attorney, specializing in employee benefit plan legal work. That background informs her analysis of plan documents, retirement benefits, and the financial terms that can shape a client’s life after divorce.
Learn more about retirement division and complex property division.
“The strongest position at the negotiating table comes from being fully prepared to litigate when necessary.”
Her approach is direct and strategic. She prepares carefully, identifies the issues that matter most, and works toward a fair resolution without creating conflict for its own sake. When a case calls for litigation, she is ready.
How we work
Strength with judgment.
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Prepare thoroughly
Understand the facts, the options, and the likely consequences before making consequential choices.
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Speak plainly
Offer candid guidance and a clear strategy, even when the conversation is difficult.
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Choose the right fight
Seek resolution where possible and press the case where it matters.
Practice areas
Family law across Montana.
From Missoula and Kalispell to Bozeman, Hamilton, Billings, and communities throughout the state.
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Let’s talk about what comes next.
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