MEMBERS OF FIRM
Robert A. Anderson (Partner) born Stillwater, Oklahoma, May 17, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Utah (B.S., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Colorado (J.D., 1977). Phi Kappa Phi. Regional Editor: "Covered Events," DRI publication; DRI Construction Law Committee Newsletter. Author: "Construction Arbitration-The Answer or Ambush?" Idaho State Bar Publication, The Advocate, August 1993; "The Cardinal Change Doctrine's Difficult Transition from Federal to State Courts," 1997 Wiley Construction Law Update; "Insurance Law: Third-Party Coverage in Idaho," NBI publication, 1996; "Insurance Coverage Law in Idaho," NBI publication, 1997; "Insurance Law: Third-Party Claims in Idaho," NBI publication, 1998; "Consequential Damages: Do They Really Threaten the Construction Industry and, If So, Is the AIA 'Mutual Waiver' The Cure?" 1999 Wiley Construction Law Update; "Construction Law In Idaho: Contracts, Performance, Claims & Beyond," Lorman Education Services, 1999; "Construction Law: Contracts, Administration and Claim Disputes on Commercial Projects", Lorman Education Services, 2001; "Current Construction Law Issues: AIA Contracts and Beyond," Lorman Education Service, 2005; Idaho Chapter, "State-by-State Guide to Construction Contracts and Claims - Idaho Chapter," 2006 Construction Law Library; "Soothsayer or Design Professional? The Dilemmas and Dangers of Project Cost Estimating by Architects/Engineers," 2006 Aspen Construction Law-Update (Ch.4) Lecturer: American Society of Professional Engineers; American Institute of Architects; Associated General Contractors; Consulting Engineers of Idaho; National Business Institute Seminar, and Idaho Law Foundation. Moderator: Seminar on Insurance Fraud in Idaho. Chairman, Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts Committee, 1993 - 2000. Selected by peers for "Best Lawyers" and "Super Lawyers" publications; Serves on Board of Directors for Boise Consumer Co-op and as a member of the Boise City Design Review Board. Member, Eagle International Associates, Inc. Member: Idaho State Bar (Chairman, Law Foundation Ethics Committee, 1991); Fourth District (President, 1991) and American (Member, Sections on Tort and Insurance) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Idaho Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Trial Practice; Professional Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage Disputes; Appellate Practice.Email: Robert A. Anderson
Brian K. Julian (Partner) born Montpelier, Idaho, June 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; Nez Perce Indian Tribal Court. Education: Utah State University (B.S., cum laude, 1976); University of Idaho (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Managing Editor, University of Idaho Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: "The Prosecutor's Duty to Disclose Exculpatory Evidence," 14 Idaho Law 223, 1977. Author and Lecturer: "Sexual Harassment Claims," Sixth Annual Education Law Institute, 1997; "The Handling and Documentation of Employment Investigations," Seventh Annual Education Law Institute, 1998; "Evaluations & Their Roles in the Litigation Process," Eighth Annual Education Law Institute, 1999; "Sexual Harassment," Ninth Annual Education Law Institute, 2000; "Avoiding Discrimination Claims in the Hiring Process," Tenth Annual Education Law Institute, 2001. Author and Publisher, "The Law of Education in Idaho," and the "Idaho Uniform Manual of Policies and Procedures for Schools." Selected by peers for "Best Lawyers in America" and "Super Lawyers" 2008-2009. Member: Boise and American (Tort and Insurance Practice Sections) Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Idaho Association of Defense Counsel; Boise Adjuster's Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Education Law; Employment Law; Governmental Entities; Civil Rights; Products Liability; Professional Malpractice; Premises Liability; Appellate Practice.Email: Brian K. Julian
Alan K. Hull (Partner) born Moscow, Idaho, June 30, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1973). Editor in Chief, University of Idaho Law Review, 1972-1973. Law Clerk, Justice Charles R. Donaldson, Idaho Supreme Court, 1973-1974. Author: "Idaho's Expanding Security Act," University of Idaho Law Review, 1972. Lecturer: Idaho Industrial Commission Annual Convention; Idaho State Bar Workers Compensation Section, Annual Meetings; Workers Compensation Matters, Continuing Legal Education Seminars. Chief Deputy, Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Civil Division, Ada County. Selected by peers for "Best Layers in America" 2008-2009. Member: Idaho State Bar (Chairman, Insurance Committee, 1981-1983; Member, Board of Advisors, 1981-1983, and Member, Workers Compensation Section); American Bar Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation.Email: Alan K. Hull
Chris H. Hansen (Partner) born Boise, Idaho, July 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 2006, Washington. Education: Boise State University (B.B.A., 1979); University of Idaho (J.D., 1983). Co-Author: "Evaluations and Their Role in Litigation," Eighth Annual Education Law Institute, 1999; "A Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules and Procedures in Idaho: Ethical Considerations," National Business Institute, 2000. "Special Education" for the Twelfth Annual Education Law Institute, 2003. Selected for "Best Lawyers" in America 2008-2009. Member: Idaho State Bar, the Idaho Sate Bar Litigation Section; Washington State Bar Association; Boise Adjuster's Association; Trucking Industry Defense Association. Reported Cases: Tetzlaff v. Brooks, 130 Idaho 903, 950 p.2d 1242 (1997). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Trial Practice; Professional Malpractice; Accountant Malpractice; Legal Malpractice; Real Estate Broker Malpractice; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Employment Law; Trucking Defense; Construction Law.Email: Chris H. Hansen
Phillip J. Collaer (Partner) born Blackfoot, Idaho, January 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 1979); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1985). Phi Alpha Delta. Author and Lecturer: "Employee Recommendations, Tort of Negligent Hiring and Referral," Sixth Annual Education Law Institute, 1997; "Search and Seizure in the Public Schools," Seventh Annual Education Law Institute, 1998; "Individual Liability of Trustees and Administrations," Eighth Annual Education Law Institute, 1999; "At -Will Employment and the Rights of Classified Employees," Ninth Annual Education Law Institute, 2000; "How to Conduct Investigations, Including Proper Use of a Garrity' Notice," Tenth Annual Education Law Institute, 2001. Prosecuting Attorney, Ada County, 1985-1989. Member: Boise Bar Association; Idaho State Bar; Boise Adjuster's Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Real Estate Litigation; Appellate Practice; Education Law; Governmental Entities Defense; Employment Law; Agricultural Claims.Email: Phillip J. Collaer
Michael P. Stefanic II (Partner) born Pueblo, Colorado, January 9, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1992, Colorado. Education: The Colorado College (B.A., 1985); University of Idaho (J.D., 1989). National Moot Court Team. Member: Idaho State Bar; Colorado Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Idaho Association of Defense Counsel; Boise Adjusters Association (President, 2001); Idaho Motor Transportation Association; Conference of Freight Counsel; American Inns of Court, Inn. No. 130. Reported Cases: Pollitt v. CSN Int'l, United States District Court For The District Court Of Idaho, 2007 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6670, January 29, 2007; Decided Sprinkler Irrigation Co. v. John Deere Ins. Co., 139 Idaho 691; 85 P.3d 667; 2004 Ida. LEXIS 14, February 11, 2004; Rosales v. Balbas, 125 Idaho 848; 875 P.2d 945; 1994 Ida. App.; Shultz v. Auld, 848 F. Supp. 1497; 1993 U.S Dist. LEXIS 19709, October 25, 1993; Greenwade v. Idaho State Tax Comm'n, No. 18563, 119 Idaho 501; 808 P.2d 420; 1991. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Transportation; Trucking Law; Construction Litigation; Commercial Disputes; Commercial Disputes: Appellate Practice.Email: Michael P. Stefanic II
Amy G. White (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1994, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1989); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1992) Dean's List, 1991-1992. Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Honorable Gerald F. Schroeder and Thomas F. Neville, Fourth Judicial District, Idaho, 1994-1995. Co-Author: "Sexual Harassment Claims," Sixth Annual Education Law Institute, 1997; "The Handling and Documentation of Employment Investigations," Seventh Annual Education Law Institute, 1998; "Sexual Harassment," Ninth Annual Education Law Institute, 2000; "Avoiding Discrimination Claims in the Hiring Process," Tenth Annual Education Law Institute, 2001. Contributing Author and Editor, "The Law of Education in Idaho," and the "Idaho Uniform Manual of Polices and Procedures for Schools." Selected by peers for "Best Lawyers in America," 2009. Member: Pennsylvania, Federal (Member, Idaho Chapter) and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; Federal Bar Association, Idaho Chapter; Boise Adjuster's Association; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court, Inn No. 130. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Governmental Entity Defense; Education Law; Premises Liability.Email: Amy G. White
JUNIOR PARTNERS
Justin P. Aylsworth (Junior Partner) born Seattle, Washington, February 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Boise State University (B.S., 1994); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Research and Writing. Law Clerk for U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Worker's Compensation). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense.Email: Justin P. Aylsworth
Mark D. Sebastian (Junior Partner) born Idaho Falls, Idaho, September 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Boise State University (B.A., 1996); University of Idaho(J.D., 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Student Advocates. Law Clerk to the Hon. Roger S. Burdick, Fifth Judicial District, State of Idaho and Presiding Judge, District Court for the Snake River Basin Adjudication. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Education Law; Governmental Defense; Employment Law; Personal Injury; Construction Law.Email: Mark D. Sebastian
Matthew O. Pappas (Junior Partner) born Moscow, Idaho, May 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: Idaho State Bar.Email: Matthew O. Pappas
ASSOCIATES
Rachael M. O'Bar (Associate) born Thomasville, Alabama, November 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Idaho. Education: University of West Florida (B.A., 1994); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi (Historian). Recipient: Presidential Scholar; Scholar of Merit. Editor, Am. Journal of Trial Advocacy. Author, "Contributory Negligence," American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol 21:1, 1997. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Workers Compensation Section). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury.Email: Rachael M. O'Bar
Bret A. Walther (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1993, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Cleveland State University (B.S., 1985); Boston University (J.D., 1992). Formerly with Brady Lerma, Chartered. Member: Idaho State Bar. [Captain, U.S. Marine Corp, 1985-1989]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Products Liability; Education Law; Municipal Law.Email: Bret A. Walther
Stephen L. Adams (Associate) born Redding, California; admitted to bar, 2006, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (B.A., 2002); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2006). Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, 2005-2006. Recipient, Most Outstanding Note, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, 2006. Author: "Copyright Issues for Sound Recordings of Volunteer Performers." Member: Idaho Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Education Law; Employment Law.Email: Stephen L. Adams
Robert A. Mills (Associate) born Provo, Utah, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2005, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (B.S., Cell Biology, 2000); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Member: Idaho State Bar; Maryland State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Family Law; Bankruptcy; Tax Issue Resolution; Litigation.Email: Robert A. Mills
Yvonne Vaughan (Associate) born Groton, Connecticut, July 3, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Idaho. Education: University of Florida (B.A., high honors, 2002); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Yvonne Vaughan