MEMBERS OF FIRM
L. Edward Miller (Partner) born Salmon, Idaho, June 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Idaho. Education: College of Idaho (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Idaho (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America, Mountain States Super Lawyers. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Urban Land Institute Executive Committee; Boise Smart City Initiative; Boise Metro Economic Development Council; Boise Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee. Member: Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Land Use; Business Law; Commercial Law; Health Care; Hospital Law.Email: L. Edward Miller
Donald E. Knickrehm (Partner) born Jacksonville, Florida, January 2; admitted to bar, 1970, Idaho. Education: Idaho State University (B.A., with honors, 1967); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1970). Professional Recognition: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers For Business (Real Estate). Member: Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Finance Law; Corporate Law.Email: Donald E. Knickrehm
Christopher J. Beeson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Faculty Member, Idaho Law Foundation. Seminars: Real Property Law; Retail Leases; Environmental Law Transactional Aspects. Participant, Georgetown University Law Center Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law, 2001; The Best Lawyers in America, Idaho Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate, 2009; Chambers USA, 2002; Super Lawyers, 2007. Member: Idaho State Bar; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; International Council of Shopping Centers (Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Finance; Tax Law; Estate Planning.Email: Christopher J. Beeson
Kenneth R. McClure (Partner) born Ontario, Oregon, December 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., with high honors, 1977); University of Idaho (J.D., 1980). Deputy Attorney General, Idaho State Tax Commission, 1980-1981. Chief, Legislative and Administrative Affairs Division, Office of the Attorney General, 1981-1984. Practice Areas: Public Policy; Health Care; Public Utility Law; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law; Agricultural Law.Email: Kenneth R. McClure
Jeffrey C. Fereday (Partner) born Boise, Idaho, December 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1980, Washington; 1981, Idaho, Colorado and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Columbia University (A.B., 1972); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College (J.D., 1980). Listed: Best Lawyers of America, since 1993; Super Lawyers, Chambers; Lawdragon. Recipient, Lewis and Clark Law School's Distinguished Environmental Law Graduate Award, 2001. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Water Law; Public Land Law; Natural Resources.Email: Jeffrey C. Fereday
Conley E. Ward (Partner) born Nampa, Idaho, August 16, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1969); University of Colorado (J.D., 1974). Assistant Attorney General, State of Idaho, 1974-1976. Idaho Public Utilities Commissioner, 1977-1986, Chairman, 1979-1981, 1983-1985. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Telecommunications; Energy; Public Utilities; Regulatory Affairs.Email: Conley E. Ward
Patrick J. Miller (Partner) born Caldwell, Idaho, March 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Idaho; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Idaho (B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Law Clerk to Hon. Ray McNicholls, U.S. District Judge, District of Idaho, 1984-1985. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Idaho, Health Law, 2001-2002. Member: Idaho State Bar; Health Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Health Care; Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Law.Email: Patrick J. Miller
David R. Lombardi (Partner) born Bremerton, Washington, March 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1971); University of Santa Clara (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Listed: Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America; General Litigation, Mountain States Super Lawyers. Member: Idaho State Bar; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court. (Certified Civil Trial Specialist by Idaho Trial Lawyers Association). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Health Care; Hospital Law; Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: David R. Lombardi
Christopher H. Meyer (Partner) born Springfield, Missouri, September 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1985, Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1995, Idaho and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1981); University of Michigan (A.B., with high honors, 1977) Phi Beta Kappa. James B. Angell Scholar. Recipient, Osterweil Prize in Economics. Listed: Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Chambers USA, Marquis' Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in American Law, Idaho Yearbook Directory (2001), described as a "key figure in Idaho water law" and "centrally located in the world of Idaho public affairs." President, Idaho Environmental Forum; Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Colorado School of Law, 1984-1991; Water Rights Counsel for National Wildlife Federation, 1981-1991. Practice Areas: Water Law; Land Use; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Administrative Law; Constitutional Law; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Christopher H. Meyer
W. Hugh O'Riordan (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, Idaho. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972); George Washington University (LL.M., Environmental Law, 1979). Member, National Academy of Sciences Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes. Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior, 1973-1976. Chief of Natural Resources Division, Office of the Idaho Attorney General, 1978-1980. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Water Law; Public Lands; Natural Resources.Email: W. Hugh O'Riordan
Gary G. Allen (Partner) born Pocatello, Idaho, March 30, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1991, Idaho. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1983); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. McLain-Bowler Scholar. Editor, Stanford Environmental Law Journal. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Mountain States Super Lawyers. Lead Author: Idaho Land Use Handbook. Member: State Bar of California; Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Land Use; Environmental Law.Email: Gary G. Allen
Michael C. Creamer (Partner) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1989, Idaho; 2008, Wyoming; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1979); University of Colorado at Boulder (J.D., 1989). Listed: Best Lawyers in America, Environmental, Natural Resources and Water. Author: "Swan Falls in 3-D, A New Look at the Historical, Legal and Practical Dimensions of Idaho's Biggest Water Rights Controversy," 28 Idaho L. Rev. 573, 1991; "Changing Regulation of Surface and Groundwater Resources in the Hardrock Mining Industry," 40 Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Inst. 11-1, 1994; "Water Law Handbook: The Acquisition, Use, Transfer, Administration and Management of Water Rights in Idaho," 2008. Certified Wildlife Biologist. Member: Idaho State Bar (Chair, Water Law Section, 1998-2000). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Water Law; Public Lands; Natural Resources; Real Estate; Telecommunications; Energy; Utility Law.Email: Michael C. Creamer
Judson B. Montgomery (Partner) born Nurnberg, West Germany, May 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Idaho. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1993). Member: Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Land Use; Business Law; Health Care.Email: Judson B. Montgomery
Debora K. Kristensen (Partner) born Bellevue, Pennsylvania, August 17, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1991, Washington; 1996, Idaho. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1987); University of Santa Clara (J.D., 1990). President and Commissioner, Idaho State Bar, 2002-2005. Editor-in-Chief, Santa Clara Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Media Law Resource Center; State Media Courts Committee; Idaho Legal History Society; Citizen's Committee on Legislative Compensation; Boise City Visual Arts Committee; Conference Executive Committee, Ninth Circuit Conference of U.S. Courts, 2008-2011. Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Conference, U.S. Courts, District of Idaho, 2005-2008. Chair, LRCC Leadership. Member: Idaho State Bar; Federal Bar Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Litigation; Media Law; Employment Law.Email: Debora K. Kristensen
Kelly Greene McConnell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, California, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1994, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 2003, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: California State University, Sacramento (B.S., Business Administration, 1986); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. Writer and Associate Editor, Pacific Law Journal. Recipient: Tribute to Women in Industry Award; Accomplished Forty under Forty Award; Leadership Boise. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Commercial and Bankruptcy Section); American Bar Association; Risk Management Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; PEO. Practice Areas: Credit Recovery; Bankruptcy; Commercial Loans; Banking Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kelly Greene McConnell
Robert B. White (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, July 3, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1991). Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Super Lawyers. Judicial Clerk to Hon. B. Lynn Winmill, Idaho District Court, 1991-1993. Member: Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Robert B. White
Thomas E. Dvorak (Partner) born Spokane, Washington, September 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Boise State University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Idaho (J.D., 1994). Law Clerk to Honorable Mikel H. Williams, U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Idaho, 1994-1996. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Commercial Law Section). [Sgt., USMCR, 1985-1991]. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Land Use; Financial; Banking; Credit Recovery; Bankruptcy.Email: Thomas E. Dvorak
Steven J. Hippler (Partner) born Boise, Idaho, July 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Boise State University (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Utah (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Member: Idaho State Bar (Founding Member, Health Law Section; Member, Litigation Section); American Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section; Member, Litigation Section; Tort and Insurance Practice); American Health Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Health Law and Medical Liability Sections). Practice Areas: Health Care; Regulatory Law; Business Law; Corporate Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Steven J. Hippler
William C. Cole (Partner) born Phoenix, Arizona, July 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, California; 1994, Idaho. Education: Northern Arizona University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1986); University of San Diego (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Lead Articles Editor, University of San Diego Law Review, 1990-1991. Co-Author: "Foreclosure Law and Related Remedies: A State-By-State Digest," Idaho Chapter, Second Edition, American Bar Association, 2009. Member: State Bar of California; Idaho State Bar (Member, Business and Corporate Law and Real Estate Sections). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Finance; Securities; Securitization; Structured Finance; Real Estate; Credit Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: William C. Cole
John M. Marshall (Partner) born Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994; J.D., 1997). Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Water Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental; Water; Public Lands; Natural Resources; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: John M. Marshall
Deborah E. Nelson (Partner) born Iowa City, Iowa, May 29, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1994); Northwestern College of Law (J.D., 1997). Recipient: Honors Moot Court Award, 1995; Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, 1997; Idaho Business Review's "Accomplished 40 Under 40" Award, 2003; Idaho Business Review's "Women of the Year" Award, 2008; Idaho Women Lawyers' "Kate Feltham Award," 2008; Tribute to Women in Industry award, 2009. Author of professional publications regarding land use and Brownfields redevelopment. Former Idaho Deputy Attorney General. Pro Bono counsel for CASA Guardian Ad Litem and Treasure Valley Institute for Children's Arts. Member: Idaho State Bar; Idaho Women Lawyers (Board Member; Past President); Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (Member, Public Participation Committee); Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce (Member, Leadership Boise Selection Committee). Practice Areas: Land Use; Water Law; Environmental Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Deborah E. Nelson
Franklin G. Lee (Partner) born Pocatello, Idaho, February 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Idaho. Education: University of Nebraska-Lincoln (B.S., 1992); University of Idaho (B.Arch., 1994; J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Editor, Idaho Law Review, Spring Edition, 1998-1999. Author, "Transferable Development Rights and the Deprivation of All Economically Beneficial Use: Can TDR'S Salvage Regulations That Would Otherwise Constitute A Taking?" 34 Idaho Law Review 679, 1998. Member: American Institute of Architects (Affiliate Member, 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Land Use; Intellectual Property; Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: Franklin G. Lee
Cynthia A. Melillo (Partner) born Dubois, Pennsylvania, October 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1998, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Kent (M.A., 1989); University of Arizona (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Order of the Coif. Note Editor, "Arizona Law Review," 1997-1998. Member: Idaho State Bar (Past Chair, Idaho State Bar Real Property Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Business Law; Commercial Law; Telecommunications Law.Email: Cynthia A. Melillo
Scott A. Tschirgi (Partner) born Helena, Montana, April 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Idaho; 1991, U.S. Tax Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1996, Montana; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Montana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Montana State University (B.A., 1982); Willamette University (J.D., 1990); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1991). Author: "Aiming the Tax Code at Distressed Areas," University of Florida Law Review, Vol. 43:5 Tax Edition. Practice Areas: Business; Tax Law; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Scott A. Tschirgi
Kristin Bjorkman Dunn (Partner) born Santa Rosa, California March 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (B.A. 1989; J.D. 1992). Member: American Bar Association; Idaho State Bar (Chair, Real Property Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Business Law.Email: Kristin Bjorkman Dunn
Erik J. Bolinder (Partner) born Boise, Idaho, October 13, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Illinois; 1997, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1992); Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi (1993-1995). Order of Barristers. Member: 4th District Bar, Idaho (President); Idaho State Bar (Chair, Public Information Committee, 2000-2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Securities.Email: Erik J. Bolinder
Clint R. Bolinder (Partner) born Boise, Idaho, November 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1998, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Boise State University (B.B.A., Accounting, 1994); University of Idaho College of Law (J.D., 1997); Georgetown University College of Law (LL.M., Taxation, with honors, 1998). Deans List. Member, Law Review, University of Idaho. Legal Teaching, Adjunct Professor, Commercial law (GB-301), Boise State University College of Business and Economics, 2000. Member: Idaho State Bar (Real Property Section; Business and Corporate Law; Taxation Probate and Trust Law); American Bar Association (Taxation; Business Law; Real Property; Probate and Trust Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Taxation; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Clint R. Bolinder
Martin C. Hendrickson (Partner) born Pullman, Washington, March 1, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 1994); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers. Member, Board of Barristers. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Litigation Section); Idaho Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Business Law.Email: Martin C. Hendrickson
Anne C. Kunkel (Partner) born Carrollton, Kentucky, July 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Idaho. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., Political Science, 1997; B.A., History, cum laude, 1998); Northwestern School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Leasing; Real Estate; Business Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Anne C. Kunkel
ASSOCIATES
Elizabeth M. Donick (Associate) born Warren, Pennsylvania, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Allegheny College (B.S., Environmental Science, 2004); Vermont Law School (M.S.E.L., cum laude, 2005; J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Idaho State Bar, Water Law Section; Idaho State Bar, Environmental and Natural Resources Section, Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate; Water Rights; Natural Resources.
Justin A. Steiner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Washington State University (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 2005); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2008). Member: Idaho Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Employment, Labor Law and Litigation) Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Health Care; Business Law.
Kelsey J. Nunez (Associate) born Yreka, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., Biology, 2003); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Author: The Ambition For New Energy Transmission, 52 The Advocate 32, May 2009; "Gridlock on the Road to Renewable Energy Development: A Discussion About the Opportunities & Risks Presented by the Modernization Requirements of the Electricity Transmission Network," 1 J. Bus. Entrepreneurship & L. 137, 2007. Research Assistant to Janet E. Kerr, "Sustainability Meets Profitability: The Convenient Truth of How the Business Judgment Rule Protects a Board's Decision to Engage in Social Entrepreneurship," 29 Cardozo L. Rev. 623, 2007. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Environment and Natural Resources Section); Idaho Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Renewable Energy; Land Use; Litigation.
Jeremy C. Chou (Associate) born Seoul, Korea, February 13, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1992); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., 1996). Member: Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Government Affairs; Administrative Law; Litigation; Regulated Industries.Email: Jeremy C. Chou
Justin M. Fredin (Associate) born Joliet, Illinois, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2008, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 2001); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 2004). Member: Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Governmental Law; Zoning Law; Development Law; Land Use.Email: Justin M. Fredin
Jeremy G. Ladle (Associate) born Provo, Utah, December 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004); College of Idaho (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001). Author: "Negotiating Key Provisions in a Purchase and Sale Agreement: Purchaser Considerations." Real Estate Transactions in a Down Economy. Real Property Section of the Idaho State Bar (2009); "Estate Planning - Protection from Courts and Protection from Families" and "In Your Client's Best Interest - Ethical Considerations," Protect Your Client's Assets: Bullet Proofing Techniques for Idaho Attorneys, National Business Institute (2005); "What are the Key Concerns in Planning for Incapacity" and "Can You Walk the Ethical Line," Building the Foundation: Idaho Estate Planning and Drafting Fundamentals, National Business Institute (2005); "Ethical Considerations when Representing the Elderly Client", Idaho Elder Care Planning: How to Protect Assets and Provide for Services, National Business Institute (2005); "Protecting Pedophiles and Valuing Virtual Child Pornography: A Critique of Free Speech Coalition v. Ashcroft," 40 Idaho Law Review 457 (2004). Member: Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Property; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Sales; Land Entitlement; Real Estate Development; Estate Planning; Asset Protection; Probate Administration; Litigation; Elder Law; Business Law; Business Transactions; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Jeremy G. Ladle
Michael P. Lawrence (Associate) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: University of Montana - Western (Business Administration, cum laude); Lewis and Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude).Email: Michael P. Lawrence
Angela M. Reed (Associate) born Boise, Idaho, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Idaho. Education: Albertson's College of Idaho (B.S., 2001); Creighton University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Lyle E. Strom, U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, 2005-2006. Member: Idaho State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Litigation.Email: Angela M. Reed
Amber N. Dina (Associate) born Hays, Kansas, September 29, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Idaho. Education: Pensacola Christian College (B.S., 2002); Regent University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Managing Editor, Regent Law Review, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Finance; Business Law.Email: Amber N. Dina
Peter G. H. Barton (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, District of Columbia; 2007, Idaho. Education: Duke University (B.S.E., 1992); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2000). Staff Member, Harvard Negotiation Law Review, 1998-1999. Law Clerk to Judge Dorsey, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, 2000-2002. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Construction Law.Email: Peter G. H. Barton
RETIRED PARTNERS
Kenneth L. Pursley (Retired Partner) born Sandpoint, Idaho, April 4, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Illinois; 1970, Idaho. Education: Deep Springs College and Cornell University (B.A., 1962); University of Chicago (J.D., 1965). Order of the Coif. The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Land Use; Commercial Transactions.Email: Kenneth L. Pursley
James A. McClure (Retired Partner) born Payette, Idaho, December 27, 1924; admitted to bar, 1950, Idaho; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Idaho (J.D., 1950). Payette County Prosecuting Attorney, 1950-1957. Payette City Attorney, 1953-1959, 1963-1966. Member: Idaho State Senate, 1960-1966; U.S. House of Representatives, 1967-1972; U.S. Senate, 1972-1990 (Chairman, 1981-1986 and Ranking Minority Member, 1987-1990, Energy and Natural Resources Committee; Chairman, Republican Conference, 1980-1984).