Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP

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Law Firm in Boise, Idaho
 
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877 Main Street, Suite 1000, P.O. Box 1617
Boise, Idaho 83702
(Ada Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 208-344-6000  
Facsimile: 208-342-3829
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http://www.hawleytroxell.com
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Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice before all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights, Communications, Construction, Copyright, Corporate, Education, Employee Benefits, Environmental, ERISA, Trusts and Estates, Finance, Health Care and Hospital, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Legislative, Media, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining, Natural Resources, Probate, Products Liability, Public Contract, Public Finance, Public Utility, Qualified and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Technology and Science, Trademark and Workers' Compensation Law.
Firm Profile:
Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP, one of Idaho's largest law firms with three offices in Idaho and one in Nevada, provides legal services to regional and national clients.
Firm Size: 49
Law Firm Affiliations:
LEX MUNDI
Representative Clients:
Ada County; Albertson's, Inc.; A-Mark Auction Galleries; American Insurance Assn.; American Microsystems, Inc.; BP Amoco Oil Company; AT&T; Bank of America; Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Blaine County School District; Boise State University; Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.; Chevron U.S.A., Inc.; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; CIGNA Insurance; City of Sun Valley; Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.; Green Tree Financial Servicing Corp.; GTE Wireless; M.A. Hanna Co.; Hecla Mining Co.; Idaho Health Facilities Authority; Idaho Hospital Assn.; Idaho State Building Authority; Idaho State University; IIB; J.R. Simplot Co.; Jacksons Food Stores; Lumberman's; Medical Insurance Exchange; Meridian School District; Micron Technology, Inc.; MotivePower Industries; Northwest Pipeline Corp.; Novartis Seeds; Post Register; Syringa Bank; The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Union Pacific Corp.; United Heritage Life Insurance Co.; University of Idaho; U.S. Bank; Washington Mutual Bank; Wells Fargo Bank; Western PCS; Williams Companies, Inc.; WGI; Woodgrain Millwork, Inc.; W.R. Grace & Co.

Other Office Locations of Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP
Ketchum, Idaho, U.S.A.
Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.A.
Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Paul B. Ennis (1916-1982).
Robert I. Troxell (1908-1998).
John T. Hawley, (P.A.) (1920-1999).
Jess B. Hawley, Jr. (1914-2006).
Thomas A. Miller (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, March 19, 1930; admitted to bar, 1956, Idaho. Education: Boise Junior College (A.A., 1950); University of Idaho (B.A., cum laude, 1954; J.D., 1956). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Water Law; Legislation; Public Utility Law; Natural Resources Law. Email: Thomas A. Miller
Craig L. Meadows (Member) born American Falls, Idaho, July 24, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, Idaho. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1963); University of Idaho (J.D., 1966). Idaho State Bar Commissioner, 1998-2001. President, Idaho State Bar, 2001. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Law; Aviation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Craig L. Meadows
Joseph D. McCollum, Jr. (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, August 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Idaho; 1971, California. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., cum laude, 1967); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1970). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Health Law; Medical Malpractice and Civil Professional Rights; Peer Review Counseling and Litigation; Insurance Law. Email: Joseph D. McCollum, Jr.
Richard F. Goodson (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, January 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Idaho. Education: Gonzaga University (B.B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Finance Law; Creditors' Rights Law; Probate Law. Email: Richard F. Goodson
Merlyn W. Clark (Member) born Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, October 27, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (J.D., 1964). Certified Professional Mediator; Commercial Panel and Employment Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, American Arbitration Association. Master of the Bench Emeritus, The American Inns of Court Foundation. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; The American Bar Foundation; American College of Civil Trial Mediators. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Merlyn W. Clark
Eugene A. Ritti (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 16, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Pennsylvania; 1978, Idaho. Education: Villanova University (A.B., cum laude, 1970); Duke University (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Tax Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law. Email: Eugene A. Ritti
John F. Kurtz, Jr. (Member) born Glendale, California, January 22, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1979, Idaho. Education: California State University at Northridge (B.S., 1975); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., cum laude, 1978). (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors; Litigation. Email: John F. Kurtz, Jr.
Richard G. Smith (Member) born Eugene, Oregon, April 29, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Idaho; 2003, Washington. Education: University of Idaho (B.A., 1974; B.S., summa cum laude, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Certified Public Accountant, Idaho, 1976. Practice Areas: Tax Litigation; Income Tax Litigation; Property Tax Litigation; Sales Tax Litigation; Business Organization Law; Finance Law; Business and Commercial Litigation. Email: Richard G. Smith
Nicholas G. Miller (Member) born Caldwell, Idaho, March 13, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, California and New York; 1983, Idaho. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1972; J.D., 1976). Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance Law; Securities Law; Venture Capital. Email: Nicholas G. Miller
Steven W. Berenter (Member) born Nampa, Idaho, October 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Idaho. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1976); University of Washington (J.D., with high honors, 1980). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Steven W. Berenter
Kenneth C. Howell (Member) born Caldwell, Idaho, June 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1984, Idaho. Education: College of Idaho (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Idaho (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Trademark Law; Copyright Law; Creditors; Banking Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation. Email: Kenneth C. Howell
Patrick V. Collins (Member) born Aberdeen, South Dakota, February 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Idaho. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., with high honors, 1977); Stanford University (J.D., 1980). Fellow, American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance Law; Real Estate Law; Creditors. Email: Patrick V. Collins
Michael M. Stoddard (Member) born Boise, Idaho, October 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Idaho. Education: Occidental College (A.B., 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1985). Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bond Law; Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law. Email: Michael M. Stoddard
Brian L. Ballard (Member) born Council, Idaho, July 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Idaho. Education: Boise State University (B.A., 1975); University of Idaho (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: Brian L. Ballard
Brad P. Miller (Member) born San Diego, California, September 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., cum laude, 1983; J.D., summa cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Brad P. Miller
Thomas B. Chandler (Member) born Boise, Idaho, July 2, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1981, Idaho; 2003, Washington. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with honors, 1976); University of Chicago (J.D., 1979). Co-Author: "Best Practices for Documenting Board Meetings," The Corporate Board, July/August, 2006; "Idaho Mechanics' Liens," Idaho Construction Law and Mechanics' Liens, 1987. Presentations: "Executive & Director Compensation Strategies," Bank Directors Seminar, Conference of State Banking Supervisors, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 2006; "Oversight of Risk Management: Considering the Audit Committee's Role and Responsibilities," KPMG Audit Committee Institute, Boise, ID, 2006; "Sarbanes Oxley Challenges," Eighth Annual Financial Services Conference, D.A. Davidson & Co., Seattle, WA, 2006; "Corporate Governance: What Do High Profile Cases Have To Do With Community Banks?" Directors Seminar, Conference of State Banking Supervisors, Hershey, PA, 2006; "Accounting Judgments, Estimates and Restatements: Implications for Audit Committee Oversight," KPMG Audit Committee Institute, Boise, ID, 2005; "Audit Committees and Evolution of Internal Audits," Deputy Seminar, Conference of State Banking Supervisors, San Francisco, CA, 2005; "Director Duties and Liabilities," CFO Exchange, American Bankers Association, Chicago, IL, 2005; "Board Committees: Requirements, Structure & Function" and "Corporate Governance in Action," Directors Seminar, Conference of State Banking Supervisors, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 2005. Member, Construction Specifications Institute. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Construction Law. Email: Thomas B. Chandler
Stephen C. Hardesty (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1991, Idaho. Education: Earlham College (B.A., with honors, 1984); University of California at Davis (J.D., 1987). Current Periodicals Editor, U.C. Davis Law Review, 1986-1987. Practice Areas: Business Law; Structured Finance; Real Estate. Email: Stephen C. Hardesty
Kim C. Stanger (Member) born Burley, Idaho, March 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Arizona; 1997, Nevada; 1998, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., cum laude, 1987; J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Health Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense. Email: Kim C. Stanger
Richard A. Riley (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, January 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Idaho. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Temple University; University of Denver (J.D., 1977). Member: Idaho State Bar (Member: Corporate and Securities Law Section; Committee to Revise Corporate Code; Committee to Revise Securities Act; Committee to Revise LLC Act); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Insurance Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Transactions; Business Litigation; Securities Regulation. Email: Richard A. Riley
Sheila R. Schwager (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, March 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Idaho; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., cum laude, 1991; J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation; Lender Liability Defense; Banking Law; Collections. Email: Sheila R. Schwager
Steven F. Schossberger (Member) born Denver, Colorado, August 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, California; 1996, Idaho; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: Pepperdine University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); University of San Francisco (J.D., 1995). Executive Articles Editor and Symposium Articles Director, University of San Francisco Law Review, 1994-1995. Author: "Survey of 1993 Nonprofit Case Law," 29 University of San Francisco Law Review 397. Member: Idaho State Bar (Council Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Steven F. Schossberger
Thomas J. Mortell (Member) born Idaho Falls, Idaho, November 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Utah; 1995, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1994). Order of the Barristers. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Health Law; Litigation. Email: Thomas J. Mortell
Lynnette M. Davis (Member) born Pasco, Washington, June 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Idaho. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1990); Gonzaga University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Real Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Lynnette M. Davis
Paula Landholm Kluksdal (Member) born Boise, Idaho, May 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho. Education: Albertson College of Idaho (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Idaho (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Editor-in-Chief, University of Idaho Law Review, 1996-1997. Law Clerk, Hon. Cathy R. Silak, Idaho Supreme Court, 1997-1998. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Finance; Real Estate. Email: Paula Landholm Kluksdal
Timothy W. Tyree (Member) born Glendale, California, October 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho. Education: Boise State University (B.A., 1993); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Transactions. Email: Timothy W. Tyree
Geoffrey M. Wardle (Member) born Provo, Utah, October 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Ohio; 1997, Idaho. Education: University of Utah (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Contributing Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Antitrust. Email: Geoffrey M. Wardle
Jason D. Scott (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, April 18, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho. Education: Idaho State University (B.B.A., with high honors, 1993); Duke University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust Litigation; Banking Law. Email: Jason D. Scott
OF COUNSEL
Gary D. Babbitt (Of Counsel) born Wendell, Idaho, January 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Idaho. Education: College of Idaho (B.A., cum laude, 1968); University of Chicago (J.D., 1972). Trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Institute. Associate Member, Society of Mining Engineers. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Gary D. Babbitt
Russell L. Case (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia; 2003, Hawaii; 2007, Idaho. Education: Williams College (B.A., Political Science/History, cum laude, 1981); Cornell University (J.D., 1986). Attorney, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Atlanta, GA. Group Counsel, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.; International Operations Attorney, Mergers/Acquisitions Attorney and Director/Corporate Development, BellSouth Corporation; Vice President-Mergers & Acquisitions, Concert BV (an ATT/British Telecommunications company); Attorney, Carlsmith Ball LLP, Honolulu, HI. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Compliance; Technology; Telecommunications; International Law. Email: Russell L. Case
Bradlee R. Frazer (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, Idaho; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1985); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1988); University of Utah (M.B.A., 1989). Author: "Subpoena Powers Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act," American Bar Association, Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law, Internet Industry Committee Report, 2002; "Common Law Trademarks in Geographical Areas of Prior Use," 22 Am. Jur. Proof of Facts 3D 623, 1993. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section). Practice Areas: Internet Law; E-Commerce; Trademarks; Copyrights; Media Law; Computer Law; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Litigation; Technology Licensing; Information Technology; Patent Counseling. Email: Bradlee R. Frazer
John McGown, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Bowling Green, Kentucky, June 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Colorado (inactive); 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, Idaho. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S. Acct., 1971); University of Colorado (J.D., 1974); University of Denver (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Certified Public Accountant: Idaho, 1982. Idaho Author, The State and Local Tax Lawyer, 1996-2005. Idaho Correspondent for State Tax Notes, 1993—. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Certified as a Qualified Mediator for Multistate Tax Disputes Under the Multistate Tax Commission Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. Practice Areas: State Taxation; Sales and Use Tax; Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Mediation; Nonprofit Corporations. Email: John McGown, Jr.
Stephen C. Smith (Of Counsel) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Washington; 2004, Hawaii; 2005, Guam; 2006, Idaho; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1977); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: Idaho State Bar; Hawaii State Bar; Washington State Bar; Guam Territorial Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Aviation Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Sports Lawyers Association; Federal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Aviation Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Sports Law; Admiralty Law; Environmental Litigation.
ASSOCIATES
Robert F. Thomas (Associate)
Brian C. Larsen (Associate)
Sara C. 'Danielle' Quade (Associate)
Michelle R. Points (Associate)
John K. Olson (Associate)
William E. Wardwell (Associate)
D. John Ashby (Associate)
Ryan McFarland (Associate)
Kristin E. Bjorkman (Associate)
Andrea Julian (Associate)
Loren Messerly (Associate)
Nicholas Taylor (Associate)
Charina A. Newell (Associate)
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Ketchum, Idaho Office: 540 Second Avenue North, P.O. Box 297. Telephone: 208-726-1700. Facsimile: 208-726-9743.
Pocatello, Idaho Office: 333 South Main Street, P.O. Box 100. Telephone: 208-233-0845. Facsimile: 208-233-1304.
Reno, Nevada Office: 6490 S. McCarran, Suite 4. Telephone: 775-829-9944. Facsimile: 775-829-2627.
(For Complete Biographical Data on Other Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Ketchum and Pocatello, Idaho and Reno, Nevada)
Maintains an office in more than one location.


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