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Address
U.S. Bank Plaza, Suite 1400
101 South Capitol Boulevard, P.O. Box 2527
Boise, Idaho 83701 (Ada Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
With nearly 450 attorneys in 15 offices, Holland & Hart LLP is the largest law firm based in the Rocky Mountain West. With offices in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Washington D.C., we are able to serve clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. Our attorneys are committed to quality client service and combine local experience with firm-wide resources to provide knowledgeable legal advice to clients ranging from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 corporations. Our practice is divided into three firm-wide departments: Business, Natural Resources, and Litigation. Each lawyer belongs to one or more groups aligned with the major industries we serve, including agricultural, aerospace, biotechnology, broadband communications, corporate compliance, construction, energy and electricity, government affairs, health care, hospitality, immigration, international, life science, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, real estate, retail, recreation, technology, telecommunications, and many others. Outside of our main practice areas, Holland & Hart's experience continues to grow with innovative in-house services including Persuasion Strategies, HHCMS, and the Holland & Hart Foundation. Persuasion Strategies, our graphics and trial consulting service, offers focus groups, mock trials, jury panel selection analysis, and state-of-the- art trial graphics including animation, virtual reality exhibits, and electronic courtroom presentations. HHCMS is a sophisticated internet-based compliance management system that helps companies minimize risk and maximize training value. The Holland & Hart Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2008 as a non-profit organization that strives to give back to the communities in which we live and work through various donations and volunteer activities. For more information, visit www.hollandhart.com. Statement of PracticeAffordable Housing, Air, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate, Banking and Finance, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Broadband Communication, Business Transactions, Casinos and Gambling, Class Actions, Climate Change, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Corporate Law, E-Commerce, Emerging Business, Employee Benefits, Endangered Species, Energy, Environmental, ERISA Litigation, Estate Planning and Administration, Ethanol, Export Control, Finance, Franchise Law, Government Investigations, Healthcare and Hospitals, Immigration, Import Control, Indian Law, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Audits, Intellectual Property Litigation, International, Labor and Employment, Legislative, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mining, Mortgages, Natural Resources, Nutritional Supplements, Oil/Gas and Minerals, Outdoor, Patents, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Public Land, Public Utilities and Energy Regulation, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Resorts, Regulatory Law, Securities, Ski, Space, Tax, Technology and Trade Regulation, Technology Transfer, Telecommunications, Torts and Insurance, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Venture Capital, Water, Wealth Transfer, White Collar Crime. Year Established: 1947
Firm Size: 440
Firm Affiliations EMPLOYMENT LAW ALLIANCE
AddressU.S. Bank Plaza, Suite 1400 101 South Capitol Boulevard P.O. Box 2527 Boise, ID 83701, (Ada Co.)
PhonePhone: 208-342-5000 Telecopier: 208-343-8869

Websitehttp://www.hollandhart.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesDenver, Colorado: (Main Office) 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200, P.O. Box 8749, 80201
Aspen, Colorado: 600 East Main Street, 81611
Boulder, Colorado: One Boulder Plaza, 1800 Broadway, Suite 300, 80302
Colorado Springs, Colorado: 90 S. Cascade Avenue, Suite 1000, 80903
Greenwood Village, Colorado: 6380 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 500, 80111
Washington, District of Columbia: 975 F Street NW, Suite 900, 20004
Billings, Montana: First Interstate Center, Suite 1500, 401 North 31st Street, P.O. Box 639, 59103-0639
Carson City, Nevada: 777 East William Street, Suite 200, 89701
Las Vegas, Nevada: 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, 10th Floor, 89169
Reno, Nevada: 5441 Kietzke Lane, Second Floor, 89511
Santa Fe, New Mexico: 110 North Guadalupe, Suite 1, P.O. Box 2208, 87504-2208
Salt Lake City, Utah: 60 East South Temple, Suite 2000, 84111-1031
Cheyenne, Wyoming: 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 450, P.O. Box 1347, 82003-1347
Jackson, Wyoming: 25 South Willow Street, Suite 200, P.O. Box 68, 83001
(For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Denver, Colorado)
PARTNERSWalter H. Bithell (Partner) born Twin Falls, ID, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1991, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1968). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America 10 plus years; Chambers USA, Litigation, Band 1. Chief Counsel, Idaho State Tax Commission and Idaho Department of Insurance, Idaho Attorney General's Office, 1968-1971; Member, Governor's Advisory Committee on Products Liability, 1980-1981; Idaho Law Foundation (Board of Governors, 1980-1983); University of Idaho Alumni Association (Recipient, Silver and Gold Award, 2001); Sustaining Member, SCRIBES, The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects. Member: Idaho State Bar (President, 1998-1999); American Bar Association; Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1981-1982; Board of Governors, 1977-1982, 1992-1995; Board of Directors, 2005-2006); Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate, 1992; Board of Governors, 1993-1996); American Inn of Court No. 130 (Master of the Bench; President, 2004-2005); American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Class Action Defense; Torts; Commercial Torts; Litigation; Complex Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Professional Liability; Professional Liability Defense.
J. Frederick Mack (Partner) born Boise, ID, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law); Chambers USA, Corporate/M & A. President, Member, University of Idaho Law School Advisory Board (2001). Chairman of the Board, United Way of Treasure Valley, 1995. Member, Boise Art Museum (Board of Trustees, 1988-1996; President, Board of Trustees, 1993-1994). Member: Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Family Law; Real Property/Probate/Trust Law; Taxation Law); Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1978); Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Land Use; Alcoholic Beverage Control; Liquor Licensing; Business Law; Business Estate Planning; Business Formation; Business Planning; Business Succession Planning; Buy-Sell Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Eminent Domain; Condemnation; Inverse Condemnation; Land Annexation; Property Rights; Highways; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Real Estate; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: J. Frederick Mack
Larry E. Prince (Partner) born Gooding, ID, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Idaho; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, Washington. Education: Boise State College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Member: McAuliffe Law Honor Society; Thurston Society. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America (Bankruptcy Law and Creditor/Debtor Rights); Chambers USA. Member, 1990 and Chairman, 1993-2006. Member: Idaho State Bar (Chairman, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1982-1983, 1997-1998; Board of Governors, 1982-1984 and 1991-1999); District of Idaho Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee; Federal Bar Association (Idaho Chapter, Founding Member and Officer, 2005); American Bankruptcy Institute; American College of Bankruptcy (Fellow). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Debtor and Creditor; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Larry E. Prince
B. Newal Squyres (Partner) born Phillips, TX, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; 1974, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Ninth Circuits. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1968; J.D., with high honors, 1972). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Tech Law Review, 1971-1972. Law Clerk, Hon. Joe Ingraham, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1972-1974. Assistant to the Attorney General of the U.S. Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1979. Member, Department of Energy's Blue Ribbon Panel on Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, 1989-1992. Commissioner, Idaho State Bar, 2007. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA (Litigation). Member: Idaho State Bar (Commissioner, 2007-2010; President, 2009). Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Torts; Employment; False Claims Act; Construction; Insurance; Coverage and Bad Faith; Intellectual Property; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Energy Litigation.Email: B. Newal Squyres
Steven B. Andersen (Partner) born Ogden, UT, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Idaho; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Utah; Brigham Young University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America (Personal Injury Litigation); Chambers USA. Member: Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, President 1998-1999). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Crop Damage; Airplane Crash Litigation; Lender Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Dram Shop Liability; Antitrust; Business Litigation; Business Torts; Class Action Defense; Commercial Bad Faith; Commercial Liability; Commercial Torts; Computer Contracts; Computer Fraud; Information Technology Licensing; Construction Accidents; Construction Defects; Construction Litigation; Construction Products Liability; Breach of Contract; Contract Litigation; Copyright Litigation; Corporate Litigation; False Claims Act; Government Tort Liability; Qui Tam Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Hospital Liability; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Dental Malpractice; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Nursing Malpractice; Obstetric Malpractice; Surgeons Liability; Accidents; AIDS Litigation; Acquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Electrical Injury; Electromagnetic Field Litigation; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Neurolaw; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Arbitration; Personal Injury Defense; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; Psychological Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; Repetitive Stress Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Sexual Abuse; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Third Party Wrongful Death; TMJ Dysfunction; Tourist Injuries; Transfusion Associated AIDS; Unintended Acceleration; Vehicular Homicide; Premises Liability; Negligent Security; Premises Liability Defense; Premises Security; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Automotive Warranty Law; Bicycle Products Liability; Biomedical Products Liability; Blood Bank LIability; Breach of Warranty; Breast Implant Litigation; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Dalkon Shield Litigation; Diet Drug Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Drug Contamination; Elevator Liability; Engineering Products Liability; Escalator Liability; Explosions; Firearms Litigation; Flammable Fabrics; Food Borne Disease; Food Products Liability; Gas Explosions; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Lemon Law; Manufacturers Liability; Motorcycle Products Liability; Office Equipment Products Liability; Products Defects; Product Failure; Product Recall; Product Safety; Product Warning Labels; Product Liability Arbitration; Products Liability Defense; Products Liability Insurance Coverage; Products Liability Mediation; Products Liability Subrogation; Propane Products Liability; Recreational Products Liability; Recreational Vehicle Products Liability; Tire/Rim Mismatch; Tobacco Litigation; Vaccine Injury; Warranty Law; Accountants Malpractice; Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage; Professional Errors and Omissions; Professional Malpractice; Professional Negligence; Hotel Liability; Restaurant Liability; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Asbestos Defense; Pesticide Litigation; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Fiduciary Litigation.Email: Steven B. Andersen
Linda B. Jones (Partner) born Blackfoot, ID, 1950; admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1990, Idaho. Education: San Jose State University (B.A., with high distinction, 1981); University of California at Berkeley (M.P.P., 1985); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Idaho State Bar (Environment and Natural Resources Section, Governing Council, 1995-2001, Chair, 1997-1999; Business and Corporate Law Section, Governing Council, 1999-2004, CLE Chair, 2000). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Water Law; Commercial and Secured Transactions; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law.Email: Linda B. Jones
Murray D. Feldman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1990, Idaho; 1991, Colorado; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., with high honors, 1982); University of Idaho (M.S., 1985); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law). Law Clerk, Hon. George E. Lohr, Colorado Supreme Court, 1988-1989. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Sections on: Environment and Natural Resources; Water Law); American Bar Association (Member, Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Section; Endangered Species Committee). Practice Areas: Environmental Law and Litigation; Wildlife and Endangered Species Law; Environmental Mediation; Environmental Permitting; Public Land Law; Natural Resources Law; Appellate Practice; Land Use Litigation; Water Law.Email: Murray D. Feldman
Robert A. Faucher (Partner) born Moscow, ID, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Massachusetts; 1993, Idaho. Education: Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Visiting Professor, University of Idaho School of Law (Bankruptcy), 1997, 2001. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member: Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1988; Business and Corporate Law Section, 1988); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Litigation; Contracts; Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA); Agricultural Creditors Rights; Agricultural Bankruptcy; Receiverships; Banks and Banking; Lender Liability.Email: Robert A. Faucher
Daniel J. Glivar (Partner) born Denver, CO, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Colorado; 2004, Idaho. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.S., Finance, 1989); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Telecommunications Contracts; Software Copyright; Software Licensing; Piracy; High Technology Contracts; Business Transactions; Cable Communications; Cable TV; Digital Communications; Satellite Communications; Computer Technology; Information Technology Licensing; Software Protection; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Copyright Infringement; Intellectual Property Licensing; E-Commerce; Web Site Development; Business Acquisitions; Business Divestitures; Mergers and Acquisitions; Easements; Real Estate Contracts; Right of Way Easements; High Technology; Technology Licensing; Technology Transfers; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Daniel J. Glivar
Amanda K. Brailsford (Partner) born Twin Falls, ID, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Idaho (B.A., cum laude, 1989; J.D., summa cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas G. Nelson, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1993-1995. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law and Litigation; Age Discrimination; Crop Damage; Civil Appeals; Business Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Class Action Defense; Complex Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Americans with Disabilities Act; Franchise Litigation; Federal Tort Claims; Internet Litigation; Employment Litigation; Legal Professional Liability; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Amanda K. Brailsford
Mary V. York (Partner) born Pocatello, ID, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Idaho (J.D., 1994). Law Clerk to Hon. Charles F. McDevitt, Chief Justice, Idaho Supreme Court, 1994-1996. Practice Areas: Eminent Domain; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Property Rights; Zoning Law; Real Estate and Land Use Litigation; Local Government Law.Email: Mary V. York
Matthew M. Hicks (Partner) born Santa Monica, CA, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1997, Idaho. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1992); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1996). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas F. Neville, Fourth District Court of Idaho, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Banking Law; Commercial Loans; Loan Workouts; Loan Restructuring; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Leasing; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Workouts.Email: Matthew M. Hicks
Brian T. Hansen (Partner) born Logan, UT, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Utah; 2005, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1990). Senior Vice President and General Counsel, MPC Computers, 2001-2006. Area Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretary, Micron Electronics, Inc., 2000-2001. Executive Editor, Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 1989-1990. Foreign Associate, Vial y Palma, Santiago, Chile, 1996. Member: Utah State Bar (Chairman, 1995-1996 and Vice-Chairman, 1994-1995, International Law Section); Association of Corporate Counsel (Board of Directors, Mountain West Chapter, 2005-2006); J. Reuben Clark Law Society (Board of Directors, Boise Chapter, 2004). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Transfer; Business Entities and Transactions.Email: Brian T. Hansen
OF COUNSELKelly T. Barbour (Of Counsel) born Boise, ID, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2005, Idaho. Education: Albertson College of Idaho (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2001). Author: "The Domain Name Debacle: Evidence Mounts Against the Introduction of Additional TLDs," Journal of Internet Law and Business, January, 2002. Member: State Bar of Texas; Idaho State Bar (Member, Real Property Section, 2007). Practice Areas: Real Property; Contracts; Corporate Law.Email: Kelly T. Barbour
Steven C. Bowman (Of Counsel) born Idaho Falls, ID, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Idaho State University (B.A., 1988); University of Idaho (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Law Clerk to Hon. Harold L. Ryan, Chief U.S. District Judge, District of Idaho, 1991-1995. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Land Use Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation.Email: Steven C. Bowman
Scott D. Hess (Of Counsel) born Portland, OR, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1982, Idaho, Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Oregon (B.A., with honors, 1974); University of Kansas (J.D., 1978). Senior Law Clerk, New Mexico Court of Appeals, 1978-1980. Staff Attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Oliver Seth, 1980-1982. Member: State Bar of New Mexico; Colorado Bar Association; Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association; Boise Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Idaho Association of Defense Counsel; Washington Trial Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court (Charter Member). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Insurance Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Scott D. Hess
Pamela Simmons Howland (Of Counsel) born Boise, ID, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Idaho and Washington. Education: Montana State University (B.S., 1993); Gonzaga University (J.D., 2000). Law Clerk to Hon. Wayne Kidwell, Idaho Supreme Court, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Product Liability; Contracts; Personal Injury.Email: Pamela Simmons Howland
Ted C. Murdock (Of Counsel) born Pocatello, ID, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Boise State University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1993); University of Idaho (J.D., 1996). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Honorable Mikel H. Williams, United States Magistrate, District of Idaho, 1996-1998. Member: Federal Bar Association; Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Insolvency; Insurance Rehabilitation and Liquidation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Tort Liability.Email: Ted C. Murdock
William G. Myers, III (Of Counsel) born Roanoke, VA, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado; 1982, Wyoming; 1987, District of Columbia; 1997, Idaho. Education: College of William and Mary (A.B., 1977); University of Denver (J.D., 1981). Legislative Counsel to U.S. Senator Alan Simpson (WY-Ret.), 1985-1989. Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 1989-1992. Deputy General Counsel for Programs, U.S. Department of Energy, 1992-1993. Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, 2001-2003. Practice Areas: Natural Resources; Environmental Law; Appellate Practice; Government; Administrative Agency Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Wind Energy; Clean Water Act; Endangered Species; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Litigation; Indian Law; Water Rights.Email: William G. Myers, III
Erik F. Stidham (Of Counsel) born Whittier, CA, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1996, Idaho. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Virginia Tax Review. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Erik F. Stidham
ASSOCIATESA. Dean Bennett (Associate) born Caldwell, ID, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Idaho. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2002); University of Idaho, College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: A. Dean Bennett
Kevin C. Braley (Associate) born Parkston, SD, 1966; admitted to bar, 1998, South Dakota; 2004, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Ninth Circuits. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S.E.E., 1988); University of South Dakota (J.D., with honors, 1997). Law Clerk to the Hon. Roger Wollman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1997-1998. Member: Idaho State Bar; State Bar of South Dakota; Idaho Trial Lawyers Association. [U.S. Navy, 1989-1994, Lt.]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; ERISA Litigation; Civil Appeals; Civil Litigation; Aviation Litigation.Email: Kevin C. Braley
Tracy Jack Crane (Associate) born Fullerton, CA, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Idaho. Education: Idaho State University (B.S., Geology, 1996; M.S. Geology, 2000); University of Idaho (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Managing Editor, Idaho Law Review, 2002-2003. Recipient, Faculty Award of Outstanding Academic Achievement, University of Idaho. Author: "Passive Migration of Pollutants and CRCLA PRP Liability," (Carson Harbor Village, Ltd. v. Unocal (Corp.) 30 Idaho Law Review 619-648 (2003). Member: Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Agricultural Law; Civil Appeals; Banking Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Sale of Goods; Construction Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Torts.Email: Tracy Jack Crane
Ammon R. Hansen (Associate) born Provo, UT, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Idaho; U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., Philosophy, 1996); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Moot Court Board of Advocates, 1998-1999, Trial Advocacy Team, 1998-1999. Teacher: Brigham Young University, Department of Philosophy, 1998-1999. Member, Idaho Supreme Court Juvenile Rules Committee, 2003-2007. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Agricultural Law; Civil Appeals; Civil Rights Section 1983; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Torts; Complex Commercial Litigation; Criminal Law; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Torts; Toxic Torts; White Collar Crime.Email: Ammon R. Hansen
David M. Hyams (Associate) born Nacogdoches, TX, 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, Idaho. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 2000); Denver Seminary (M.A., 2003); Georgia State University (M.A., 2004); University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D., 2008). Author: "Going Overboard on Overtime: Compensating Interstate Truck Drivers in Washington State," Transportation Law Journal, Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2008. Member, Christian Legal Society, 2007. Member: Idaho State Bar. Languages: German and Koine Greek. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: David M. Hyams
Katelyn R. McKinney (Associate) born Redmond, WA, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Idaho. Education: Queens College (B.A., Political Science, 2005); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Katelyn R. McKinney
Tobi J. Mott (Associate) born Weiser, ID, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Idaho. Education: Westminster College (B.A., 1996); University of Utah (M.B.A., 1999); University of Colorado (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth Companies; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Technology Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Cable TV; Telecommunications Contracts.Email: Tobi J. Mott
Scott Elliott Randolph (Associate) born Twin Falls, ID, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., Health Care Administration, summa cum laude, 2000); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2003). Volunteer Attorney, CASA Program. Member: Idaho State Bar (Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 2004-2005; Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Employment Litigation; Products Liability; Construction and Design Litigation.Email: Scott Elliott Randolph
Nicole Snyder (Associate) born Rexburg, ID, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Washington; 2002, Idaho. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1997); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate; Employment Law; Emerging Growth and Technology; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Local Government Law; Business Entities and Transactions.Email: Nicole Snyder
Hilary Soltman (Associate) born Grangeville, ID; admitted to bar, 2005, Idaho. Education: Albertson College of Idaho (B.A., 2001); University of Idaho College of Law (J.D., 2005). Member, University of Idaho Law Review, 2003-2005, Symposium Coordinator, 2004-2005. Executive Committee, Urban Land Institute, Idaho Chapter. Secretary, Board of Directors of Discovery Center of Idaho. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Sections on: Business and Corporate Law; Real Property); Idaho Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions and Development; Land Use.Email: Hilary Soltman
Cheryl Wight Thompson (Associate) born Phoenix, AZ; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2009, Idaho. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1997); Santa Clara University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Private Equity; Commercial Law; Business Entities and Transactions.Email: Cheryl Wight Thompson
Theodore Steven Tollefson (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Idaho. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 2000); University of Oregon (J.D., 2003). Deputy Prosecuting Attorney: Canyon County; Ada County. Instructor, Georgian Institute of Public Affairs in Tbilisi, Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy, Republic of Georgia, 2005-2006. Associate Attorney, Cosho Humphrey LLP. Member: Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy.Email: Theodore Steven Tollefson
Eric Vehlow (Associate) born Boise, ID, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Idaho. Education: Northwest Nazarene University (B.A., Business, 2002); University of Idaho College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Idaho State Bar (Business and Corporate Law Section; Young Lawyers Section). [U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1998-2002; Sergeant, Idaho Army National Guard, 2002-2006]. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Business Law; Corporate Law; Contracts; Securities Law; Renewable Energy; Energy Facility Siting.Email: Eric Vehlow
Kyle Yearsley (Associate) born Boise, ID, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Idaho. Education: Albertson College of Idaho (B.A., 1999); Gonzaga University School of Business (M.B.A., 2004); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Dean's List, Gonzaga University School of Law. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member: Sections on: Business and Corporate Law, 2007; Young Lawyers, 2006-2007). Practice Areas: Business Transactions.Email: Kyle Yearsley
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