|
|
Address
2105 Coronado Street
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404-7495 (Bonneville Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.7
out of 5
(Main Office) Beard St. Clair has a firm history dating back to the 1960's. Over the past four decades, we have established our reputation by providing unmatched quality legal services in a timely manner. We successfully walk you through the legal process adding our experience and expertise along the way. Our firm serves as your strategic partner. It is through our experience of advising so many businesses and individuals that we have gained an exceptional understanding of your needs and expectations and are uniquely poised to provide the most responsive, efficient, and effective legal solutions available. The firm has represented major insurance carriers, agribusinesses, banks, manufacturers, high-technology companies, and members of the health care industry. Statement of PracticeAgribusiness, Agricultural Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Arbitration, Asset Protection, Banking and Finance, Business Law, Buying and Selling Businesses, Charitable Giving, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Complex Business Litigation, Computers and Software, Condominiums, Construction Law, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights, Crop Damage and Chemical Applications, Distribution and Distributorships, Drug and Cosmetic Law, E-Commerce, Elder Law, Emerging Business, Employee Benefits, Estate and Gift Taxation, Estate Planning and Administration, Farm and Ranch Law, Franchises and Franchising, Government Relations, Guardianship and Conservatorships, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Leases and Foreclosures, Liens, Life and Health Insurance, Limited Liability Company Law, Litigation, Mediation, Medical Malpractice, Medicare and Medicaid, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mortgages, Multilevel Sales, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, PACA, Partnerships, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Social Security, Taxation, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Trial Practice, Trust and Estates, Unfair Competition, Valuations, Venture Capital, Warranties, White Collar Crime, Wills and Probate, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination, Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Year Established: 1963
Firm Size: 10
Representative Clients:Alpine Counseling PLLC
AMX International Inc.
Archibald Insurance Center Inc.
Bart Larsen Trucking Inc.
Bechtel BWXT Idaho LLC
Biddulph & Huntsman Orthopedic Surgery
Blackfoot Medical Center LLC
Bowl Ero Lanes Inc.
Call Auto Enterprises Inc.
Capital Indemnity Corporation
Check N Loan Inc.
CMR Dental Lab
Computer Sales & Services Inc.
Country Club Area Homeowner's Association Inc.
Creekside Counseling LLC
Distilled Resources Inc.
Doug Andrus Distributing LLC
Earth in Motion Excavation Inc.
Eastern Idaho Apartment Owner's Association
Eastern Idaho Cardiology Associates PLLC
Eastern Idaho Home Builders Association
Eastern Idaho Water Rights Coalition
EPIC Energy LLC
Falls Water Co Inc.
Forde Johnson Companies
Harker Design LLC
High Desert Realtors Inc.
Idaho Falls Infectious Diseases PLLC
Idaho Heart Institute PC
Idaho Supreme Potatoes Inc.
Idaho Urgent Care PA
L.E.W. Financial Corp.
Life Care Centers of America Inc.
Madison Anesthesia Services PA
Martin Brothers Land & Livestock LP
Max Ker & Son Lumber Co.
Medical Imaging Associates of Idaho Falls PA
Mercury Insurance Group
Merrill Lynch
Mountain West Farm Bureau Insurance
NAI Commerce One
O'Brien Tomchak and Co.
Oral Health Center Inc.
Pacific Hide & Fur
Pacific Steel & Recycling
Portage Environmental Inc.
Portneuf Electric Inc.
Potandon Produce LLC
PPC Marketing LLC
Pro-Health LLC
Professional Risk Management Services Inc.
Rockwell Homes Inc.
Russett Valley Farms Inc.
State of Idaho
Teton Clinical Pharmacy Inc.
Teton Radiology Diagnostic LLC
The Children's Center Inc.
Three Fountains Homeowner's Association Inc.
Valley Ready Mix Inc.
Vernon Recycling & Salvage Inc.
Vernon Steel Inc.
Wheeler Electric Inc.
Winstar Realty
Wood Funeral Home LTD
Woodland Furniture LLC.
Address2105 Coronado Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83404-7495, (Bonneville Co.)
PhonePhone: 208-523-5171
Fax: 208-529-9732
URL: http://www.beardstclair.com
Website
http://www.idahofallslawfirm.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Winston V. Beard (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, June 1, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Idaho; 2003, Washington. Education: Brigham Young University; University of Utah (J.D., 1967). Author: Note, "Regulation of Rural Electrical Co-operatives," Utah Law Review, 1967. Assistant Editor, Utah Law Review, 1966-1967. General Counsel, Rogers Foods, Inc., 1975-1980. Chairman of the Board, Westmark Federal Credit Union, 1983-1989. Member: Seventh Judicial District (Secretary, 1974) Bar Association; Idaho State Bar (Member, Governing Council and Chairman, Business and Corporate Section, 1996); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation Law; Healthcare Law; Business Litigation; Franchise and Multilevel Sales; Anti-Trust; Trade Regulation; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Agency and Distributorships; Copyrights; Franchises and Franchising; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Trade Secrets.Email: Winston V. Beard
Stephen H. Telford (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 1985, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Ricks College (A.S., magna cum laude, 1978); Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1981); University of Idaho (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: Idaho Law Review, 1984-1985; Offshore Institute; Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Court. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Sections on: Business and Corporate Taxation; Probate and Trust Law). Practice Areas: Asset Protection; Business Planning; Estate Planning; Successions; International Business Law; International Trusts; Retirement Planning; Distribution.
John G. St. Clair (Member) born Rupert, Idaho, September 21, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Idaho; 1971, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Chapman College (Seven Seas Division, 1965); University of Idaho (B.S., 1967; J.D., 1970). Member, Advisory Committee, Idaho State University Tax Institute, 1967-1994, 1999. Member, Advisory Board, National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys, 2002-2004. Board of Directors: Idaho Community Foundation, 1989-1997; Eastern Idaho Technical College Foundation, 1992-1994; Yo Murphy Foundation, 2002. Member, Board of Trustees, Idaho Falls Public Library, 1990-2000. United States Golfing Fellowship of Rotarians, Board of Directors 1990, President, 1992-1995, Executive Secretary, 1995-2007. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax, Probate and Trust; Real Property); Wealth Counsel. [With U.S.A.R., active duty, 1970-1974; Capt., JAGC, 1967]. Practice Areas: Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Trusts and Estates; Foreclosure; Charitable Giving; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Estate Planning; Real Estate; Taxation; Neutral in Arbitration and Mediation; Wills, Trusts and Probate; Transactions, Titles, Mortgages and Deeds of Trust; Estate, Gift and Trusts.Email: John G. St. Clair
Michael D. Gaffney (Member) born Waterloo, Iowa, October 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, Oregon and U.S. District Court, District of Oregon. Education: Regis College at Denver (B.S., 1974); University of South Dakota at Vermillion (M.A., 1978); University of Colorado at Boulder (Psych. Cert., 1980); University of Idaho (J.D., 1986). Member, Idaho Law Review, 1985-1986. Special Deputy Attorney General, Idaho Attorney General's Office, 1995. Federal Mediator Roster, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Member, Idaho Supreme Court Evidence Rules Advisory Committee. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Litigation Section); Idaho Law Foundation; American Association of Trial Lawyers; Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Eagle Rock Inns of Court; Litigation Counsel of America; Mountain States Super Lawyers. Special Agencies: U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Africa, 1974-1976. Reported Cases: Lehmkuhl v. Bolland, 114 Idaho 503, 757 P.2d 1222 (Ct. App. 1988); Valentine v. Perry, 118 Idaho 653, 798 P. 2d 935 (1990); In re Helmut Co., 1992 Bankr. LEXIS 486 (1992); Dow v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co., 77 F.3d 342 (10th Cir. 1996); Wheeler Elec. v. ABT serv. Corp, 116 F.3d 488 (9th Cir. 1997); Perkins v. U.S. Transformer, 132 Idaho 427, 974 P.2d 73 (1999); Doe v. Glanzer, 232 F.3d 1258 (9th Cir. 2000); Schwan's Sales v. Idaho Transportation Department, 142 Idaho 826, 136 P.3d 297 (2006); Rees v. State of Idaho, 137 P.3d 397 (2006); Weeks v. Eastern Idaho Health Services, 143 Idaho 834, 153, P. 3d 1180 (2007); Fox v. Wheeler Electric Inc, 169 P. 3d 875 (Wyo. 2007); Johannsen v. Utterbeck, 146 Idaho 423, 196 P. 3d 341 (2008). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Agribusiness; Crop Litigation; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Medical Malpractice.Email: Michael D. Gaffney
Harlow J. McNamara (Member) born Idaho Falls, Idaho, February 16, 1942; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia; 1973, Idaho. Education: Ricks College; Brigham Young University (B.S., 1967); George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., 1970). General Counsel, Rogers Brothers Seed Company, 1968-1973. Member: Seventh Judicial District Bar Association; Idaho State Bar (Member, Taxation, Probate and Trust Law Sections); Wealth Counsel; Southeast Idaho Estate Planning Council; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Probate; Estates; Trust; Elder Law; Elder Rights; Guardianship; Conservatorship; Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: Harlow J. McNamara
Gregory C. Calder (Member) born San Francisco, California, August 21,1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1992); University of Idaho (J.D., 1995). Author: "Compliance With Idaho's Procedures for Submitting a Proposed Constitutional Amendment: Disingenuous and Underinclusive, or Deliberately Misleading and Intentionally Oblique?" Idaho Law Review 649 (1995). Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Sections on:Business and Corporate Law; Health Law); Wealth Counsel; Southeast Idaho Estate Planning Council (President, 2000-2002). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Family Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Professional Practices; Small Business Law; Private Placement Law; Health Care; Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Income Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Asset Protection; Charitable Giving; Estate Planning; Wills and Probate; Real Estate.Email: Gregory C. Calder
Jarin O. Hammer (Member) born Idaho Falls, Idaho, April 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., Accounting, 1991); University of Idaho (J.D., 1996); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1997). Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Sections on: Business and Corporate; Real Estate); Idaho Grower Shippers Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Federal and State Tax Controversies; Income Tax; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trademark; Small Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Professional Practices; Real Estate; Agribusiness.Email: Jarin O. Hammer
Lance J. Schuster (Member) born Fullerton, California, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1997, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2006, Wyoming and U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1991; M.A., 1996); University of Idaho (J.D., 1996). Member, Idaho Law Review, 1995-1996. Special Deputy Attorney General, Idaho Attorney General's Office, 2007. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Fitness Committee); American Bar Association; Wyoming State Bar. Reported Cases: Mendenhall v. Aldous, 146 Idaho 434 (2008); State v. Jeppesen, 138 Idaho 71 (2002). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Real Estate Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Agricultural Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: Lance J. Schuster
Gordon S. Thatcher (Member) born Rexburg, Idaho, November 15, 1931; admitted to bar, 1958, Idaho; 1962, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Ricks College (B.S., salutatorian, 1955); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1958). Phi Delta Phi (Graduate of Year, Province II); Order of the Coif. Member: Seventh Judicial District Bar Association (President, 1969-1970); Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association; National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys; Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (President 1979-1980). Practice Areas: Estate and Tax Planning; Elder Law; Probate; Real Estate; Trust Creation and Administration.
Jeffrey D. Brunson (Member) born Kennewick, Washington; admitted to bar, 2004, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2000); University of Idaho (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Idaho Law Review. Member: Idaho State Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Blair J. Grover (Of Counsel) born Idaho Falls, Idaho; admitted to bar, 1968, Washington; 1973, Idaho. Education: Utah State University (B.S., 1964); George Washington University (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Member of Monheimer, Scherman, Van Fredenburg & Smith, Seattle, Washington, 1968-1973. Member: Seventh Judicial District Bar Association (President, 1984-1985); Idaho State Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1974-1976; Vice President, 1977-1979). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate; Agricultural Law.
Ratings Methodology
The following firm members have been rated by their peersDisclaimer: No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. The testimonial or endorsement does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. Any result that the endorsed lawyer or law firm may achieve on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate that similar results can be obtained for other clients. Past success cannot be an assurance of future success because each case must be decided on its own merits. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Martindale-Hubbell® does not undertake to develop a Client Review Rating or Peer Review Rating for all firms and/or lawyers. Therefore, the fact that a firm or lawyer has not been reviewed should not be construed as unfavorable. Martindale-Hubbell accepts no responsibility for and will not be liable for the content and accuracy of the individual Reviews and the aggregated Reviews.
|