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| | Address | | Key Bank Building, P.O. Box 991 | | Pocatello, Idaho 83204-0991 | | (Bannock Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 208-232-2286 | | Fax: 208-232-2499 | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Reviser of the Idaho Law Digest for this Directory. | Merrill & Merrill,
Chartered practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts. Probate, Real Estate, Insurance Law, Negligence, Corporate, Estate Planning, Education Law, Taxation, Hospital Law, Workers Compensation and Public Utility Law. | | Year Established: 1913 | Firm Profile:
Merrill & Merrill was originally founded by A.L. Merrill, Harvard Law School (1912), in Pocatello, Idaho in 1913. He was joined by a brother, R.D. Merrill, Harvard Law School (1923), and later by a son, Wesley F. Merrill, Harvard Law School (1948). The firm now has nine attorneys and serves clients throughout the State of Idaho in general practice. Clients consist of a wide variety of insurance companies, major utility, medical and health care organizations, banking interests, locally oriented professional practices, business entities, and interests in water and water resources, farming, etc. All shareholders and associates participate in continuing legal education seminars, frequently as lecturers, professional association activities and civic affairs and are members of the American Bar Association, Idaho Bar Association and the local Sixth District Bar. | | Firm Size: 8 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: Aetna Life and Casualty Co.; Hartford Insurance Group; The Travelers Insurance Co.; MSI Insurance; Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; New York Life Insurance Co.; Phillips Petroleum Co.; Utah Power & Light Co. (PacifiCorp); Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Idaho; Royal Globe Insurance Cos.; Nationwide Insurance; St. Paul Insurance Cos.; Ranger Insurance Co.; National Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; Advantage Plus Federal Credit Union; United States Aviation Underwriters; Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Co.; Allstate Insurance Co.; National Indemnity Insurance Co.; Shand, Morihan & Co.; Portneuf Medical Center; First American Title Insurance Co.; Allied Van Lines; Western States Equipment Co.; Omaha Property & Casualty; Attorneys Liability and Protection Society, Inc.; Podiatry Insurance Company of America; Transamerica; Colonial Insurance Company of California; Chrysler Corp.; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Keene Corp.; Electric Mutual; J.I. Case Co.; City of Inkom; Driscoll Potato, Inc. | References:
Key Bank of Idaho. | | A. L. Merrill (1886-1961). | | R. D. Merrill (1893-1972). | | Wesley F. Merrill [Major, U.S.A.R., World War II]. (1919-2005). Reported Cases: Sato vs. Schossberger, 792 P2d 379; UP&L vs. Campbell, 703 P2d 714; UP&L vs. Ida PUC, 682 P2d 99; Spanbauer vs. J. R. Simplot, 685 P2d 271. | | Dave R. Gallafent (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, January 27, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1972); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1975). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Sixth Judicial District (President, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar. Reported Cases: SE/Z Construction, LLC v. Idaho State University, et al, 89 P3d. 848 (Idaho, 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Banking Law; Real Estate; Probate; Business Law; School Law. Email: Dave R. Gallafent | | Stephen S. Dunn (Member) born Twin Falls, Idaho, March 15, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 1972; J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Member, Brigham Young University Law Review, 1975-1977. Former part-time U.S. Magistrate Judge, 1990-1992. Member: Sixth Judicial District and American Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; Idaho Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Kunz vs. UP&L, 792 P2d 926, 913 F2d 599; UP&L vs. IPUC, 730 P2d 930; Permann vs. Nationwide Ins. Co., 697 P2d 1206; Schiess vs. Bates, 693 P2d 440. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals; Public Utility Law; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Workers' Compensation. Email: Stephen S. Dunn | | Kent L. Hawkins (Member) born Cody, Wyoming, August 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Utah; 1988, Idaho; 1995, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Editor, BYU Journal of Public Law, 1986-1987. Member: Sixth District and American Bar Associations; Utah State Bar; Idaho State Bar; Idaho Association of Defense Counsel (Member, 6th District Bench Bar Committee). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense. Email: Kent L. Hawkins | | Thomas W. Clark (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, August 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Idaho and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Idaho State University; Brigham Young University (B.S., 1980); University of Idaho (J.D., 1982). Beta Gamma Sigma. Who's Who in Practicing Attorneys, 1990. Outstanding Young Men of America, 1985. Who's Who in American Law, 1998. Public Defender, 1989-1995. Member: Sixth Judicial District (President, 1996-1997) and American (Worker's Compensation Section) Bar Associations; Idaho State Bar; Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; National Organization of Social Security Claimants (Representative); Portneuf Inn of Court (President, 2000-2001). Reported Cases: Hofmeister v. Bauer, 719 P.2d 1220 (Ct. App. 1986) Practice Areas: Social Security Disability; Bankruptcy; Criminal Defense; Workers Compensation; Collections; Personal Injury. Email: Thomas W. Clark | | Thomas J. Lyons (Member) born Fontana, California, December 9, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (J.D., 1995). Member: Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Priest v. Landon, 135 Idaho 898, 26 P.3d 1235 (Ct. App. 2001); Andersen v. Professional Escrow Services, Inc., 141 Idaho 743, 118 P.3d 75 (2005); McKim v. Homer, 143 Idaho 568, 149 P.3d 843 (2006). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate; Insurance Defense; Collections; Civil Appeals. Email: Thomas J. Lyons | | Brendon C. Taylor (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, August 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Idaho; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. Education: Idaho State University (B.S., 1995); Washburn University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1999). President, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Washburn University, 1998. Author: "Kansas Denies Religion-Based Defense to Rastafarians," Washburn L.J., Vol. 38, No. 1 (1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Family Law; Criminal Law; Estate Planning; Administrative; Insurance Defense. Email: Brendon C. Taylor | | Kent A. Higgins (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, August 26, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Utah; 1983, Idaho, U.S. District Court, District of Utah and U.S. District Court, District of Idaho; 1991, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Member: Idaho State Legislature, House of Representatives, 2001-2003; Portneuf Inns of Court; Brigham Young University Journal of Legal Studies, 1981-1982. Author: "Chapter 3, Incorporation," Summary of Utah Corporate Law, Brigham Young University Journal of Legal Studies, 1982. Member: Utah State Bar; Idaho State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Taxation); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Kent A. Higgins | | C. Edward Cather, III (Member) born Winchester, Virginia, March 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2001, Idaho. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S.,1994; M. Acc.,1994); University of Virgnia (J.D., 1999). Certified Public Accountant, Idaho. Member: Virginia State Bar; Idaho State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation; Estate Planning; Civil Litigation. Email: C. Edward Cather, III | | Ian C. Johnson (Member) born Pocatello, Idaho, March 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Idaho. Education: Weber State University (B.S., 1998); University of Idaho (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Civil Appeals; Criminal Defense. |
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