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Biography
I have 37 years experience with the same law firm assisting a wide range of individual, governmental, insurance companies, and other institutional clients in Idaho and Wyoming in general civil litigation and estate planning. My cases have included jury and court trials in all state and federal trial courts, and appellate courts including the Idaho Supreme Court, Wyoming Supreme Court, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Insurance Defense
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Possible contingent fees in appropriate cases. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Competitive hourly rates and possible fixed flat fee agreements available
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Idaho
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- Wyoming
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- 9th Circuit
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Languages
- English
Professional Experience
- Partner
- Racine Olson
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Education
- Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- J.D. (1981)
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- Georgetown University
- B.A. (1977)
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Awards
- Mountain States Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- AV Preeminent Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Mountain States Top 5% in Personal Injury General Defense
- Super Lawyers
- Lifetime Achievement
- America's Top 100 Attorneys - Idaho
Professional Associations
- Idaho Association of Defense Counsel
- Member
- Current
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- Portneuf Inn of Court
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Past President and Executive Committee Member
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- Wyoming State Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
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- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Construction Law Forum, and Employment and Labor Law Section. Federal Bar Association (Idaho chapter)
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- Idaho State Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Litigation Section (former Executive Committee member), Real Estate Section, Employment and Labor Law Section
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Idaho Lien Law
- Construction Publications, Inc.
- Pretrial Orders and Initial Disclosures
- The Advocate (Idaho State Bar Official Monthly Magazine)
- Idaho Medical and Health Care Malpractice Law: General Principles and Direct Expert Witness Evidentiary Requirements
- The Advocate
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