Hope Lawyers

Brian has been a practicing attorney since 2006. In 2011, he gained national recognition for his knowledge of short sales and foreclosures during a National Public Radio report. He is a contributor to the Idaho Business Review and contact for the Idaho Statesman and 580 KIDO.

In addition to his law practice, Brian often participates as an instructor in seminars for attorneys and workshops for real-estate professionals. Prior to earning his law degree, he worked for six years in IT as a Sr. Developer and Programmer for Nationwide Financial, a publicly traded company and affiliate of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

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Attorney Michael Kessinger has been helping injured workers, victims of personal injury, and Social Security Disability claimants since he began practicing in 2003. Mr. Kessinger has extensive experience representing injured workers in Idaho Industrial Commission proceedings. He has tried dozens of workers' compensation cases and argued workers compensation cases before the Idaho Supreme Court. Mr. Kessinger represents the injured in Washington and Idaho with car crash injuries, slip and falls, dog bites, etc. In addition to Idaho workers' compensation and personal injury claims, Mr. Kessinger represents the disabled before the Social Security Administration. He helps with denied claims and attends...

I joined Generations Law Group with the goal of helping individuals and families preserve the wealth they have worked had to earn during their life. Since watching his my own family members lose their life savings on their long-term medical costs, I have known I wanted to help others avoid the same fate. I received my J.D from Concordia University School of Law in Boise, Idaho; and then received my LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law.

During law school, I worked as an extern for the Idaho Fourth Judicial District Court, and the United...

Dave’s practice focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration, tax matters, and business formation and transactions. He has a Masters degree in tax law from the University of Florida—recognized nationally as one of the top five tax programs in the country—has made numerous presentations related to estate planning and probate issues, and teaches in the accounting department at Idaho State University.

Dave is a leading member of the Racine Olson estate planning team. He understands the various dynamics that must be considered when crafting estate plans and has the experience to design estate plans that meet each client’s unique needs,...

The Parkins Law Office, PLLC is a full service general practice law firm. The firm's mission is to deliver high-quality legal work in a prompt, professional and empathetic manner. We will creatively and aggressively pursue your case for you so that you can get a fresh start and peace of mind.

Practice primarily limited to social security disability and workers' compensation. Have represented claimants at over 1000 hearings. Frequently appear at hearings in Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Montana and Nevada for many national law firms. Experience counts. Member of Social Security Claimants' Representatives since 1987. Free consultations.

I manage all aspects of contract development for MotivePower, Inc. I engage in customer negotiations and facilitate cross-functional group communications to implement proactive strategies to complete sophisticated project deliverables in the rail industry. I ensure focused legal support to a team of Project Managers that coincides with internal risk management strategies and complies with larger corporate obligations. In short, I help my team to build cutting edge, highly engineered, locomotives for the freight and transit markets.

I am an associate attorney at Wilner & O’Reilly, APLC. My practice is focused on removal defense. I am admitted to the State Bar of Washington, but I can practice immigration throughout the country. I am fluent in Spanish. For my undergraduate studies, I focused my coursework in Spanish, English, and pre-law. I was actively involved in leadership in the Latino Student Association, the Spanish Honors Society, and Pre-Law Society. After graduating from my undergraduate studies, I worked for the Washington State House of Representatives as a Legislative Assistant. I worked closely with many state and local government leaders, including...

I am a registered Patent Attorney with a degree in chemical engineering and industry experience in food processing and electrical engineering. I represent innovative entities seeking to protect intellectual property rights. I work with inventions in a breadth of industries including the chemical, material science, electrical, medical, nanotechnology, gaming, and consumer products industries. In addition to patent work, my practice includes trademark, copyright, licensing, and general IP counseling.

Samuel T. Creason is a member of the law firm Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl, PLLC. Mr. Creason maintains a practice primarily focused on civil litigation and business advising, although his practice also includes patent, copyright and trademark protection and select felony defense. Mr. Creason’s civil litigation practice includes wrongful death actions, personal injury recovery, civil rights actions, government liability, creditor’s recovery, contract disputes, land and timber disputes, and wills and trust litigation. In addition to trial work, Mr. Creason routinely practices in front of the Idaho Supreme Court. Mr. Creason is licensed to practice in...

I mainly represent clients with their business and bankruptcy needs. Most of my work relates to helping clients organize, reorganize, buy/sell and merge companies. I expect that no attorney in the state of Idaho has more experience with complex mergers and acquisitions.

We only handle personal injury and accident cases at Johnson and Lundgreen, PC. By focusing only on those types of cases, we can offer a greater level of service. We have a dedicated staff that will always be available to help you with this tough time in your life, and help to remove the stress of dealing with your case. We can't take the pain of an accident away, but we can relieve your pressures and guide you through the process. We have attorneys licensed in both Oregon and Utah, as well as our primary focus on Idaho...

After working for a major Chicago firm, Steve moved to Boise, Idaho, and took a position with the Idaho Supreme Court and, later, with Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley. As a partner at Mooney Wieland Smith & Rose PLLC, Steve helps businesses defend their operations and intellectual property.

Eric S. Rossman has dedicated his career to representing clients in employment law, medical malpractice and personal injury litigation in state and federal courts throughout the northwest. An Idaho native, he is a graduate of Boise State University (B.B.A., Business, 1989) and the University of Idaho (J.D., 1992). He is admitted to practice in all of Idaho’s state district courts, the Idaho Court of Appeals, the Idaho Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and District of Columbia Circuits. Mr. Rossman has tried numerous cases to a judge and jury with great success and has recovered...

Eric is a peer-reviewed, AV-rated attorney and key member of the Jones & Swartz civil litigation team. He is involved in a full spectrum of complex cases ranging from serious personal injury, to employment matters to commercial litigation. Eric has successfully litigated a wide variety of cases for clients of the law firm, in Boise and beyond. Eric represents individuals and businesses of all sizes doing plaintiff and defendant work.

Initium provides experienced corporate legal services for your small business, start-up, or nonprofit. Essentially, we offer your organization a “Virtual General Counsel”. Initium uses an innovative approach that disrupts the status quo through a nonprofit law firm model aimed to make business law services attainable to small businesses, startups, and nonprofits. Initium employs alternative fee structures, including a pay it forward approach where technology companies can pay it forward to off-set legal costs to startups. We think this promotes growth and innovation in the Boise community.

Ms. Maxwell has spent her legal career as in-house counsel primarily focused on...

Mr. Darnall is a well tenured attorney that spent 16 years with a Fortune 25 company, served as General Counsel for various companies & represented "big box" retailers during his tenure at a Texas law firm. Mr. Darnall has a myriad of transactional experience including Leasing, residential and commerical real estate, purchase and sales agreements, M&A,corporate as well as 1st chair jury trial experience and is always willing to diligently represent his clients and take his opponets to the "mat" if neccessary.

At Darrington Marchant Water Law, I’m Luke Marchant, and I’m here to help you with water rights in Idaho. Growing up on my family’s ranch, I know firsthand how critical water is for your land, livestock, and crops—it’s the lifeblood of your operation. That’s why I’ve dedicated my law practice to making sure farmers and ranchers like you can secure, protect, and understand your water rights. Whether you’re facing disputes, need to establish new rights, or want guidance through Idaho’s complex water laws, I’m here to support you. My goal is to make sure you get the water you need...

For over twenty years I have provided ethical and creative advice to governments, hospitals, individuals, homeowners' associations and corporate entities. Immigration services include Family petitions, business visas, H-1Bs, Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waivers, PERM, Green Cards, Labor Certification, and other non-immigrant visas such as O, Q, and R.

Taylor Law Offices was founded by Matthew Taylor. After graduating from Linfield College, with a B.A. in Business and a concentration in Business Management, Mr. Taylor attended law school in New York. While attending law school, Mr. Taylor focused on receiving his Business concentration from Albany Law School and founded Taylor Law Offices in 2011. Mr. Taylor is a proud member of the Young Lawyers Association, Corporate Law Section of the Idaho State Bar Association, Real Property Section of the Idaho State Bar Association, Taxation Section of the Idaho State Bar Association and sits on the Form Book Review...

Jaren moved to Boise after graduating from the University of Iowa School of Law, a nationally-ranked top-tier law school. She began her career as a family-law attorney and then spent several years representing sophisticated corporate and professional clients in major tort litigation. Throughout her career, Jaren has represented clients in a variety of business, tort, employment, and family law disputes. She has managed litigation from start to finish, through both extensive settlement negotiation and trial. At Wieland Perdue, Jaren continues to litigate on her clients’ behalf in a variety of legal matters. Her practice...

Max represents the small businesses of Idaho. With hands-on experience in both law and business, Max understands the legal complexities and entrepreneurial ingenuity it takes to run a business.

After earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Max spent nearly a decade working as a landman in the exploration and production (E&P) sector of the Oil & Gas Industry. Max performed patent to present title research and leased mineral rights on land developed for petroleum and natural gas exploration in Colorado, Texas, California, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah. Max has spent many years traveling around the Western...

Kelby Monks began his successful legal career shortly after earning his juris doctorate. Just before he joined the team of personal injury attorneys at The Idaho Advocates, he proudly finished his degree at the University of Idaho College of Law.

Prior to graduation, Kelby worked as an intern for the Idaho Supreme Court. The internship allowed him to work directly with the Honorable Justice Robin Brody, where he explored the ins and outs of the state’s supreme court. He practiced scripting bench memorandums and drafted original copies of opinion statements. Kelby also spent time in law school working as a law...

We specialize in working with community banks, assisting them in navigating the ever-shifting legal and regulatory environment while recommending strategic business options leading to new and unrealized growth opportunities. We work with small business owners to identify legal strategies that can help strengthen and grow their businesses and protect their personal assets by building more sure legal foundations, protecting branding and business offerings, identifying incentives, protecting revenue, recovering money, preparing to sell, and much more. We also have expertise providing legal services in tax incentives and non-profit organizations, navigating complicated application and regulatory guidelines and identifying legal strategies and solutions that can...

Cheryl Allaire has more than 20 years of experience providing legal and strategic counsel to businesses ranging in size from small start-ups to established publicly held corporations. Her practice focuses on a wide variety of corporate and business matters including entity selection and formation, corporate governance, equity and debt financings, SEC securities compliance and public company reporting requirements, venture capital and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures, commercial transactions, contract negotiations, employment and consulting agreements and equity compensation plans. She assists businesses throughout their entire life cycle, from startup to exit, and in many different industries including...

Natasha concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning, probate and bankruptcy. She is experienced in administering decedent's estates, establishing guardianships and conservatorships, handling will contests and breach of fiduciary litigation. She also has experience advising clients on individual and multi-state sales tax issues. Natasha was admitted to the Tennessee State Bar in 2004. She began her legal career with a large law firm in Memphis practicing in the areas of probate, estate planning, bankruptcy and civil litigation. While in Memphis, Natasha was active in the Junior League of Memphis, served as President of two non-profit organizations, and was...

Michael earned his Juris Doctor from Washburn University Law School in 2010 with a Certificate in Business and Transactional Law with Distinction.

In law school, Michael frequented the Dean’s List and graduated in the top 10% of his class. He was a legal intern with Washburn’s Law Clinic in both Civil Litigation and Small Business and Transactional Law.

Michael received his Master of Laws at the University of Georgia School of Law.

Michael obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah. While attending school, he interned with SUU’s Public Safety Office. He earned his Master’s...

I am Marcellus Chase, an attorney at Randall Danskin located in Spokane, Washington. As a registered patent attorney, I provide guidance to clients on all facets of intellectual property. I assist clients in developing and executing both comprehensive and detailed strategies to safeguard and enforce their patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary assets to fulfill their business goals. My experience in filing and prosecuting patent applications spans a variety of fields including medical and dental devices, aerospace technologies, telecommunications, materials science, optics, energy production, and optical inspection, detection, identification, and measuring technologies, among other areas of advanced research. Before...

When it comes to the relationship between Ryan Henson and his clients, he understands that the legal system cannot be navigated alone, and that his clients rely upon him to get them through it. Ryan's practice ranges from representing corporate clients in contract negotiations and disputes to family matters such as divorce & custody as well as criminal defense. Ryan applies a real-world, practical approach when it comes to problem-solving and litigation. He also spends a significant amount of time consulting with many different types of businesses to assist them with forming practices that maximize their focus and minimize their...

DeLon began his legal career in Oregon representing clients with cases ranging from personal injury to criminal defense and contract disputes. He has extensive experience trying cases before judges and juries and is passionate about getting the best outcome possible for his clients. Having lived in Mexico for two years as a missionary for his church, DeLon is fluent in Spanish and provides legal services in Spanish. DeLon graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s degree in Law and Constitutional Studies, and from the Willamette University College of Law with his Juris Doctorate. DeLon is a licensed attorney in Idaho...

Elizabeth L. Mathieu is a co-founding member and a managing partner of the firm. She has been providing Federal tax, fiduciary and planning guidance to individuals and tax-exempt organizations since 1991 in the Chase Manhattan Private Bank, Neuberger Berman Trust Companies, AMA-Eagle, a multi-family office, and in her own law firm in New York. She recently moved to Idaho and joined the Idaho Bar to practice law focusing on trust, estate, and charitable planning, and tax-exempt organization law. Elizabeth speaks and publishes on a broad range of topics including tax, charitable, and estate planning, non-profit and for-profit corporate governance, and...

Renee offers legal services in the following areas: Business Law, Family Law, Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, and Estate Planning. Free Initial Consultation.

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I am careful to communicate regularly with my clients. I have handled workers compensation and personal injury cases in Idaho since 1995. I have handled personal injury cases in Oregon since 2002. I also handle family law cases in Idaho.

I am the owner of Meridian law firm specializing in business matters including litigation, business formation, employment law, administrative law, and other matters related to small and medium sized businesses. I have had a variety of experience in litigation, property disputes and have successfully resolved multiple matters through alternative dispute resolution. I am active in the community and an active and involved father.