Nez Perce County Lawyers

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...

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...

Graduated From University of Oregon 1979. Graduated University of Idaho College of Law 1985. Idaho Bar Number 3467. Washington Bar Number 34648. Areas of Practice: Criminal Law, including DUI's, Misdemeanors, Felonies, Worker's Compensation and Personal Injury. Affiliations: Idaho State Bar, Washington State Bar, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association,Idaho Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

Tim Gresback is a Moscow, Idaho attorney who concentrates on personal injury cases. Tim has over thirty years of experience and has focused on personal injury since 2001. Tim is a certified Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Civil Trial Specialist and has served as the President of the Idaho State Bar.

I provide proactive and strategic legal counsel to the Moscow-Pullman area in both business law and estate planning. In the area of business, my goal is to help build strong businesses in my community by helping them think proactively to protect and invest in themselves. In estate planning, my goal is to help people uncover their goals and be able to integrate those values into estate plans that reflect and execute their goals for their lives and their families. In the probate process, I enjoy being able to walk alongside a client and help ease what can feel like a...

Marcellus Chase is an attorney at Randall Danskin in Spokane, Washington. A registered patent attorney, he advises clients in all aspects of intellectual property. Professor Chase helps clients develop and implement high-level and granular strategies to protect and enforce patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary assets to achieve business objectives. He has filed and prosecuted patent applications relating to medical and dental devices, aerospace technologies, telecommunications, materials science, optics, energy production, optical inspection, detection, identification and measuring technologies, and various other areas of advanced research. Prior to entering private practice with a large, well-known international law firm, he...

Cody is an attorney representing clients in Pullman, Moscow, Lewiston and Clarkston. His practice includes civil litigation, personal injury, estate planning, business planning, landlord tenant, real estate, among others.

Cody was born in Moscow and grew up in Colton and Pullman and is a proud Washington State University Cougar.

Prior to becoming an attorney Cody worked in the non-profit world managing an organization dedicated to home rehabilitation and repair for veterans, seniors, and low-income families. Later he worked in media relations for the nation's foremost food safety law firm in Seattle, Washington.

Cody and his...

Admitted to legal practice in Idaho and Ohio in 2005, Melissa's career has included civil and criminal law litigation, and workplace experience conducting discrimination and harassment training and investigations for employers and educational institutions and serving as an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator. Melissa joined the law firm in 2015 and became a shareholder in 2019. In 2021, Melissa received a Service Award from the Idaho State Bar for exemplary service to the legal profession and to Idaho citizens.

Idaho Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2011, Kurt Holzer is a past President of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubble and has received a 10 from the AVVO rating service. As trial counsel, Kurt has obtained several jury verdicts in excess of one million dollars. A member of the Idaho State Bar since 1992 and a member of the Board of Directors of the ITLA since 1997, Kurt currently serves as co-chair of its Governmental Relations committee. He is a former Idaho representative to the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has served...

Patrick Mahoney of Mahoney Law PLLC is an established, top Idaho medical malpractice and personal injury attorney with over two decades of experience serving all of Idaho. In the last ten years alone, Mahoney Law has recovered over $20 million for its clients. Patrick's top-tier ratings on Super-Lawyers, AVVO, and Google speak for themselves. Mahoney Law is a Better Business Bureau accredited law firm based on its core values and approach to client service. Patrick attended the University of Idaho's College of Law, where he was an Editor of the Law Review, and then clerked for two...

Charlie Hepworth is recognized by fellow lawyers, and clients, as the leading Boise, Idaho personal injury and medical malpractice attorney. There is no attorney in Idaho who comes close to him for a record of success in medical malpractice cases.

Born and raised in Twin Falls County, he attended Stanford University and earned his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. Initially working with his father, Idaho litigation legend John C. Hepworth, Charlie has practiced law in Idaho since 1983.

Charlie represents individuals with claims for personal injury, medical malpractice or wrongful death. ...

J. Grady Hepworth was born and raised in Twin Falls, Idaho. Grady graduated from the University of Washington School of Law among the top of his class. While in law school, Grady was a Senior Editor for the Washington Journal of Law Technology & Arts, as well as co-Champion of the 2017 Judson Falknor Appellate Advocacy Competition. Grady gained invaluable judicial experience while interning with the Idaho Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, and the chambers of Judge Richard C. Tallman for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. These experiences...

J.J. Despain is a managing attorney in Boise for W&O’. He is admitted to the Colorado State Bar and practices mostly family-based and employment-based immigration law. J.J. has represented clients in over 100 interviews with USCIS. He has participated in events at community centers in both Utah and Idaho to present issues in immigration law and speak about the many possibilities available to potential clients. J.J. graduated from Brigham Young University, where he earned a bachelor of arts in communications with an emphasis in print journalism. He spent two years as an opinions editor, sports editor, and web editor for...

Joshua C.P. Reams is an attorney with The Elder Law Group of Ahrens DeAngeli Law Group. Joshua’s practice is focused on estate planning and long term care for seniors. He received his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Northwest Nazarene University and his J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from Willamette University College of Law, where he graduated as Class Valedictorian. During law school, he was a member of the Willamette Law Review and the Moot Court Board receiving the Bruce Spaulding Award for Trial Advocacy and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award.

Joshua is an accredited attorney with the...

A personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney, Kent A. Higgins is part of the law firm of Merrill & Merrill. Representing clients in Eastern Idaho, he is admitted to practice in state courts in Utah and Idaho. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, several U.S. Courts of Appeals and the Ute Indian Tribal Court of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation.

Mr. Higgins has over 36 years of experience protecting the rights of the average worker and the injured. In 1979, he graduated from...

In both the community and the courtroom Lane V. Erickson has advocated for his clients for over 17 years.  As a partner with the Racine Law Firm, Mr. Erickson leads the experienced Estate Planning Team in all areas of estate planning, probate and elder law.  His practice also includes business creation and planning, real estate transactions and foreclosure, commercial litigation and employment law.  Mr. Erickson has appeared in state and Federal courts as well as numerous arbitrations and mediations throughout Idaho and Utah. Mr. Erickson lectures frequently with Sterling Education Services, Inc., and the National Business Institute, Inc., on...

A lifetime Idaho resident, Mark received his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law. After completing his education, hebegan his legal career in private practice, where he gained valuable experience working on a variety of legal issues, including criminal defense, family law, and personal injury. In 2009, Mark founded Snake River Law, where he continues to practice today. The team at Snake River Law provides niche legal services in estate planning, small business formation and compliance, probate and trust administration, and adoptions. One of the things that sets Mark and his team apart from other law firms is their...

Craig Swapp is a personal injury attorney who is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Washington State. He has dedicated his legal career to helping people who have been seriously injured and families who have lost loved ones due to the negligent or wrongful actions. This includes accidents that involved pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, commercial trucks, buses, cars, and public transportation. Attorney Swapp is a former member of the Board of Governors for the Utah Association for Justice and is an active member of the Idaho, Utah, and Washington State Association for Justice. A long-time member of the...

Fred began protecting the rights of Idaho working people in 1988. Indeed, he helped shape Idaho law through briefs and argument which extended the statute of limitations for injured workers in Idaho. (Ryen v. City of Coeur d’Alene, 115 Idaho 791, 770 P.2d 800 (1989).) Fred has continued the fight to make sure working people in Idaho are paid all their benefits. (Corgatelli v. Steel West Inc., 157 Idaho 287, 335 P.3d 1150 (2014).) Fred’s recent victory before Idaho Supreme Court established a rock solid ruling that gives injured Idaho workers the ability to defeat claims made by Idaho worker’s...

Jeff Hepworth has been serving clients throughout Idaho for over 30 years. Born in Buhl, Idaho, Jeff graduated from the University of Idaho School of Law in 1985, and has resided in South-Central Idaho ever since. Featured in the ABA Journal, he has earned a reputation for effectively and efficiently resolving complex and challenging legal issues.

Jeff handles matters regarding personal injury, wrongful death, employment disputes, construction defect, medical malpractice and complex commercial litigation. Although he has often earned clients large awards through mediation and settlements, his proudest work has occurred inside the courtroom.

Outside the courtroom, Jeff has...

Charles F. Bean was raised in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was fortunate to play basketball for the College of Southern Idaho “Golden Eagles” which was coached by Eddie Sutton who is currently the 8th winningest college coach of all time. While attending Gonzaga Law School, he worked full time as the Assistant Personnel Director for Expo ’74 in Spokane and still had time to write an article for the Gonzaga Law Review. Charlie and his wife, Carol, have four grown children and 10 wonderful grandchildren. Along with being a proud grandfather and a full time lawyer, Charlie has found time...

Former prosecutor and federal immigration lawyer now practicing criminal defense in Idaho Falls, Idaho and representing immigrants in state and federal courts and before federal immigration agencies.

T.J. represents cities, corporations, banks, developers, and landowners throughout Southern Idaho in a wide range of complex transactions, administrative proceedings, litigation, and appeals. He has assisted with some of the largest real estate developments in Idaho, was intimately involved with the Snake River Basin Adjudication, and has been heavily engaged in resolving monumental conflicts between surface and ground water users across the Snake River Plain. His experience includes commercial transactions, agriculture, water rights, the Clean Water Act, easements, road disputes, boundary disputes, eminent domain, mining, and energy.

T.J. approaches legal challenges with the goal of identifying cooperative solutions that can be...

Mr. George enjoys amateur photography and submits his photographs regularly to various contests. He views photography much like law. In photography, it is important to have the right settings to ensure that the correct amount of light is on the subject. It does not really matter if the subject of the photograph is backlit or in the shadow, the right settings can be found and a good picture obtained.

When it comes to law and clients, Mr. George uses the same approach. There is almost always a way of obtaining a favorable outcome for the client if the right rules are...

Dan’s practice is devoted primarily to creditor’s rights and bankruptcy including loan workouts, bank litigation, Insolvency Law and Secured Transaction Litigation. Dan also represents Bankruptcy Trustees throughout Southeast Idaho. Dan has extensive experience in loan documentation, foreclosure and all aspects of Bankruptcy. Dan is admitted to practice before all State and Federal Courts of the States of Idaho and Utah and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Rachel began her career in private practice with Racine Olson in 2013. Rachel’s love of learning originally led her to a teaching and coaching career path, but ultimately led her to study and practice law where there is always opportunity to learn more. Consequently, Rachel practices law with a teacher-learner focus. Rachel listens carefully to her clients to learn their needs, and then helps educate them about their legal options. Rachel is able to use her education training to persuade her audience about the law as she advocates for her clients to obtain their goals.

Rachel’s practice emphasis includes commercial litigation,...

Nathan practices in the areas of business, litigation, taxation, trusts, probate, wills and estates. He earned an advanced law degree (LL.M.) in taxation from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Nathan advises individuals and entities regarding tax issues, business matters, and helps charitable organizations gain tax-exempt status with the IRS.

Nathan also represents clients in the courtroom. He has successfully litigated several cases in both federal and state courts, including complex probate matters, business matters, and civil rights litigation. Nathan’s courtroom experiences provide valuable perspective as he helps clients plan for long-term objectives.

Nathan is a client-oriented problem solver. He...

For more than 47 years, I have helped entrepreneurs and small, and family-owned businesses overcome legal obstacles, reduce their personal and business risks, and achieve lasting legacies. Setting up businesses for long-term success from the formation through ownership and management succession is something in which I take great pride. I believe establishing and maintaining long-term relationships is the key to serving clients. To that end, I work every day to deliver legal services efficiently in a supportive, empathetic environment. My colleagues and I create, implement and continually improve an array of systems and services to meet the needs of our clients...

Michael is a full-time faculty member of BYU-Idaho's Business Management department. While teaching is his main focus, he maintains a law practice focused on business law, contract disputes, and disability. He is licensed in Idaho and Florida.