Practice Sections
Practice Sections provide an avenue to participate in meaningful and worthwhile projects and educational opportunities and affords you an opportunity to become better acquainted with other bar members who practice in similar areas of the law. Please contact Dayna Ferrero if you have questions about joining sections.
If you are interested in joining a section, please complete the Section Registration Form. 
Interested in establishing a section
For more information about a section, click on one of the links below:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Website
The ADR section of the Idaho State Bar promotes the education, training and networking of ADR practitioners. The section meets the third Wednesday of January, April, August, & October at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available).
2012 Membership Dues: $30
Section Chairperson:
David Ellsworth Kerrick
PO Box 44
Caldwell, ID 83606
Phone: (208) 459-4574
Fax: (208) 459-4573
Email: kerricklaw@yahoo.com
Business & Corporate Law
Business & Corporate Law Section Website / By Laws
The Section has available for purchase the 3rd Edition of the Non-Profit Corporation Handbook. The annual business meeting and seminar is held annually each May. The section meets the second Wednesday of the month - September through May - at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available).
2012 Membership Dues: $35
Law School Students: $10
Section Chairperson:
Brent T. Wilson
Evans Keane, LLP
PO Box 959
Boise, ID 83701-0959
Phone: (208) 384-1800
Fax: (208) 345-3514
bwilson@evanskeane.com
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy
Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section Website
The Section works closely with the Federal Court to create easier access to the Court by Idaho's practitioners. In February of each year, the section holds their annual business meeting in conjunction with their annual seminar. The section meets the third Wednesday of the month, via conference call, at 4:00 p.m. (Mountain time)..
2012 Membership Dues: $30
Paralegals of Section Members: $15
Section Chairperson:
James Chris Meservy
Williams, Meservy & Lothspeich, LLP
PO Box 168
Jerome, ID 83338
Phone: (208) 324-2303
Fax: (208) 324-3135
jcmeservy@cableone.net
Diversity
Diversity Section Website / By Laws
2012 Membership Dues: $25
Students and Non-ISB Members: $10
Section Chairperson:
Linda Louise Blackwelder Pall
Law Office of L. Pall
304 E. A Street
Moscow, ID 83843
Phone: (208) 882-7255
lpall@moscow.com
Diversity Section Strategic Planning Session, Governing Council Meeting & CLE Materials:
ISB Diversity Section Draft Mission Statement
Employment & Labor Law
Employment and Labor Law Section Website
The 2nd Edition of the Employment Law Handbook, created and designed for solo practitioners and small-to-medium sized employers, is COMING SOON! The section meets the fourth Wednesday of the month and the meetings include a 0.5 hour CLE on a topic related to employment/labor law.
2012 Membership Dues: $25
Section Chairperson:
Scott Atkinson Gingras
Winston & Cashatt Lawyers, PS
250 Northwest Blvd., Ste. 206
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814
Phone: (509) 838-6131
sag@winstoncashatt.com
Environment & Natural Resources Law
Environment & Natural Resources Website
The Environment and Natural Resources Section of the Idaho State Bar promotes the education, training and networking of attorneys practicing in the environmental law area. The section meets the fourth Wednesday of the month, September through May. The section also sponsors the Annual Environmental Law Seminar in late January.
2012 Membership Dues: $35
Admitted to ISB less than 5 years: $15
Section Chairperson:
Andrea Lynn Courtney
Office of the Attorney General
322 E. Front Street, Sixth Floor
Boise, ID 83720-0098
Phone: (208) 287-4810
Fax: (208) 287-6700
andrea.courtney@idwr.idaho.gov
Family Law
The Section designs and sponsors statewide seminars on timely topics and practice updates. Available for purchase is a Section-sponsored series of reference books on high conflict divorce and the New and Improved Family Law Handbook. The section meets the second Friday of the month.
2012 Membership Dues: $30
Admitted to ISB less than 5 years & Law Students: $10
Section Chairperson:
Linda Louise Blackwelder Pall
Law Office of L. Pall
304 E. A Street
Moscow, ID 83843
(208) 882-7255
Fax: (208) 882-9115
Email: lpall@moscow.com
Government & Public Sector Lawyers
Government & Public Sector Lawyers Website
The Government & Public Sector Lawyers Section of the Idaho State Bar promotes the education, training and networking of government and public sector lawyers. The section meets the first Thurday of the month at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available).
2012 Membership Dues: $25
Section Chairperson:
Michael Scott Keim
Office of the Attorney General
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (208) 334-6577
Fax: (208) 334-0666
Email: keims@dhw.idaho.gov
Health Law
The Health Law Section is looking for member input to design and develop programs and activities for the coming year. Contact the Section Chairperson below if you have ideas or are interested to participate in the work of the section. The section meets the first Thursday of February, April, June, August, October, and December at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available).
Health Law Website / By Laws
2012 Membership Dues: $25
Section Chairperson:
Mark Clayton Peterson
Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields, Chtd.
PO Box 829
Boise, ID 83701
Phone: (208) 345-2000
Fax: (208) 385-5384
Email: mcp@moffatt.com
Indian Law
In the spring of the past several years, the Section has participated in the UI College of Law Tri-State Tribal conference. A newsletter is e-mailed to members keeping them current on the work of the Idaho Section as well as practice area activities throughout the Northwest. The section meets the first Friday of the month, via conference call.
2012 Membership Dues: $25
Tribal Court Advocates and Law Students: $10
Section Chairperson:
Brian Patrick McClatchey
Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel
1601 S. Perry Street
Spokane, WA 99203
Phone: (800) 523-2464
bmcclatchey@cdacasino.com
Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property Law Section Website
The Intellectual Property Law Section of the Idaho State Bar promotes the education, training and networking opportunities of attorneys who practice in the area of Intellectual Property and Patent Law. The section meets the third Thursday of January, March, May, July, September, and November at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available)..
2012 Membership Dues: $40
Law Professors & Judicial Clerks: $20
Free for Law Students
(Registered patent agents also eligible for membership)
Section Chairperson:
Scott David Swanson
Dykas & Shaver, LLP
PO Box 877
Boise, ID 83701
Phone: (208) 345-1122
Fax: (888) 388-6035
swanson@dykaslaw.com
International Law
International Law Section Website
The section meets the fourth Thursday of the month at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available).
2012 Membership Dues: $25
Law Students: $10
Non ISB Members: $30
Section Chairperson:
Zachary Aaron Pall
Lewis County Prosecutor's Office
510 Oak Street, Ste. 2
Nez Perce, ID 83543
Phone: (208) 937-2271
zpall@lewiscountyid.gov
Law Practice Management
The Law Practice Management Section was disbanded in July 2011. For historical information on this section, please contact Mahmood Sheikh at (208) 334-4500.
Litigation
The Litigation Section of the Idaho State Bar promotes education, training and professional development for attorneys whose practice involves trial work. The section meets the third Friday of the month at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available).
2012 Membership Dues: $40
Judiciary: $10
Section Chairperson:
Kendal A. McDevitt
Office of the Attorney General
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0010
Phone: (208) 334-4100
kendal.mcdevitt@ag.idaho.gov
Professionalism & Ethics
Professionalism & Ethics Section Website
The Section Council initiates a full schedule of yearly meetings and activities. Members published "A Consumer's Guide to Idaho Lawyers." and "Civility Guidelines". Both can be found on the Bar's website. Each August, the Section co-sponsors with the UI College of Law, Ethics Orientation, designed for first year students on their first day of law school. The section meets the first Tuesday of the month at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available).
2012 Membership Dues: $40
Admitted to ISB less than 1 year & Law Students: $10
Section Chairperson:
Ammon Ray Hansen
Holland & Hart, LLP
PO Box 2527
Boise, ID 83701
Phone: (208) 342-5000
Fax: (208) 343-8869
Email: arhansen@hollandhart.com
Real Property
The Real Property Section of the Idaho State Bar promotes education, training and networking opportunities for attorneys who practice Real Property Law. The section meets the first Wednesday of the month - September through May - at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available). The monthly meeting includes a 0.5 hour CLE program in addition to the regular business meeting.
2012 Membership Dues: $25
Law Students: $10
Section Chairperson:
Tracy V. Vance
Rocky Mountain Management & Development
PO Box 15407
Boise, ID 83715
Phone: (208) 345-7030
Fax: (208) 345-7210
Email: tvv@rmcos.com
Taxation, Probate & Trust Law
Taxation, Probate & Trust Law Section Website
The Taxation, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Idaho State Bar offers education, training and networking opportunities to attorneys who practice in federal, state and location taxation, probate and trust law. The section meets the second Tuesday of February, April, June, and November at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available).
2012 Membership Dues: $25
Section Chairperson:
Daniel James Manning
Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields,Chtd.
PO Box 817
Pocatello, ID 83204-0817
Phone: (208) 233-2001
Fax: (208) 232-0150
Email: djm@moffatt.com
Water Law
The Water Law Section of the Idaho State Bar focuses on issues of concern to water law attorneys and works closely with the Idaho Water Users Association. The section meets the second Thursday of January, March, May, July, September, and November at The Law Center in Boise (conference call available).
2012 Membership Dues: $25
Section Chairperson:
Andrew Joseph Waldera
Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields, Chtd.
PO Box 829
Boise, ID 83701-0829
Phone: (208) 345-2000
Fax: (208) 385-5384
Email: ajw@moffatt.com
Workers Compensation
Each March the Section sponsors a day long seminar devoted to issues of concern in the area of workers compensation. They also publish an annual newsletter and work closely with the Idaho Industrial Commission on issues of common concern. The Section serves as a primary source for technical assistance to the Commission. By Laws
2012 Membership Dues: $40
Admitted less than 1 year: $20
Section Chairperson:
Robert Alan Nauman
Litster Frost Injury Lawyers
3501 W. Elder Street, Ste. 108
Boise, ID 83705
Phone: (208) 489-6400
Fax: (208) 489-6404
Email: bob.nauman@litsterfrost.com
Young Lawyers
The Young Lawyers Section works to promote the interest of young and newly admitted lawyers. The section meets the third Tuesday of the month at varying locations (conference call available).
2012 Membership Dues: $35
(To be eligible for membership in the Young Lawyers Section, you must either be
37 years of age or under; or admitted to ISB for 5 years or less.)
Section Chairperson:
Mark Paul Coonts
Ada County Public Defender's Office
200 W. Front Street, Room 1107
Boise, ID
83702
Phone: (208) 287-7400
mcoonts@adaweb.net