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 quarterly at the Idaho State Bar Offices in Boise (conference call available) in January, April, July, and October.
2009 Membership Dues: $30
Section Chairperson:
Gary Lawrence Schreiner
Sixth District Family Court Services
624 E. Center Street, Room 220
Pocatello, ID 83201
(208) 236-7416 Fax: (208) 236-7079
Email: garys@bannockcounty.us
Business & Corporate Law
Business & Corporate Law Section Website
The Section has available for purchase the 3rd Edition of the Non-Profit Corporation Handbook. The annual business meeting and seminar is held each year during the month of May. The Council and members meet each 2nd Wednesday, September – May.
2009 Membership Dues: $35
Law School Students: $10
Section Chairperson:
David Scott Jensen
Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields, Chtd.
PO Box 829
Boise, ID 83701
(208) 385-5486 Fax: (208) 385-5384
Email: dvj@moffatt.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.
2009 Membership Dues: $30
Paralegals of Section Members: $15
Section Chairperson:
James Alphonse Spinner
Service, Spinner & Gray Williams
PO Box 6009
Pocatello, ID 83205
Phone: (208) 232-4471
Fax: (208) 232-1808
Email: spinjim@cableone.net
Diversity
2009 Membership Dues: $25
Students and Non-ISB Members: $10
Section Chairperson:
Dina Marie Flores-Brewer
Disability Rights Idaho
4477 Emerald Street, Ste. B-100
Boise, ID 83706-2066
Phone: (208) 336-5353
Fax: (208) 336-5396
Email: dina@disabilityrightsidaho.org
Employment & Labor Law
Employment and Labor Law Section Website
The Section has available for purchase the 2nd Edition of the Employment Law Handbook, created and designed for solo practitioners and small-to-medium sized employers. The Council and members meet every 4th Wednesday of each month and the meetings include a 0.5 hour CLE on a topic related to employment/labor law.
2009 Membership Dues: $25
Section Chairperson:
Erika Birch
Strindberg & Scholnick
671 E. Riverpark Lane, Ste. 130
Boise, ID 83706
Phone: (208) 336-1788
Fax: (208) 344-7980
Email: erika@idahojobjustice.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 monthly on the fourth Wednesday of the month. The section also sponsors the Annual Environmental Law Seminar in late January.
2009 Membership Dues: $35
Attorneys admitted less than 5 years: $15
Section Chairperson:
Erika Eaton Malmen
Perkins Coie, LLP
PO Box 737
Boise, ID 83701-0737
Phone: (208) 343-3434
Fax: (208) 343-3232
Email: emalmen@perkinscoie.com
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 Family Law Handbook.
2009 Membership Dues: $30
Admitted to ISB less than 5 years & Law School Students: $10
Section Chairperson:
Linda Louise Blackwelder Pall
Law Office of L. Pall
PO Box 8656
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 second friday of each month during the noon hour at the Idaho State Bar Law Center
2009 Membership Dues: $25
Section Chairperson:
David E. Wynkoop
PO Box 31
Meridian, ID 83680
Phone: (208) 887-4800
Fax: (208) 887-4865
Email: ssdwlaw@mcleodusa.net
Health Law
The Section is looking for member input to design and develop programs and activities for the coming year. Contact the Section if you have ideas or are interested to participate in the work of the Section.
2009 Membership Dues: $25
Section Chairperson:
Joseph Kevin West
Hall, Farley, Oberrecht & Blanton, PA
PO Box 1271
Boise, ID 83701
Phone: (208) 395-8500
Fax: (208) 395-8585
Email: jkw@hallfarley.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.
2009 Membership Dues: $25
Tribal Court Advocates and Law Students: $10
Section Chairperson:
Ryan William Sudbury
PO Box 8366
Missoula, MT 59807
(406) 529-9744
Email: ryan@davissudbury.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 alternating months during the noon hour at the Idaho State Bar Law Center.
2009 Membership Dues: $40
Law School Students, Law Professors & Judicial Clerks: $20
(Registered patent agents also eligible for membership)
Section Chairperson:
Elizabeth Herbst Schierman
Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP
1403 W. Franklin St.
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 345-1122
Fax: (888) 388-6035
Email: schierman@dykaslaw.com
International Law
International Law Section Website
2009 Membership Dues: $25
Law School Students: $15
Section Chairperson:
Shasta J. Kilminster-Hadley
Office of the Attorney General
PO Box 83720 Phone:
Boise, ID 83720-0010
Phone: (208) 334-4541
Fax: (208) 854-8072
Email: shasta.k-hadley@ag.idaho.gov
Law Practice Management
The Law Practice Management Section promotes the education and training of attorneys interested in law office technology, organization and practice management resources. The section meets alternating months during the noon hour at the Idaho State Bar Law Center. The section also offers regular CLE programs to all members of the Bar on matters related to practice management.
2009 Membership Dues: $25
Law School Students & ISB Members admitted less than 1 year: Free
Section Chairperson:
Paul Jamison Stark
Idaho Business Law Group, PLLC
660 E. Franklin Road, Ste. 220
Meridian, ID 83642
(208) 884-1995 Fax: (208) 460-1995
Email: paul@idahoblg.com
Litigation
The Litigation Section of the Idaho State Bar promotes education, training and professional development for attorneys whose practice involves trial work.
2009 Membership Dues: $35
Judiciary: $10
Section Chairperson:
Wyatt Benton Johnson
Angstman, Johnson & Associates, PLLC
3649 N. Lakeharbor Lane
Boise, ID 83703
(208) 384-8588 Fax: (208) 853-0117
Email: wyatt@angstman.com
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.
2009 Membership Dues: $35
Attorneys admitted to ISB less than one year: $10
Section Chairperson:
James Kenneth Dickinson
Ada County Prosecutor's Office
200 W. Front Street, Rm 3191
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 287-7700 Boise, ID 83701
Fax: (208) 287-7719
Email: jimd@adaweb.net
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 each month during the noon hour at the Idaho State Bar Law Center and at other locations throughout Idaho joined by conference call. The monthly meeting includes a 0.5 hour CLE program in addition to the regular business meeting.
2009 Membership Dues: $25
Section Chairperson:
Kipp Lee Manwaring
Manwaring Law Office, PA
381 Shoup Avenue, Ste. 210
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Phone: (208) 782-2300
Fax: (208) 523-9109
Email: kipp@manwaringlaw.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 alternating months during the noon hour on the second Tuesday of the month at the Idaho State Bar Law Center
2009 Membership Dues: $40
Section Chairperson:
John Stanley McGown Jr.
Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP
PO Box 1617
Boise, ID 83701-1617
Phone: (208) 344-6000
Fax: (208) 342-3829
Email: jsm@hteh.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.
2009 Membership Dues: $35
Section Chairperson:
Andrew Joseph Waldera
PO Box 829
Boise, ID 83701-0829
(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.
2009 Membership Dues:
Active attorneys admitted more than one year: $35
Affiliate attorneys admitted more than one year: $20
Attorneys admitted one year or less: $15
Section Chairperson:
James A. Ford
Elam & Burke, PA
PO Box 1539
Boise, ID 83701
Phone: (208) 343-5454
Fax: (208) 384-5844
Email: jaf@elamburke.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 each month during the noon hour at the Idaho State Bar Law Center.
2009 Membership Dues: $20
(To be eligible for membership in the Young Lawyers Section, you must either be
under the age of 37 or admitted to the Idaho State Bar for 3 years or less.)
Section Chairperson:
Christian Carl Christensen II
Idaho Court of Appeals
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0020
Phone: (208) 947-7583
Email: ccchriste@hotmail.com