Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Thursday, July 18, 2024

9:00 – 10:45 am (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits including 1.0 Ethics credits – NAC

**Live Webcast and In-Person Registration Available

With a 24/7 media cycle, your case may explode overnight into a media frenzy. Small towns in Idaho have had this happen all too frequently in the past few years.  Public interest in true crime, trends, or politics may result in reporters chasing down a story about your case asking you to be ready to speak at a moment’s notice. This presentation will address the specific ethical rules that govern what lawyers can legally and ethically say to the press. Incorporating the IRPC, this program will cover permissible statements both in and out of the courtroom, on and offline, and will touch on how you can respond to unfair adverse publicity.

Speaker: Wendy J. Olson, Stoel Rives, LLP

Note:  This CLE will begin with as the opening session of the Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting with an address by Gary L. Cooper, President of the Idaho State Bar and Chief Justice  G. Richard  Bevan, Idaho Supreme Court.  All of the speakers are included for the full 1.5 CLE credits.

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Thursday, July 18, 2024

11:00 – 12:00 pm (MT)

1.0 CLE Credits – NAC

**Live Webcast and In-Person Registration Available

Whether or not you are ready for the publicity from a high-profile case, there are certain aspects of media relations that every attorney should know how to manage.  This panel discussion will provide insight as to the role the media has in keeping the public informed as well as when you should not engage with the media, and how to handle negative, adverse publicity.

Speakers: Wendy J. Olson, Stoel Rives, LLP, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press and Sandra Barrios, Fourth Judicial District Trial Court Administrator

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Litigation Section

Thursday, July 18, 2024

1:30 – 3:00 pm (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits – NAC

**Live Webcast and In-Person Registration Available

Effective depositions are the foundation of a successful case. Cases can be won or lost at the deposition stage.   Join our seasoned trial attorneys as they examine the best strategies that will help you maximize the efficacy of your depositions and obtain compelling testimony for use at trial.

Speakers:  John W. Kluksdal, Kluksdal Law, LLC and C. Clayton Gill, J.R. Simplot Company

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Thursday, July 18, 2024

1:30 – 3:00 pm (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits – NAC

**In-Person Registration Only – Course will be recorded for on-demand viewing after the Annual Meeting

Artificial intelligence or “AI” is the hot topic for nearly all industries including the legal industry.  While it may offer some innovations with increased productivity, automation, and the magnification of human senses and abilities that will be transformational in the medical realm, it is fraught with legal issues. This session will focus on issues innate with AI including infringement on intellectual property and copyright and what every lawyer should be thinking about when assisting their clients who may be using AI in their work or business.

Speaker: Bradlee R. Frazer, Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Professionalism and Ethics Section

Thursday, July 18, 2024

3:15 – 4:45 pm (MT)

1.5 Ethics Credits – NAC

**Live Webcast and In-Person Registration Available

This session will review video clips from classic TV shows and discuss how the Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct are implicated. Joe also plans to discuss recent Idaho formal charge cases resulting in public discipline since the last Annual Meeting.

Speaker: Joseph N. Pirtle, Idaho State Bar Counsel

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Appellate Practice Section

Friday, July 19, 2024

8:45 – 10:15 am (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits – NAC

**Live Webcast and In-Person Registration Available

The recently created Idaho Office of Administrative Hearings has taken on the challenge of conducting contested case proceedings from most Idaho state agencies and presides over adjudicatory hearings, mediations, and arbitrations when requested by state agencies.  This presentation will update you on how the OAH has standardized processes across Idaho agencies and their approach to their new role in hearing cases from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

Speakers: Brian A. Nickels and Leslie M. Hayes, Idaho Office on Administrative Hearings

Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Real Property Section

Friday, July 19, 2024

8:45 – 10:15 am (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits

**In-Person Registration Only – Course will be recorded for on-demand viewing after the Annual Meeting

Office and industrial spaces leases can be daunting for those that do not practice in the real estate arena.  This presentation will provide you with an overview of the current office and industrial market, as well as explain the best approach to follow when securing new space.  Finally, the presenters will discuss the issues that may arise when clients forgo having an attorney negotiate a transaction and rely solely on commercial leasing agent or broker that is not required to disclose potential conflicts of interest.

Speakers: Bill Beck and Greg Gaddis, Tenant Realty Advisors

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Friday, July 19, 2024

10:30 – 12:00 pm (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits – NAC

**Live Webcast and In-Person Registration Available

The presentation will be a discussion of the various methods and issues regarding effective and fair debt collection practices in Idaho, and offer tips and strategies for navigating the potential challenges of the multifaceted area of debts and debt collection.

Speaker: James A. Spinner, Spinner, Wood & Smith

Sponsored by the Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers

Friday, July 19, 2024

10:30 – 12:00 pm (MT)

1.5 Ethics Credits

**In-Person Registration Only – Course will be recorded for on-demand viewing after the Annual Meeting

Vicarious trauma, or compassion fatigue, is real and occurs over time when a person is exposed indirectly to the suffering of others for whom they feel responsible.  High burnout, negative coping and isolation, and mental health impacts can be the result for many attorneys.  Join the discussion on how to tell if you or a colleague are suffering and learn about positive ways of coping.

Speaker: J.P. McMichael, Catalyst for Change Associates, LLC and Benjamin Seymour, Southworth Associates

Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation

Friday, July 19, 2024

1:00 – 2:30 pm (MT)

1.5 CLE Credits of which 0.5 is Ethics – NAC

**Live Webcast and In-Person Registration Available

Join our distinguished group of Idaho jurists that make up the Idaho Court of Appeals.  The panel will discuss best practices and tips for practitioners in preparing, briefing, and presenting appeals mixed in with memorable stories straight from the bench.

Speakers:  Hon. David W. Gratton, Chief Judge, Hon. Molly J. Huskey, Hon. Jessica M. Lorello and Hon. Michael P. Tribe, Idaho Court of Appeals