Admission for Experienced Attorneys

***On December 28, 2023, the Idaho Supreme Court entered an Order amending the Idaho Bar Commission Rules governing admission to practice law in Idaho. The amendments are effective March 1, 2024. The amendments eliminate the reciprocity requirement under current Idaho Bar Commission Rule 206 and provide that any attorney from any state who has been substantially engaged in the Active Practice of Law for at least three of the previous five years may be admitted to the practice of law in Idaho without having to take the Idaho bar examination. The amendments further provide that work as a judicial law clerk qualifies as the Active Practice of Law for the purposes of qualifying for admission without examination, provided such work was performed after admission to practice and as a licensed, active member of the jurisdiction in which the work was performed. You can find the Court’s Order HERE.***

Admission Based on Practice Experience – Idaho Bar Commission Rule 206

Time and Manner for Admission. Experienced Attorney Applicants shall be admitted as provided in Rule 220.

The application process could take from 60 to 90 days to complete. The application fee is $1,200.00. If you have questions about the application process or the admission requirements, please contact Abby Kostecka, MCLE and Admissions Director, or Tasha Sorrells-Landeros, Admissions Analyst, at (208) 334-4500.

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Steps for Admission
Application
Applicants
Address Change

Steps for Admission

Listed below are the steps for Admission to the Idaho State Bar as an Experienced Attorney Applicant. The application process could take from 60 to 90 days to complete.

When an application has been processed and approved, the Idaho State Bar notifies the Idaho Supreme Court that the applicant is eligible for admission.
When the Idaho State Bar receives the Order of Admission, the Admissions Department sends the applicant license forms to be completed and returned to the Idaho State Bar, along with a letter giving instructions for admission to the Idaho Supreme Court and the United States District Court.
After the Idaho State Bar has received and processed the license forms, the applicant is eligible for admission. Applicant must first be admitted through the Idaho Supreme Court before being eligible to be admitted to the United States District Court.
Applicants must appear in person at the Idaho Supreme Court in Boise to be sworn-in. Please note that applicants have six months from the date of the Order of Admission to be sworn-in. Idaho Bar Commission Rule 220.
Pursuant to Idaho Bar Commission Rule 402, within 12 months of admission to the Idaho State Bar, each new Idaho lawyer is required to complete the New Admittee Education Requirement, which entails completion of 10 New Admittee Credit (NAC) approved CLE credits, including 4 courses fulfilling the Idaho Substantive Law Requirement. NAC-Approved courses and courses satisfying the Idaho Substantive Law Requirement are available streaming online at isb.fastcle.com.

If you have questions about the application process or the admission requirements, please contact Abby Kostecka, MCLE and Admissions Director. Associate Director, or Tasha Sorrells-Landeros.

If you have questions about the New Admittee Education Requirement, please contact Teresa Baker, Program & Legal Education Director.

If you have questions about CLE requirements, please contact Abby Kostecka.

Application

Apply for admission in Idaho using the Idaho State Bar Admissions Application. Click HERE for the application, instructions on how to complete the application, and other required forms.

Questions about the application process? Contact Abby Kostecka, MCLE and Admissions Director, or Tasha Sorrells-Landeros, Admissions Analyst, at (208) 334-4500.

Applicants

The following experienced attorneys applied for admission to practice law in Idaho:

10/1/24 – 1/6/25

Jared Dennis Bingham

University of Wyoming College of Law

Syracuse, UT

Daniel Dean Bond

The University of Mississippi School of Law

Birmingham, AL

Michael Frederick Bosco

University of Notre Dame Law School

Paradise Valley, AZ

Dana Robinson Burris

D. Rob Burris

California Western School of Law

Tucson, AZ

Dana Robinson Burris

Rob Burris

California Western School of Law

Tucson, AZ

Judson Dee Burton

Judd Burton

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School

Provo, UT

Richard Kin Cheong Chang

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School

Preston, ID

Valerie Rosa Chrissakis

Valerie Rosa Freitas

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

McCall, ID

Valerie Rosa Chrissakis

Valerie Rosa Freitas-Chrissakis

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law

McCall, ID

Jacob Edmund Dean

University of Cincinnati College of Law

Eagle, ID

Carrie Lynn Deck

Carrie Lynn Folendorf

Pepperdine University Odell McConnell Law Center

Eagle, ID

Cory Phillip DiBene

University of San Diego

Boise, ID

Brian Robert Fillmore

Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

Mesa, AZ

Arthur Egbert Fisher

University of California, Hastings College of Law

Hailey, ID

Marcus Lynn Gilson

Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School

Ammon, ID

Reine Hope Glanz

Reine Hope Rooney

Touro College-Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Huntington, NY

Peter John Hess

Willamette University College of Law

Walla Walla, WA

Andrew Abbott Irvine

Lewis & Clark Law School

Boise, ID

Lesley Klein

Lesley Sonnenberg

Pepperdine University Odell McConnell Law Center

Long Beach, CA

Morgan Katherine Lix

Gonzaga University School of Law

Billings, MT

David Glyn Long

Seattle University School of Law

Anchorage, AK

Thomas Alan Mecham

Columbia University School of Law

Salt Lake City, UT

Meaghan Sarah Nelson

Meaghan Sarah Bayer

University of Illinois College of Law

Boise, ID

Anya Helen Perret

University of Pennsylvania Law School

Boise, ID

VICTORINO DELEON GUERRERO TORRES

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

Boise, ID

Lauren Kate Girardot Tschampl

Lauren Kate Girardot

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law

Boise, ID

Neil Udulutch

Seattle University School of Law

Phoenix, AZ

Vanessa Silvina Vittorio

Vanessa Silvina Davila

Whittier Law School

Meridian, ID

Derek Jonathan Warner

Valparaiso University

Peoria, AZ

Eric Brad Wolfe

University of Oregon School of Law

Pendleton, OR

Charmia Ylagan Zigmond

Charmia Viray Ylagan

DePaul University College of Law

Garden City, ID

Address Change

It is important that you keep your mailing and email addresses up to date with the Idaho State Bar so we can make sure you receive important information. Please contact Tasha Sorrells-Landeros to update your address.

Request a Copy of a Previously Filed Application

The Idaho State Bar charges a $25.00 fee for all copies of previously filed applications. To obtain a copy or copies of your application, please submit a written request accompanied by the $25.00 fee for each copy to:

Admissions Department
Idaho State Bar
PO Box 895
Boise, ID 83701

Be sure to list the name and mailing address for the receipt of each copy and whether a certified statement should accompany the copy.