Month: August 2019
Rob Chastain Embodies Small-firm Excellence
By Lindsey M. Welfley Robert R. Chastain - 2019 Idaho State Bar Distinguished Lawyer Robert Chastain grew up in Boise and is a tried and true Idahoan. Chastain attended Borah High School and played baseball before attending Boise State University…
Read Full ArticleA Brave New Telehealth World
By Christina Mott Hesse Utilization of telehealth services is on the rise, particularly as health systems—and especially those serving rural populations—are thinking beyond the traditional, literal walls of their facilities. Telemedicine increases appropriate and timely access to medical services, especially…
Read Full ArticleEnforcing the “Benefit” Part of Benefit Corporations
By Kelsey J. Nunez Throughout the world, for-profit entities are declaring their commitment to “using business as a force for good”TM [i] and matching their ability to generate profits with their desire to create social and environmental benefits. Businesses led…
Read Full ArticleWhose Claim Is It? Judicial Estoppel in Post-Bankruptcy Claims
By Kevin A. Griffiths Introduction Declaring bankruptcy requires a disclosure of all of your “assets,” and this requirement is broad, necessitating the identification of lawsuits both actual and potential. Failing to identify pending lawsuits—or, on the more difficult front, potential…
Read Full ArticleDefault and Default Judgment in Idaho
By D. Andrew Rawlings The situation is familiar. Your client has filed a claim in a lawsuit. The other party has been served. The time to respond has passed. But the other party has not responded. Reflexively, legal practitioners seek…
Read Full ArticleNavigating Your First Used Car Case
By Leland K. Faux As an attorney primarily practicing in the area of consumer protection, I frequently handle cases involving used car sales and Idaho’s lemon law. Nearly as frequently, I hear of other attorneys declining to take on those…
Read Full ArticlePresident’s Message: Answering the Inevitable “Why?”
By Hon. Michael J. Oths “Why did you want to run for the Bar Commission?” I’ve been asked this question many times over the last two years, including by my fellow Commissioner with a similar first name. My answer to…
Read Full ArticleReception to Honor Idaho’s New Women Judges- September 24
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. (MT) Beside Bardenay 612 W. Grove Street – Boise, ID Program will begin at 6:00 p.m. Join Idaho Women Lawyer’s Judicial Recruitment Committee as we celebrate the women who were appointed or…
Read Full ArticleBalancing Act: Choice of Law in Law-Firm Related Litigation
By Mark J. Fucile One of the most significant developments across the legal profession in the past 25 years has been the increasing frequency of cross-border practice by law firms and individual lawyers alike. For firms, it has become common…
Read Full ArticleNinth Circuit Seeks Candidates for the Appellate Lawyer Representative for the District of Idaho
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is seeking applicants from among the federal appellate bar to serve as Appellate Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Those selected will serve three year terms commencing October 1, 2019,…
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