2026 Idaho State Bar Award Recipients
Congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients! Our Distinguished Lawyer, Outstanding Young Lawyer, Service, Section of the Year, and Milestone awards will be honored at the Annual Meeting on Wednesday June 17, 2026. The Distinguished Jurist award will be honored at JUMP on October 6th. The Professionalism and Pro Bono awards will be honored at the District Bar Roadshow events in November. You can read more about the winners in the August issue of the Advocate.
Distinguished Lawyer
Outstanding Young Lawyer
Distinguished Jurist
Hon. Jessica M. Lorello
Service Awards
Boyd “Mack” Mayo
Hon. Paige M. Nolta
Jessica Perez
Lisa S. Fabreguette
Kurt D. Holzer
Tammie D. Whyte
Professionalism Awards
1st – Hon. James F. Combo
2nd – Julie S. Kane
3rd – Tyler S. Rounds
4th – Walter J. Donovan Jr.
4th – William L. M. Nary
5th – Hon. Jennifer L.K. Haemmerle
6th – Richard A. Diehl Jr.
7th – Eric M. Barzee (posthumous)
Denise O’Donnell Day Pro Bono Awards
1st – Kristen Thompson
2nd – Joanna McFarland
3rd – Jacob T. Welsh
4th – Michelle R. W. Finch
4th – Denise Penton
7th – Justin Eckman
Section of the Year
Professionalism and Ethics Section
Milestone Celebration Honorees – Celebrating 25, 40, 50, 60, 65, 70 and 75 Years of Membership
75-Year Attorneys
Mr. James C. Blanton
70-Year Attorneys
Hon. Mr. Robert E. Bakes
60-Year Attorneys
E. Don Copple
Fredrick D. Decker
Jack S. Gjording
Gary M. Haman
Carl D. Hamilton
Hon. James C. Herndon
Rjay Lloyd
Kenneth E. Lyon Jr.
Craig L. Meadows
John S. Simko
50-Year Attorneys
Breck H. Barton
Larry C. Berry
Randall C. Budge
Phillip K. Chattin
Terry C. Copple
William J. Douglas
William J. Fitzgerald
Jerry J. Goicoechea
Stephen S. Hart
Larry C. Hunter
David R. Lombardi
Michael W. Moore
Merrily K. Munther
Michael J. Newell
Danny J. Radakovich
Brent T. Robinson
G. Lance Salladay
Carl C. Straub
Jeffrey A. Strother
P. Mark Thompson
Steven C. Verby
Thomas G. Walker
Stanley W. Welsh
Scott D. Woodbury
Hon. Leland M. Riddoch
Hon. R. Barry Wood
Ryan P. Armbruster
Stephen Blaser
Alan D. Cameron
E. Brian Chernecke
Steven L. Clark
Fred M. Gibler
Kenneth B. Howard
Charles C. Just
Patrick J. Kole
Thomas R. Linville
Susan D. Powell Mauk
Terry R. McDaniel
Dean J. Miller
Phillip S. Oberrecht
Raymond S. Pasley
Paul S. Penland
Gordon W. Petrie
John Patrick Riceci
Jeffery W. Ring
Jon M. Steele
Randolph C. Stone
Thomas H. Swinehart
R. John Taylor
Alan E. Trimming
Michael A. Van Horne
Herbert T. Vanderford
William R. VanHole
Peter C. Wagstaff
Robert A. Wallace
Michael B. White
Everett T. Wohlers
Lawrence Wong