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The Idaho State Bar is offering a limited number of scholarships to the 2024 Annual Meeting, July 17-19, at JUMP in Boise. The scholarships will include full registration, tickets to the social events and per diem up to $100 per day for travel and lodging. The scholarships are designed to provide assistance to those attorneys who, due to financial or professional circumstances, would otherwise be unable to attend.

To apply for scholarship, please fill out this 2024 Annual Meeting Scholarship Request Form.  If you have any questions, please contact the ISB Commissioner who represents your judicial district or the ISB Program and Legal Education Director Teresa Baker.

Several of the District Bars and other legal organizations such as the Idaho Women Lawyers are also providing several scholarships.  If you are a member of any of these organizations and would like to apply for one of their scholarships, please use the same Scholarship Request form and the applications will be forward to the appropriate organizations for their review.

Deadline for scholarship requests is Monday, June 3, 2024

Reboot Your Well-Being

May 6th Through the 10th

The Idaho State Bar Attorney Well-Being Committee invites you to celebrate Well-Being in the Law Week, May 6th through May 10th.

The Committee has been working with the District Bar Associations to plan events throughout the state during Well-Being in the Law Week and beyond. Join other members of the profession, the courts and support staff by participating in these free activities that will improve your overall well-being.

Additionally, we will have activities Monday through Friday where you can focus on a different aspect of well-being right from where you are. Every day you will have at least three different suggestions for activities and education.

RSVP Today!

Second District Event – May 10th

Third District CLE – May 8th

Fourth District Event – May 10th

Limited Time Offer – November 20^th through December 22^nd – 12 CLE credits (self-study) for only $200.  Idaho Programs! Idaho MCLE Approved!

The Idaho Law Foundation is offering the special Season of Thanks Bundle Package to thank our members for their support throughout the year.  The bundle includes 12.0 CLE self-study credits for only $200!  You will be given 90 days to make your program selections, with an additional 90 days following your selection to view each program. By selecting online, on-demand streaming, you will have the convenience to watch whenever and wherever you like!

Please Note: You will not be eligible to receive additional credit for the CLEs listed above you have attended or watched in the past. No refunds will be provided. No extensions will be awarded. All sales are final.

Your support of Idaho Law Foundation CLE programming provides the necessary resources to fulfill the Foundation’s goal of enriching the public’s understanding of and respect for the law and legal system. To take advantage of this great offer, select: 2023 Season of Thanks Bundle.

*After you purchase your bundle, it is helpful to also have this list of courses up on a separate screen so that you can easily see the credits for each course to choose the 12.0 credits that you would like to watch. Please contact Colleen Austin in our office with any questions.

If you already have your credits for this reporting period, please watch the courses after the first of the year for them to count for the next reporting period.

• Discrimination Based on Gender: Reconciling Bostock in a Rapidly Evolving Workplace (2022) – 1.0 CLE Credits
• Millennials Rising: This Ain’t Your Parents’ Legal Profession (2022) – 1.5 CLE Credits
• The Climate of Civility and Professionalism in the Practice of Law in Idaho (2021) – 2.0 Ethics Credits
• Expert Disclosures: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (2022) – 1.0 CLE Credits / NAC Approved
• From Alston to NIL to Future Employment? Recent Legal Developments in College Athletics Governance (2022) – 1.5 CLE Credits
• 2022 Lessons from the Masters (2022) – 1.5 CLE credits of which .5 are Ethics / NAC Approved
• Noteworthy and Recent Cases on Ethics (2022) – 1.0 Ethics Credits
• Forensic Meteorology: Revealing Weather-Related Truths (2022) – 1.5 CLE Credits
• Recent Cases on Ethics and Common Questions to Bar Counsel (2022) – 1.5 CLE credits of which 1.5 are Ethics / NAC Approved
• Appellate Mediation (2022) – 1.5 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Bankruptcy for Beginners: The 10 Things EVERY Lawyer Should Know (2022) – 1.0 CLE Credits
• Introduction to Tribal Law (2022) – 1.0 CLE Credits
• 2022 Headline News (2022) – 6.0 CLE credits of which 1.0 Ethics
• Hog-Tight Fences and Dirk-Knives: Decoding Statutes from Idaho’s Infancy (2021) – 1.5 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Handling Your First Appeal (2021) – 1.5 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Local Rules Update and Practice Pointers (2021) – 1.5 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• 2021 Lessons from the Masters (2021) – 1.5 CLE credits of which .5 are Ethics / NAC Approved
• Internet Defamation (2021) – 1.5 CLE credits
• So, You’re Going to the United States Supreme Court – Now What? (2021) – 1.5 CLE credits
• Recalibrating Your Law Practice for the Evolving Cybersecurity Threats (2021) – 1.5 Ethics credits / NAC Approved
• The History of Idaho in the Ninth Circuit (2021) – 1.5 CLE credits
• Emerging Issues in the Trademark Law and Unfair Competition (2021) – 1.5 CLE credits
• The Climate of Civility and Professionalism in the Practice of Law in Idaho (2021) – 2.0 Ethics credits / NAC Approved
• The Seven Deadly Sins of Legal Writing (2021) – 1.0 CLE credits
• Handling Your First or Next Medical Malpractice Case (2021) – 2.0 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Handling Your First or Next Criminal Domestic Violence Case (2021) – 2.0 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Assisting your Client with Business Succession Planning (2021) – 1.0 CLE credit
• Hindsight in 2020: IP Law Lessons Not to Learn the Hard Way (2020) – 1.0 CLE credit
• The Show Must Go On: Resuming Jury Selection Post-Pandemic (2020) – 1.0 CLE credit
• The Ethics of Self-Care (2020) – 1.0 Ethics credit / NAC Approved
• 2020 Lessons from the Masters (2020) – 1.5 CLE credits of which .5 are Ethics
• Ethical Guidance for Cyber-Crime Prevention and Response (2020) – 1.5 CLE credits of which 1.5 are Ethics
• Violence in the Legal Profession: A Study of Idaho and our Colleagues Nationwide (2020) – 1.5 CLE credits
• Ten Things All Idaho Lawyers Should Know About Indian Law and Business or Murder? The U.S. Supreme Court and Herrera v. Wyoming (2020) – 1.5 CLE credits
• The Life Cycle of an Estate Plan: Understanding Estate Planning Strategies and Use of Basic Wills and Trusts (2020) – 2.0 CLE credits 1.0 / NAC Approved
• Con Law by the Numbers (2020) – 2.0 CLE credits
• Lawyer Well-Being: What’s It Got to Do with Me? (2020) – 1.5 CLE credits
• Holistic Trial Work: Viewing Your Case with an Eye Towards Appeal and Viewing Your Appeal with an Eye Toward Remand (2020) – 1.5 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Handling Your First or Next Matter Involving the Sale or Acquisition of a Small Business (2020) – 2.0 CLE credits
• Social Media & Ethics (2020) – 1.5 CLE credits of which 1.5 are Ethics
• Understanding and Representing Clients Who’ve Experienced Trauma in Family Law Matters – What You Need to Know About Trauma (2020) – 1.5 CLE credits
• Handling Your First or Next Motor Vehicle Crash Case (2020) – 2.0 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Handling Your First or Next Child Support Enforcement Case (2020) – 2.0 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Handling Your First or Next Wrongful Death Case (2020) – 2.0 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Clearing Barriers to Military Legal Readiness (2019) – 1.5 CLE credits of which .75 are Ethics
• A View From the Appellate Bench in Idaho (2019) – 1.5 CLE credits of which 1.5 are Ethics / NAC Approved
• 2019 Lessons from the Masters (2019) – 1.5 CLE credits of which .5 is Ethics credits / NAC Approved
• Technology and a New Generation: How Progress Affects Professional Responsibility (2019) – 2.0 Ethics credits / NAC Approved
• Can I Get This Tweet Admitted? Evidentiary Issues in the Digital Age (2019) – 2.0 CLE credits / NAC Approved
• Handling Your First or Next Real Estate Case (2019) – 2.0 CLE credits
• Hot Topics in Employment Law (2019) – 3.25 CLE credits
• Handling Your First or Next Wrongful Death Case (2019) – 2.0 CLE credits / NAC Approved

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2023 Richard C. Fields Civility Award  through Friday, October 20, 2023.

The Idaho State Bar Professionalism & Ethics Section presents the Richard C. Fields Civility Award each year in honor of Dick Fields who was consistently recognized for his service, professionalism, and leadership within the Idaho State Bar and was known in the legal community as an advocate for civility in the practice of law. Dick received the Idaho State Bar’s Distinguished Lawyer Award in 2000 and chaired the Dean’s Advisory Council at Concordia Law since its inception in 2009, until his passing in April 2014. In honor of Dick’s memory and the legacy he left for future generations of lawyers in Idaho, this award is presented to an Idaho lawyer who demonstrates a commitment to professionalism and civility in the profession. 

• Nominations are accepted from anyone who knows and is familiar with the attorney.  In the past, great nominations have been received from judges, legal assistants/paralegals, law clerks and community members.

• Any attorney, who primarily practices in Idaho, who demonstrates a commitment to professionalism and civility and is an example to his or her peers is eligible for a nomination.  The selection committee kindly asks you to refrain from nominating an attorney posthumously or a member of the judiciary, even though both categories undisputedly have several qualified nominees.

• Nomination submission information is up to the person nominating.  Nominations can be a few sentences about the person being nominated and why he or she is qualified or a formal letter.  Numerous people can get together and submit a nomination “packet” for one person, or each person can submit his or her own nomination.  Information about activities participated in and/or examples or conduct which you believe demonstrates a commitment to professionalism and civility are helpful to the selection committee.

Email nominations by October 20th to the Chair of the Professionalism and Ethics Section, Texie Montoya.

To view a list of previous recipients, select: Richard C. Fields Civility Award Past Recipients.

Applications are being accepted by the Idaho State Bar for the Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (IALL). Now in its 12^th, IALL aims to promote diversity and inspire leadership qualities in the legal profession by presenting proven leadership skills. The program features professional development for a small group of Idaho’s most promising lawyers. IALL brings together lawyers from different practice areas with a variety of backgrounds from all across the Gem State. The deadline for application submission is Friday, August 18th.

The mission of IALL is to promote diversity and inspire the development of leadership within the legal profession. IALL will bring together lawyers from different practice areas with a variety of backgrounds from all across Idaho. IALL will build upon the participant’s leadership skills and promote leadership experience by:

·         Teaching accepted and recognized leadership skills and philosophies;

·         Fostering professional relationships within the Idaho legal community and the greater community;

·         Promoting professional obligations and community service; and

·         Raising awareness among lawyers of the broad range of issues and challenges facing leaders today.

For more information regarding the program, please visit our website at Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers.

APPLY NOW – To apply online, use our new IALL ONLINE APPLICATION.  To download the brochure, click here: IALL Brochure 2023-2024.

Join the Idaho State Bar Idaho Legal History Section for an evening celebrating Idaho’s rich legal history! Anyone who is interested in Idaho legal history is invited to attend! Membership in the sections is not required.

Applications are being accepted by the Idaho State Bar for the Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (IALL). Now in its 11^th, IALL aims to promote diversity and inspire leadership qualities in the legal profession by presenting proven leadership skills. The program features professional development for a small group of Idaho’s most promising lawyers. IALL brings together lawyers from different practice areas with a variety of backgrounds from all across the Gem State. The deadline for application submission is Monday, August 22^nd by 9:00 am.

The mission of IALL is to promote diversity and inspire the development of leadership within the legal profession. IALL will bring together lawyers from different practice areas with a variety of backgrounds from all across Idaho. IALL will build upon the participant’s leadership skills and promote leadership experience by:

·         Teaching accepted and recognized leadership skills and philosophies;

·         Fostering professional relationships within the Idaho legal community and the greater

community;

·         Promoting professional obligations and community service; and

·         Raising awareness among lawyers of the broad range of issues and challenges facing

leaders today.

For more information regarding the program, please visit our website at Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers.

APPLY NOW – To apply online, use our new IALL ONLINE APPLICATION.  To download the brochure, click here: IALL Brochure 2022-2023.