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Annual Meeting Attendance Survey
The Idaho State Bar is planning the 2021 Annual Meeting for July 21st to July 23rd at the Boise Centre East in downtown Boise.
We have some excellent speakers and CLE sessions planned. We are requesting input from bar members that would potentially register for the meeting to gauge in-person attendees versus webcast attendees.
It’s been a long year and we are hoping to bring back the Annual Meeting social events that so many members enjoy! Please give us your opinion on attending these events in different types of venues if we are able to hold them.
We will be following COVID-19 capacity limitations for in-person attendance and protocols as required or recommended at the time of the program or event. The Boise Centre follows stringent protocols for cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention programs to minimize risks associated with infectious agents like the novel coronavirus. You can find more information here on their Clean and Safe Plan.
We expect to open registration by June 1st so watch your email for more information .We appreciate you taking the time to complete this quick survey so that we can make the Annual Meeting as successful and safe for everyone as possible.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Teresa Baker via email or phone at 208-334-4500.
This survey will be open until Friday, April 23rd.
Federal, State, Tribal Partners Confront Violence Against Native Americans
FBA CLE: A Random Walk Through the District of Idaho – Apr. 22
Idaho Supreme Court Amendments – Effective July 1, 2021
Recent Court Order In Re: Adoption of Newly Formatted Idaho Rules of Family Law Procedure, effective July 1, 2021. The order is posted on the Supreme Court’s website: https://isc.idaho.gov/recent-amendments.
Idaho Law Foundation Wraps Up Virtual High School Mock Trial Competition
The Idaho Law Foundation’s Law Related Education Program hosted its annual High School Mock Trial State Championship from Thursday to Saturday, March 18 to 20. For 2021, the three-day tournament was held virtually. This year students explored a criminal mock trial case that centered on a charge of domestic terrorism involving the destruction of a dam in the fictional state of Monida.
All teams in the state competition participated in four rounds of competition in virtual Zoom Courtrooms on Thursday and Friday with the top two teams facing off for the state championship on Saturday morning.
The 2021 state competition involved 150 high school students on 15 teams. 125 teachers, judges, attorneys, and other community leaders donated their time to serve as coaches, advisors, judges, and competition staff.
The following teams placed in the top five for Idaho’s state tournament:
- 2021 State Champion: The Ambrose School, Meridian
- State Runner Up: The Logos School, Moscow
- Third Place: Mountain Home High School
- Fourth Place: The Ambrose School, Meridian
- Fifth Place: Victory Charter School, Nampa
Mock trial team members who played roles as attorneys and witnesses also had the opportunity to be recognized for individual awards. For each trial through four rounds of competition, each judge had the opportunity to select the students they believed gave the best performances for the trial. The top witnesses and attorneys for the 2021 competition include:
Top Witnesses:
- Audrey Hansell (The Ambrose School)
- Jordynn Hunt (Centennial High School)
- Maria Jimenez (Thunder Ridge High School)
- Kalkidan Meyer (The Logos School)
- Reagan Moore (Sage International School)
- Ben Perrigo (The Ambrose School)
- Josiah Rauch (The Logos School)
- Allie Reid (Mountain Home High School)
- Marilla Story (The Logos School)
- Sophia Thompson (Victory Charter School)
- Paige Williams (Centennial High School)
Top Attorneys:
- Zach Atwood (The Logos School)
- Mya Brushey (The Ambrose School)
- Nina Linder (Lewiston High School)
- Nadjeda Luker (Centennial High School)
- Hunter Marang (Victory Charter School)
- Daly Marvel (Sage International School)
- Ty Olney (Thunder Ridge High School)
- Oam Patel (Mountain Home High School)
- Kyleigh Rohrs (Mountain Home High School)
- Samantha Snow (Sage International School)
- Kristen Stanciu (The Ambrose School)
- Ronen Wyrick (The Logos School)
In addition to the mock trial competition, Idaho’s mock trial program hosts a Courtroom Artist Contest as part of the program. Artists observed trials and submitted sketches that depict courtroom scenes. The top three entries for 2021 were:
- First Place: Lily Giordano, Centennial High School
- Second Place: Nicholas Remalce, Lewiston High School
- Third Place: Josephine Wyrick, The Logos School
The Ambrose School will represent Idaho at the National High School Mock Trial Championship in May and Lily Giordano will represent Idaho in the National Courtroom Artist Contest.
Plans will soon begin for the 2022 mock trial season. For more information about how to get involved with the mock trial program, visit idahomocktrial.org or contact Carey Shoufler, Idaho Law Foundation Law Related Education Director, at cshoufler@isb.idaho.gov.
About the Idaho High School Mock Trial Program
Idaho Mock Trial is a statewide hands-on civic education activity for high school students. Working with attorney and teacher coaches, participants prepare a hypothetical legal case and present it in a simulated courtroom competition. In real and virtual courtrooms, before real judges and attorneys, teams try cases they have been preparing since the fall. From opening statements, through direct and cross-examination of witnesses, to closing arguments, each team has its own attorneys and witnesses and must be ready to present either side of the case before juries who score their performances.
About the Idaho Law Foundation & Law Related Education
The Idaho Law Foundation is the charitable arm of the Idaho State Bar. As a program of the Foundation, Law Related Education is a statewide civic education program that works to enhance public understanding of the legal system and bring together attorneys and teachers to help students of all ages understand the role of law in a democratic society. For more information, visit idaholawfoundation.org.
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New Local Rules for the Fourth District
Idaho Supreme Court Comments Sought
Scam Alert: Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
Idaho lawyers are reporting that unemployment claims have been filed under their names with the Idaho Department of Labor. Most discovered the scam through emails or letters to them or to their employers. The scammers often have obtained victims’ personal information such as home addresses and social security numbers. Please note the Idaho State Bar does not store, cache, or archive data needing for filing claims with the Idaho Department of Labor.
If you receive a reference to an unemployment claim that appears fraudulent, or if you receive an unexpected 1099-G tax form from the Idaho Department of Labor, please follow this link to report possible identity theft. You might also run a credit check to pick up any unwarranted activity.
Finally, please make note of the “scam alert” feature on the front page of our website. We keep this updated with any scams reported to us that specifically target lawyers, law firms, or courts. We welcome those reports via email.
2021 ISB Award Nominations Form
Each year the Idaho State Bar Board of Commissioners presents awards to members of the Bar who demonstrate exemplary leadership, professionalism and commitment to the legal profession and to the public. Nominations can be submitted at any time, but the deadline to be included in the current year is at the end of March, with selections in May.
One Nation: Saving Our Democracy Through Bipartisanship -Mar. 3
Today Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 6 pm MST. Mansfield Civil Discourse Dialogues, University of Montana
WEBINAR REGISTRATION
