Category: Digital Advocate

Authors’ Note: William Pettite was the Probate Judge in Clark County, Idaho over 60 years ago. Now 87, he was kind enough recently to share his recollection of that experience […]

In light of Diane Minnich’s upcoming retirement, the Bar staff gathered quotes, memories, notes, photos, and well-wishes from colleagues who know and have worked with Diane throughout her career. The […]

In 1985, I saw an employment ad for a CLE Director at the Idaho Law Foundation. I asked a lawyer friend of mine about it, noting I am not a […]

Consistent with changing societal norms and family economics, Idaho has seen a big shift in the types of damages available in cases involving non-fatal injuries to a minor child. Loss […]

Introduction Many criminal defense attorneys, in advising non-citizen clients, may say something along the lines of, “I’m not an immigration expert, but pleading guilty could have immigration consequences, so if […]

The Nineteenth Century The iconic visual image of an early Idaho territorial-era law office has always been the photograph of the Hawley-Puckett canvas tent, hung with an “Attorneys at Law” […]

“Not So Fast, My Friend”:[i] Introduction Idaho has a long-standing and painful history with bombings. On December 30, 1905, a bomb exploded killing Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg as he opened […]

Remember Magna Carta? First signed in June 1215 by King John of England, the Magna Carta is the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and […]

MCLE Information The Idaho State Bar Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”) Department administers the rules governing accreditation of CLE programming in Idaho and monitors Idaho attorneys’ compliance with MCLE requirements. […]

            As I contemplated my first article for the “Commissioners Column” (thank you to the members of the Sixth and Seventh Judicial Districts for electing me to the Commission) my […]