Category: Digital Advocate

Introduction I have rarely met a person who does not have personal opinions about abortion. Many have opinions that are deeply held, and often these strong opinions are spiritually or […]

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”[i] “Let me explain; no, there is too much. Let me sum up.”[ii] I started writing this about six weeks after […]

Everyone involved in the criminal justice system should know the nuts and bolts of what parole entails. Why? Because every time someone receives an imposed prison term with any indeterminate […]

Let’s take the cuffs off and address the elephant in the room. When the Idaho Supreme Court released their decision in Clarke, that an officer could no longer make a […]

Firearms are an integral part of Idaho culture. It is not unusual to see someone open carrying a pistol at your local supermarket or to overhear a hunter talking about […]

Admissions Report by Abby Kostecka The Idaho State Bar Admissions Department administers the rules governing admission to the practice of law in Idaho. Attorneys can be admitted by taking the […]

If you have not read the excellent article in the March/April 2025 Advocate entitled “Balancing the Scales: Practicing Law While Managing Mental Illness,”[1] please do. That anonymous author presented many […]

It’s June of 2005. I’m in the first days of what would become a decades long career as a public defender. On my desk is a three-foot stack of files, […]

This is the third article in a series of articles by members of the Idaho State Bar and Idaho Law Foundation Anniversary Committee, in celebration of the organizations’ 100th and […]

Practicing law requires a wide range of cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal skills, many of which can be affected by mental illness. Yet many attorneys manage to balance the demanding responsibilities […]