Category: Digital Advocate

By Leland K. Faux As an attorney primarily practicing in the area of consumer protection, I frequently handle cases involving used car sales and Idaho’s lemon law.  Nearly as frequently, […]

By Hon. Michael J. Oths “Why did you want to run for the Bar Commission?”  I’ve been asked this question many times over the last two years, including by my […]

By Mark J. Fucile One of the most significant developments across the legal profession in the past 25 years has been the increasing frequency of cross-border practice by law firms […]

By Brett Marshall, Staff Writer On the surface, 18-year-old David Cooper appears to be just another typical high school basketball player. After all, he’s not a starter on the undefeated […]

By Bobbi K. Dominick Much has been written about promoting diversity in the legal profession.[i]  Intense focus has centered around women, but the goal of diversity is to encourage, support, […]

By McKay Cunningham Lawyers and non-lawyers alike revere the Constitution as a document that embodies the nation’s greatest values. It has been called America’s civic religion. In times of political […]

By Brenda M. Bauges and Tenielle Fordyce-Ruff Bias in hiring used to be overt.  For instance, during her keynote address at the Idaho Women Lawyers 2019 Gala, the Honorable Mary […]

By Mary E. Shea Family Law Forever Changed In the summer of 2015, we watched celebrations nationwide when the United States Supreme Court fundamentally changed the American legal landscape by […]

By Anna E. Eberlin What does diversity look like here?  It depends on how you define “here” – is it a particular firm or partnership?  Is it our local legal […]

By Will Ranstrom ‘Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ is perhaps the most well-known and often quoted phrases of the Declaration of Independence, yet one of the most enigmatic […]