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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Matthew K. Wilde selected to receive Idaho State Bar Service Award

Boise, Idaho-July 10, 2017 – Boise State University’s General Counsel Matthew K. Wilde will receive an Idaho State Bar Service Award on July 13 at the Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting in Moscow. Wilde is a member of the Idaho State Bar’s Character & Fitness Committee and past chairperson of the Government & Public Sector Lawyers Section. In addition, Wilde serves on the Valley Regional Transit Committee and chairs the Garden City Planning & Zoning Commission.

Service Awards are given each year to lawyers and non-lawyers for exemplary service to the Idaho State Bar and/or Idaho Law Foundation.

For more information about the Idaho State Bar Service Awards or the 2017 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting, contact Mahmood Sheikh at 208-334-4500.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Michael H. Felton, Jr. selected to receive Idaho State Bar Service Award

Boise, Idaho-July 10, 2017 – Michael H. Felton, Jr. of Twin Falls will receive an Idaho State Bar Service Award on July 13 at the Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting in Moscow. Felton, managing partner of the law firm Felton & Felton in Buhl, is the immediate past president of the Idaho Law Foundation. Highlights of his service also include bar exam grading, fee arbitration volunteer, Camp Rainbow Gold counselor and volunteer firefighter in Buhl.

Service Awards are given each year to lawyers and non-lawyers for exemplary service to the Idaho State Bar and/or Idaho Law Foundation.

For more information about the Idaho State Bar Service Awards or the 2017 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting, contact Mahmood Sheikh at 208-334-4500.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Mary “Molly” O’Leary selected to receive Idaho State Bar Service Award

Boise, Idaho-July 10, 2017 – Mary “Molly” O’Leary of Boise and founder of BizCounselor@Law, PLLC will receive an Idaho State Bar Service Award on July 13 at the Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting in Moscow. O’Leary is a former member of The Advocate Editorial Advisory Board, past chairperson of the Business & Corporate Law Section and Young Lawyers Section, former member of the Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers Steering Committee and a past president of the Idaho State Bar. She is president for Jannus, Inc. and a former board member of the North End Neighborhood Association.

Service Awards are given each year to lawyers and non-lawyers for exemplary service to the Idaho State Bar and/or Idaho Law Foundation.

For more information about the Idaho State Bar Service Awards or the 2017 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting, contact Mahmood Sheikh at 208-334-4500.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Nicole R. Derden selected to receive Idaho State Bar Service Award

Boise, Idaho-July 10, 2017 – Nicole R. Derden with the Law Office of Nicole R. Derden in Eagle will receive an Idaho State Bar Service Award on July 13 at the Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting in Moscow. Derden is the founder and a board member of Project Laura, an entity providing pro bono representation on cases that are facing deportation in Boise’s Immigration Court, specifically Latin American individuals arriving on the southern U.S. board seeking asylum or who are unaccompanied minors.

Service Awards are given each year to lawyers and non-lawyers for exemplary service to the Idaho State Bar and/or Idaho Law Foundation.

For more information about the Idaho State Bar Service Awards or the 2017 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting, contact Mahmood Sheikh at 208-334-4500.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

T. Hethe Clark selected to receive Idaho State Bar Service Award

Boise, Idaho-July 10, 2017 – T. Hethe Clark of Boise will receive an Idaho State Bar Service Award on July 13 at the Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting in Moscow. Clark is employed by Spink Butler, LLP. His service includes former bar exam grader, former member of The Advocate Editorial Advisory Board, former chairperson of the Real Property Section and a board member for Idaho Smart Growth.

Service Awards are given each year to lawyers and non-lawyers for exemplary service to the Idaho State Bar and/or Idaho Law Foundation.

For more information about the Idaho State Bar Service Awards or the 2017 Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting, contact Mahmood Sheikh at 208-334-4500.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

2017 Access to Justice FUND Run/Walk a Huge Success

Boise, Idaho-June 13, 2017 – The 4th Annual Access to Justice FUND Run/Walk on Saturday, June 3 was a huge success. The family friendly 5K, held at Fort Boise Park, drew more than 200 participants and raised over $8,200 for the Access to Justice Idaho Campaign. The campaign’s fundraising mission is to support the three main providers of free, civil legal services in Idaho – Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc., the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program and DisAbility Rights Idaho. Runners, walkers, and pups alike had a great time on the sunny Saturday morning, all while supporting a great cause.

While funding for these local legal service nonprofits has decreased in recent years, the need for these critical legal services is ever growing. Anna Almerico, Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program (IVLP) Director, recounts the assistance IVLP was recently able to provide:

“[Recently], a single mother was killed in a horrible automobile accident; the police officer contacted IVLP and asked if we could assist the oldest sibling, who was 22 years old, get guardianship of her five younger siblings so they could enroll in school and continue receiving medical care and assistance. A volunteer attorney helped secure this family; keeping them together a providing a sense of safety after this tragedy. Access to Justice funding makes it possible for IVLP to respond to our community and connect attorneys with the serious need for legal services that would otherwise go unmet.”

The Access to Justice FUND Run/Walk was created in 2014 as a Legacy Project stemming from the Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers. Since its inaugural year, this event has raised over $22,500 for the Access to Justice Idaho campaign – funds that have continued to provide a legal safety net for Idaho’s low-income population.

For more information, contact Maureen Ryan Braley at 208-334-4500 or via email at mryanbraley@isb.idaho.gov.

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Scholarships Promote Diversity in Legal Profession

May 23, 2017

Four multicultural students learned today that they have been selected for scholarships from the Idaho State
Bar’s Diversity Section. The students plan to study law and were given up to $1,440 each.

To qualify, recipients must sit for the September 2017 or December 2017 Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) and
must apply for admission to a law school in Idaho. Each scholarship covers the LSAT study course, LSAT test fee,
and law school application fee.

The Diversity Section promotes diversity, equality, and cultural understanding throughout the Idaho State Bar to
better serve the state’s diverse citizenry. The scholarship is named in honor of Jennifer King who spent the last
years of her life working to increase access to legal study for diverse students hoping to increase the diversity of
the Idaho State Bar.

The 2017-2018 Jennifer King Memorial Law School Application Scholarship recipients for 2017-18:

• Rebecca Gullet of Blackfoot – Completing coursework for a degree in Political Science with a minor in
  Sociology from Idaho State University.
• Maria Soledad Horta Vorse of Moscow – Graduated May 2017 from the University of Idaho with a
  Bachelors of Art in Foreign Languages and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Business.
• Sierra Taylor Morris of Eagle – Graduated from Arizona State University in 2016 with a Bachelors of Arts
  in Global Health and is completing coursework towards a Masters of Business Administration from Boise
  State University.
• Marielena Vega of Wilder – Completing coursework for degrees from the University of Idaho in Political
  Science, International Studies and Spanish.

To learn more about the scholarship program or to support its mission please visit the Diversity Section’s webpage.

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Media Contact:
Idaho State Bar Deputy Director Mahmood Sheikh
(208) 334-4500 or msheikh@isb.idaho.gov

May 23, 2017

Four multicultural students learned today that they have been selected for scholarships from the Idaho State Bar’s Diversity Section. The students plan to study law and were given up to $1,440 each.

To qualify, recipients must sit for the September 2017 or December 2017 Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) and must apply for admission to a law school in Idaho. Each scholarship covers the LSAT study course, LSAT test fee, and law school application fee.

The Diversity Section promotes diversity, equality, and cultural understanding throughout the Idaho State Bar to better serve the state’s diverse citizenry. The scholarship is named in honor of Jennifer King who spent the last years of her life working to increase access to legal study for diverse students hoping to increase the diversity of the Idaho State Bar.

The 2017-2018 Jennifer King Memorial Law School Application Scholarship recipients for 2017-18:

• Rebecca Gullet of Blackfoot – Completing coursework for a degree in Political Science with a minor in Sociology from Idaho State University.
• Maria Soledad Horta Vorse of Moscow – Graduated May 2017 from the University of Idaho with a Bachelors of Art in Foreign Languages and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Business.
• Sierra Taylor Morris of Eagle – Graduated from Arizona State University in 2016 with a Bachelors of Arts in Global Health and is completing coursework towards a Masters of Business Administration from Boise State University.
• Marielena Vega of Wilder – Completing coursework for degrees from the University of Idaho in Political Science, International Studies and Spanish.

To learn more about the scholarship program or to support its mission please visit: https://isb.idaho.gov/member_services/sections/div/div.html#ltl.

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