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You’re invited to the 2023 Idaho Law Review Symposium on Friday, April 7, 2023 at the College of Law’s Boise campus located at 501 W. Front Street. The topic this year is Hot Topics in Health Law and includes a series of panel discussions on—you guessed it—health law.  Each panel can be attended virtually by Zoom or in person at the College of Law’s Boise campus, and practitioners can also earn up to 4.0 FREE MCLE credits for attending.  Topics include:

9:00 am – 10:15 am : Hot Topics in Health Law – Behavioral Health

10:45 am – 12:00 pm : Hot Topics in Health Law – Medicaid

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm : Lunch Break

1:30 pm – 2:45 : Hot Topics in Health Law – Vaccines and COVID-19

3:15 – 4:30 : Hot Topics in Health Law – Reproductive Rights 

4:30 – 6:00 : Symposium Reception and Networking

Additionally, there will be a happy hour social event following the final afternoon panel discussion. We hope you will mark your calendars and join us on April 7^th !  A detailed agenda and registration link for the symposium can be found here RSVP here If you have any questions, please email Lauren Smyser (smys1464@vandals.uidaho.edu).

The Spotlight Edition is seeking submissions

We are currently seeking articles for the Idaho Law Review’s online publishing platform, Spotlight. Unlike the law review’s other publications, the Spotlight edition (found here) is an exclusively online platform that typically features shorter length articles between 1,000–2,000 words from any members of the Idaho legal community about current Idaho legal topics and issues. If you are interested in publishing an article, submissions should be sent to review@uidaho.edu, with the subject ATTN: Spotlight. The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2023.

The Idaho Supreme Court will hold its annual Memorial Service at 10 a.m. MT on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the Supreme Court building in Boise.

The Memorial Service honors judges and members of the Idaho State Bar who recently passed away. Remarks will be delivered in memory of those honored and several memorial resolutions will be read.

The service will take place in the Idaho Supreme Court courtroom and will be streamed online through Idaho In Session.  

Information about this year’s service — including the memorial program and book once they are available — can be found at isc.idaho.gov/Memorial-Service. A recording will be published on that same page after the service concludes. The document below lists the judges and attorneys who will be remembered at this year’s ceremony. The Court invites their family and friends to view the memorial service at the link above.

2023 Memorial Service Name List

Each active member of the Bar must complete 30 hours of MCLE credit, including 3 hours of ethics, every three (3) years. Extensions until March 1, 2023 are available. The extension fee is $100. More information on MCLE Compliance.

If there are credits that need to be added to your records please use our MCLE Application Form or MCLE Attendance Form

If your MCLE reporting period ends in 2022, please remember live webcasts qualify for live credit. Search for ISB/ILF live courses on our website by clicking here.  These include webcast, audio streams and in-person courses.  To search by topic for ISB/ILF on-demand courses that qualify as self-study, please click here. You can search for other Idaho-approved CLE courses developed by other course providers here.

Out of State Reporting

Under Idaho Bar Commission Rule (IBCR) 408, an Idaho State Bar member whose principal office for the practice of law is in another state may use their MCLE compliance from the other state to meet the Idaho MCLE requirements if the attorney meets the Reporting Requirements listed below.

Qualifications. An attorney whose principal office for the practice of law is not in Idaho may comply with the Idaho MCLE requirements by filing a compliance report, on a form prescribed by the Board, certifying that:

1. The attorney is subject to the mandatory CLE credit requirements in the jurisdiction where his or her principal office for the practice of law is located;
2. The attorney complied with that jurisdiction’s mandatory CLE requirements within the past three (3) years by submission and approval of the required credits; and
3. The attorney is currently in compliance with the mandatory CLE credit requirements in that jurisdiction.

Certificate of Compliance.  An attorney submitting a compliance report from another state must provide a mandatory CLE certificate of compliance, or similar verification, from the other jurisdiction that includes the following information:

1. Confirmation that the attorney is in compliance with the mandatory CLE requirements;
2. The attorney’s current mandatory CLE reporting period;
3. The date that the attorney’s previous mandatory CLE reporting period ended; and
4. Confirmation that the attorney complied with the mandatory CLE requirements by submission of approved credits during the previous reporting period.

Use our online Licensing Forms Upload to submit these completed forms.

Exceptions.

1. Satisfaction of CLE requirements in Alaska or Hawaii does not satisfy Idaho’s mandatory CLE requirements.
2. Attorneys licensed in other jurisdictions are not exempted from the New Admittee Education requirements.
3. Attorneys claiming specialty certification shall comply with the requirements of the applicable certifying organization for completion of CLE credits in the specialty area.
4. Attorneys who transferred to Active status under IBCR 306 shall comply with the CLE requirements applicable to the Transfer.

For more information, view the Idaho Bar Commission Rules Section IV.

Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 73-203, the Board of Commissioners of the Idaho State Bar are responsible for nominating bar members to serve on the Idaho Code Commission. The appointments are made by the Governor for six-year terms. The term of one of the Code Commissioners expired on December 1, 2022. The bar is seeking attorneys interested in the position. If you are interested in serving on the Code Commission, please submit a letter of interest and a current bio to the ISB executive director Diane Minnich, dminnich@isb.idaho.gov,  by February 14, 2023.  For information on the duties and responsibilities of the Code Commission contact Andy Doman, Code Commission chair or Phil McGrane, Idaho Secretary of State. 

2023 District of Idaho/Ninth Circuit Civics Contest – Entry Deadline March 13^th

This year’s District of Idaho Civics Contest is officially underway with entries due March 13^th. Sponsored by the United States Courts for the District of Idaho, this essay and video contest is open to high school students in the State of Idaho. This year’s topic? The 28^th Amendment to the United States Constitution: What Should Our Next Amendment Be? Individual students can express their thoughts and ideas in an essay of between 500 and 1,000 words. Alternatively, individuals or team of up to three students can produce a three- to fine-minute video. A student may submit both an essay and a video, but only one of each. Entries are due Monday, March 13, 2023. For more information about the contest, including the cash prizes available, visit https://id.uscourts.gov/clerks/2023_Civics_Contest.cfm.

Effective December 1, 2022, the new deadline for submissions to the Around the Bar and In Memoriam portions of The Advocate will be the 13^th of the month prior to issue publication month. I.e., December 13^th for publication in the January 2023 issue. Submissions can be sent via email to Lindsey Welfley lwelfley@isb.idaho.gov, Communications Director, and should include a high resolution photo if possible.

Unlike many state bars, the Idaho State Bar cannot take positions on legislative matters, rules of court, or substantive rules governing the Bar itself at its Annual Meeting or by act of its Bar Commissioners without first submitting such matters to the membership through the Resolution Process.

The Resolution Process is set forth in Idaho Bar Commission Rule 906. Resolutions may be submitted by a District Bar Association, the Board of Commissioners, a Bar committee, or an individual member of the Bar. Resolutions submitted by a District Bar Association, the Board of Commissioners, or the Idaho Supreme Court are automatically included in the resolution process.

The Judges of the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Idaho intend to appoint a Lawyer Representative to serve on the Ninth Circuit Conference of the United States Courts for a three-year term to replace Alexandra Caval. Please see full notice linked below:

https://isb.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/Lawyer-Rep-Notice-2022-for-Advocate.pdf