The Diversity Section of the Idaho State Bar promotes the education, training and networking of diversity practitioners. The section meets at 12:00 p.m. noon (MT) on the third Thursday of January, March, May, July, September, and November at The Law Center, 525 W. Jefferson Street – Boise. Meetings may be hybrid or via Zoom only. Please check email notices for confirmation of location.
Upcoming Meetings
Next Meeting: Agenda
To receive CLE credit for the Section Meeting’s CLE, click here.
Lawyer Like an Athlete: How to Up Your Game at Work and in Life (FREE – Zoom)
May 5 | 12:00 pm
Real Property Section Meeting
May 6 | 12:00 pm
Government & Public Sector Lawyers Section Meeting
May 7 | 12:00 pm
2026 Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar (Boise)
May 8 | 8:30 am
The Grove Hotel245 S Capitol Blvd Boise ID 83702
Upcoming Events & Section Sponsored CLEs
2026 Machu Picchu, Peru – Justice in the Andes *SOLD OUT*
May 3 | 8:00 am
Lawyer Like an Athlete: How to Up Your Game at Work and in Life (FREE – Zoom)
May 5 | 12:00 pm
Real Property Section Meeting
May 6 | 12:00 pm
Government & Public Sector Lawyers Section Meeting
May 7 | 12:00 pm
2026 Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar (Boise)
May 8 | 8:30 am
The Grove Hotel245 S Capitol Blvd Boise ID 83702
The Diversity Section’s Love the Law! program exposes Idaho high school, college, and university students from diverse, minority, and low-income backgrounds to the legal profession.
- September 2025
- March/April 2024
- November/December 2021
- June/July 2019
- January 2013 – Co-Sponsored with Idaho Women Lawyers
- June/July 2008
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Section Membership
If you are interested in joining the Diversity Section, please register using the Section Registration Form.
Membership dues are as follows:
Standard Membership Dues – $25
Law Students – $10
Non-ISB Members – $10
To view the section’s by-laws, select: Diversity Section By-Laws.
“Justice for All” Award
The purpose of the “Justice for All” award is to highlight the progress and impact an individual has made in bringing opportunities of the law to bear in the areas of discrimination and diversity, including but not limited to race, ethnic background, and national origin, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and sexual preference, poverty, age, and family status. The nominee should be a member of the Idaho legal community or someone who has had a direct effect on the law.
Past Award Recipients
2010 – Ernesto Sanchez
2011 – Leslie Goddard
2012 – Senator Nicole LeFavour
2013 – Linda Pull
2014 – Hon. Candy Dale
2015 – Erika Birch
2016 – Judge Sergio Gutierrez
2017 – Wendy Olson
Thank You for Donating!
The Diversity Section would like to thank the following firms for their past generous financial support for Diversity Section activities that allow the section to further its mission:
- Duke, Scanlan & Hall, PLLC
- James, Vernon & Weeks, PA
- Litster Frost Injury Lawyers
- Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields, Chtd.
- Owens & Crandall, PLLC
- Parsons Behle & Latimer
- Perkins Coie, LLP
- Stoel Rives, LLP
Section Officers
Chairperson
Secretary/Treasurer
Vice Chairperson
College of Law Faculty Representative
Past Chairperson
At Large Council Members
Disclaimer
The Diversity Section of the Idaho State Bar presents information on this website as a service to our members and others who provide legal services to or are interested in diversity issues – both professionally and socially. Our goal is to provide information, education, and networking in this complex area of the law.
While we strive to be accurate and timely and therefore hope to be a valuable resource to users of this site, nothing contained herein should be construed as legal advice and we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or the other sites to which we link.