Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers

The Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (IALL) is a highly selective and well-regarded leadership training program for lawyers from across the State of Idaho. It brings together some of the best and brightest attorneys in Idaho and teaches them leadership skills that they can use to improve the legal profession and transform their communities.

Qualified applicants will have been admitted to practice law for at least five years, or have five years of professional work experience with at least two of those years practicing law. The training involves an initial two-day session followed by four one-day sessions and graduation. Each class consists of a diverse group of 12-16 members of the Idaho State Bar. Each participant must commit to the five scheduled IALL sessions. At the completion of the first-year program, IALL graduates will be asked to develop, implement, and evaluate a legacy project the following year to benefit their local legal community and/or their community as a whole.

The mission of the Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (IALL) is to promote diversity and inspire the development of leadership within the legal profession. IALL will bring together lawyers from different practice areas with a variety of backgrounds from all across Idaho. IALL will build upon the participant’s leadership skills and promote leadership experiences by:

Teaching accepted and recognized leadership skills and philosophies;
Fostering professional relationships within the Idaho legal community and the greater community;
Promoting professional obligations and community service; and
Raising awareness among lawyers of the broad range of issues and challenges facing leaders today.

For additional information regarding IALL, please contact Teresa Baker, (208) 334-4500.

The 2025-2026 Leadership Academy schedule is below. Please note that the dates are subject to change.

Class members are expected to attend every session.

Session I – October 16/17, 2025

Session II – November 14, 2025

Session III – January 30, 2026

Session IV – March 27, 2026

Session V – April 24, 2026

Graduation – April 24, 2026

IALL Graduates List

Previous Speakers & Topics

Participant Legacy Projects

2025-2026 IALL Brochure

How to Apply

The applications for the Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers are due by Monday, September 8, 2025. Applications for the 25-26 class will open in July 2025. The application will be online application and will ask for a pdf of a cover letter and two (2) reference letters to be uploaded to the online application. For reference as to what information is asked for in the online application, applicants may download a pdf of the application questions here.

Participants will meet in Boise over five sessions for this interactive leadership training program designed specifically for lawyers. The first session will begin in October 2025 and will continue through April 2026. For more information, please contact Teresa Baker, Idaho State Bar Program and Legal Education Director at (208) 334-4500.

2025-2026 IALL Class Online Application

Class Roster (2024-2025)

Current Steering Committee Members

Steering Committee Chair

Teri Jones
State Public Defender Office

Steering Committee Members

Gordon G. Holland
Idaho Power Company – Boise

Hon. Fafa Alidjani
4th District Court Magistrate – Boise

Matt Romrell

McBride Romrell Dustin Attorneys – Idaho Falls

Samantha G. Schmitt

St. Luke’s Health System

Michael J. Hanby

Pedersen Whitehead & Hanby

Past Steering Committee Members

“IALL engenders professional development, camaraderie, self-improvement, and maybe even a little enlightenment. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with IALL. Meeting Idaho’s legal greats and inspirational leaders in sports, business, and the community will energize your professional practice and your personal volunteerism.”

–Andrea Courtney, Boise

“The IALL program has been invaluable for establishing strong relationships and connections with other leaders in the Bar that I may not have otherwise had an opportunity to get to know. The programs and speakers are all in-depth, right on point, and have inspired me to get to work in my community to make a difference.”

– Anna Eberlin, Boise

Uriel H. Benichou Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Pullman, WA	Jeanette S. Moody Nez Perce Tribe Office of Legal Counsel Lapwai
Brian V. Church Office of the Idaho Attorney General Boise	Britney D. Ocampo Mossman Law Office Boise
Cody D. Earl St. Luke’s Health System Meridian	Lacey B. Rammell-O’Brien Office of the Idaho Attorney General Boise
W. Forest Fischer Moulton Law Office Idaho Falls	Anja Rodriguez Migliuri & Rodriguez PLLC Twin Falls
Alexandra Hodson Parsons Behle & Latimer Boise	Emily Smith City of Rathdrum Rathdrum
Anita H. Hurlburt Quane McColl, PLLC Boise	Alexander F. Sosa Boise County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Idaho City
Sean M. Jorgensen State Public Defender Office Payette	Austin T. Strobel The Advocates Idaho Falls
Benjamin O. Layman Borton-Lakey Law Offices Meridian	Dawn E. Trivolis State Public Defender’s Office Meridian