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 2024-2025 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 3/4, 2024

Session II – November 8, 2024

Session III – January 31, 2025

Session IV – March 28, 2025

Session V – April 25, 2025

Graduation – April 25, 2025

IALL Graduates List

Previous Speakers & Topics

Participant Legacy Projects

2024-2025 IALL Brochure

How to Apply

The application process for the Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers is currently closed. Applications for the 25-26 class will open in June 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 May 2026. For more information, please contact Teresa Baker, Idaho State Bar Program and Legal Education Director at (208) 334-4500.

2024-2025 IALL Class Online Application

Class Roster (2024-2025)

Current Steering Committee Members

Past Steering Committee Members

Past Steering Committee Members

Brenda Bauges

University of Idaho, College of Law – Boise

Amanda Breen
Amanda Breen Law, PLLC – Ketchum

Hon. Rudolph “Rick” Carnaroli
Sixth District Court – Pocatello

Hon. Gregory M. Culet (Ret.)
Third District Court – Nampa

Hon. Andrea L. Courtney
Third Judicial District Court – Caldwell

Peg. M. Dougherty
St. Luke’s Health System – Boise

Deborah A. Ferguson
Ferguson Durham, PLLC – Boise

Nicole C. Hancock
Stoel Rives, LLP – Boise

R. William Hancock, Jr.
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho – Pocatello

Tom Hardison
Generative Leadership Group, LLC – Boise

Hon. Mick Hodges
Cassia County Magistrate Court – Burley

Yecora Leaphart Daniels (Steering Committee Co-Chair)
Idaho Power Company – Boise

Jim Martin
Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP – Boise

Mary “Molly” O’Leary
Retired – Boise

Hon. Gene A. Petty
Third Judicial District Court – Caldwell

Joseph N. Pirtle
Elam & Burke, PA – Boise

Mike Porter
Portland City Attorney’s Office – Portland

Stephen Robertson, Ph.D.
Bluebridge Consulting Group – Boise

Julie Stomper
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC – Idaho Falls

Hon. Mikel H. Williams
Retired U.S. District Court – Boise

“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