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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 be licensed to practice law and have five years professional work experience. The training involves an initial two-day session followed by four one-day sessions and a 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 Mahmood Sheikh, (208) 334-4500.
How to Apply
The Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers proudly announces their 2018-2019 class. The participants are part of the largest class in the Academy’s eight year history. The diverse makeup of the class features attorneys from Coeur d’Alene to Pocatello who encompass an array of practice areas. Participants have pursued legal careers in the fields of higher education, local, state, and federal government, private practice, and public advocacy. Their legal experience ranges from 5 to 18 years of admission into the Idaho State Bar. Participants will meet in Boise over five sessions for this interactive leadership training program designed specifically for lawyers.
Class of 2018 – 2019
| Christopher S. Atwood United States Attorney’s Office |
Richard W. Roberts Roberts Law, PLLC |
| Ruth A. Coose Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office |
Lisa M. Schoettger Roy, Nelson, Barini-Garcia, Platts & McGee |
| James E.M. Craig University of Idaho Office of General Counsel |
Kimberly E. Smith (deferred from 2017-18 class) Boise City Attorney’s Office |
| Natalie Greaves Boise Law Group, PLLC |
Nicholas A. Warden Idaho Office of the Attorney General |
| Marie Callaway Kellner Idaho Conservation League |
Carole I. Wesenberg Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Chelsea E. Kidney Idaho Office of the Attorney General |
Cassandra C. Wright Canyon County Public Defender’s Office |
| Alycia T. Moss Moss Immigration Law, PC |
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Andrea L. Courtney (Steering Committee Chair)
Office of the Attorney General – Boise
Amanda A. Breen
Amanda Breen Law, PLLC – Ketchum
Hon. Gregory M. Culet
Third Judicial District Court – Nampa
Yecora Leaphart Daniels
Idaho Power Company – Boise
Joseph N. Pirtle
Elam & Burke, PA – Boise
Stephen Robertson, Ph.D.
Louie Robertson Consulting – Meridian
Hon. Rudolph “Rick” Carnaroli
Sixth District Court – Pocatello
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
Jim Martin
Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP – Boise
Mary “Molly” O’Leary
BizCounselor@Law, PLLC – Boise
Hon. Gene A. Petty
Third Judicial District Court – Caldwell
Hon. Mikel H. Williams
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.”
“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.”