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Welcome to the 2016 Leaders in Law all came to be in these pages. publication! This is the fourth year that And don’t stop there – every one of the Idaho Business Review has held this year’s Leaders in Law has a story. the Idaho Leaders in Law program. Law And every one of them is well worth professionals are nominated by their taking your time to read. colleagues, reviewed by their peers (past Our story is this: we are proud to honorees), and, ultimately, chosen by be able to bring them to life in this their own community. publication. After all, leaders become To date, including this year’s award who they are by the choices they make, winners, we have honored 87 bastions of grappling with the challenges they come the law in our state, including four who upon, the knowledge they acquire – have merited the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award: Donald L. Burnett, through books and life and from the art Jr., the former interim president of Jeanne Huff of listening to others – and the grace the University of Idaho; Lawrence G. Special Sections Editor with which they live molds, enhances Wasden, Idaho Attorney General; Scott Idaho Business Review and dictates their life’s work. D. Hess, Of Counsel for Holland and Their stories will inspire and enthrall Hart LLP; and Linda Copple Trout, Supreme Court and served two and as you turn the last page, you will who, among other accomplishments, consecutive terms as Chief Justice there. be nodding your head. Yes, these are … was the first woman justice on the Idaho Read her compelling story of how that Idaho Leaders in Law. Presenting Sponsor The University of Idaho College of Law

ongratulations to all of the 2016 Leaders in Law honorees. The University of Idaho College of Law is Cproud to be the presenting sponsor for the fourth year in a row. I am also proud to see that many of our College of Law graduates are among those being recognized at this event. This year I am very pleased that Justice Linda Copple Trout ’77 will receive the lifetime achievement honor. For more than a century, the University of Idaho College of Law has prepared state and national leaders in law, business and public service. As our graduate honorees exemplify, University of Idaho College of Law produces “leaders in law” who serve their communities in private practice, the judiciary, government, business, education and public interest. Our law school continues a tradition of excellence with its statewide mission of offering a high quality/great value legal education to our students. In fact, we have emerged as a nationally recognized exceptional legal education value. In October we were named the No. 8 best value law school in the country by prelaw magazine. The ranking is based on percentage of graduates who pass the bar exam, employment rates, tuition, cost of living, and average indebtedness upon graduation. We are proud of this national distinction.

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so support staff members at his law firm; he’s often the one assisting them when they get stuck. In addition, he’s argued several cases before the Idaho Supreme Court and the Idaho Court of Appeals, and has garnered such prestigious awards as being listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers since 2010. In 2000, he received a professionalism award from the Idaho State Bar Association. Currently, Angstman’s caseload includes several cases of alleged fraud. And, he is preparing to go to trial in December with a case that has gotten a lot of press: the case alleges understaffing at a private prison near Boise run by Corrections Corporation of America “I am hoping that the jury will send a message to that industry not to come back to Idaho, ever,” Angstman says. Though his cases take up an enormous amount of time, Angstman’s law career is not his only major undertaking. Since he was a young man, he’s been a real estate development entrepreneur, and still manages to take on projects on the side, like the luxury apartment project he’s currently working on with a high school friend. In fact, he began his career in real estate development after graduation from Boise State University, earning his real estate license and purchasing his first property at 21 years old. But though he enjoyed the work, he couldn’t escape his inclination toward the legal world. At the time, his business associates would often remark on his ability to understand legal matters, and would tell him that he’d make a great lawyer. What they didn’t know is that Angstman comes from a family of several prominent lawyers, including a speaker of the Montana House of Representatives and a justice on the Montana Supreme Court. Angstman enrolled in law school at the University of Idaho and started his firm upon graduation in 1997. But it’s not all blueprints and legal briefs for Angstman. He and his family enjoy spending time skiing in the mountains, where they own a townhome that they spent a couple of years By Stephanie Hansen fixing up together. They laid over 2,000 square feet of tile and Special to Idaho Business Review slate, and completed all the woodwork, painting and staining. As in his legal and real estate work, Angstman never does He’s a successful lawyer, a supportive boss, and an anything halfway. A self-described “computer geek,” he’s built enterprising real-estate developer, but in T.J. Angstman’s own over 50 computers from scratch, and raised over a dozen oak eyes, he’s mainly a troubleshooter. trees from acorns that he germinated in his refrigerator. While “That’s the part of my job I most enjoy,” he says. “I like on leave from work recovering from neck surgery, he also helping people with their problems.” became one of the top 1,000 players in the world of the video That fact is no secret to the eight attorneys and dozen or game Call of Duty Ghost.

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Partner Holland and Hart LLP Boise

By Chris Langrill Special to Idaho Business Review

Decisions, decisions. All of us make them. Some are simple: What should I buy at the store? Others are a little more life-altering. Dean Bennett had a big decision to make in 2000: Should he pursue a professional baseball career? That was the year Bennett was drafted by the Oakland Athletics. After some soul-searching, Bennett chose a different route. He went to college and played baseball – first at Blue Mountain Community College in Oregon and later at Vanderbilt – and began on his path to law school. Not that the idea of pitching for the Athletics wasn’t tempting. “It was,” Bennett says. “Playing SEC baseball was pretty competitive and fun, too. But, in childhood, you have a dream and then you have an opportunity to pursue it. I grew up in the Bay Area as a kid, so the Oakland Athletics were my team. … It was just one of those fun things. I didn’t end up going to play, but I can tell my kids that I have that contract sitting in my closet somewhere.” In the long run, Bennett knows he made the right decision (and shoulder surgery during his junior year of college helped kid. Then we decided to have two, and we had twins. So we cement it). had three kids under the age of 2. There were a lot of 12-hour Today, Bennett is a partner the Boise office of Holland and days after three hours of sleep.” Hart. He’s also happily married with three young children. Now the Bennetts have a son who is 6 years old and twins “It all turned out the way I was hoping it would,” says Bennett, whose practice focuses on commercial and who are 4 years old – and very active. employment litigation. “Not that there weren’t a lot of long “We throw a lot of things and we kick a lot of things,” he days and long nights, but it worked out pretty well.” says with a chuckle. “We do everything from golf to snow Indeed. skiing, to football to basketball, baseball. In January, Bennett was named one of the youngest “It’s only going to get worse, but my wife and I are a good partners in the Boise office of Holland and Hart. He says that team.” being named a leader of a firm with 15 offices and over 500 Ah, yes. The team concept. That’s something that Bennett attorneys is one of his greatest professional achievements. says carries over to his professional life. “It wasn’t something that came easily,” says Bennett, “It’s not all glitz and glamour and TV lawyering,” Bennett who also became the president of the Downtown Business says. “There’s lots of hard work. There’s lots of phone calls, Association this year. “It was a long process to get through it, there’s lots of writing and that kind of stuff.” but I was very grateful.” But he says the most satisfying part of his job is when he Those who know Bennett likely weren’t surprised to feels like he and his client have built a partnership – a team, see him reach the professional milestone. Bennett says his if you will. personal philosophy is that any goal is attainable if you are willing to out-prepare and outwork everyone else. “It’s fun when you have a good relationship with someone One of the goals in his personal life is to be the best parent … and you feel like you’re part of the team,” Bennett says. he can be. He admits that can be difficult for he and his wife, “The fun times for me are when the competitive side comes Shelley. out: the depositions, the trial work, the hearings … when “We’re constantly balancing her professional life and you’re putting yourself up against the other guy. mine,” Bennett says. “We thought we were going to have one “It can be a little bit of an adrenaline rush.”

6 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review Educator Michael Bixby

Professor emeritus College of Business and Economics Boise State University Boise few years ago. “I’m retired, but my wife says I’m failing retirement,” Bixby says. “I keep getting involved in various classes at BSU and other things. … I like it. I enjoy teaching and it keeps my brain moving a little bit. So, I’ll probably do that for a few more years, I guess.” Regardless of how long Bixby continues to teach, his influence has already been established. In 2006, he was selected as the recipient of the Boise State University Foundation Scholars Award for teaching, the highest award given at Boise State – only one faculty member is chosen each year for the award. In 2012, Bixby was honored with the Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the national Academy of Legal Studies in Business. The national award is only given every few years and the selection is by peer professors across the country. Awards like these cement the fact that Bixby chose the right career path by going into teaching – even if that meant leaving some money on the table. “I think I could have made a lot more money being a big-time lawyer,” he says. “I tell people you don’t go into this to get rich. … Doing what you like is really important. I gave that advice to a lot of students over the years. They would ask: ‘What classes should I take?’ And I would say: Take classes you are interested in.” By Chris Langrill It was perhaps this same guiding principle that led Bixby and Special to Idaho Business Review his wife, Sharon, on a life-changing adventure years ago. “My wife and I had been married for two weeks when we Most of us like to think we’ve made a positive influence on joined the Peace Corps,” he says. “So we went to Jamaica and others. we worked with people that had a lot less than we did and had a It’s safe to say that Michael Bixby can check that box off of his different color skin than we did. Certainly, that was a very positive to-do list. experience.” An experience that, in part, showed Bixby the importance of Bixby, a professor emeritus at Boise State University’s College human rights. It’s not surprising to learn that he and his wife serve of Business and Economics, estimates that he has taught more as volunteer docents at the Anne Frank Memorial. than 14,000 students during his 35-plus years at the university. “We still value human rights,” he says. “And it’s kind of fun “It’s kind of fun when I see somebody downtown and they’ll to give back a little. When you hear somebody talking about walk up to me and say, ‘Aren’t you Professor Bixby? I had your bigotry and discrimination, some of us need to stand up and say class 10 years ago, and I’ve used some of that knowledge and I’ve something rather than just smiling and walking away. That’s one stayed out of a couple of legal scrapes because of something I of the messages we try to get through on this tour.” learned in your course.’ Yes, it’s clear Bixby is failing at retirement. But he’s earning “That’s kind of neat,” Bixby says. a little extra credit on the side: He says he enjoys golfing and And the number of students he has reached continues to travelling. grow. Bixby retired as a full-time faculty member in 2012, but he He also relishes the time he gets to spend with his continues to answer the call when asked to teach. He has taught grandchildren. at least twice a year in the Executive MBA program and has also “Being a grandparent is a really good gig,” he says. “I really been involved as Boise State launched an online MBA program a like that a lot.”

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 7 Firm Associated: Partner Joe Borton

Partner Borton Lakey Law and Policy Meridian

By Carissa Wolf Special to Idaho Business Review

The word “service” frequently surfaces in Joe Borton’s conversation. He speaks of service to the community, service to others, and service to a profession. And service is what Borton sees as the crux of his legal work. “We are all very driven towards public service and helping the community,” he says of his Meridian firm’s partners. “And the way that we do that is by the way that we practice and how we practice. There’s a strong current of empathy and humility in what we do.” The firm takes on what might seem like small cases to some but Borton says that a win of any size is always a big deal to the clients he serves. “For the people we’re helping, it is everything to them, so it’s everything to us,” he says. Borton’s own community service runs deep. He served as a head coach for Optimist football, served on the board of directors for the Meridian Arts Foundation, served as president of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho and currently serves on the Meridian City Council. That’s just the tip of Borton’s volunteerism iceberg. His accolades and awards run even deeper. But you’d have to prod deeply to hear about them. He’s humble and credits his legal successes to good old-fashioned hard work, but if you dig into his CV, you’ll see his work hasn’t gone unnoticed. His awards stretch back to the 1990s and include an Idaho Business Review Accomplished Under 40 honor and a Meridian Businessman of the Year award from the Meridian Chamber of Commerce. And in 2014, he chamber recognized Borton’s all-around good works and simply named him Meridian’s Man of the Year. Borton’s community service largely centers around building a better future for the community and Meridian’s youth. But he looks to the past for guidance on how to grove of large trees with the largest tree fallen. At the base of best serve his community. the fallen tree grew four saplings with the words: “integrity,” A framed newspaper clipping from 1978 hangs in “honor,” “service,” and “compassion” printed next to them Borton’s office. The clipping notes the passing of his followed by Borton’s grandfather’s name. That image remains grandfather. Community members remember the late Borton seared in Borton’s mind as he lives his daily Life. as a respected businessman and in retirement, he became a “It is a powerful image that reminds me to live honorably tireless community servant, Borton says. When Cecil Borton and that my actions can have a positive influence on others,” passed away, the local newspaper published a picture of a he says.

8 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review Up and Coming Lawyer Matthew Bradshaw

Attorney Holland & Hart LLP Boise

things done. “If I try to pinpoint a life philosophy, largely it’s the attributes I learned as a farm kid,” he says. He has a distinct memory of his father sitting him down and telling him he was meant for great things, which lit a fire in him to see what he could make of himself. “I am kind of obsessed with the concept of potential,” he says. In childhood he also learned about trust and honesty. “I grew up with handshake deals made in the middle of a hay field or in the horse corral,” he says. ”When you said something, you meant it and stood by it.” Today, two years into his time at Holland & Hart, Bradshaw spends more than half of his time on mergers and acquisitions, about a third on real estate and leasing transactions, and the rest on general corporate governance work. He’s quickly developed a reputation for excellence, and many clients request him by name and refuse to work with anyone else, according to partner Alison G. Johnson. Bradshaw says that variety in his practice is a big reason he decided to come back to Idaho after law school at William & Mary in Virginia, rather than going to a bigger city. “Everyday my phone rings and I don’t know if it’s a client with an issue or something good to say,” he says. “You just never know what you’re going to get.” Looking forward, Bradshaw hopes to become a partner in the firm in a few years and further ingrain himself into the Boise community through his legal practice as well as his civic work. He is well on his way: currently, he serves as a mentor at Boise State University’s Venture College and at Junior Achievement of Idaho, and is an advisory board member on the new food and agricultural industry group at the Boise Chamber of Commerce. But Bradshaw is not just a lawyer ­— he has an By Stephanie Hansen entrepreneurial side dating back from his time as an undergrad at Special to Idaho Business Review Brigham Young University, where he built a few side businesses while earning his business degree. Today, he operates a small Though he’s closed more than $1 billion in mergers and practice consulting for a prosthodontics office and creates family- acquisitions so far in his short career, Matt Bradshaw says the friendly board games, card games and group games with his most gratifying part of his legal work is helping family businesses siblings. They hope to release their first game to the public in just navigate their legal issues. a few months. “I really love the mentoring side of being a lawyer and talking With a wife and three young children at home, Bradshaw says to people who are just trying to figure something out and don’t he doesn’t have much time to himself these days, but wouldn’t know where to start or what step to take next,” he says. Bradshaw have it any other way. He and his family enjoy spending time is known by friends and colleagues as someone who’ll always take outside, horseback riding or driving ATVs around in the desert. the time to help someone who needs a little bit of guidance. “I want to be the best father and husband I can, and take Growing up on a family farm west of Blackfoot, Bradshaw those quiet times to talk to my kids and instill in them the same learned the value of getting to work early and working late to get things my parents instilled in me,” he says.

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 9 Firm Associated: Partner Bret Busacker

Partner Holland & Hart LLP Boise

By Carissa Wolf Special to Idaho Business Review

Bret Busacker fills his days with soccer games, cheering his daughter at cheer performances and navigating increasingly complex employee compensation regulations. His work day starts at 6 in the morning, runs until 6 at night, and keeps on going during his second shift as a father of five school-aged kids. “I try and focus on what is really critical and understand that my family comes first. I work a lot but I have to keep that family ship directed in the right direction and that takes a lot of time. I focus on my family and look at my career as an extension of being a good parent,” he says. Busacker isn’t one to take little bites out of anything. He became an academic triple threat by racking up three degrees, including an MBA and law degree from The Ohio State University Mortiz College of Law, then went on to tackle some of the more complex areas of law. He didn’t plan on becoming a lawyer but he knew that if he wanted to become a good businessman, he needed a deep understanding of business law. Thus, the Juris Doctor degree. Today, Busacker’s practice consists of representing small privately held companies in large publicly traded employers in Idaho and nationwide. He stands among a small handful of Idaho attorneys that work in the very specialized area of employee benefits and executive compensation law, referred to as ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) law. “ERISA is a really complex area of the law. And it’s sometimes not as exciting or glamourous as other areas of the law might be but if you stick with it and work hard to develop your understanding of it, that takes time. Being persistent and persevering is the key to success in becoming a good lawyer,” Busacker says. The area of ERISA law has become increasingly complex over the years with the advent of the Affordable Care Act, but it’s a challenge that Busacker embraces with the same kind of energy that pulls him into the office at 6 a.m., the same energy that keeps him tending to kids until bedtime. “I enjoy helping clients work through some of the most hair- pulling challenges of navigating these new (ACA) rules. I take particular pride when a client has a sense of relief after talking with me and finding a strategy and way forward.”

10 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review Firm Associated: Partner Merlyn W. Clark

Partner Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP Boise

mediators and abitrators, two forms of law that have grown in popularity because of his legal costs. “Technology has expanded discovery,” Clark says. “We ask for cell phones, computers and all your electronic devices so they can be searched to see where you’ve been, who you communicated with and where your assets are. Thirty years ago, we didn’t do any of that. We might send a private investigator around. Electronics have very much changed how litigation is conducted, and business law as well.” There have been tough moments, too. “I’ve seen children taken out of the arms of a mother or parent when I was a county prosecutor,” Clark says. “And it was my job to present the evidence that resulted in that. It was very hard. One of the things you learn is compassion for people because the law is not compassionate.” Clark also has taught classes at his alma mater, the University of Idaho, something he enjoys and wishes he had could do more often. “The preparation that is required for teaching day in and day out is just too demanding to try and maintain with By Nick Jezierny a fulltime law practice,” he says. “I have a lot of respect for Special to Idaho Business Review teachers who show up every day prepared and engaged. If I retire, that’s something I might be able to do.” Merlyn Clark has been practicing law for more than 52 In addition, he has worked and volunteered for a number years, with a list of accomplishments and accolades too long of civic and nonprofit organizations including being on the to print here. He’s a household name in Idaho law, but there boards of the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation Inc., is one thing that many people don’t know about the 79 year Women’s and Children’s Alliance Inc., and Idaho Partners old. Against Domestic Violence. “People don’t know a lot about my competiveness and Retire? Clark says he is getting some pressure from his that I’ve done triathlons and a lot of running,” Clark says. family, which includes wife Sandy and six children, eight Clark has been a member of a running club since 1990, grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. and he and the rest of the Boise Bunrunners have competed When retirement does finally come, Clark is hoping to in long relay races – we’re talking distances of 72 to 200 become an author. miles — across the West. That competiveness has showed up “I’m thinking about writing a few books about cases in his work since he began practicing in 1964. that I think would be of interest,” he says. “I’ve engaged an “It served me in my career because I don’t like to lose, author to mentor me, but I haven’t found the time to do the and I will work especially hard to prepare so I don’t lose,” homework he’s given me.” Clark says. “My client gets the best representation that I can When Clark does step down, he’ll be sorely missed in the possibly give.” legal world. Clark, a partner at Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley in “I have known and worked with and in opposition to downtown Boise, began his career in private practice in Merlyn Clark for more than 20 years,” writes former Idaho Lewiston before he became Prosecuting Attorney of Nez Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles McDevitt. “In each and Perce County. He moved to Boise in 1979 to join his current every instance Merlyn performed in a professional manner firm. Along the way, he helped create new rules of evidence with great skill. He’s a demonstrated leader in the legal that still are in use today. He’s also become one of the best profession.”

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 11 Firm Associated: Partner Bradlee R. Frazer

Partner Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley Boise

By Carissa Wolf Special to Idaho Business Review

Bradlee R. Frazer isn’t just an attorney. He’s also the guy behind patenting the famous Boise State University blue turf and the novelist behind The Cure: A Thriller. The Hawley Troxell attorney oversees all matters regarding intellectual property, and sums up his well- rounded endeavors on his Twitter account with a simple: “Author, speaker and Internet IT and IP lawyer who loves the blues, Ray Bradbury, short stories, and his wife, daughter and dogs.” When Frazer isn’t blogging or speaking for a host of legal related events and conferences, he is penning short stories and delving into the intricate research that colors his science fiction writing that delves into medical mysteries. He’s also big on doing lots of “dog stuff.” The University of Utah and Brigham Young University alum graduated from the University of California Hastings College of Law before returning to his roots in Boise Idaho. He says those roots form a foundation that’s very old-school. It centers around God, family and country. “I was raised in Boise, went to public schools here, and chose to come back home after I finished my education in 1989. I have never regretted that decision and I work every day to try and make Boise a better place by looking for ways to help students, start-ups and others who might need access to my type of legal services.” Frazer wears several hats but never lost his passion for the legal work that he does. He maintains a deep curiosity for the work that allows him to help build value for industries, businesses and individuals. “I actually help to create value. I’m not just litigating. I’m not just solving problems. I’m not just writing contracts. I’m not just filing a lawsuit. I’m actually helping clients create work, the past volunteer lawyer for the Court Appointed wealth by covering and identifying ways of protecting and Special Advocates Guardian ad Litem program keeps his monetizing intellectual property. It’s really rewarding to see a client come in with nothing but an idea – and five years mind on all things literary as a member of the board of later we have fully identified, protected, and monetized that directors of The Cabin. intellectual property and made an asset out of thin air.” “I do feel strongly about supporting organizations Frazer also brings value to his community. The that create opportunities for, and provide services to, the Martindale Hubbell AV-rated attorney and Mountain States underserved and underrepresented in our community,” he Super Lawyer loves to fill his free time with volunteer work says. “The Cabin accomplishes this by providing writing that centers around his own passions. classes to local children and bringing speakers and authors If he’s not writing or digging into research for his fiction to Boise who might not otherwise find their way here.”

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Science, technology, engineering and mathe- matics jobs are overtaking the service jobs that have traditionally driven Idaho’s economy. The Idaho Department of Labor’s Industry and Occupation Job Projections report, released every two years, surprised economists when it came out in August. The report predicts what Image courtesy of MP Meridian LLC business focus – covering all leading Idaho industries the economy will look like in 10 years based on economic trends and the input of stakeholders. “STEM jobs are showing higher development than we were expecting,” said Craig Shaul, re- My Place is a new extended stay hotel chain that falls between Super 8 and Hampton Inn. search analyst supervisor with the Idaho De- partment of Labor. Each of the last seven reports predicted Ida- My Place Hotel breaks ground ho would be among the fastest-growing econo- mies in the country, and this one does as well. Idaho was forecast to grow by 20 percent by ACCOMPLISHED UNDER 40 2024, a rate behind only Utah, Nevada, Colora- near Eagle/Fairview“We are in tracking Meridian data from emerging markets The Intermountain West’s HHH do, Arizona and Texas, according to the Depart- Vitu 2016 By teyA across the country,”CBC Pretorius said. “Meridian ADVISORS out- largest privately held ment of Labor. Commercial Real Estate firm Idaho Business Review performs Nashville, Savannahwww.CBCadvisors.com and Birmingham. We | #CBCAdvisors What is different this year is that Idaho definitely see the Meridian area as an emerging mar- growth is typically expected in service occupa- ket.” tions such as electrician, carpenter and plumb- A pair of Atlanta hoteliers found Meridian to build Pretorius and Lawson, who will co-own the Merid- er, but this year’s forecast predicted that 10 of expert perspectives – providing unique insight their first joint-venture hotel, a franchise of the new ian hotel through MP Meridian LLC, broke ground the top 20 hottest jobs would be in STEM posi- Aberdeen, S.D.-based My Place hotel chain. Aug. 26 on a four-story, 85-room My Place that will be tions. The Department of Labor categorizes Daniel Pretorius and Aaron Lawson, both involved the first hotel near the busiest intersection in Idaho hot jobs based on projected growth and median in the non-franchise Savannah Suites hotel chain, since 2005. My Place will be near the opposite corner wages. had been scouting Meridian property since 2003 be- See MY PLACE, page 17 See STEM, page 4 fore putting a Jewel Street property near Eagle Road and Fairview Avenue under contract in December to keep you competitive 2015. Pioneer Crossing will reinvent a dirt lot between Front and Myrtle has used the Boise chamber name in its artistic rendi- itu By teyA V tions for the 644-space garage since earlier in summer, Idaho Business Review but Chamber CEO Bill Connors said no commitment has been made. He said he expects to know by the time his board meets the second week of September. Pioneer Crossing will stretch the downtown core The chamber’s lease at C.W. Moore Plaza expires at two blocks to the south and west with a planned ho- the end of 2017. tel, restaurant, five-story office building and possible “We’re very interested,” Connors said about the ga- relocation of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce rage office. “Now that we have the Convention & Visi- The chamber could move into office space at the See PIONEER, page 17 Photo courtesy of Micron Pioneer Crossing parking garage that will be built at 11th and Front streets. A Micron employee is shown here working on Gardner Company, the Pioneer Crossing developer, the CVD, or chemical vapor disposition, pro-

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Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 13 Firm Associated: Associate Gabriel Hamilton

Associate Holland & Hart LLP Boise

can think with your client about what their goals are and how to achieve those goals.” Hamilton broke ground and paved new paths in diverse areas of practice that enabled him to grow a regional practice in assisting insurance companies with compliance issues in an ever changing regulatory environment. He helped build one in Idaho first, as a key legal team member involved in the establishment of the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange, and he also helped Olympians win first place feats. “This was an exciting opportunity to be on the cutting edge of something entirely new both in Idaho and nationwide,” Hamilton says of his work on the health exchange where he assisted in developing the analysis, legislative review, and compliance of the exchange. And Hamilton’s firsts don’t end there. When you think of the Olympic Games, you probably don’t think about lawyers, but for Hamilton, Olympic wins come after legal wins. He represented multiple athletes in selection challenges to compete in the Olympic Games. For the 2016 Rio Games, he successfully defended members of the U.S. women’s cycling team that went on to medal and earn top rankings. When Hamilton wins, his clients come out at the top but he’s learned that wins can’t come at the loss of something else. “Success in one aspect of life should not come at the expense of something else. I can’t do everything, but I try to make room in my life for the things I find most meaningful,” he says. For Hamilton, that means finding meaning from many things in his life and balancing professional work, volunteer work, family, sports and other recreational activities. “By keeping a healthy balance, these become positively By Carissa Wolf re-enforcing. I’m a better lawyer by being a better father and Special to Idaho Business Review husband. I’m a better father and husband by being more engaged in activities, and vice-versa,” he says. Gabriel Hamilton likes to be the first at things. Yes, the Hamilton says he learned a lot about balance through his work Commonwealth Scholar earned top law school honors by graduating first in his class from the University of Texas School of with Olympic Gold Medalist and Boise cyclist, Kristin Armstrong. Law, and he’s earned first class accolades as an Idaho Business “I saw firsthand what she meant when she referred to balance Review Accomplished Under 40 honoree. – balancing work, personal goals and family,” Hamilton says, “(It But he also likes being the one that figures things out first. was) her secret weapon in her unprecedented third consecutive “I really enjoy being a part of planning new things and solving victory in the Olympic women’s time trial at the 2016 Rio new problems,” Hamilton says. “And I enjoy being a partner Olympics. I’ve certainly found that maintaining balance is key to on the front end where you have a white piece of paper and you my success.”

14 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review In-House Counsel Jordan Heller

Associate general counsel St. Luke’s Health System Boise

By Carissa Wolf Special to Idaho Business Review

Jordan Heller’s life and career came full circle when she landed right back where she started. St. Luke’s has cared for six generations of her family. She, her mom and her daughter, were all born there. But she’s the first in her family to call St. Luke’s her legal home. The Harvard Law School alum and Princeton University graduate returned home with community on her mind. “We really wanted to be a part of the community,” she says. Her legal pedigree could have taken her anywhere but she ultimately decided it was people and not pedigree of profit that mattered most. “I’ve kept these ties to the community. I knew the legal community (in Boise) was really something special,” she says. “Like in college, I chose classes with great professors, I looked for a place to work with great people,” she says. Heller stands as one of those greats. Her work took her from courtrooms to hospital rooms and now she’s in the real life classroom as the leader of St. Luke’s Legal Extern Program. “Not only does Jordan’s work with young lawyers impact their lives, it impacts the lives of the whole of our profession and the communities we serve,” writes University of Idaho law lecturer, Katie Ball. Heller’s mentoring aligns with a people-first philosophy that looks to raising others above self. “A great leader is one who ultimately makes herself replaceable. She mentors her team members and provides them with the right experiences and tools so they are prepared to rise to the next challenge,” she says of her philosophy. The magna cum laude scholar racked up numerous moot court awards and rounds out her honors with a Gibson Dunn Pro Bono Achievement Award but looks to her behind-the- scenes work at St. Luke’s and raising a family as her greatest achievements. use the law to help advocate for patients’ needs. She helped She’s also no stranger to the higher courts. Heller launch the Pacific Cancer Research Consortium with St. successfully advocated before the United States Supreme Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute which aims to improve Court by drafting and editing legal briefs and supported oral community access to lifesaving cancer care and clinical trials. arguments in Wal-Mart v. Dukes. The work lead to the United She got the consortium up and running by negotiating the legal States Supreme Court’s reversal of certification of the largest agreements to create and operationalize the consortium. class ever brought under Title VII. “Every day I get to see how my work impacts our patients Heller’s work with St. Luke’s doesn’t always put her in and community.” a courtroom but it does put her in a position where she can

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 15 Lifetime Achievement Award Linda Copple Trout

Justice Idaho Supreme Court Boise

ward clerk for the University of Oregon Medical Hospital in Portland. But … “I didn’t see career opportunities.” Spurred by family members who were attorneys, Trout went back to school and obtained her juris doctorate degree from the University of Idaho College of Law. Upon graduation, she joined the Lewiston firm of Blake, Feeney and Clark, and practiced law there for six years. While at the firm, Trout says she became enamored of the idea of being a judge. “I was in court quite a bit up in Lewiston. I watched the judges and thought, ‘wow, that seems like a great job.’” There were two elements about judging that especially appealed to Trout: research and people. When a position for a magistrate judge opened up, “I applied,” Trout says. And she got it. “I was not the first (Idaho) female judge, but I was the first female attorney magistrate.” After eight and a half years, Trout ran for a district judgeship and won. She took the district court bench in 1991. “It was a wonderful job,” she says. But after about a year, she was tapped by Gov. Cecil Andrus. It seemed that Larry Boyle, a federal magistrate judge, was leaving the Idaho Supreme Court and “Gov. Andrus said he’d really like to appoint a woman. … How many opportunities are you going to have to be considered for the Supreme Court? I finally thought, ‘I have nothing to lose.’” By Jeanne Huff And so, in August 1992, Trout was appointed by Gov. Special to Idaho Business Review Andrus to be the first woman justice on the Idaho Supreme Court. In 1997 she was elected by the Supreme Court to be Linda Copple Trout began her journey to the Idaho Chief Justice and she served two consecutive terms in that Supreme Court in Tokyo, Japan. Her father, who, by the way, position. was the personal doctor to World War II’s General Ridgway at Trout says even though she was a woman in what previously the time, was stationed at Tokyo Army Hospital, when a baby had been “a man’s world,” she felt “warmly welcomed by my girl arrived. “’Do you know anyone interested in adopting a fellow justices. … The important thing I thought, is that now, baby girl?’ He convinced my mother,’” says Trout. people coming into court have a court that reflects the culture The family moved to Boise after Trout’s father’s service was in Idaho. … It was important and was a good step but not a big up. Her father became a local pediatrician, and Trout fondly sea change … just a female voice.” remembers her growing up years here, including her stint on Reflecting back on her career, Trout says that her biggest the Boise High School drill team. “Boise was much smaller cases at the magistrate level were the child custody cases – then. It was great. We would cruise Harrison Boulevard and “if you look at the impact on peoples’ lives.” At the Supreme hang out at Pac-Out.” Court level, she lists cases that had an impact on Idaho law: Trout attended the University of Idaho and graduated with the death penalty cases, the water cases. “As I look back, I a bachelor’s degree in English, and a minor in French. She think it’s the changes; when I was Chief Justice the way we was aiming for a career in journalism, then found a job as worked expanded what judges do. We became problem-solving

16 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review Lifetime Achievement Award courts. We came to have a much broader impact on the people of Idaho. To be a part of that, I’m really proud of that,” Trout says. Trout retired from the Idaho Supreme Court in 2007 and now serves as a senior judge for the court as a pro tem and settlement judge as well as handling administrative matters on assignment from the administrative director of the Idaho courts. In addition to receiving an honorary doctor of law from then Albertson College of Idaho in 1999, Trout has a number of awards and accomplishments, including being one of the Idaho Business Review’s Women of the Year in 2006, Trout has served for national groups such as the Council of Chief Justices and the National Association of Woman Judges. She was selected to serve on the U.S. Court’s Committee on Federal- State Jurisdiction by then U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist. She served two terms on the committee from 2001 to 2007. Trout has also provided leadership within the Idaho State Bar by teaching continuing legal education courses and by serving on various committees including the Guardian Ad Litem and the Delivery of Legal Services committees. At the University of Idaho, Trout served on the College of Law Advisory Council for two terms and was the chair for one term, and she chaired the university-wide safety committee formed after the murder of student Katy Benoit. She also served on a dean search committee and has been the keynote speaker for College of Law commencements. As a community leader, Trout served on the board of directors for the Lewiston City Library, the Northwest Children’s Home and the Lewiston YWCA. She was a member of the steering committee for the Idaho Partners for Justice, an organization that raises money and awareness about domestic violence. Something that you may be surprised to know about Trout: “I can play Für Elise on the piano. It was for my one and only piano recital. I practiced it over and over again. Now, I can still sit down and play that song by memory … on the piano I’ve had since I was a child.” Trout lists her father, Sandra Day O’Connor and her high school English teacher Roberta Hoffman as inspirational figures. She met and visited with O’Connor and was able to tell Hoffman at her 30-year high school reunion: “You really inspired me.” What advice would she give to her younger self? “Don’t worry so much about popularity, the clothes you wear, the activities you do … don’t stress out over all of that stuff. As long as you work hard and set goals for yourself, you’re going to be fine. Don’t get caught up in planning your life. There are surprises. Life is full of surprises and opportunities.” And the future? “I’m still in the process of figuring out what I’m going to do with the rest of my life,” she says with a smile.

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 17 In-House Counsel Julia Hilton

Senior counsel Idaho Power Boise

with honors, she spent a year in Boise as a clerk for Chief Justice Gerald F. Schroeder at the Idaho Supreme Court, but wasn’t really sure what to do next. On a whim, she applied for a clerkship in Pago Pago, and soon thereafter, she was arriving sight-unseen with her two children to start a new adventure. She wasn’t ready to return to the mainland after her clerkship ended, so she found an in-house counsel role at American Samoa Power Company. It turns out, she loved working for the utility company. “It strikes just the right balance between technical- geeky and law-geeky for me,” she says. “It’s a fascinating place to be.” Not only did she connect with the work, she developed a love for the island as well. During her time there, a tsunami struck the island, killing many people and wiping out her company’s headquarters and power generators, leaving the entire island without power. She sprang into action and worked with FEMA to obtain emergency generators, and found other utilities in Hawaii and California who were willing to help lend a hand to restore power to the island as quickly as possible. “It was a crazy experience,” she says. “The professional piece went hand-in-hand with the personal piece because I was living it, too. My house at the time was five feet above sea level on a peninsula, and I was absolutely convinced I would never see it again.” Luckily, she didn’t lose her home, and she and her family spent three more years on the island before moving back to Boise to be closer to family. Upon her return, she found her current position at Idaho Power, where she mainly deals with state and federal regulatory work surrounding transmission projects. “The people here just seemed like such a good group to work with,” she says. “They are all incredibly driven and incredibly smart.” Today, she’s working on two main projects: one, handling the legal side of a project to join with other nearby utility companies to share transmission systems; and the other as the company’s legal point person for its clean power plan: the EPA’s regulation By Stephanie Hansen requiring a 30-percent reduction in carbon footprint by 2030. Special to Idaho Business Review “I found a great balance between working really hard while you’re at work but having time for yourself out of work, which is Julia Hilton’s path from law school to her in-house counsel really hard to find in the legal world,” she says. role at Idaho Power took a detour through American Samoa. With that free time, she hangs out with her two teenagers, After graduating from Gonzaga University School of Law bikes in the mountains and works on her new house.

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Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 19 Firm Associated: Partner Pamela S. Howland

Idaho Employment Lawyers PLLC Practice owner Boise

By Carissa Wolf Special to Idaho Business Review

Pamela Howland would make a great life coach, but for now, she’s using her contagious optimism and fearless drive to launch her next chapter in life. “It’s like any other profession with lots of highs and lots of lows,” Howland says of practicing law. Many of those highs came from 16 years of practicing employment law with Boise’s Holland and Hart. The Gonzaga University law school grad found support and close professional ties at Holland and Hart while she kicked her legal work into high gear. She earned numerous awards and accolades during her Holland and Hart tenure including three Super Lawyer awards and an Idaho Business Review Accomplished Under 40 honor. Those Holland and Hart highs also included winning two state court multi-million-dollar jury verdicts, and work as part of a trial team that successfully litigated a complex tort case in federal court that won a multi-million-dollar verdict. Then, as Howland reached her mid-career point, she knew she needed something different. She wasn’t the same 30-year- old lawyer that got hired on in 2001 shortly after clerking for the Idaho Supreme Court. “What worked for me at 30 wasn’t quite the right fit for me at 45,” the mother of two says. “I wanted some flexibility.” So the Super Lawyer and Concordia University law professor dove head first into opening her own law practice, Idaho Employment Lawyers PLLC in February of this year. “You don’t have to pigeonhole yourself into one place with one career,” she says. “I looked at (the job change) as if I had little to lose and if it didn’t work out, I was supposed to go down another path.” Howland added a family to her life during those 16 years at Holland and Hart, and with the new additions came new responsibilities and passions. She’s now a tireless advocate for juvenile diabetes research and awareness – a commitment that stems from her 11 year-old’s battle with the disease. (For this ways to make it a good fit. profile, the Idaho Business Review barely had time to catch up “I’ve learned there’s lots of resources out there. IT wasn’t my with Howland between running her newly launched private strong point but I’ve found a firm that specializes in IT for law practice and participating in a fundraising run for juvenile firms,” she says. diabetes in Death Valley.) Her approach to the IT end of running a practice sums up Howland’s life has her running in several directions and she’s her approach to life: Dive in, take a risk and if you find yourself found the path doesn’t always take her to high places. She wears faltering, get creative. many hats in her own practice and she’s still getting the feel for “The more you open yourself up to opportunity, the more some of them. And, she’s still trying on the IT hat and looking for opportunities you find,” she says.

20 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review Firm Associated: Partner Neil D. McFeeley

Shareholder/ senior litigation partner Eberle, Berlin, Kading, Turnbow & McKlveen Chtd. Boise

that break.” And so, while he was in his early 30s, McFeeley took the plunge and entered law school at Duke, where he would serve as editor-in-chief of the Duke Law Journal (and also become a diehard Blue Devils basketball fan). The prospect of attending Duke’s law school might have awed a younger McFeeley. Instead, his life experience and maturity allowed him to embrace it. “Part of the reason I enjoyed law school so much was because I wasn’t intimidated by either the process or the professors,” McFeeley says. “After all, I had taught several courses for seven or eight years.” After finishing law school in 1985, teaching remained a possibility for McFeeley. “I thought I might go back into teaching, either political science or teaching law,” McFeeley says. “But then I decided I wanted to go into practice and see what practicing law was all about. I also decided I wanted to come back to Idaho to raise my family. And Boise was the place where there was an opportunity.” That opportunity obviously had some legs: McFeeley enjoyed his 30th anniversary at Eberle Berlin in early October. Along the way, he served on the sidelines as a volunteer coach while his two sons played baseball and his daughter played By Chris Langrill softball. Special to Idaho Business Review McFeeley’s 30-year anniversary provided an opportunity to To say that Neil McFeeley is a former teacher is technically reflect on his time as a lawyer – and a professor. correct. But it doesn’t tell the whole story of the longtime Boise “I miss teaching in some ways,” he says. “Some of the attorney. students I taught at Idaho became partners with me, and several That’s because McFeeley continues to teach and mentor in his are judges. I think that’s kind of neat. role as shareholder and senior litigation partner at Eberle, Berlin, “I miss that interaction. I miss the time and flexibility to Kading, Turnbow and McKlveen Chartered. research and write on different topics.” But McFeeley was a university professor prior to joining That said, McFeeley is still very much a teacher, says Stanley Eberle Berlin. After receiving a bachelor’s degree and a doctoral Tharp, a fellow attorney and colleague who has worked with degree from the University of Texas he began down his first career McFeeley for over 26 years. path. “Neil is extremely intelligent and many of the lawyers at “I decided to teach for a while,” McFeeley says. “And I got Eberle Berlin will run complex issues by him to receive his a job at the University of Idaho. I moved up there and actually input,” Tharp says in a letter recommending McFeeley for this taught up there for several years. I enjoyed it quite a bit.” award. “His skills and knowledge of the law are invaluable.” But, as it turned out, the professor wanted to become a student And, while he might not have the title of professor anymore, again. he’s still a teacher. “Which was surprising to a lot of people,” McFeeley says. “I “In a lot of ways … at this point in my career, there’s a had tenure there and was set for life. But I decided to go to law similarity in what I do,” McFeeley says. “I mentor some of the school. I had always had an interest in law, and at some point younger lawyers in the firm. … There’s still that mentoring going decided if I was ever going to go to law school I needed to make on.”

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 21 Firm Associated: Partner Krista McIntyre

Partner Stoel Rives LLP Boise

By Dani Grigg Special to Idaho Business Review

Curiosity is an essential characteristic for Krista McIntyre. It’s an important part not only of who she is but of what makes her successful as a lawyer and a leader. McIntyre is a partner at Stoel Rives LLP, heading up its Environment, Land Use, and Natural Resources Practice Group. The group consists of 63 attorneys spread through 11 offices in seven states. She serves on the nine-person executive committee for Stoel Rives, helping oversee the entire firm’s planning and operations. She’s the most knowledgeable air quality lawyer in Idaho, according to a Chambers USA survey, and she advises some of the most prominent businesses in the state. One of her favorite parts of her job is strapping on her work boots and exploring the places where her clients’ industry happens. “I’m curious about what [clients] make and what they do,” she says. “I’m curious about how a tree becomes a piece of paper and how a mineral in the ground becomes an ingredient in detergent. I love going through facilities.” Her genuine interest in their businesses helps clients open up to her and trust her advice. It also makes her smarter, she says, in analyzing how environmental rules apply to what each business does. McIntyre’s father was the one who set her on her path to becoming an attorney. After college she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do, and he suggested law school. From there, she found a way to combine something she loved – the outdoors – with a career opportunity, and she grew from there. While the leadership responsibilities and environmental law situations she navigates are complex, from McIntyre’s viewpoint her job is simple. She’s like her father in that way, and she says he would be “I get to help people,” she says. “That really is what I think proud of the leadership recognition she didn’t seek but has about every day. It’s challenging and rewarding, and I have the received. opportunity to help not only clients solve their problems, but A Stoel Rives colleague, Nicole Hancock, describes McIntyre also in my leadership position with the firm, I get to help my as “one of the strongest and most pivotal leaders” at the firm. colleagues. “It is hard to capture all that she does because she truly “People come to me because they’re stuck – either with champions others without any regard to recognition for herself,” environmental law, where they need help figuring out how to make Hancock wrote in a letter recommending her for this award. “It is a rule work for them … or with colleagues. Sometimes they’re truly inspirational to see how she operates and how she is driven stuck with an interpersonal conflict, or a challenge with the firm, by a desire to affect her world in such positive ways. … It is or they’re not happy with something that’s going on. I appreciate Krista’s creativity, energy, innovation and motivation that makes that they come to me and I have the chance to help them get the firm want her in so many of our key leadership roles. She unstuck.” simply makes us better just because she is one of us.”

22 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review Firm Associated: Partner Christine E. Nicholas

President Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields Chtd. Boise

area. She is the fifth of seven children in her family, and has three brothers and three sisters. She was the captain of her field hockey team in high school, loved skating on ponds behind her house in the winter, and was “kind of horse crazy.” So, how did she become the first woman president of a 60-year-old law firm in Boise, Idaho? Nicholas says she fell in love with the Stanley Basin on family summer vacation cross-country trips from Massachusetts to Twin Falls. And so, after getting a bachelor’s degree at the University of Massachusetts School of Business Administration, she decided she wanted to go to law school and wanted to move to Idaho. And the rest, as they say, is history. Initially, she was unsure which direction she would take, but found she really enjoyed the “problem solving” part. “I knew pretty quick I did not want to be Perry Mason,” Nicholas says. “I wanted to be a business lawyer, help clients buy and sell businesses, to buy, sell and develop commercial real estate. I like to put things together,” she says. “I feel I partner with my clients to help them achieve their business goals.” Nicholas says her personal philosophy of “do the right thing” has always been a guiding factor, and lists her parents as being the most important influences in her life. From her mother, she says she learned the value of putting others above self. And her father taught her the importance of self-discipline. She remembers going to her father after getting into a fight with her brothers. He told her: you should have had the self-discipline not to get involved. “I have found that self-discipline is an important trait to have,” Nicholas says. In addition to her role as president at Moffatt Thomas, she says being named a Fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, being named a Fellow in the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, and getting the 2009 Burton Award for Legal Excellence have been her greatest accomplishments. Of the latter, she was doubly thrilled to receive the award at a Library of Congress ceremony featuring Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In her spare time, Nicholas spends time with her husband of 32 years, Brian, and her two daughters, Rachel and Emily. She loves working with her horses – she has two Arabians – and By Jeanne Huff hopes to be able to one day compete in a horse show. She is the Idaho Business Review designated “lawnmower of the family” and enjoys just “sitting on the back patio and contemplating the wind in the breeze.” She’s Christine Nicholas was born in Lynn, Mass., an old mill town looking forward crossing off a bucket list item next summer when on the ocean, and grew up in Lynnfield, Mass., both in the Boston she goes on a rafting trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon.

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 23 Firm Associated: Associate Allison Parker

Associate Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley Boise

By Jeanne Huff Idaho Business Review

Allison Parker is an associate at Hawley Troxell, but her road to becoming a lawyer is paved with housekeeping, skiing and real estate. She was living in the Teton Valley, making money as a housekeeper, and skiing whenever she got the chance, when the real estate bubble crashed. It made a profound impression on Parker. The empty and abandoned houses and developments presented an eerie, “zombie”-like tableau. She decided to go into the law arena to do something about it. And, while she’s kept her determination, somewhere along the way she traded her passion of fighting for one type of property for another. Today, she works on the firm’s patent team where she manages and develops intellectual property portfolios for clients. Her client list includes “one of the largest organic fertilizer manufacturers in the United States, a Fortune 1,000 software company, a manufacturer of agricultural conveyer trailers, and a start-up developing mobile data collection applications for the agricultural industry,” she says. She rates what she is doing as among her most significant professional accomplishments. Parker says her father, who passed away almost 10 years ago, “remains the most important influence in my life. He taught me the importance of ambition coupled with kindness, of hard work coupled with empathy. … From my father, I’ve learned that by practicing law with a spirit of service and a desire for personal and professional development, I can serve my clients while serving my community,” she says. “He taught me how important it is to just be kind.” In addition to her work on the patent team, Parker uses her position “to support the development of young people, especially young women, as professionals in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.” In recommending Parker for this award, Nicholas G. Miller, managing partner at Hawley Troxell, calls her development “exemplary” and wrote he is “impressed with her legal knowledge property will grow and there will be more of a demand for and community spirit.” In addition, Philip McKay, who heads intellectual property services.” up the intellectual property practice at Hawley Troxell – and In her spare time, Parker shows horses in the Reined is, says Parker, her mentor – wrote highly of her in a separate Cow Horse tradition – “the triathlon” of cutting, reining, and letter of recommendation. On top of praising her for having “a controlling a cow through horseback riding. In addition, she is very positive attitude and a generous soul,” he wrote: “Allison’s training for the Weiser River 50K Relay & Ultra race with her dedication to the practice of law and to Idaho’s intellectual half border collie, half husky puppy, Junebug. And her biggest property community continues to impress me.” personal accomplishment so far, says Parker, is her marriage to Parker sees a bright future. “Career-wise, as the Treasure Jeff Roelke. “We met when I was 19 – we celebrate our nine-year Valley gets more and more technology companies, intellectual anniversary this year.”

24 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review Up and Coming Lawyer Andrea J. Rosholt

Attorney Moffatt, Thomas, Barrett, Rock & Fields Chtd. Boise

By Dani Grigg Special to Idaho Business Review

There’s no hesitation for Andrea Rosholt. If she were independently wealthy, would she still be doing what she’s doing? Yes. “It’s what I think about,” she says. “I really like the law. I like helping shape it. I like that the decisions I am a part of are going to impact other people and how employers operate. … I was in mock trial in high school; it’s something I’ve always wanted to do. Every decision I’ve made along the way – it’s been leading to occupational law.” Rosholt focuses on commercial litigation, business law, tax law, estate planning and health care law. Even at 33, she brings deep knowledge to her clients: Two years after graduating from Gonzaga University School of Law, she enrolled in University of Washington School of Law for an intense nine-month master of laws program in taxation. “It was by far one of the best decisions I think I’ve made,” she says. “It was very focused … on that area of law. It changed the way I look at things – code, statutes, regulations – and my ability to interpret and see a case.” Armed with that education and with the experience she’s gained since joining the bar in 2009, Rosholt has already reached a high point for any attorney: In 2015, she argued in front of the Idaho Supreme Court on an employment law case. The outcome was favorable for her client, and Rosholt counts it as one of her greatest professional accomplishments. From here, she wants to continue assisting in the development of case law that makes sense for everyone. She serves as outside counsel for the Idaho State Board of Accountancy, and in that role she’s gotten a taste of being a part of the legislative system. Now she’s hooked. Rosholt will see a bill she helped propose go through the Idaho Legislature next year, and that prospect is exhilarating. “It’s neat to identify a problem and be able to help solve it,” she says. She plans to continue being involved in making good state laws in years to come. Rosholt’s coworkers see her as “a remarkable talent” and “a natural leader and advocate for her clients.” But her passion for the law is only part of who she is. She has three nephews whom she adores, and by prioritizing her time with them and setting realistic expectations for her clients, she believes she’s accomplished a feat that may just top everything else: Finding balance.

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 25 In-House Counsel Norman Semanko

Executive director & general counsel Idaho Water Users Association Inc. Boise

By Dani Grigg Special to Idaho Business Review

Norm Semanko’s passion for the law began at a junior high softball game more than three decades ago. A kid slid into home base, and the call was up in the air. Semanko knew the rules of the game and he knew what he’d seen, so he stepped up to explain to the other players and officials what the call should be and why. “I looked around and saw everybody listening,” he says. “And I thought: ‘They’re all listening. Maybe I can do this.’” Right then and there, an attorney was born. “It’s the idea of reasoning with people, getting them to understand your point of view and persuade them to a certain position,” he says. “I was arguing for what I thought was right.” And that’s what Semanko has continued to do in various capacities since he graduated from Georgetown and joined the Idaho State Bar in 1993. He started off working for first Congressman, then Senator Larry Craig. That’s where his exposure to, and interest in, natural resource issues began. Later he moved to Twin Falls, where he took cases relating to water rights and taught a course on Water Management at the College of Southern Idaho. In Boise, he has continued his private practice, with cases still centering on water law. In 2000, he was hired as the executive director of the Idaho Water Users Association. He has continued in that role, analyzing policy, leading seminars and advocating for water users in the Idaho State Legislature, before Congress, and in federal, state and local agencies. He’s come to be recognized as a leading expert on water policy in Idaho and beyond, and he’s done so with grace. He aims to shape good policy through collaboration with all parties, whether interests align or not. “Mr. Semanko is always a professional and works with the utmost of integrity,” says Russ Hendricks of the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation. “It is clear that building and maintaining relationships is quite important to him, regardless of whether another person or organization supports or opposes the position he is advocating. His long term influence and success has proven this to be a sound business practice.” Semanko loves being involved in the political arena. He has served as chairman of the Idaho Republican Party and as Eagle City Councilman. He runs a political consulting operation called Red States Solutions. In his various roles, he’s at heart a skilled communicator, just as he came to understand that day on the softball field.

26 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review Firm Associated: Partner Timothy Tyree

Partner, Chair of Business Transactions Group Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP Boise

living from paycheck to paycheck. And, even though he reveled in the life of a ski bum, “I realized it was not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. So, I typed up my law school application in the Pitkin County Library and off I went,” says Tyree. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Willamette University and went into practice working at Meuleman & Miller. “They needed somebody in real estate,” he says. “Alright, you’re going to do real estate. You figure it out.” He cut his teeth on Albertsons shopping center developments, moved to Hawley Troxell in 1999. “We do a lot of shopping center development,” Tyree says. “You don’t know how to buy, sell, lease, finance, inquire? We’ll help you figure it out. We are a full-service business law firm. It allows me to work on bigger transactions.” Plus, he gets to use that English degree after all, he says. “I spend a lot of time reading and writing contracts.” In addition, Tyree has been a heavy lifter in the community, including the American Cancer Society, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho Inc., City Club of Boise (serving as president in 2006), and Camp Rainbow Gold. At Camp Rainbow Gold he has been a tireless volunteer for 25 years. The camp serves about 300 children with cancer and their families annually. After winning his own battle with cancer, Tyree volunteered first as a counselor. “Then I was hooked,” he says. “Over 25 years, I’ve held just about every volunteer position there. … The camp has given to me and I’ve tried to give back.” In fact, Tyree met his wife, Meg, at the camp in 2003 – she was a counselor, too. These days, Tyree enjoys spending time with Meg, his son, Alex, 5, and their golden retriever Koa, who, Tyree says, has learned to stop chasing their cat, Piper. “My family is invaluable to me and I couldn’t do what I do without their support,” he says. He is excited to be where he is in his career and is confident By Jeanne Huff it will keep pace with the local and regional growth in business Idaho Business Review throughout the Treasure Valley. “It’s exciting to be a part of that.” It is an extension of his personal philosophy. “I believe we all Tim Tyree is a self-proclaimed California transplant. He grew have an obligation to leave places better than we found them,” he up in Arcadia, a town near Pasadena, in Los Angeles County. says. “Whether the place is as small as our weekend campsite, He was president of the Surf Club in high school and lived in as meaningful as the plight of the underserved, or as grand as California during the Valley Girl days. “I’ve got lots of ‘for sure, the world we live in, if we all strive to leave things for the better, for sure’ jokes,” he says. imagine the result. Tyree got his undergrad degree in English at Boise State “As an attorney, I help people solve problems day in and day University. “Then I thought, now what am I going to do?” He took out. In my personal life, I look for ways to make a difference – to a year off and went to Aspen, Colo. and skied through the winter, leave things better than I found them.”

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 27 Sole Practitioner Brian L. Webb

Owner Brian Webb Legal Eagle

By Chris Langrill Special to Idaho Business Review

To know Brian Webb’s story is to know that he has never shied away from hard work and responsibility. So, when he decided to start his own firm in October 2013, the smart money would have been on Webb’s firm surviving and thriving. Fast forward three years, and today you will find that Brian Webb Legal now consists of five lawyers and nine employees. “Things are moving in the right direction,” Webb says. “I probably could have done it sooner, but I was glad that I had the experience that I had.” That experience has translated into a thriving, full-service law firm. “It’s kind of nice to have your own little baby that you’re building and having the satisfaction that comes from that,” Webb says. And make no mistake – Webb knows something about babies. After all, he was the oldest of nine children growing up in Ohio. His youth laid the groundwork for his work ethic in his professional career. “I pretty much had to operate independently, because my parents couldn’t worry about me,” Webb says. “They had other kids to pay attention to. … I kind of had to be a little bit of a leader in the family at an early age.” Later, as a young adult, he worked full time in information technology at Nationwide Financial Services while also attending law school. The variety is good for Webb. So are the relationships he’s Webb says for four years his schedule essentially consisted of built. working from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and then going to school until 9 or “The No. 1 thing I like about what I do is just the employees 10 p.m. that I have,” he says. “I care genuinely about them. … There’s Despite this grueling schedule, he graduated at the top of his also this side of it: We love helping people, and when they need it class. we can provide quality legal service.” In January of 2007, he moved to Boise and joined Angstman You might think that running a successful law firm might be Johnson as an associate attorney. A little more than six years later enough to fill the hours in Webb’s day. But you would be wrong: he struck out on his own. He is also the father of six children. “I’m running a business, as well as practicing law,” Webb “Everybody has something they do in their spare time,” he says. “Every day is different, which is awesome. One day, says. “My kids are my life, and their activities are my life.” we’re going to be in trial. The next day, we’re going to draft And, in addition to running a business and raising six this. The other day, we have client appointments. children, Webb has served for years as a volunteer coach for “So each day is different for me, and that’s kind of nice assorted youth sports teams. because I’m one of those people who likes to mix it up a little “My neighbor … he’s like, ‘You have to be the busiest person bit. In elementary school, you’re assigned seats. And about in the entire world,’” Webb says. a week after having my seat I’m asking the teacher for a “It’s challenging at times,” Webb says, “but I wouldn’t change different seat.” it for anything.

28 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review Idaho Attorney Stats

IDAHO STATE BAR LICENSED ATTORNEYS

2002 3,239

2003 3,444

2004 3,567

2005 3,690

2006 3,840

2007 3,983

2008 4,096

2009 4,259

2010 4,393

2011 4,486

2012 4,734

2014 4,931

2015 4,980

2016 5,120

IDAHO PRO BONO SERVICES 2013 2014 2015 2016 Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program hour 15,000 14,200 16,265 Idaho Legal Aid Services hours 17,502.80 1,597.90 1,169.80 University of Idaho College of Law Graduating Class hours 9,330 8,175 Concordia University School of Law 1,003 2,326

AGE 1999 2007 2011 2014 2016 <37 25.30% 25.70% 23% 22% <39 25% 50-59 22.30% 30.70% 28.30% 21% 21% 59+ 7.30% 16.60% 22.50% 25% 28%

GENDER 1999 2007 2011 2014 2016 Male 76% 77% 75% 74% 72% Female 24% 23% 25% 26% 28%

IDAHO BAR EXAM APPLICANTS 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total Taking Exam 183 215 24 190 181 221 Total Passing 144 171 168 129 Percent Passing 78.70% 79.50% 78.50% 67.90% 70.65% 71.20%

Source: Idaho State Bar

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 29 The Trial of the Century The Trial of William ‘Big Bill” Haywood

By Jeanne Huff Idaho Business Review

It was called “The Trial of the Century,” and remains one of Idaho’s most famous trials. The story could have been made in Hollywood: Former Gov. Frank Steunenberg was assassinated after walking home during an eight-inch snowfall, blocks from his office. Opening the gate of his home, he was tossed into the air by a bomb. But who did it? A violent labor conflict – some would call it an outright war – had been brewing between Steunenberg and the Western Federation of Miners. The violence had been so bad in the Coeur d’Alene mining region that Steunenberg had called for federal troops to suppress it – much to the WFM’s gnashing of teeth. Radical labor leader “Big Bill” Haywood was charged with the crime. There was an all-star cast: The eminent Clarence Darrow was the defense attorney; James McParland, a famous detective, investigated the case; and James Hawley was one of the main prosecutors. (Hawley had been the mayor of Boise before the trial, and after the trial he would become the governor of Idaho.) There even was a movie star element: Ethel Barrymore, one of the most famous actresses at the time, was in town to star in Captain Jenks and the Horse Marines. She visited the courtroom during the trial, upstaging Darrow. Top clockwise: ▶ Clarence Darrow circa 1902. ▶ James Hawley. Part of Clarence Darrow’s defense strat- The trial featured an 11-hour closing egy was to attack and frustrate James Hawley, one of the lead prosecutors. ▶ Harry Orchard. Throughout an argument by Darrow and the confession 11-hour closing argument, Clarence Darrow continually vilified Harry Orchard, the main witness against Bill of multiple murders by Harry Orchard, Haywood. ▶ Governor Frank Steunenberg. who turned state’s witness. The trial was featured in newspaper headlines across the country, and several books have been All photos from the University of Minnesota Law Library, the Clarence Darrow Collection written about it, including Big Trouble, by Anthony Lukas.

30 | Leaders In Law 2016 | Idaho Business Review The Trial of the Century The Trial of William ‘Big Bill” Haywood

▶ George Pettibone, Bill Haywood and Charles Moyer outside the Boise, Idaho, Sheriff’s office awaiting trial for the murder of former governor Frank Steunenberg.

Big Trouble by Anthony Lukas is a critically acclaimed book that features what came to be known in Idaho as “the trial of the century.” ▶ Ethel Barrymore, one of the most famous actresses at the time, came to Boise on June 24, 1907, to star in Captain Jenks and the Horse Marines. She visited the courtroom during the trial, upstaging Clarence Darrow as he was opening for the defense.

Idaho Business Review | Leaders In Law 2016 | 31 The Idaho Business Review has been recognizing leaders in the law profession since 2013 .

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