Worley Lawyers

Doug Marks has been providing business-focused advice to businesses of all kinds for 22 years. He currently serves dozens of corporate clients as outside general counsel, focusing on license agreements, manufacture and supply agreements, leases, website terms and conditions and privacy policies, and custom agreements.

Doug also provides excellent advice to his clients who need estate planning representation, drafting wills, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and trusts for estates of all sizes.

Doug's clients appreciate his flexibility, his availability, and his understanding of the business world. He realizes that when business owners deliver a contract for review, they want...

Mr. Powell is a strong legal professional with more than 22 years experience in northern Idaho. 1997 graduate of the University of Idaho College of law. Mr. Powell served as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney before forming his private practice in 2000. Licensed and admitted in State and Federal Courts of the States of Idaho and Montana.

Marcellus Chase is an attorney at Randall Danskin in Spokane, Washington. A registered patent attorney, he advises clients in all aspects of intellectual property. Professor Chase helps clients develop and implement high-level and granular strategies to protect and enforce patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other proprietary assets to achieve business objectives. He has filed and prosecuted patent applications relating to medical and dental devices, aerospace technologies, telecommunications, materials science, optics, energy production, optical inspection, detection, identification and measuring technologies, and various other areas of advanced research. Prior to entering private practice with a large, well-known international law firm, he...

Attorney Michael Kessinger has been helping injured workers, victims of personal injury, and Social Security Disability claimants since he began practicing in 2003. Mr. Kessinger has extensive experience representing injured workers in Idaho Industrial Commission proceedings. He has tried dozens of workers' compensation cases and argued workers compensation cases before the Idaho Supreme Court. Mr. Kessinger represents the injured in Washington and Idaho with car crash injuries, slip and falls, dog bites, etc. In addition to Idaho workers' compensation and personal injury claims, Mr. Kessinger represents the disabled before the Social Security Administration. He helps with denied claims and attends...

Samuel T. Creason is a member of the law firm Creason, Moore, Dokken & Geidl, PLLC. Mr. Creason maintains a practice primarily focused on civil litigation and business advising, although his practice also includes patent, copyright and trademark protection and select felony defense. Mr. Creason’s civil litigation practice includes wrongful death actions, personal injury recovery, civil rights actions, government liability, creditor’s recovery, contract disputes, land and timber disputes, and wills and trust litigation. In addition to trial work, Mr. Creason routinely practices in front of the Idaho Supreme Court. Mr. Creason is licensed to practice in...

Graduated From University of Oregon 1979. Graduated University of Idaho College of Law 1985. Idaho Bar Number 3467. Washington Bar Number 34648. Areas of Practice: Criminal Law, including DUI's, Misdemeanors, Felonies, Worker's Compensation and Personal Injury. Affiliations: Idaho State Bar, Washington State Bar, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association,Idaho Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

Alison Dunbar grew up in Sandpoint and is pleased to serve her hometown community. Growing up in Sandpoint, Alison participated in the local 4-H program and attended Sandpoint High School. Alison attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, where she studied Latin American political science. She ventured to New Orleans for law school, where she attended Tulane University School of Law. Alison has specialized her practice in real estate and business. She maintains an ongoing litigation load and appears in courts in Idaho, Montana, and Washington. Alison loves to fight for her clients, and equally loves closing a business transaction in...

J. Grady Hepworth was born and raised in Twin Falls, Idaho. Grady graduated from the University of Washington School of Law among the top of his class. While in law school, Grady was a Senior Editor for the Washington Journal of Law Technology & Arts, as well as co-Champion of the 2017 Judson Falknor Appellate Advocacy Competition. Grady gained invaluable judicial experience while interning with the Idaho Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, and the chambers of Judge Richard C. Tallman for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. These experiences...

Charlie Hepworth is recognized by fellow lawyers, and clients, as the leading Boise, Idaho personal injury and medical malpractice attorney. There is no attorney in Idaho who comes close to him for a record of success in medical malpractice cases.

Born and raised in Twin Falls County, he attended Stanford University and earned his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. Initially working with his father, Idaho litigation legend John C. Hepworth, Charlie has practiced law in Idaho since 1983.

Charlie represents individuals with claims for personal injury, medical malpractice or wrongful death. ...

J.J. Despain is a managing attorney in Boise for W&O’. He is admitted to the Colorado State Bar and practices mostly family-based and employment-based immigration law. J.J. has represented clients in over 100 interviews with USCIS. He has participated in events at community centers in both Utah and Idaho to present issues in immigration law and speak about the many possibilities available to potential clients. J.J. graduated from Brigham Young University, where he earned a bachelor of arts in communications with an emphasis in print journalism. He spent two years as an opinions editor, sports editor, and web editor for...

Joseph Frick is an experienced family law attorney in Idaho and a military veteran. He provides legal representation to clients across all family law matters, including but not limited to divorce, child custody, paternity actions, dependency and Department of Children and Families (DCF) issues, post-divorce modifications, and adoptions. Family law matters such as divorce and custody can be emotionally challenging, and Mr. Frick understands the need for sensitivity and empathy while dealing with such issues. His Idaho-based family law firm is equipped to handle cases with care and concern to help protect clients and their children during times of change. The...

Patrick Mahoney of Mahoney Law PLLC is an established, top Idaho medical malpractice and personal injury attorney with over two decades of experience serving all of Idaho. In the last ten years alone, Mahoney Law has recovered over $20 million for its clients. Patrick's top-tier ratings on Super-Lawyers, AVVO, and Google speak for themselves. Mahoney Law is a Better Business Bureau accredited law firm based on its core values and approach to client service. Patrick attended the University of Idaho's College of Law, where he was an Editor of the Law Review, and then clerked for two...

Idaho Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2011, Kurt Holzer is a past President of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubble and has received a 10 from the AVVO rating service. As trial counsel, Kurt has obtained several jury verdicts in excess of one million dollars. A member of the Idaho State Bar since 1992 and a member of the Board of Directors of the ITLA since 1997, Kurt currently serves as co-chair of its Governmental Relations committee. He is a former Idaho representative to the American Trial Lawyers Association. He has served...

A personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney, Kent A. Higgins is part of the law firm of Merrill & Merrill. Representing clients in Eastern Idaho, he is admitted to practice in state courts in Utah and Idaho. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, several U.S. Courts of Appeals and the Ute Indian Tribal Court of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation.

Mr. Higgins has over 36 years of experience protecting the rights of the average worker and the injured. In 1979, he graduated from...

In both the community and the courtroom Lane V. Erickson has advocated for his clients for over 17 years.  As a partner with the Racine Law Firm, Mr. Erickson leads the experienced Estate Planning Team in all areas of estate planning, probate and elder law.  His practice also includes business creation and planning, real estate transactions and foreclosure, commercial litigation and employment law.  Mr. Erickson has appeared in state and Federal courts as well as numerous arbitrations and mediations throughout Idaho and Utah. Mr. Erickson lectures frequently with Sterling Education Services, Inc., and the National Business Institute, Inc., on...

Fred began protecting the rights of Idaho working people in 1988. Indeed, he helped shape Idaho law through briefs and argument which extended the statute of limitations for injured workers in Idaho. (Ryen v. City of Coeur d’Alene, 115 Idaho 791, 770 P.2d 800 (1989).) Fred has continued the fight to make sure working people in Idaho are paid all their benefits. (Corgatelli v. Steel West Inc., 157 Idaho 287, 335 P.3d 1150 (2014).) Fred’s recent victory before Idaho Supreme Court established a rock solid ruling that gives injured Idaho workers the ability to defeat claims made by Idaho worker’s...

Meridian and Boise, Idaho personal injury attorney. I started my own practice right out of law school in 2003 and have been successfully representing individuals and families injured in car, trucking and motorcycle accidents. I answer my own phone, each and every time you call in (assuming I am not in court or with another client).

Rachel began her career in private practice with Racine Olson in 2013. Rachel’s love of learning originally led her to a teaching and coaching career path, but ultimately led her to study and practice law where there is always opportunity to learn more. Consequently, Rachel practices law with a teacher-learner focus. Rachel listens carefully to her clients to learn their needs, and then helps educate them about their legal options. Rachel is able to use her education training to persuade her audience about the law as she advocates for her clients to obtain their goals.

Rachel’s practice emphasis includes commercial litigation,...

Education:

2006: Business Administration - B.A.
Boise State University

2011: Juris Doctor - JD
University of Idaho

A lifetime Idaho resident, Mark received his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law. After completing his education, hebegan his legal career in private practice, where he gained valuable experience working on a variety of legal issues, including criminal defense, family law, and personal injury. In 2009, Mark founded Snake River Law, where he continues to practice today. The team at Snake River Law provides niche legal services in estate planning, small business formation and compliance, probate and trust administration, and adoptions. One of the things that sets Mark and his team apart from other law firms is their...

Former prosecutor and federal immigration lawyer now practicing criminal defense in Idaho Falls, Idaho and representing immigrants in state and federal courts and before federal immigration agencies.

Colby Jones holds an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. As a litigation attorney and conflict resolution specialist, Colby currently serves as chairperson of the Dispute Resolution Section of the Idaho State Bar, and was selected as a Rising Star (2024) by SuperLawyers. He is a mediator and is listed on the Idaho Supreme Court roster of custody mediators. Colby is a Tedx speaker on the subject of inclusiveness. He previously co-authored for the Idaho legal journal, The Advocate. Before seeking a career in law and alternative dispute resolution, Colby was an adjunct instructor...

Dan’s practice is devoted primarily to creditor’s rights and bankruptcy including loan workouts, bank litigation, Insolvency Law and Secured Transaction Litigation. Dan also represents Bankruptcy Trustees throughout Southeast Idaho. Dan has extensive experience in loan documentation, foreclosure and all aspects of Bankruptcy. Dan is admitted to practice before all State and Federal Courts of the States of Idaho and Utah and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Brian has been a practicing attorney since 2006. In 2011, he gained national recognition for his knowledge of short sales and foreclosures during a National Public Radio report. He is a contributor to the Idaho Business Review and contact for the Idaho Statesman and 580 KIDO.

In addition to his law practice, Brian often participates as an instructor in seminars for attorneys and workshops for real-estate professionals. Prior to earning his law degree, he worked for six years in IT as a Sr. Developer and Programmer for Nationwide Financial, a publicly traded company and affiliate of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

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Joshua C.P. Reams is an attorney with The Elder Law Group of Ahrens DeAngeli Law Group. Joshua’s practice is focused on estate planning and long term care for seniors. He received his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Northwest Nazarene University and his J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from Willamette University College of Law, where he graduated as Class Valedictorian. During law school, he was a member of the Willamette Law Review and the Moot Court Board receiving the Bruce Spaulding Award for Trial Advocacy and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award.

Joshua is an accredited attorney with the...

RUSSELL LAW OFFICES provides legal services to clients in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from offices in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square and Boise's Empire Building. Our regional practice emphasizes environmental, natural resource, real estate, and business matters. We also engage in litigation and provide mediation, trustee, and business management services. Our numerous clients include individuals, small to medium sized businesses, corporations, public agencies and start-ups. Prior to opening Russell Law Offices, Mr. Russell was of counsel with the firms of Neubauer Hunsinger and Ryan Swanson in Seattle. He also served as Regional Administrator of EPA's Region 10...