Boise, Idaho – Hawley Troxell and a team of approximately 30 attorneys from Coeur d’Alene, Spokane, and Yakima announced today that they are coming together to further increase the breadth of expertise and talent to enhance and expand services for clients across the Northwest. With the expansion, Hawley Troxell will have operations in Spokane, Coeur d’Alene, Yakima, Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and Reno and will serve a regional market from Reno to the Canadian Border and from the Pacific to the Rocky Mountains. Both Hawley Troxell and the firm from which this team is from – Witherspoon Kell ..read more

Hawley Troxell is pleased to announce that thirty-eight of our attorneys were named Best Lawyers® in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in various practice areas from Bet-the-Company Litigation to Securities/Capital Markets Law. Each recipient was selected through a rigorous national survey involving nearly 5 million detailed evaluations by other attorneys, reflecting a high level of respect for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Craig L. Meadows, David W. Knotts, John Ashby, Kenneth C. Howell, Paula L. Kluksdal, Tyler Anderson, and Howard Burnett were als ..read more

Hawley Troxell announced that 20 of their attorneys were recognized in the 2022 issue of Mountain States Super Lawyer. Brad Frazer, John McGown, Jr., Sheila Schwager, and Stephen Thomas were recognized as Super Lawyers for over 10 consecutive years. Sheila Schwager was ranked “Top 50 2022 Women Mountain States Super Lawyers” and Brad Frazer was ranked as “Top 100 2022 Mountain States Super Lawyers”. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators ..read more

Hawley Troxell is pleased to announce attorney Dan Knowlton has joined the firm effective June 7, 2022. Dan has represented individual and institutional clients in matters as diverse as premises liability, professional malpractice, commercial property losses, wrongful death and catastrophic injury, lease and contract disputes, as well as coverage and bad faith. Dan has practiced as a litigator since 2016. Prior to private practice, he served as the staff attorney to the Honorable Melissa Moody of the Fourth Judicial District of Idaho (Ada County). While in law school, Dan served as judicial ex ..read more

Hawley Troxell is pleased to announce attorney Scott Blickenstaff has joined the firm effective May 23, 2022. Scott is an accomplished business and transactional attorney and a member of the firm’s Banking, Business, and Real Estate law practice groups. His practice focuses on all aspects of business, banking, and real estate law, including representing companies in entity formation, financing, governance, litigation management, and commercial contracting matters, and in structuring, documenting and closing a variety of commercial, real estate financial and technology transactions. Scott has p ..read more

Hawley Troxell is pleased to announce attorneys Chelsea Porter and Andrea Rosholt have been elected as equity partners in the firm, effective February 1, 2022. Co-Managing Partners Brad Miller and Tom Mortell said in a joint statement: “These two women are outstanding attorneys and represent the future of Hawley Troxell. We commend our equity partners for their collective wisdom and foresight to advance lawyers into partnership ranks so that our firm will continue to grow and sustain itself for the benefit of our clients and communities” Chelsea Porter is a member of the firm’s Public F ..read more

Hawley Troxell is pleased to announce attorney Joshua O’Hare has joined the firm effective January 18, 2022. Joshua is an associate in the firm’s litigation and insurance practice areas. Joshua joins the firm with experience in bankruptcy, civil disputes, landlord tenant, and family law. His practice experience crosses all areas of civil litigation including complicated property disputes and creditor’s rights. During law school, Joshua served as managing editor, senior editor, and historian of the BYU Law Review, was a member of the Government and Politics Legal Society and Federalist Society ..read more

Congratulations to Hawley Troxell attorneys Steve Frinsko, Sarah Reed, and John Ashby on receiving Idaho Business Review’s 2021 Leaders in Law award, along with congratulations to Susan Olson on receiving Idaho Business Review’s 2021 Excellence in Finance award. Idaho Business Review’s Leaders in Law award is judged by previous Leaders in Law honorees. Experience counts – dedication, hard work, skill, tenacity, and excellence are expected and compassion is essential. The Idaho Business Review’s Leaders in Law award recognizes all of these qualities and is dedicated to individuals whose leaders ..read more

Governor Little signed House Bill 703 (“HB 703”) on March 31, 2022, to be effective on July 1, 2022. HB 703 consolidates the bulk of Idaho laws related to homeowner’s associations (“HOA”) into a single location in Title 55, Chapter 32 of the Idaho Code, known as the “Homeowner’s Association Act.” Although HB 703 is primarily a reorganization of existing laws, there are some important changes. Below is a brief discussion of how HB 703 has modified Idaho’s HOA laws. The locations of existing HOA-related laws in the Idaho Code, that is to say, §§ 45-810, 55-115, and 55-116, have moved. Below is a ..read more

Industry leaders convened on Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 to discuss crypto from a regulatory and legal perspective. If you were unable to attend this event and are curious about crypto, here’s what you need to know. . . Opportunities of Web3 Christopher Rowlison, Chief Executive Officer and Board Director at MCX Technologies, kicked off the morning with a discussion about Web3. First, what’s Web3? It’s a decentralized version of Web2. What’s Web2? Web2 describes the current state of the internet. Think Facebook and Instagram. Web3 is different because it’s peer-to-peer, which means people can se ..read more