Hawley Troxell is pleased to announce that 45 firm attorneys were named Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in various practice areas from Bet-the-Company Litigation to Corporate Governance Law.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Their methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Their belief has always been that the quality of a peer-review survey is directly related to the quality of its voting pool.
James L. Martin, Brad P. Miller, Thomas J. Mortell, and Richard G. Smith from Boise and Stanley M. Schwartz from Spokane were recognized as Lawyer of the Year in their practice areas.
Christopher Cook, Chelsea Porter, and Brent Wilson from Boise and Daniel J. Gibbons and Amy Mensik from Spokane were recognized for Best Lawyers Ones to Watch.
The 45 attorneys selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers® include:
Boise, ID Office
Tyler J. Anderson (2016) Litigation-Construction
John Ashby (2017) Employment Law-Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment
Brian Ballard (2005 Real Estate
Merlyn W. Clark (1995) Arbitration, Bet-the-Company, Commercial Litigation, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Mediation
Christopher Cook** (2023) Real Estate
Lynnette M. Davis (2021) Construction, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-Labor & Employment
Bradlee R. Frazer (2024) Copyright
Richard F. Goodson (2011) Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization, Real Estate
Kenneth C. Howell (2015) Banking & Finance, Corporate
John C. Hughes (2023) Business Organizations, Tax
Paula L. Kluksdal (2016) Banking & Finance, Real Estate
David W. Knotts (2014) Construction, Insurance, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-Insurance, Professional Malpractice-Defendants
James L. Martin* (2008) Commercial Litigation, Insurance, Litigation-Insurance
John Stanley McGown, Jr. (2007) Tax, Trusts & Estates
Craig L. Meadows (2001) Bet-the-Company, Commercial Litigation, Insurance, Litigation-Banking & Finance, Litigation-Insurance, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Litigation-Real Estate, Litigation-Securities, Mediation
Brad P. Miller* (2018) Employment Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment
Nicholas G. Miller (1997) Corporate Governance, Corporate, Public Finance, Securities/Capital Markets
Thomas J. Mortell* (2013) Construction, Health Care
Mindy Muller (2023) Insurance, Litigation-Health Care
Carsten A. Peterson (2018) Litigation-Insurance
Mark C. Peterson (2022) Insurance, Workers’ Compensation-Employers
Chelsea Porter** (2023) Municipal
Richard A. Riley (2010) Real Estate
Sheila R. Schwager (2019) Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization, Litigation-Bankruptcy
Cathy R. Silak (2021) Appellate, Commercial Litigation, Mediation
Richard G. Smith* (2021) Tax
Michael M. Stoddard (2019) Public Finance
Stephen R. Thomas (2010) Commercial Litigation, Insurance
Ronald L. Williams (2010) Energy
Brent R. Wilson** (2021) Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization, Litigation-Bankruptcy
Tracy L. Wright (2020) Litigation-Insurance
Coeur d’Alene, ID Office
Brian T. Rekofke (2010) Medical Malpractice-Defendants
Idaho Falls, ID Office
Marvin K. Smith (2024) Corporate
Marvin M. Smith (2018) Litigation-Insurance
Benjamin Ritchie (2023) Workers’ Compensation-Employers
Pocatello, ID Office
John A. Bailey (2008) Appellate, Insurance, Litigation-Labor & Employment, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Howard D. Burnett (2010) Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial, Corporate, Health Care
Julian E. Gabiola (2021) Commercial, Litigation-Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Reno, NV Office
Rita L. Ricks (2010) Real Estate
Spokane, WA Office
Michael D. Currin (2018) Banking & Finance
Daniel J. Gibbons** (2021) Banking & Finance
Amy M. Mensik** (2021) Labor & Employment Management
Richard A. Repp (2018) Corporate
Stanley M. Schwartz* (2007) Land Use & Zoning, Municipal, Real Estate
William M. Symmes (2013) Commercial-Litigation, Labor Law Management, Litigation-Labor & Employment
*Lawyer of the Year
**Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
About Best Lawyers®
Since 1983, Best Lawyers® has been regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because it is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other attorney in their practice area, and because attorneys are not allowed to pay to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers® is considered an honor. Corporate Counsel Magazine has Best Lawyers® the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.