Dave Knotts is a partner in the firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group. ADR has become his passion and principal focus. Mr. Knotts has mediated or arbitrated numerous disputes involving a broad range of claims and issues. These have included injury claims, insurance disputes, professional malpractice, nursing home claims, construction defect claims, commercial disputes, employment related claims, property damage claims, losses due to fire, explosions, and water damage, and claims involving nursing homes, governmental entities, and Native American tribes.
Mr. Knotts is a Certified Professional Mediator and is listed on the mediator panels for the Idaho Supreme Court and the United States District Court for Idaho. His practice, however; extends into all the neighboring jurisdictions (Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana), and beyond. He is an American Arbitration Association panelist for mediations in all areas, construction arbitrations, and consumer arbitrations. He also is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
Practice Areas
Clerkship
Honorable Stephen Bistline of the Idaho Supreme Court
Education
LAW SCHOOL: University of Oregon, J.D., 1985
Order of the Coif
GRADUATE: University of North Carolina, M.A., 1982
UNDERGRADUATE: Indiana University, B.A., 1977
summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Community Activities
American Lung Association in Idaho, Board member
Boise Aeros Multisport Club
