Thu, June 4, 2026
8:00 AM to
Fri, June 5, 2026
12:00 PM MT
Join us in beautiful SUN VALLEY!
We will hold our seminar on Thursday and Friday with our annual meeting member lunch and our Trial Lawyer of the Year BBQ on Thursday.
You can make room reservations under the room block here.
| Wednesday | ||
| 5:00 - 8:00 | Networking Social | Eve.Legal |
| Thursday | ||
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Fighting the Case Within the Case: How we Countered Defense Tactics and Secured Fees through RFAs | Danny Gariepy and Evan Mortimer |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Navigating the Modern Voir Dire | Nicole Owens |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Networking Break | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Witness Prep in TBI cases | Ilya Lerma |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Nursing Home Cases 101: What Every Plaintiff’s Lawyer Needs to Know | Rachel Sykes |
| 12:00- 1:30 | Annual Meeting Luncheon | |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Thoughts From A Retired Jurist and a Political Newbie | Justice John Stegner |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Networking Break | |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | ISC Update: Keeping up with the Five | Jarom Whitehead |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | From Objections to Origami -- The Art of Discovery Disputes | Erika Birch and Guy Hallam |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Welcome Reception | Audrey Kenney, Sage Settlement Consultants |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Trial Lawyer of the Year BBQ | |
| Friday | ||
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Legislative Update | Senator James Ruchti |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Networking Break | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Keeping up with the advances in technology and how it impacts the practice of law | Jessie Pellant |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Avoiding Idaho’s Workers Compensation Exclusive Remedy Provision: Theories, Case Law and Recent Developments | Professor John Rumel |
Idaho State Bar
Credit has been approved with the Idaho State Bar for 9.50 General credits.
Registration includes syllabus, continental breakfast, break refreshments • Syllabus not guaranteed on site for at-the-door registrants – Refunds, less $30 administrative fee, given to registrants canceling a minimum five (5) working days prior to program date • Cancellations without advance notice or after syllabus materials are electronically distributed will not receive refunds • Recipients of electronic syllabus materials failing to attend a program will be billed for materials • Substitution of registrants is permitted