Civil Case Mediators
Mediators are governed by Idaho Statute I.C.A.R. 73
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Contact Information
Anderson, Rebecca B.W.Jones Williams Fuhrman Gourley, P.A.
225 N. 9th Street, Post Office Box 1097
Boise, Idaho 83702
Phone: (208) 331-1170
Fax: (208) 331-1529
Recert Due:
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Counties
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Compensation & Expenses
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Member of the Idaho State Bar; Oregon State Bar; and California State Bar; Board Member of Common Ground Reconciliation Services; Periodic Adjunct Professor at Boise State University teaching conflict resolution classes; Member, Idaho Mediation Association.
Education
University of Washington (B.A. – Magna Cum Laude); University of California, Davis, School of Law (J.D. – Order of the Coif).
Legal Training and Experience
Partner at Jones Williams Fuhrman and Gourley. Senior Manager and Senior Attorney in Legal Department, Albertson’s Inc. Partner and Founder of Rebecca Hardesty Law Offices. Over 30 years as a transactional attorney handling all types of commercial transactions including business, real estate and trust and estate transactions; Over 25 years handling complex disputes involving real estate, business, trust and estates and high net worth divorce cases; Co-counsel in litigation cases where transactional expertise is needed. Martindale-Hubbell AV rated in both Dispute Resolution and Commercial Real Estate Law.
Mediation Training and Experience
Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution (Basic Civil Mediation); Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution (Advancing Mediation practice). Considerable experience over the span of over 25 years in resolving complex disputes in the areas of real estate, business, trust and estates and high net worth divorce often involving multiple parties. High success rate in resolving disputes. Bring transactional skills as well as litigation experience to the mediation table to optimize environment for resolution.
Contact Information
Bowen, JosephBowen Mediation
4562 W. Prickly Pear Drive
Eagle, Idaho 83616
Phone: (208) 278-6386
Recert Due:
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Counties
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Compensation & Expenses
Standard mediation services start at $300/hour ($150/hour per party), with customized packages available to accommodate case complexity, scope, travel needs, and/or unique circumstances.
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; Nevada State Bar; Idaho Mediation Association.
Education
Brigham Young University (Chemical Engineering; April 2006); University of Las Vegas Boyd School of Law (JD, 2013); University of Nevada Las Vegas Lee School of Business (MBA, December 2013).
Legal Training and Experience
Patent, contract, business, family, dispute resolution.
Mediation Training and Experience
40-hour mediation training (Boyd School of Law/Neighborhood Justice Center; August 2012); Child Custody Mediation (Neuro Mediation Group, August 2025); Advanced Child Custody Mediation (Neuro Mediation Group, September 2025).
Contact Information
Clark, Merlyn W.Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP
Post Office Box 1617
Boise, Idaho 83701
Phone: (208) 388-4836
Fax: (208) 954-5210
Recert Due:
Friday, December 31, 2027
Counties
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Compensation & Expenses
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; U.S. District Court, 9th Cir; U.S. Cer of Federal Claims; U.S. Sup.Ct; CPM of IMA; USAMI Inns; ABA, ACTL; AAA; ABF; ILF; IDAC; DRBF; ACCTM and NADN.
Education
Univ of Idaho (JD)
Legal Training and Experience
35+ years in general civil litigation, including real property, eminent domain, natural resources and environmental law; business entities, commercial and contractual law, employment law, includes trial and appellate practice in all Idaho Courts and before administrative agencies.
Mediation Training and Experience
Since 1996 has conducted over 700 two-party and multi-party mediations and served as arbitrator in more than 50 cases involving insurance coverage, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, product liability, premises liability, real estate, professional liability, securities fraud, commercial contracts, constitutional law, environmental natural resources, eminent domain, municipal law and public educational law. Special Attorney General on select matters for the Idaho Dept. of Corrections, Water Resources, Health & Welfare and Dept of Admin. Taught and attended more than 325 hours of ADR training. AAA Employment Arbitrator II Training, San Francisco (9/02); attended AAA Mediator Retreat, Denver (3/02); AAA Employment Arbitrator Training, New York (2/99); AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, Salt Lake City (2/99); taught negotiation skills and mediation advocacy skills at Univ of Idaho; Straus Inst for Dispute Resolution; Pepperdine University School of Law. Also taught effective arbitration advocacy at NW Institute for Dispute Resolution at Univ of Idaho College of Law.
Contact Information
Costello, Patrick D.Cda ADR
2744 N. White Pines Drive
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815
Phone: (208) 874-2998
Recert Due:
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Counties
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Compensation & Expenses
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; Inns of Court; Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
Education
University of Kansas (BA); Boston University (JD)
Legal Training and Experience
Six years in state government practice; six years private general civil litigation practice; seven years as magistrate judge; 2+ years as law professor.
Mediation Training and Experience
Acting Director of Clinical Programs at Univeristy of Idaho College of Law. More than 30 yrs experiencde as Idaho ADR provider, instructor, litigator and judge. Co-supervising attorney of the Univ of Idaho College of Law Mediation Clinic from 2009 to present. Served as mediator, arbitrator,evaluator,or factfinder in employment, personal injury, public-sector collective bargaining and family disputed. Have taught ADR courses for University School of Business and Economics, and Univ Studies Abroad Consortium (Costa Rica). Participated in many mediation, arbitration or megotiation traininig courses at Northwest Inst for Dispute Resolution and at Pepperdine Strauss Inst for Dispute Resolution. Served as magistrate judge of the Second Judicial District of Idaho.
Contact Information
Erik P. Smith Attorney and Counselor at LawLAKE CITY LAW PLLC / RIVERS EDGE MEDIATION
435 W. Hanley Avenue Ste 102
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815
Phone: (208) 765-6000
Fax: (208) 765-2370
Recert Due:
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Counties
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Compensation & Expenses
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; IACOL; Idaho Supreme Court Child Custody Mediators
Education
Seattle Pacific Univ (BA 1988); University of Idaho (JD 1994)
Legal Training and Experience
20 years legal experience in trial advocacy, appellate practice, national resources, civil litigation, criminal defense and business law.
Mediation Training and Experience
Advanced Basic Mediation Course
Contact Information
Furey, Patrick D.301 E. Brookhollow Drive
Boise, Idaho 83706
Phone: (208) 368-0855
Fax: (208) 368-0855
Recert Due:
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Counties
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Compensation & Expenses
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; all state courts in Idaho; U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; former memberships in both Idaho Trial Lawyers Assn and Idaho Assn of Defense Counsel
Education
University of Idaho (BA)
University of Idaho, College of Law (JD)
Legal Training and Experience
Law Clerk, Idaho Supreme Court; U.S. District Court Law Clerk; 40-year litigation career, 20 years as insurance defense counsel and 20 years devoted primarily to representation of claimants. Practice areas include air crashes, insurance coverage and bad faith, law firm splits, partnership dissolutions, contract disputes, personal injury, intra-governmental disputes.
Mediation Training and Experience
Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution 40-hour mediation course; participant in numerous mediated settlements representing claimants and defendants,
Contact Information
Howe, Jeanne M.J.M. Howe Law, PLLC
923 N. 3rd Street
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
Phone: (208) 215-4960
Recert Due:
Friday, December 31, 2027
Counties
Adams
Benewah
Bonner
Boundary
Clearwater
Idaho
Kootenai
Latah
Lewis
Nez Perce
Shoshone
Valley
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Compensation & Expenses
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
ISB (Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Taxation & Probate, Employment Law Sections); First District Bar Association; IMA; ABA (Dispute Resolution & Criminal Justice Sections); IACDL; John P. Gray Bench Bar Forum.
Education
Creighton University School of Law (J.D.); University of Nebraska Omaha (B.S. Dietetics).
Legal Training and Experience
Criminal Defense, Child Protection, Mental Commitment Proceedings, Contempt. Kootenai County Public Defender's Office. Canyon County Public Defense. Ada County Prosecutor's Office.
Mediation Training and Experience
Basic Mediation (40 hours)
Contact Information
Johns, T. Christopher202 N. 9th Street
Boise, Idaho 83702-5747
Phone: (208) 501-8750
Fax: (208) 297-5736
Recert Due:
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Counties
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Compensation & Expenses
Negotiable
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Member of the State Bar of California since 1979 (CSB #90815) and the Idaho State Bar since 2025 (ISB #12977); admitted before the United States Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, and the Idaho Supreme Court, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California, and the District of Idaho; a Certified Specialist in Appellate Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization (2017, recertified 2022) and a Certified Professional Mediator with the Idaho Mediation Association (CPM #434) (2025); and as a member of the American Bar Association since 1980, serves on the Dispute Resolution - Mediation and Arbitration Committees.
Education
Law School: UC Law SF (formerly UC Hastings), San Francisco, CA; JD, May 1979; Managing Editor, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, 1978-1979. College: University of California, Berkeley, CA; AB awarded 1975, with “Honors in Rhetoric” and “Great Distinction in General Scholarship,” and Phi Beta Kappa.
Legal Training and Experience
1983-2024: Founding Partner with Johns & Allyn, APC, Civil Litigation Firm, San Rafael, CA. 1980-1983: Associate Litigation Attorney with Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, San Francisco, CA. 1979-1980: Law Clerk to the Honorable Procter Hug, Jr., Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Reno, NV. Forty-five (45) years of experience in civil litigation.
Mediation Training and Experience
Trained as a Mediator and Neutral Evaluator by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, ADR Unit (2001) and through the Saddleback College Conflict Resolution and Mediation Program (2004). Completed more than 200 hours of advanced mediation training over the past two decades through the Northern District of California, ADR Unit. Served as Instructor in Mediation Training for the Northern District of California, ADR Unit (2024). Mediated and evaluated scores of cases as a Mediator and Neutral Evaluator for the Northern District of California from 2001 to 2025; Certified Specialist in Appellate Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization (2017, recertified 2022). Certified as a Professional Mediator (CPM #434) by the Idaho Mediation Association (2025). Forty-five (45) years of experience in complex civil litigation.
Contact Information
Knotts, David W.Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP
Post Office Box 1617
Boise, Idaho 83701
Phone: (208) 388-4805
Fax: (208) 954-5201
Recert Due:
Friday, December 31, 2027
Counties
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Compensation & Expenses
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; United States District Court; United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; Idaho Mediation Assn; Bar Register of Prominent Lawyers; The Best Lawyers in America; Mountain States Super Lawyer (construction); Claim & Litigation Management Alliance; Martindale-Hubbell AV "Top Rated Lawyer" and AV rated.
Education
Indiana University (B.A. 1977) (Phi Beta Kappa); Univesrity of North Caroline (M.A. 1982); University of Oregon (J.D. 1985) (Order of Coif)
Legal Training and Experience
Two year clerkship with Justice Stephen Bistline, Idaho Supreme Court. Over 30 years of practice in areas including personal injury, construction defect, insurance coverage, product liability, premises liability, professional liability, employment claims, discrimination claims, resort and amusement claims, and fire losses.
Mediation Training and Experience
40 Basic Mediation training through Idaho Mediation Assn. Participated in several hundred mediations, and commenced conducting mediations in March, 2015.
Contact Information
Lyons, MarcLyons O'Dowd, PLLC
703 E. Lakeside Ave., Suite 101
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
Phone: (208) 714-0487 1
Recert Due:
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Counties
Ada
Adams
Bannock
Bear Lake
Benewah
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Clearwater
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Idaho
Jefferson
Jerome
Kootenai
Latah
Lemhi
Lewis
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Nez Perce
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Shoshone
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Judicial Districts
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Compensation & Expenses
Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar, Kootenai County Bar Association
Education
University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
Juris Doctor, 1983
B.S., Business
Legal Training and Experience
30+ years of civil litigation, mediation, education law, public agency/government law, insurance law
Mediation Training and Experience
40 hours of training in February 2021 with Idaho Mediation Association
56 hours of mediation in the last four years
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