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Contact Information

Lyons, Marc
Lyons 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
$300/hour plus travel expenses if necessary

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

Mediation Training and Experience
40 hours of training in February 2021 with Idaho Mediation Association 56 hours of mediation in the last four years

Contact Information

Mellick, Christine
Skullnah Legal Services, PLLC
410 E. Sherman Ave, #217
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
Phone: 509-253-9520

Recert Due: Thursday, December 31, 2026

Counties
Kootenai

Judicial Districts
First

Compensation & Expenses
$250 split and sliding scale. 1st district - in-person or remote; all counties - remote.

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; Washington State Bar; Spokane County Bar

Education
J.D. University of Idaho

Legal Training and Experience

Mediation Training and Experience
40 hour civil mediation; 20 hour child custody mediation

Contact Information

Meyers, Jerry R.
254 Fourth of July Creek
North Fork, Idaho 83466
Phone: (208) 303-0559

Recert Due: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Counties
Ada
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Blaine
Boise
Bonneville
Butte
Camas
Canyon
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Custer
Elmore
Franklin
Fremont
Gem
Gooding
Jefferson
Jerome
Lemhi
Lincoln
Madison
Minidoka
Oneida
Owyhee
Payette
Power
Teton
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington

Judicial Districts
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh

Compensation & Expenses
Base: $1,000; $250/hr. in excess of 4 hours, travel @$175/hr.

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar

Education
BYU (BS); Utah State University (MS); University of Idaho (JD)

Legal Training and Experience

Mediation Training and Experience
2011 Pathfinder of the Year Award, Idaho Mediation Association Northwest Institute of Dispute Resolution, basic civil mediation US District Court, Advanced Mediation Training, Arbitration & Law Practice Univ. of WA Advanced Mediation Training Idaho Mediation Association, Instructor, Ethics, 2011 Mediated over 925 civil cases

Contact Information

Mihara, Kinzo H.
Mihara Law PLLC
923 N. Third Street
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
Phone: (208) 292-4883
Fax: (208) 620-2200

Recert Due: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Counties
Benewah
Bonner
Boundary
Kootenai
Shoshone

Judicial Districts
First

Compensation & Expenses
$200/hour - three hour minimum; $100/hour travel time

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; Montana State Bar; Washington State Bar; U.S. District Court, Idaho; U.S. District Court, Montana; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Supreme Court

Education
University of Maryland (B.S.); University of Idaho (J.D.)

Legal Training and Experience

Mediation Training and Experience
Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution (40-hour mediation course) 2019. Represented dozens of parties in mediations over the past decade.

Contact Information

Nelson Hickey, Andra
120 East Lake Street, Suite 103
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
Phone: (208) 810-4849
Fax: (208) 810-4375

Recert Due: Thursday, December 31, 2026

Counties
Bonner
Boundary
Kootenai

Judicial Districts
First

Compensation & Expenses
$300 per hour

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; Idaho Mediation Association

Education
University of Idaho, College of Law (J.D.)

Legal Training and Experience

Mediation Training and Experience
40-Hour Basic Family Mediation; I have been actively mediating since June 2021.

Contact Information

O'Dowd, Megan
Lyons O'Dowd, PLLC
P.O. Box 131
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83816
Phone: (208) 714-0487
Fax: (888) 966-0036

Recert Due: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Counties
Benewah
Bonner
Bonneville
Boundary
Idaho
Kootenai
Latah
Nez Perce
Shoshone

Judicial Districts
First

Compensation & Expenses
$250/hr plus travel expenses if necessary. Mediations can be conducted at the Firm's Coeur d'Alene offices or remotely.

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar, Kootenai County Bar Association; Idaho Mediation Association; Member of the Idaho State Bar Practice Sections for Real Property, Business & Corporate Law, Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Employment & Labor Law and Government & Public Sector Lawyers.

Education
University of Idaho College of Law, JD (summa cum laude); Boise State University, B.A. English (cum laude); University of Seville, Spain (2002-2003)

Legal Training and Experience

Mediation Training and Experience
40 hour training in November 2022 with the Idaho Mediation Association.

Contact Information

Penton, A. Denise
Penton Law Offices, PLLC
Post Office Box 6326
Boise, Idaho 83707
Phone: (208) 472-8843
Fax: (208) 902-2356

Recert Due: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Counties
Ada
Boise
Canyon
Elmore
Gem
Payette
Valley

Judicial Districts
Third
Fourth

Compensation & Expenses
$250 per hour

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Member of the Idaho State Bar and have been practicing law since 1996. Also member of the American Immigration Lawyers Assn (Idaho Chapter), family law and business law sections.

Education
University of Idaho - BA Degree University of Idaho - JD Degree

Legal Training and Experience

Mediation Training and Experience
Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution - 40 hr. Mediation Course; Completed 20-hr co-parenting focus mediation training.

Contact Information

Porter, Kelley
Nez Perce County
Post Office Box 428
Genesee, Idaho 83832
Phone: (208) 310-6602

Recert Due: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Counties
Ada
Clearwater
Idaho
Latah
Lewis
Nez Perce

Judicial Districts
Second

Compensation & Expenses
Pro bono. Reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses only

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar

Education
University of Wyoming (BA); University of Idaho (JD).

Legal Training and Experience

Mediation Training and Experience
Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution (Basic Civil Mediation Course);District 2 Family Court Services (Basic Mediation with Child Custody Focus).

Contact Information

Roletto, Martha T.
Roletto Law PLLC
1137 N. 3rd Street
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
Phone: 208-449-7039
Fax: 208-442-7575

Recert Due: Thursday, December 31, 2026

Counties
Kootenai

Judicial Districts
First

Compensation & Expenses
$300/hr

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar (since 2010); John P Gray Bench Bar Forum (since 2010, Treasurer since 2018); First District Bar Assocation (since 2010).

Education
JD, Gonzaga University, 2010; MAT, University of Idaho, 1998; BA, Boise State University, 1984.

Legal Training and Experience

Mediation Training and Experience
Mediated approximately 3,000 cases in family law matters.

Contact Information

Schilling, Ronald D.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Post Office Box 1251
Meridian, Idaho 83680
Phone: (208) 898-0338
Fax: (208) 898-9051

Recert Due: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

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
$250 per hour for preparation and mediation. For travel outside of Boise area: actual cost of air travel and/or car rental or mileage at the current IRS rate, plus $100 per hour for travel time.

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar, ABA, Inns of Court, U.S. District Court.

Education
University of Idaho, College of Law (JD)

Legal Training and Experience

Mediation Training and Experience
20 years as district judge; Harvard Law School Mediation Workshop; Advanced Mediator's Forum; Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution; Judicial Settlement, Nat'; Judicial College.

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