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Contact Information

Wilper, Ronald J.
3411 N. Plantation River Drive
Boise, Idaho 83703
Phone: (208) 830-2320

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 Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court

Education
J.D. - University of Idaho; B.A. - Boise State University

Legal Training and Experience
37 years trial experience – civil litigation and criminal defense and prosecution. Partner and Associate: Gigray Miller (1988-1994); Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor Canyon County, Idaho (1994-1998); District Court Judge 1999-2013. Senior District Judge 2014- Present. Former Commissioner Idaho State Bar Association 1993-1996. President 1996. Former member Idaho Judicial Counsel 2007-2013. Adjunct Faculty National Judicial College.

Mediation Training and Experience
20 years mediation experience – Criminal mediation – 2005 – present; 6 years Civil mediation – 2019 – present. University of Idaho college of law, Civil and criminal mediation training; National Judicial College – Comprehensive Civil Mediation 2021; Neuro Mediation Group - Advanced Mediation Training 2025-26.

Contact Information

Yorgason, Christopher E.
6200. Meeker Road
Suite 200
Boise, Idaho 83713
Phone: (208) 861-3332

Recert Due: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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

Education
Brigham Young University, B.A. Degree; J. Reuben Clark Law School, J.D.

Legal Training and Experience
General civil practice with emphasis on real estate, education, business and municipal government law.

Mediation Training and Experience
Idaho Medication Association

Contact Information

Zarian, John N.
1563 N. Estancia Place
Eagle, Idaho 83616
Phone: (208) 871-6798

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)
Admitted to practice law in Idaho, Utah, California, District of Columbia, and U.S.S. Ct. Former chairperson, Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Sections, ISB. Former president, FBA, Boise Chapter. Former president, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Boise Chapter. Member, FORUM arbitration panel. Member, I.M.A.

Education
J.D. - University of Southern California; M.S., Finance - University of Utah; B.A., Political Science - University of Utah

Legal Training and Experience
General Counsel, NCCCO, since 2016. Managing Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer, Boise office (2011-16). Managing member, Zarian Midgley & Johnson, Boise (2007-11). Intellectual property, complex business litigation, commercial disputes.

Mediation Training and Experience
Experience mediator with extensive training. Master of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University (in progress). Basic Civil Mediation, University of Idaho College of Law (2015)

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Professional Affiliations Legend of Abbreviations

AAA = American Arbitration Association
ABA = American Bar Association
AAHCA = American Academy of Health Care Attorneys
ABTA = American Board of Trial Advocates
ACR = Association for Conflict Resolution (a merged organization of Academy of Family Mediators-AFM, Conflict Resolution Education Network –CREnet, and Society for Professionals in Dispute Resolution -SPIDR)
ACTL = American College of Trial Lawyers
AELC = American Employment Law Council
CA = Courthouse Alternatives, Inc.
CPM = Certified Professional Mediator by the Idaho Mediation Association
CRCI = Conflict Resolution Center, Inc.
IADC = Idaho Association of Defense Counsel
ILF = Idaho Law Foundation
IMA = Idaho Mediation Association
Inns = Inns of Court
ISB = Idaho State Bar
ISC = Idaho Supreme Court
ITLA = Idaho Trial Lawyers Association
IVL = Idaho Volunteer Lawyers
U.S.C.A. = United States Court of Appeals
U.S.D.C. = United States District Court
U.S.S.Ct. = United States Supreme Court