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Costello, Patrick D.
Coeur d'Alene Alternative Dispute Resolution
2744 N. White Pine Drive
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815
Phone: (208) 874-2998

Counties
Kootenai

Judicial Districts
First

Compensation & Expenses
$150 per hour; travel time at $75 per hour with mileage at rate set by State of Idaho, plus reimburement of actual costsof meals, lodging, transportation

Willingness to Accept Pro Bono
Yes, two cases per year. I will also accept cases on sliding fee scale for parties below federal poverty level.

Years of Law Practice
33

Professional Affiliations* (*See legend below)
Idaho State Bar; Federal Bar Assn; ABA; ITLA; Inns of Court

Education and Training
B.A. - University of Kansas (1973); J.D. - Boston University School of Law (1976); National Judicial College (1993)

Experience and Specialties
  • Dispute resolution, commercial, personal injury andother civillitigations in state and federal courts.
  • 27 years a a mediator and arbitrator. 10 years as a SLRA civil case evaluator
  • Have represented plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of civil cases in all 7 of Idaho's judicial districts and also in California.
  • Acted as district judge, first and fourth districts (1996-1998); magistrate judge in Clearwater County (1992-1999) and law professor at University of Idaho (1999-2013)

As the Third Branch of Government, we provide access to justice through the timely, fair, and impartial resolution of cases.

 

Members of the
Idaho Supreme Court

Chief Justice G Richard Bevan
Justice Robyn M. Brody
Justice Gregory W. Moeller
Justice Colleen D. Zahn
Justice Cynthia K.C. Meyer



Members of the
Idaho Court of Appeals

Chief Judge David W. Gratton
Judge Molly J Huskey
Judge Jessica M. Lorello
Judge Michael P. Tribe

 

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