By Joseph G. Ballstaedt Every legal claim a party can bring in court has a statute of limitations, a period of time in which the claim must be brought. The purpose and effect of statutes of limitations is to protect defendants—people who can be sued. In rare circumstances, even after…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney I make my living off of being an effective estate planner with my clients. The reason I do this is because I’m passionate about everyone needing an estate plan and making sure that that estate plan accomplishes would each individual once. And helping my clients…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney I just read a recent post by a person complaining about Idaho’s Employment Laws and how they were so unfair and hard because this person’s daughter was terminated without cause, and she didn’t get any lunch break while she worked. This person had moved from…
Injury Crash Blocks State Highway 77 North of Declo A two-vehicle injury crash occurring on February 17, 2017 at approximately 10:07 a.m. blocked the northbound lane of State Highway 77 for nearly an hour near Declo. ISP reports that Juan Palomo, Jr. of Evanston, Wyoming was driving eastbound on I-84…
By Joseph G. Ballstaedt Recent immigration enforcement raids have received considerable attention. These raids, which picked up more than 680 people, were conducted between February 6 and February 10 in the Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and other areas. According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), this action was…
AAA recently reported that the Idaho death rate for vehicle crashes increased in 2015 to 16.1%, more than two times the national average. Studies indicate that in many cases, aggressive motorists who think they can outperform others on the road create dangerous driving conditions. Also, another known contributing factor in…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney As an estate planning attorney I often meet with clients to discuss the creation of their personalized the state plans. During these conversations inevitably my clients bring up their children, and often the circumstances of each child. I have found that during these discussions my…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Life is uncertain. There is no area of law where this is more true than in estate planning. I often have clients come see me who, after completing their estate planning, end up getting a divorce. When this occurs several new issues arise that have…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Estate planning is as unique as the individuals who seek to have it completed. What I mean by this statement is that there is no single estate plan that will work for every individual. Rather, and estate plan should be as unique as the individual…
By Joseph G. Ballstaedt At 4:35 p.m. on February 9, 2017, President Trump tweeted: “SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!” This unsurprising tweet responded to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and its decision not to stay a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by…