By Joseph G. Ballstaedt On January 27, 2016, President Donald Trump shocked the world by ordering a travel and refugee ban. This executive order specifically bars citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia) from entering the United States for 90 days, regardless of their…
By Fred Lewis It’s astounding to realize: a new report from MSNBC revealed that more Americans died as a result of workplace accidents in 2009 alone, than during the entire course of the nine-year Iraq War. The number of people killed on the job in the United States in 2009…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney I have been an attorney now for nearly 20 years. Whenever I am introduced to new people it is common for them to ask what I do for a living. When I let them know that I am an attorney this leads to the next…
By: T.J. Budge Idaho law recognizes the doctrine of adverse possession, whereby a person can acquire ownership of real property by occupying it for an extended period of time to the exclusion of others. This is sometimes referred to as a “squatter’s right.” A person claiming ownership by adverse possession…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Many people consider creating a trust as part of their Idaho estate plan to help them in distributing their property to their loved ones. A trust is a way for an individual to protect their property and yet be able to avoid the cost and…
ISP cautions drivers across southwest Idaho to be aware of an increased number of deer and elk near highways and along I-84. The harsh winter conditions have driven wildlife closer to populated, well-traveled areas of the state. Nationally, deer collisions are the cause of an estimated 1.23 million collisions per…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney The one thing that we can count on in our lives is that things will change. Given a few years our lives may look drastically different than they did before. This is normal, and natural, but when it comes to estate planning it can cause…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney Most people’s ideas about estate planning are just plain wrong. For instance, and most of my conversations with individuals about estate planning I learned that most people believe that estate planning has to do with how your property gets distributed upon your death. Well it’s…
By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney In the course of my practice I often represent individuals who are named as Personal Representatives in the probate of a loved one. As I work with Personal Representatives one of the things I help with is determining the assets that belong to the decedent…
By Patrick N. George Although we don’t really consider the kidneys when in a car accident, these small organs located in the small of a person’s back are vital to our welfare. Kidneys are pretty well protected since due to layers of muscle as well as the rib cage, but…