Holland & Hart is proud to announce that Boise partner Mary York has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.
The induction ceremony at which Mary became a Fellow took place recently before an audience of approximately 690 during the recent Annual Meeting of the College in Rome, Italy.
Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Fellowship in the College is extended by invitation only and only after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. Lawyers must have a minimum of fifteen years trial experience before they can be considered for Fellowship.
A real estate litigator, Mary has nearly 30 years of experience representing clients in condemnation cases and real estate disputes. A former Deputy Attorney General for the Idaho Transportation Department, she applies that experience to representing her clients, which include both governmental agencies and landowners alike, in condemnation disputes, construction, and other litigation matters. Mary was recently elected as a Fourth District Commissioner to the Idaho State Bar. She received her J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law and her B.A. from Gonzaga University.
Mary joins these Holland & Hart litigators as American College of Trial Lawyer Fellows: George Haley, James Hartley, Jane Michaels, Newal Squyres, Christopher Toll, Maureen Reidy Witt.