Helping You Navigate the Law

Real estate transactions in North Idaho become complicated when disputes arise over purchase contracts, property boundaries, easements, access rights, or title defects.

We advocate for buyers, sellers, property owners, and investors throughout the five Northern Idaho counties in all types of real estate conflicts, providing strategic counsel and litigation services to protect your property interests and resolve disputes efficiently.

Common real estate matters we handle include boundary line and encroachment disputes, easement and right-of-way conflicts, quiet title actions, purchase and sale agreement disputes, and failure to disclose claims.

Property disputes in our region frequently involve issues specific to North Idaho: shoreline and waterfront boundaries along Lake Coeur d’Alene, Lake Pend Oreille, and the Pend Oreille River; access easements crossing large rural parcels; unrecorded or ambiguous rights-of-way; and disagreements between neighboring landowners over surveyed lines. We handle these matters from both our Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint offices.

Sustained residential and commercial construction growth across Kootenai and Bonner counties has brought a corresponding rise in construction defect claims. When defects lead to costly repairs, water intrusion, or safety concerns, we help property owners, contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals navigate complex construction disputes.

Our construction litigation practice covers design flaws, substandard materials and workmanship, building code violations, contractual breaches, mechanic’s liens, and delay claims. We represent both claimants and defendants throughout Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Sandpoint, Ponderay, Sagle, and Dover.

Northern Idaho’s climate places particular stress on building envelopes, roofing, and foundations. Defect claims in our region frequently involve water intrusion, ice damming, drainage failure, and settlement issues that surface years after completion.

Disputes over estates and trusts can strain family relationships and jeopardize inheritances. We guide clients through contested wills, trust disputes, fiduciary misconduct claims, and other complex probate matters, providing diligent representation to protect your rights and interests.

Estate and trust disputes often involve family property that has passed through multiple generations, jointly held recreational or waterfront parcels, and out-of-state heirs. We represent personal representatives, trustees, heirs, and beneficiaries in contested probate matters in all five Northern Idaho counties — and we also serve as neutral mediators when the parties prefer to resolve the dispute outside of court.

Caring for an aging loved one is a significant undertaking and can lead to family conflicts. Seeking out elder mediation services helps facilitate an open, direct conversation about how to care for your loved one. Successful mediation services focus on finding solutions everyone can accept while problem-solving, preserving your family relationships, and developing more effective communication methods between all involved.