Student Organizations

Moscow President: William Kendell
Moscow Vice-President: Landry Gunter
Moscow Secretary: Morgan Reese
Moscow Sergeant-at-Arms: Staniela Nikolova

Treasurer: Amanda Douglass

Boise President: Rebecca Kopp
Boise Vice-President: Allyson Parker
Boise Secretary: Dawn Trivolis
Boise Sergeant-at-Arms: Erin Hanson

3L Council Member (Moscow): Tanner Mort
3L Council Member (Boise): Jose Rojas
3L Honor & SBA Judiciary Court Justices: Steve Herring & Dana Bowes

2L SBA Judiciary Court Justice: Jillian Christiansen 
2L Honor Court/SBA Judiciary Court Justice: Sara Stoffer
2L Deputy Honor Court Counsel: Emily Moscrip 
2L Council Member (Moscow): Rylee Dolven
2L Council Member (Boise): Gus Tate

1L Representative (Boise): Pending Election Results
1L Representative (Moscow): Pending Election Results
1L Judiciary Committee: Pending Election Results
1L Judicial Justice: Pending Election Results
Junior Honor Court Counsel: Pending Election Results
Advisor: To be announced.

The SBA was founded to enrich and diversify the lives of every law student. By virtue of being admitted to the University of Idaho College of Law, each student is automatically a member of the SBA. The SBA is comprised of an Executive Board, a governing council, and student organizations operating under the auspices of the SBA. It is the responsibility of the SBA to ensure student organizations limited funds are allocated in an equitable manner. Once funds are distributed, the SBA organizations are charged with carrying out the mission of their respective organizations. Student organizations augment law school learning by providing their members with rich and meaningful events such as guest speakers and/or specific skills training. Service in the SBA is entirely voluntary. Board members, officers, and student leaders work tirelessly, without remuneration, to engender a spirit of collegiality and a truly rewarding and memorable law school experience.

President: Kirsten Heninger
Vice-President of Oral Arguments Moscow: Jennifer Tengono
Vice-President of Oral Arguments Boise: Paola Aguilar
Vice-President of Briefs: Audrey Thorne
Treasurer: Taylor Barton
Advisor: Professor Ryan Lincoln

Statement of Purpose

The Board of Student Advocates is a student organization that gives students courtroom and appellate argument training and experience. Membership is open to all second- and third-year law students. Students may become members by either being selected for Trial Team or participating in the McNichols Moot Court Competition. Trial Team requires a two-year commitment during which second-year students are mentored and trained by the third-year students. The University of Idaho College of Law fields teams from both our Moscow and Boise campuses. Students also have the opportunity as a second- or third-year student to participate in the McNichols Moot Court Competition. The McNichols competition is run by third-year student members who write the problem, grade the briefs, and organize this intra-school competition. Third-year students have the opportunity to compete in one of several inter-scholastic moot court competitions. Teams have been fielded in the areas of Constitutional law, Bankruptcy, Environmental law, Native American law, Evidence, Criminal Procedure, and International Human Rights. The College of Law fields teams from both its Moscow and Boise campuses. Team members are chosen by the team coach based on qualifications determined by the coach.

Editor-in-Chief: Ariana Azar-Farr
Chief Managing Editor: Abigail Quinn
Senior Managing Editor: Paola Aguilar
Chief Articles Editor: Amanda Brusic
Senior Articles Editor: Audrey Engan
Senior Articles Editor: Kayleen Richter
Executive Editor: Audrey Engan
Symposium Editor: Casey Parsons
Web Editor: Jose Rojas
Senior Blue Book Editor: Aspen Compton
Treasurer:  Casey Parsons

Statement of Purpose

The Idaho Critical Legal Studies Journal strives for the progression and development of fair and equitable laws in the State of Idaho. It does this by providing academics, practitioners, and students a critical commentary on pressing legal issues, and offering practical solutions that are supported by legal authority, hard facts and a critical analysis of the law.

Executive Board:

Boise Location:

• Editor-in-Chief: Valeri Kiesig
• Chief Managing Editor: Allison Kjellander
• Executive Editor: Michael Bowers
• Chief Research Editor: Hayden Marotz
• Chief Symposium Editor: Sydney Sears
• Chief Articles Editor: Milo McGehee
• Advisor: Associate Dean Stephen Miller (Boise)

Moscow Location:

• Chief Moscow Editor: Emily George
• NREL Edition Editor: Tanner Mort
• Business Editor: Samir Dizdarevic
• Advisor: Professor Rich Seamon (Moscow)

Board of Editors:

Boise Location:

• NREL Symposium Editor:
• Symposium Editor: Audrey Thorne
• Boise Director of Relations: Keegan Hahn
• Technical and Web Editor: Kendra Ankrum
• Director of Website Development:
• Input Editor: Taylor Barton

Moscow Location:

• Moscow Director of Relations: Kierra Mai
• Technical Editor: 
• Bluebook Editor: Matthew Ryan
• Input Editor: Timothy Koglin
• Input Editor: Kyle Hoffman
• Input Editor: Matthew Ryan

Statement of Purpose

The Idaho Law Review is a publication devoted to the scholarly discussion of current legal problems. All selection, editing, and publishing is performed by the students that make up the Law Review staff. Academics, jurists, practitioners, and students use the review as a research tool and as a medium for publishing articles which discuss, analyze, comment, or critique various legal issues.

Executive Board

President: Rylee Dolven 
Moscow Vice-President: Landry Gunter
Boise Vice-President: Katelin Bartles 
Secretary: Samuel Johnson 
Treasurer: Emily George
Advisor: Professor Rich Seamon

Mission Statement

The Idaho Agricultural Law Society is comprised of aspiring legal professionals who seek to encourage discussion about agriculture issues, create and sustain a network of agricultural professionals, and educate the public on the importance of agriculture.

Boise President: Pending Election Results
Moscow President: Pending Election Results
Secretary: Pending Election Results
Treasurer: Pending Election Results
Advisors (Moscow): Professors Ryan Lincoln and Sam Newton 
Advisor (Boise): Professor Shaakirrah Sanders

Statement of Purpose

To educate and inform both students and the community on important civil rights issues and provide necessary services to the community.

Executive Board

President (Moscow): Samuel Johnson
President (Boise): Erika Melanson
Vice President: Claire Olavarria
Treasurer: Steven Edwards
Secretary: Rebecca Gullett
Event Programming Chair: Danielle Strollo
Social Media & Publicity Chair: Paola Aguilar
Advisors: Professors Stephen Miller and Shaakirrah Sanders

President: Emily Moscrip 
Vice President: Amanda Brusic 
VP of Professional Development: Ayla Hutchins
VP of Membership and Outreach: Tishra Murray  
Boise Representative: Katherine Fortuna  
Secretary: Martin Roes  
Treasurer: William Wimbish 
Advisor: Professor Aliza Cover

Statement of Purpose

Criminal Law Society (CLS) is an organization designed to foster awareness and participation in criminal law within the College of Law. CLS is committed to educate law students about controversial issues arising in criminal law, while offering programs to aid future legal professionals in practice. CLS welcomes all law students that are interested in criminal law to participate in activities and events.

Executive Board

President: Dakota Goodman 
President Emeritus: Riley Newton
Vice President: Pending Election Results
Secretary: Samuel Johnson
Treasurer: Samuel Heinrich
1L Representatives: Pending Election Results
Advisors: Professors Dylan Hedden-Nicely and Anastasia Telesetsky

Statement of Purpose

ELS is committed to increasing awareness and participation in environmental issues; influencing public policy, law, and jurisprudence; providing opportunities for environmental advocacy; improving the environmental policies at the University of Idaho; and promoting environmental careers and practices.

Board Members

President: Courtney Lennberg
Vice President (Boise): Spencer Felton
Vice President (Moscow): Samuel Johnson
Secretary: Stephen Herring
Treasurer: Mitchell Coats
Advisor: Professor Katie Ball

President: Makenzie Mahoney
Vice President (Boise): Monica Harrington
Vice President (Moscow): Martin Roes
Secretary: Joshua Cresse
Treasurer: Kyle Rozanski
Director of Events:  Chris Weir
Advisor: Professor Rich Seamon

Statement of purpose

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is an organization of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that: The state exists to preserve freedom; the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution; and it is emphatically the province and duty of the Judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be.

President: Jonathan Wheatley 

Vice-President: Josh Cresse 

Secretary:Allyson Parker  

Treasurer: Sam Heinrich 

Advisor: Professor Anna Blaine

Club Inactive 2019-2020

President: Daniel Hansen 
Vice President: Meg Waddel  
Treasurer:  Pending Election Update  
Advisor: Professor Katie Ball

President: Pending Election Results
Vice President: Pending Election Results
Secretary-Treasurer: Pending Election Results
Advisor: Professor John Rumel

Statement of Purpose

ITLA's primary purpose is a dedication to the improvement of justice through representation of citizens in the courtroom. ITLA also promotes relationships between law students and practicing attorneys through shadow programs, ITLA conferences in Boise, Sun Valley, and Jackpot, Nevada, and through discussions and presentations at the law school.

President: Kendra Ankrum
Vice President: Steve Edwards
Secretary: Daniel Blankenship 
Treasurer: Josh Cresse
3L Representative: Jake Bateman
Advisors: Professor Timothy Murphy and Director Harold Heck

Statement of Purpose

It shall be the purpose of this organization to:

1. As an organization of law students, current military members and veterans, we will strive to continue to set the highest standards of professionalism and performance in our chosen career paths.
2. Establish a strong network amongst current and future law students as well as legal professionals who served and those that support the United States Armed Forces.
3. Focus on the exchange of information regarding military/veterans issues; establishing a different perspective and providing a forum for substantive military law and national security law conversations at Idaho Law.
4. Through our networks create employment opportunities for all members.

President: Kendra Ankrum
Vice President: Spencer Felton
Secretary: Nathan Askins 
Treasurer: Erika Melanson
3L Representative: Tanner Mort
2L Representative: Claire Olavarria
Advisor: Professor Annemarie Bridy

Statement of Purpose

• Provide a forum for individuals who are interested in learning about Intellectual Property.
• Create and foster a relationship between the IP Section of the Idaho State Bar and the students at the University of Idaho College of Law.
• Establish a mentor program, in conjunction with the IP Section, for students interested in working in the field of IP Law.

President: S. Truman Felton (Spencer)

Vice President Moscow: Addam Pincock

Vice President Boise: D'Andre Mathews

Secretary: Martin Roes

Treasurer: Merrick McDonald

Advisor: Professor Sam Newton

Below Pending an Update:

3L Rep: "Pending Election Update"

2L Rep: "Pending Election Update"

3L Rep in Boise: "Pending Election Update"

2L Rep in Boise: "Pending Election Update"

Statement of Purpose

We affirm the strength brought to the study of law by a law student’s personal religious conviction. We strive through public service and diligence in our studies to promote fairness and virtue founded upon the rule of law. Membership is open to all current law students of any faith, who follow the example of J. Reuben Clark Jr. and share the values of public service, loyalty to the rule of law, and appreciation for the religious dimension in society and the student’s personal life.

President: Ana Segovia Salgado
Vice President (Moscow): Vanessa Reyes Romero
Treasurer: Trevor Ahrens
Secretary: Naomie Pierre-Toussaint
3L Representative (Moscow): Matt Ryan
2L Representative (Moscow): Reanna Vanacore
Advisor: Professor Rich Seamon

Statement of Purpose

The Latino Law Caucus is an organization dedicated to working in conjunction with service providers, including the College of Law’s Legal Aid Clinic, to prepare future attorneys to better represent the Latino and Hispanic communities.

Mediation:

President of Mediation: Meghan Haas
Vice President of Mediation: Martin Roes

Negotiation:

President of Negotiation: Ally Kjellander
Vice President of Negotiation: Rebecca Gullet

Secretary: John Lloyd
Treasurer: Daniel Blankenship
Advisor (Moscow): Professor Jessica Long
Advisor (Boise): Professor John Rumel

Statement of Purpose

LSADR's purpose is to provide U of I's law students with an opportunity to learn and experience the wide range of conflict resolution techniques encompassed in the ADR continuum.

Co-Chairs: Marissa Sayetsitty and Gaylen Edmo
Vice Chair: Winter Hayes
Secretary: Dakota Goodman
Treasurer: Audrey Faunce
Boise Liason: Spencer Felton
Advisor: Professor Dylan Hedden-Nicely 

Statement of Purpose

We, the Students of the University of Idaho College of Law, acknowledge the need to assume a proactive role in the development of the Native American Legal Community, articulate and promote the needs of Native Law Students and Law students interested in Native American Law, increase the degree of professionalism among Native attorneys and all attorneys in the field, encourage and prepare Native Secondary and Collegiate students for higher education, and increase the awareness of and a commitment to the needs of the Native Community as a whole, and do hereby establish the Constitution of the University of Idaho College of Law Native American Law Students Association.

Find NALSA on Facebook.

Student Organization Contacts:

Michael Bowers
Betsaida Chavez Garcia
Anthony Lee
Casey Parsons
Advisor: Professor Benji Cover 

Mission Statement:

The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. We seek to unite lawyers, law students, legal workers, and jailhouse lawyers of America in an organization that shall function as an effective political and social force in the service of the people, to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property interests. Our aim is to bring together all those who regard adjustments to new conditions as more important than the veneration of precedent; who recognize the importance of safeguarding and extending the rights of workers, women, farmers, marginalized people and minority groups whose labor we respect; who seek actively to eliminate racism; who work to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them; and who look upon the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression.

President: Heather Olsen
Vice President: Matt Ryan
Treasurer: Casey Parsons
Secretary: Pending Election Results
Historian: Chris Weir
Advisor: To be announced

Statement of Purpose

OutLaw is an organization open to all students who are interested in extending civil rights to all Americans. OutLaw serves as a support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) law students, in addition to law students who have family and friends in the GLBT community. Our main goals are to (1) educate our school and our community about GLBT issues and (2) to participate in legal issues that affect the GLBT community in Idaho. Furthermore, we provide information and networking occasions to GLBT law students in order to increase educational and career opportunities. Through these goals and opportunities we hope to promote understanding and acceptance among all.

Justice: Makenzie Mahoney
Vice Justice (Moscow): Chris Weir 
Treasurer: Maraya Hanson
Secretary: Meghan Haas
Marshall: Trevor Ahrens
Clerk: Sam Johnson
3L Representative- Jeff Miller
2L Representative- Jackie Maurer
Advisor: Professor Rich Seamon

Statement of Purpose

Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) is the world's largest professional legal fraternity serving law students, legal educators, and members of the Bench and Bar. As a local organization, the chapter focuses on service to the profession and the community by hosting networking events with alumni and by doing community service. As an international organization, the chapter sends several students to international and district conferences throughout the school year which are paid by the fraternity. These gatherings impart unique opportunities to interact with other ΦΑΔ members, including present-day attorneys and justices, which are invaluable in securing future professional legal contacts to aspiring law students.

Co-President: Pending Election Update
Co-President: Pending Election Update
Advisor (Moscow): Assistant Dean Anne-Marie Fulfer
Advisor (Boise): Professor Jessica Gunder

Statement of Purpose

The Public Interest Law Group (PILG) helps students pursue the careers and activities they are passionate about. There are two ways PILG fulfills this goal: providing assistance for students interested in public interest careers and facilitating hands-on experience. Students receive career assistance through networking opportunities, career panels and debt relief advocacy. PILG also provides hands-on experience by organizing group pro bono opportunities and other volunteer service. PILG is the U of I College of Law affiliate of Equal Justice Works and The Student Hurricane Network and also organizes Court Appointed Special Advocate training for law students.

Boise Executive Board:

President: Katelin Bartles
Vice President: Danielle Strollo
Secretary: Claire Olavarria
3L Representative: Kayleen Richter
2L Representative: Adrianna Monroe
Advisors (Boise): Professors Katie Ball and Wendy Couture 

Moscow Executive Board:

Co-Presidents: Heather Olsen and Audrey Faunce
Vice President: Reanna Vanacore
Secretary: Makenzie Mahoney
2L Representative: Maraya Hanson
Advisors (Moscow): Professors Monique Lillard and Jessica Long

Treasurer for Boise and Moscow: Meghan Haas

Statement of Purpose

Promote an atmosphere of equality among all law students; Raise awareness of the legal issues impacting women; Promote networking opportunities among our members, the faculty and staff, and the legal community at large; Provide acts of service for the community; Outreach to underrepresented groups in the law; Encourage the development, recognition, and discussion of women's contributions to the legal field.

Our annual events include: Substantive presentations by WLC members, practitioners, and scholars on issues of law impacting women practicing law and how the law impacts women’s interests in the community; Sexual Violence Awareness Month presentations; Social service and scholarship/stipend fundraisers; Meet-and-Greet networking event.