Attorney Profiles
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Heather A. Cunningham
Of Counsel
Expertise
Ms. Cunningham
has over 13 years of private practice experience in Idaho advising and
representing citizens who are litigating with government entities, large
corporations, or who find themselves in other legal situations they do not want
to navigate without professional guidance.
She has extensive experience in complex civil litigation, and handles
matters from the initial answer or complaint through appeal, if necessary.
She has
served as an instructor on eminent domain topics in legal seminars in Idaho and
at the national level. Ms. Cunningham
also regularly appears before the legislature to address eminent domain
legislation, and has successfully drafted a number of bills which became law.
Ms.
Cunningham is also admitted to practice in Oregon.
Areas
Of Practice
Condemnation,
Eminent Domain, Complex Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, Real Estate, Personal
Injury, Animal Law, Inverse Condemnation, Zoning, Land Use Planning
Ms. Cunningham's
National Legal Ability Rating: "BV" (R)
Ms.
Cunningham has received the Legal Ability Rating of "B" for
High to Very High with the highest possible Ethical Standards Rating of "V"
for Very High.*
Education
- Hillsdale
College, B.A. 1993 (Major: Philosophy; Minors: English, Political Science)
- Pepperdine
University School of Law, J.D., 1996
- Trial
Lawyer's College, 2000
Admissions
& Affiliations
- United
States Supreme Court
- United
States District Court of Idaho
- U.S.
Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit
- Idaho
State Bar
- Oregon
State Bar
- American
Bar Association
- Idaho
Trial Lawyers Association
- Oregon
Trial Lawyers Association
- American
Association for Justice
- American
Inns of Court No. 130 1997-1998
- Owner's
Counsel of America
- Omicorn
Delta Kappa
- Pi Kappa
Delta
- National
Forensic League
Samples
of Ms. Cunningham's Reported Idaho Supreme Court Cases
- State of
Idaho v. Jo Grace Jardine, 130 Idaho 318, 940 P 2d 1137 (1997) (Amicus Curiae)
- Ada
County Highway Dist. v. Sharp, 135 Idaho 888, 26 P.3d 1225 (2001)
- Boel v.
Stewart Title, 137 Idaho 9, 43 P 3d 768 (2002)
- KMST v.
Ada County Highway District, 138 Idaho 577, 67 P 3d 56 (2003)
- C &
G, Inc. v. Canyon Highway Dist. No. 4, 139 Idaho 140, 75 P.3d 194 (2003)
- VFP VC
v. Dakota Co., 141 Idaho 326, 109 P 3d 714 (2005)
- VFP VC
v. Dakota Co., 142 Idaho 675, 132 P 3d 432 (2006)
- City of
Boise v. Frazier, 143 ID 1, 137 P.3d 388 (2006)
*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.
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