Walt Bithell
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Walt Bithell is a trained mediator and is on the approved list of mediators for both the Idaho Supreme Court and the Idaho Federal Court. He has participated, as a client representative and an independent neutral, in hundreds of mediations.
Over a career that spans more than 45 years, Walt has represented clients and tried in cases involving business and commercial disputes, personal injuries, construction claims, agricultural and crop damage, product liability, professional negligence, and general litigation.
Before establishing Bithell Law PLLC, Walt was a Senior Partner and Lead Litigation Attorney with Holland & Hart. He also was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Idaho, where he served as general counsel for the Idaho State Department of Insurance and the Idaho State Tax Commission.
Walt is a past president of the Idaho State Bar, past president of the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), recipient of the Idaho State Bar Distinguished Lawyer Award, and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 2010, ITLA instituted an annual award called The Walter H. Bithell Professionalism Award that is awarded annually to a lawyer who epitomizes commitment to integrity, excellence, and professionalism.