Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Administrative and Regulatory Law, Business, Finance & Banking, Government Affairs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Natural Resources, Real Estate and Land Use, Road and Access Law, Water Rights
• Business Transactions
  Taylor’s practice focuses primarily on real estate and business transactions, as well as environmental law. Prior to joining Givens Pursley, Taylor spent several years as a litigator in the Boise area, giving him a unique perspective in assisting his clients. During law school, Taylor was part of the University of Idaho Law Review and completed a summer clerkship for the Honorable Richard Bevan of the Idaho Supreme Court. Taylor is a Fourth generation Idahoan. In his spare time, Taylor enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, and taking advantage of all the great things Idaho has to offer.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Chris has been selected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America under Real Estate Law. He is a lecturer on commercial real estate and business transaction topics for the Idaho Law Foundation and industry groups and has been a participant in the Georgetown University Law Center Advanced Commercial Lease Institute.
• Construction Litigation
  Litigation, Real Estate and Land Use, Construction Law, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy, Road and Access Law
• Land Use and Zoning
  In addition, twenty-one attorneys at Givens Pursley have been selected as 2020 Mountain States Super Lawyers, including: Gary G. Allen (environmental; land use & zoning); Christopher J. Beeson, Donald E. Knickrehm, Franklin G. Lee, L. Edward Miller and Judson B. Montgomery (real estate; business/corporate); Preston N. Carter (environmental litigation; administrative law); William C. Cole and Michael O. Roe (business/corporate); Michael C. Creamer and Christopher H. Meyer (energy & natural resources); Bradley J. Dixon and Alexander P. McLaughlin (civil litigation); Thomas E. Dvorak, Debora Kristensen Grasham and David R. Lombardi (business litigation); Michael P. Lawrence (environmental); Kelly Greene McConnell and Randall A. Peterman (creditor debtor rights; bankruptcy); Deborah E. Nelson (land use/zoning; real estate); and Robert B. White (employment & labor). Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Givens Pursley earned Metro Tier 1 rankings in the practice areas of employment law-management, energy, environmental, health care, land use & zoning, litigation-land use & zoning, litigation – real estate, natural resources, real estate and water law. Tier 2 rankings included banking and finance law, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, commercial litigation, labor law-management, litigation – labor & employment, and medical malpractice law - defendants. The firm was named for mergers & acquisitions law and personal injury litigation-defendants in Tier 3.
• Medical Malpractice

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Business, Finance & Banking, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy, Employment Law, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate and Land Use, Road and Access Law, Tax and Estate Planning

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy