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PETER G. BARTON is an attorney with the law firm Givens Pursley LLP, where his practice focuses primarily on environmental and natural resources law and on real estate transactions. His environmental career began as an undergraduate in civil and environmental engineering at Duke University. After graduating, Mr. Barton spent more than four years at a consulting civil and environmental engineering firm designing and managing complex land projects. After law school, he clerked for the Hon. Peter C. Dorsey, U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut. While at the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Barton drafted successful appellate briefs to multiple U.S. Courts of Appeals. He joined Givens Pursley LLP, after practicing law for several years at a large, international law firm in Washington, D.C. Mr. Barton has experience with CERCLA, NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Oil Pollution Act, RCRA, Indian Law, mining law and Idaho water law. He is admitted to practice in Idaho, New York and the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Tax Court, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Mr. Barton earned his B.S.E degree from Duke University and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. WYATT B. JOHNSON is a civil trial veteran. He is a member of the law firm of Angstman Johnson & Associates, PLLC, in Boise. As lead trial counsel, he has tried multiple cases to juries and judges. He has personally argued published Idaho Supreme Court and unpublished Idaho Court of Appeals cases. In addition to trial work, Mr. Johnson engages in a transactional practice involving real estate and related business ventures. He also regularly practices before city and county planning and zoning authorities as well as various state administrative agencies. Mr. Johnson lectures frequently and has published articles about litigation and real estate related issues. He also stays active with local professional organizations. He has served as chairman and vice chairman of the Litigation Section of the Idaho State Bar; is a current member of the Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on the Idaho Rules of Evidence; is a member of the Board of Directors for the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; and is a member of the Real Property Section of the Idaho State Bar. Mr. Johnson received his B.A. degree from Washington State University and his J.D. degree from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. RYAN T. McFARLAND is an associate in the Civil Litigation Practice Group at the law firm of Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP, where he assists clients in real estate disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. McFarland had a career as a title examiner, gaining experience with title insurance operations. Much of his practice today involves working with title insurers in resolving title insurance claims and issues arising in title insurance operations. In addition, Mr. McFarland advocates for creditors' rights in general commercial litigation and collection actions. He also regularly represents clients in state and federal court in copyright and trademark related litigation. Mr. McFarland has represented clients in district courts throughout Idaho, as well as in the Idaho Court of Appeals, the Idaho Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Idaho. He has also represented clients in, and argued before, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. McFarland is a frequent presenter on issues relating to title insurance operations and real property. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan. His bar admissions and memberships include Idaho State Bar and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. BEN SLAUGHTER is of counsel to the law firm of Trout Jones Gledhill Fuhrman Gourley, P.A., where he practices primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, creditors' rights, real estate (title insurance defense, transactions, homeowners associations, landlord/tenant, general litigation, etc.), construction and bankruptcy law. After graduating from the University of Idaho's College of Law, Mr. Slaughter spent two years working as a law clerk for Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Terry L. Myers. From there, he honed his skills in private practice until 2007 when he accepted a position as general counsel and special assets manager for a commercial real estate lender. Mr. Slaughter spent the next two and a half years helping navigate the company through one of the worst real estate crises this country has ever seen. During that period, he also obtained an M.B.A. from Boise State University. Mr. Slaughter is admitted to practice in all courts in the State of Idaho, and the U.S. District Courts of Idaho. He is a member of the Idaho State Bar with section memberships in Real Estate Law and Commercial and Bankruptcy Law. GEOFFREY M. WARDLE is an attorney in the Boise firm of Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP, where he concentrates his practice in commercial and residential real estate transactions. His experience includes representing clients regarding land use and zoning issues. He also represents individuals before regulatory and licensing boards and commissions and currently does litigation on behalf of governmental and private entities on land use matters. Mr. Wardle has previously lectured for National Business Institute on land use matters. He was an assistant attorney general for the state of Ohio from 1996 to 1997. Mr. Wardle is a member of the American Bar Association (member, State and Local Government Law Section), the Idaho State Bar (member, Real Property Section) and the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA International). He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Utah and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University, where he was a contributing editor for the Case Western Reserve Law Review.
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