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William F. Boyd 
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Of Counsel
phone (208) 664-5818
(800) 352-0813
fax (208) 664-5884
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Mr. Boyd has over forty-four years of experience as trial and appellate counsel in civil litigation in both state and federal courts in Idaho .  Mr. Boyd's practice emphasizes a broad range of areas including corporate, employment, business, environmental, natural resources and mining law.  He has an AV-rating with Martindale-Hubbell.

In the private sector, Mr. Boyd has experience in negotiation of labor-management agreements, NLRB representation elections, NLRB unfair labor practice charges, NLRB bargaining unit establishment, advice concerning response to grievances, handling of arbitrations regarding breach of labor contracts, and advice with respect to employee discipline and termination.  Mr. Boyd has been a member of the company negotiating team for The Bunker Hill Company and Hecla Mining Company.  He has been spokesman for the company negotiating team for Sunshine Mining Company and Coeur Silver Valley, Inc.  He renders legal advice with respect to a range of corporate issues.

Mr. Boyd has handled various legal issues confronting public corporations including labor negotiations, contracts for construction, employee issues, organization of water and sewer districts, employee policy manuals, issue of bonds for financing, road abandonment, advice to law enforcement officers, litigation, and purchases by public corporation of private corporation assets.

Year Joined Organization:
2008
Areas of Practice:
Business Law
Employment Law -- Employee
Employment Law -- Employer
Labor Law
Litigation & Appeals
Workers' Compensation Law
Estate Planning
Real Estate Law
Corporate Law
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Mining Law
Civil Litigation
Appeals
Bar Admissions:
Idaho, 1965
U.S. District Court District of Idaho, 1965
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1976
U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1981
Education:
University of Idaho College of Law, Moscow, Idaho, 1965
LL.B.


Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 1962
B.S., Forest Management


Representative Clients:
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation
Forest Capital Partners LLC
Hecla Mining Company
Essential Metals Corporation
Sunshine Mining Company
The Bunker Hill Company
Coeur Silver Valley, Inc.
Shoshone Silver Mining Company
Silver Royal Apex, Inc.
Honors and Awards:
A.M. Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys


AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Idaho State Bar


First Judicial District Bar Association