Christopher Pooser

Experience

Christopher Pooser practices in the firm's Litigation group. He represents clients in state and federal courts in appellate matters and complex commercial litigation. His appellate practice focuses on all phases of civil appeals, including trial preservation and jury instruction issues, case management, and drafting appellate motions and briefs. He has represented clients before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Idaho Supreme Court, the Idaho Court of Appeals and the Idaho Board of Environmental Quality. His commercial litigation practice is concentrated in the areas of contracts, products liability, real estate, land use and environmental law. He has also counseled clients on air quality issues involving environmental compliance, permitting, enforcement defense and state regulatory development.

Professional Honors & Activities

• Member, Idaho Appellate Rules Advisory Committee
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, Litigation Section of the Idaho State Bar
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Fourth District Bar Association
• Environmental and Natural Resources Section of the Idaho State Bar, member, 1998-2011, at-large board member, 2001-2004, 2011, chair, 2006, past chair, 2007
• Leadership Boise, 2003-2005
• Treasure Valley Airshed Workgroups, 2002-2003

Civic Activities

• Idaho Botanical Garden, board member, 2004-2011, secretary, 2005, 2007, vice president, 2006, 2008, president, 2009, past-president, 2010, chair of Design Review Committee, 2007-2009, 2011
• City of Boise Historic Preservation Commission, Member, 2007-2010, vice chair, 2007-2008, chair, 2008-2010
• Family Advocate Program, CASA, volunteer attorney, 2001-2010

Publications

• "Appellate Law Update (and Primer)," Idaho State Bar, May 2008
• "Statutory Damages Under Copyright Laws," The Advocate, Idaho State Bar, Aug. 2007
• "Stay Aware of Technology as Business Disputes Arise," Idaho Business Review, Nov. 6, 2006
• Coauthor, "Environmental Decisions from the Ninth Circuit, Federal District Court of Idaho, the State, and IDEQ—a Year in Review," The Advocate, Idaho State Bar, Aug. 2005
• "What to Do if a Stack Test Fails," Idaho Chapter of A&WMA, May 2005
• "EPA Stormwater Construction Permit," Associated General Contractors, Dec. 2004
• "EPA Targets Storm Water Rules at Building Sites," Idaho Business Review, Dec. 13, 2004
• "New Permitting Rules Are Coming for Air Emission Sources in Idaho," The Advocate, Idaho State Bar, Aug. 2004
• Coauthor, "U.S. Spam Law Overshadows State Statute," Idaho Business Review, Mar. 29, 2004
• Coauthor, "Websites May Be Required to Comply with Disabilities Act," Idaho Business Review, Feb. 16, 2004
• "New Rules in the Offing for Air-Quality Permits," Idaho Business Review, Oct. 13, 2003
• Coauthor, "Environmental Laws from the 2003 Legislature," Idaho Business Review, June 16, 2003
• "Upcoming Air and Water Quality Regulation in Idaho," The Advocate, Idaho State Bar, Feb. 2003
• "Environmental Civil and Criminal Penalties," Governor's Safety Conference, 2002

Education

• Tulane University Law School, 1996, cum laude
• Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S. architecture, 1991, Ecole D'Architecture Paris-Tolbiac

Admissions

• Idaho
• U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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