Stoel Rives Named Exclusive Idaho Member of Worldwide Legal Organization
7/28/2006

CONTACT: Nicole Kershaw, Marketing Manager - Boise, (208) 389-9000

BOISE- The Boise office of Stoel Rives LLP, a full-service regional business law firm, has been selected to be the exclusive Idaho member of TerraLex, an international network of leading independent law firms. Stoel Rives is the first law firm to represent TerraLex in three markets (Idaho, Oregon and Washington).

"We are thrilled and honored to be named the Idaho TerraLex member," said John Zarian, Stoel Rives attorney and office TerraLex representative. "Law firms from around the world, including Idaho, compete for TerraLex membership because of the incredible value the network of attorneys provides clients. Stoel Rives’ clients have always benefited from an enormous breadth of resources due to the firm’s regional presence throughout the western U.S. However, our TerraLex membership in Idaho represents an important addition to the resources already available to our clients."

TerraLex currently has more than 150 members located in approximately 100 countries and 40 U.S. states. In these locations, TerraLex members maintain hundreds of offices, in which an aggregate of approximately 14,000 lawyers and other professionals practice law. The mission of TerraLex is to "help member firms serve their clients' legal needs and business interests through a worldwide network of quality law firms that meets high professional standards."

Contact Stoel Rives LLP:
Nicole Larson—Marketing Manager
(208) 389-9000 – nlarson@stoel.com

Martin Johncox—PR Consultant
(208) 658-9100 - martin@alexanderandassociates.com