Serving Boise, Idaho

Which court your case goes to

This is the first thing worth getting straight, because people regularly turn up at the wrong building. Boise is in Ada County, which puts it in Idaho's Fourth Judicial District. Matters are heard at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise.

Ada County is the Fourth Judicial District. Canyon County is the Third.

The Canyon County Courthouse is at 1115 Albany St, Caldwell, ID 83605. The clerk's office is in Room 201 and is open weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays. There is a fuller guide to the building, the phone numbers and what to bring on our Canyon County Courthouse page.

What we handle for Boise clients

• Family law: divorce, custody, child support, modifications and protection orders.
• Real estate: purchases and sales, leases, evictions, boundary and easement disputes.
• Criminal defense: misdemeanors and felonies, from the first appearance onward.
• Employment law: terminations, unpaid wages, non-competes and severance.
• Personal injury: accident and injury claims.
• Wills and estates: wills, powers of attorney and Idaho probate.

Why Boise specifically

Ada County matters are heard in Boise, in the Fourth Judicial District, which is a separate district from Canyon County. The differences a client actually notices between the two are in the calendar and local procedure rather than in the underlying law.

Greg also spent eight years in the Idaho House of Representatives, three of them chairing the House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee. That is a background in how statutes get written, which is a different and occasionally useful thing from a background in arguing them.

Common questions from Boise

Which courthouse hears a case from Boise?

Boise is in Ada County, so matters are heard at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, in Idaho's Fourth Judicial District.

Do I have to come to Caldwell to meet a lawyer?

The office is in Caldwell at 206 S. 9th Ave. Ste. 105. A first conversation can happen by phone, and much of what follows can be handled by phone and email if getting to Caldwell is difficult.

Is Boise a different court from Caldwell?

Yes. Boise is Ada County, in the Fourth Judicial District. Caldwell is Canyon County, in the Third. This firm appears in both.

Working with the office from Boise

The office is in Caldwell at 206 S. 9th Ave. Ste. 105, and the attorney on your matter is Greg Chaney rather than whoever is available. A first conversation can happen over the phone. If you do come in, Monday to Thursday runs 9:00 to 5:00 and Friday runs 9:00 to 3:00.

If you have already been served with something, or you have a date on a piece of paper, say so when you call. That single fact changes the order everything else happens in.