Serving Greenleaf, Idaho

Which court your case goes to

People regularly turn up at the wrong building, so this is worth getting straight first. Greenleaf is in Canyon County, which puts it in Idaho's Third Judicial District. Matters are heard at the Canyon County Courthouse in Caldwell.

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

What we handle for Greenleaf 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 Greenleaf specifically

Greenleaf is among the smallest incorporated places in the county, and the work reflects that. It runs mostly to wills and estates, land and boundary questions, and the arrangements families make when a farm passes down, rather than contested litigation.

In a community this size, a dispute is rarely a purely legal problem, because the other party is a neighbor you will keep seeing for years. That reality makes resolution by agreement worth pursuing where it can be done without surrendering the substance of your position, and mediation can be handled at this office.

Common questions from Greenleaf

Which courthouse hears a case from Greenleaf?

Greenleaf is in Canyon County, so matters are heard at the Canyon County Courthouse in Caldwell, in Idaho's Third 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.

Can a dispute be resolved without going to court?

Often, yes. Mediation is handled at this office, and in a small community an agreement you helped build tends to hold, where an order imposed on you often does not.

Working with the office from Greenleaf

Located in Caldwell at 206 S. 9th Ave. Ste. 105, the office assigns Greg Chaney to your matter rather than whoever is available. A first conversation can happen over the phone. If you do come in, Monday through 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.