Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1992

Lawyer Overview

Randal French is a former law clerk for the Honorable Jessie R. Walters, then Chief Judge of the Idaho Court of Appeals and later a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court.  Mr. French subsequently clerked for teh Honorable Alfred C. Hagan, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge from 1984 through 1986.  He is a member of the Idaho State Bar Bankruptcy and Commerical Law Section.  He has authored several articles for the magazine for the Idaho State Bar, the Advocate.  He has handled numerous appeals to the Idaho Court of Appeals and Idaho Supreme Court, and from the Bankruptcy Court to the U.S. District Court of Idaho, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He has been on the faculty of numerous seminars concerning bankruptcy law.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy Law
• Business and Commerical Law
• Business Organizations
• Contracts
• Debtor/Creditor
• Litigation & Appeals
• Real Estate Law

Representative Cases

• Agricredit Acceptance, LLC V. UAP Northwest, 65 Fed.Appx. 187 (C.A. 9 2003)
• In re Flaming, 2003 WL 22848925 (Bankr.D.Idaho 2003)
• In re DeHaan, 275 B.R. 375 (Bankr.D.Idaho 2002)
• In re James, 275 B.R. 375 (Bankr.D.Idaho 2001)
• In re Hoffpauir, 258 B.R. 447 (Bankr.D.Idaho 2001)
• In re Harris, 258 B.R. 8 (Bankr.D.Idaho 2000)
• In re Dever, 250 B.R. 701, 87 A.F.T.R.2d 2001-1072, 2000-2 UST (Bankr.D.Idaho 2000)
• In re Hoffpauir, 2000 WL 33712206 (Bankr.D.Idaho 2000)
• In re Laser Land Leveling, Inc, 185 F.3d 867,Unpublished Disposition, 1999 WL 402 (3 Cal. Bankr. Ct 1999)
• Rincover v. State, Dept. of Finance, Securities Bureau, 132 Idaho 547, 976 P.2d 473 (Idaho 1999)
• Shelstad v. West One Bank, 131 F.3d 148Unpublished Disposition, 1997 WL 75356 (9th Cir.(Idaho); 1997)
• In re Good, 207 B.R. 686 (Bankr.D.Idaho 1997)
• Rincover v. State, Dept. of Finance, Securities Bureau, 128 Idaho 653, 917 P.2d 1293, Blue Sky L. Rep. P 7 (Idaho 1996)
• In Re Mingo, 189 B.R. 514 (Bankr. D. Idaho 1995)
• Shelstad v. West One Bank, 59 F.3d 176 Unpublished Disposition, 1995 WL 3833 (9th Cir.(Idaho) 1995)
• In re Yensen, 187 B.R. 676 (Bankr.D.Idaho 1995)
• In re Boulan, 1995 WL 358172 (Bankr.D.Idaho 1995)
• In re Wyatt, 174 B.R. 124 (Bankr.D.Idaho 1994)
• In re McNitt, 170 B.R. 706, 74 A.F.T.R.2d 94-5130 Bankr. L. Rep (D.Idaho 1994)
• Medical Services Group, Inc. v. Boise Lodge No. 310, Benev. and Protective Order of Elks, 126 Idaho 90, 878 P.2d 789 (Idaho App 1994)
• Rincover v. State, Dept. of Finance, Securities Bureau, 124 Idaho 920, 866 P.2d 177 (Idaho 1993)
• In re Ross, 156 B.R. 272 ((Bankr.D.Idaho 1993)
• In re Harbaugh, 153 B.R. 54 (Bankr.D.Idaho 1993)
• In re McNitt, 139 B.R. 21, 69 A.F.T.R.2d 92-750, 92-2 USTC P 50 (Bankr.D.Idaho 1992)
• Matter of Bunn, 128 B.R. 281 (Bankr.D.Idaho 1991)
• Jerry J. Joseph C.L.U. Ins. Associates, Inc. v. Vaught, 117 Idaho 555, 789 P.2d 1146 (Idaho App 1990)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Workouts, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Business Organizations, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Idaho, 1983
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1983
• U.S. District Court District of Idaho, 1983
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Idaho State Bar Association, 1982 - Present (Bankruptcy/Commerical Law Section)

Honors and Awards

• Denise O'Donnell-Day Pro Bono Award, 2002

Past Employment Positions

• Honorable Jessie R. Walters, Chief Justice, Idaho Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1983 - 1984
• Honorable Alfred C. Hagan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho, Law Clerk, 1984 - 1986
• Randal J. French Law Offices, 1986 - 1992

Education

• University of Idaho College of Law, Moscow, Idaho, 1982
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, 1980
  B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration

Published Works

• Idaho Appellate Handbook (contributing author), Idaho Law Foundation, 1985
• The Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy and Contempt Proceedings, The Advocate, Idaho State Bar Association, February, 2007
• The Impact of the New Bankruptcy Law on Divorce, Property Settlements and the Allocation of Debt in Divorce, The Advocate, Idaho State Bar Association, January, 2006

Address

ParkCenter Point
1501 Tyrell Ln.
P.O Box 2730
Boise, ID 83701-2730

Phones

(208) 383-0030

Faxes

(208) 383-0412

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bauerandfrench.com