Lombardi, David R.

Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney

Lawyer Overview

The greater part of David’s practice has been devoted to major and complex civil litigation.

This practice has included the defense of environmental harm and contamination by claims brought by the EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act; the valuation and trial of minority shareholder interests in Grazing Association grazing lands and leases; the successful defense of hospitals against physician discrimination and property rights claims; the successful defense of a hospital following an eight week federal court jury trial which resulted in a $4.2 Million verdict against co-defendants; recovery of greater than $3.0 Million for a national bank in an insurance coverage dispute; reversal of arbitrary federal administrative action with recovery of attorneys fees and costs in excess of $250,000 against the United States; and multiple property damage, injury and business loss claims.

David also provides extensive counseling and representation to a variety of individual and institutional clients in matters involving professional and general liability, risk management, construction disputes, commercial transactions, and litigation planning.

David has lectured for the Idaho Law Foundation, National Business Institute, Catholic Health Initiatives, the Idaho State Tax Commission, the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association, the Family Practice Residency of Southwest Idaho, hospitals and others on matters relating to trial practice, litigation, professional liability, and related topics.

Areas of Practice

• Business, Corporate and Finance
• Health Care and Hospital Law
• Trial and Appellate Litigation

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Health & Health Care Law, Hospital Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Idaho, 1976
• U.S. District Court District of Idaho
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Civil Trial Specialist

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Idaho State Bar (Member)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) (Member)
• American Inns of Court (Member)
• International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Litigation: General Commercial)
• Martindale-Hubbell - Highest Ranking (AV)
• Best Lawyers in America (Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers (General Litigation)

Education

• Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1976
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
• Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1971
  B.A.

Address

601 West Bannock Street
Boise, ID 83702

Phones

(208) 388-1200

Websites

http://www.givenspursley.com