Background
Allen, Gary Guerdrum was born on March 30, 1961 in Pocatello, Idaho, United States. Son of Glen Olaf and Jean Nancie (Frank) Allen.
Allen, Gary Guerdrum was born on March 30, 1961 in Pocatello, Idaho, United States. Son of Glen Olaf and Jean Nancie (Frank) Allen.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1983). Stanford University Law School (Juris Doctor, 1987). Phi Beta Kappa.
Worked at Givens Pursley & Huntley Limited Liability Partnership (Boise, Idaho) specializing in Administrative, Banking, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Business, Commercial Land, Communications, Corporations, Employment, Energy, Environmental, Estate Planning, Federal and State Tax, Interstate Commerce, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Legislative, Medical Malpractice, Mining, Natural Resources, Probate, Professional Liability, Public Utility, Real Estate, Securities, State and Local Government, Telecommunications, Water, General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts and before various Federal and State Administrative Tribunals. Admitted to the bar, 1987, California. 1991, Idaho.
Phi Beta Kappa.
McLain-Bowler Scholar.
Editor, Stanford Environmental Law Journal, 1987. Author: "Refining the Scope of CERCL"s Corporate Veil—Piercing Remedy," 6 Stan.
Envtl. Lord Justice 43, 1986-1987. Church
53; "Hazardous Waste Liability," California Land Use and Environmental Law, Matthew Bender, 1990. Member: State Bar of California.
Idaho State Bar.
Givens Pursley & Huntley began as a four-lawyer litigation and commercial real estate firm in 1977 and rapidly established itself in both fields. The firm soon began to expand, attracting seasoned practitioners who brought new areas of expertise-including bankruptcy, corporate, employment, environmental, health care, legislative, medical, mining, natural resources, regulated utilities, securities, taxation and water law.
Today, Givens Pursley is a full-service law firm and one of Idaho"s largest.
General counsel United We Stand America-Idaho, Boise, since 1993. Business representative Boise School District Technology Task Force, 1993-1995. Chairman Reform Party Idaho, since 1996.
Member Boise Area Chamber of Commerce (chairman educational affairs committee 1994-1995).
Married Elizabeth Anne Bishop, August 2, 1987. Children: John, Katherine.