Business Negotiation and Litigation Attorney in Boise, ID 

Lori Hickman is a 1988 magna cum laude graduate of Brigham Young University (B.S. Business Management) and a 1991 cum laude graduate of the Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School where she served as the Note & Comment Editor for the Law Review.
Lori began her career as an associate at Latham & Watkins’ office in New York City, where she primarily practiced complex business litigation. In 1995, Lori returned to the West and continued her litigation practice at Holme Roberts & Owen’s Salt Lake City office. One year later she was recruited to join the in-house legal team at Micron Technology in Boise, Idaho – a Fortune 500 company and global leader in the semiconductor industry. As Associate General Counsel from 1996-2002, Lori managed, negotiated, and structured a wide variety of Micron’s intellectual property transactions and related corporate matters.
After taking a break from her legal career to stay home with her three young children, Lori returned to the practice of law as a clerk for the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Then in 2014, she began working for McFarland Ritter and currently assists the firm in a variety of business, litigation, and intellectual property matters.
Lori also enjoys her pro bono work representing court-appointed guardian ad litems in child protection cases. She is licensed to practice in New York, Utah, and Idaho.
Outside of her legal practice, Lori remains active in her community having served on various committees and boards for her homeowners' associations, children’s elementary school PTO, church, and Mormon Women for Ethical Government. She offsets her work and volunteer activities by relaxing at her cabin in McCall, practicing yoga on a mat, tossing endless chuck-it balls for their dog Scout, or trying a new recipe in her kitchen.