Idaho

Gjording Fouser is an Idaho-based premier firm, operating out if its base in Boise. The firm has been named "Idaho Litigation Firm of the Year" by Benchmark since 2016 for its expertise in a variety of litigation areas, including construction, employment, in-surance defense, product liability, and most notably medical malpractice defense.

Name partners Jack Gjording and Trudy Hanson Fouser are revered as "the most highly acclaimed medical malpractice defense team in our region” by a client. Hanson Fouser is recognized for her labor and employment acumen. She defended Idaho's largest hospital system in a suit that alleged breach of employment contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, defamation of character and negligent infliction of emotional distress after the client terminated plaintiff’s contract with the health system. She represents the hospital system in a second employment litigation case that asserts causes of action against the clients for unlawful retaliation and hostile work environment in violation of Title VII, defamation, tortious interference with contract and with prospective economic advantage, breach of contract and good faith and fair dealing, and breach of contract disparagement. Gjording has served as lead counsel in more than 250 civil jury trials, and is nationally recognized for his expertise in commercial trials, most notably in defense of health care providers and lawyers.