Parsons Behle & Latimer adds Boise-based health care and employment law practices, expands commercial litigation team

Parsons Behle & Latimer has added a new team of legal professionals to its Boise office this month, increasing local resources in the practice areas of health care and employment law. Six new team members have joined the firm in Idaho to manage existing matters and expand client services. The team will also support the firm’s growth in the practice area of commercial litigation.

Joining the firm are shareholder Kevin West (formerly a partner with Hall Farley Oberrecht & Blanton); associates Sarah Arnett and Dylan Eaton; paralegal Brenda Veloz; paralegal support assistant Sara Cousineau; and administrative assistant Jodi Paulson.  All six joined Parsons Behle & Latimer from the law firm of Farley Oberrecht West Harwood & Burke.

“In an environment of emerging health care legislation and new workforce technologies, health care and labor and employment law are two of the fastest growing practice areas in the country, and Idaho is no exception,” said John Zarian, managing shareholder of Parsons Behle & Latimer’s Boise office. “The addition of this outstanding team of professionals is a very positive development for the Boise office of our firm, and we are delighted to welcome them and offer increased services to our local clients.”

Kevin West will lead the firm’s healthcare and employment law practice in Boise.  His practice emphasizes healthcare and employment law, and also includes trial work, particularly in the areas of employment law, commercial litigation and general litigation.  West graduated with honors from Brigham Young University in 1981 with a B.A. in English, and from Brigham Young University Law School with honors in 1984. He is a member of the Idaho,Utah and Washington State Bar Associations.

Sarah Arnett received a B.A. Joint Honors degree from the University of Kings College in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1995, and her J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2002. Prior to joining the Hall Farley firm in 2007, she served as law clerk to Judge Renee Hoff, Third Judicial District of Idaho, and spent three years practicing as an associate with another local firm.

Dylan Eaton received his B.A. degree from the University of Washington in 1999 with a double major in economics and political science, and his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 2003.  Prior to joining the Hall Farley firm in 2007, he worked as a civil litigation attorney for aSeattle law firm and gained practical experience as a criminal prosecutor.