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EDITORIAL REVIEW He helped Denver attorney Tim Rastello complete a 12-year quest for justice for Randy Bartel, who died when a speeding police car collided with his vehicle. — Lawdragon,
February 2007
He spoke up for landowners whose crops withered under wind-blown herbicides. — Lawdragon,
March 2006
Submit your evaluation of this attorney. Contact Lawdragon about the information in this review. Mr. Bithell's practice emphasis is on individual and class action tort litigation, including business and commercial,
personal injury, products liability, professional liability, commercial, insurance, securities and general litigation.
He practiced as a trial lawyer with Langroise, Sullivan & Smylie from 1972 until 1984, when the firm merged with Holland &
Hart. Prior to joining Langroise Sullivan, Mr. Bithell was the deputy attorney general for the state of Idaho and served as
general counsel for the Idaho State Department of Insurance and the Idaho State Tax Commission. He is a senior litigation
attorney with Holland & Hart and has published and lectured extensively on trial-related subjects. EXPERIENCE Presentations from 1991 to Present September 1991, Idaho Law Foundation, Idaho Practical Skills Course: Insurance Law October 1991, Idaho Law Foundation, Multidistrict & Complex Litigation: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Mechanics of the Use of Computers in The Courtroom October 1991, Boise State University, Topics in the History of Medicine November 1991, ITLA, Fall Seminar: Ethics in Litigation February 1992, ITLA, Update ’92: Questions You Need to Know But Haven’t Thought To Ask June 1993, ITLA, The Perils of Litigation Practice [Ethics] July 1994, Federal District Conference, Panelist: Settlement Conferences July 1994, Idaho Judicial Conference, Panelist: Evidence November 1994, Idaho Law Foundation, Annual Litigation Seminar: Daubert: Friend or Foe of Junk Science? November 1995, University of Idaho College of Law, Judging Panel: National Moot Court Regional Competition 1996 to present, The Idaho Statesman, Weekly Column Addressing Legal Issues from readers November 1996, ITLA, Cases You Don’t Know About That Will Make You Money: Representing People Who Get Sick/Die from Eating at a Restaurant. December 1996, Idaho State Bar, Annual Law Update 1996 - Tort Law January 1997, District Judges’ Seminar, Tort Law Developments April 1997, Idaho Law Foundation, Judging Panel: Mock Trial Competition November 1997, ITLA, Applied Technology in the Courtroom: --Winning Techniques July 1998, Federal District Conference, District of Idaho, Panelist: Chicken Soup for the Motion Practitioner August 1998, The Advocate, President’s Column: Thinking, A Neglected Art August 1998, University of Idaho School of Law, Class of 2001, Speaker, Convocation September 1998, The Advocate, President’s Column: Successful Lawyers Are Not Rude and Unprofessional September 1998, Idaho State Bar, Speaker, Admissions Ceremony October 1998, The Advocate, President’s Column: Thinking in the Future Tense November 1998, The Advocate, President’s Column: The California Experience: A Valuable Lesson November 1998 - January 1999, Idaho Law Foundation, Speaker, Magistrate Judges’ Conference District Judges’ Conference and Civil Law Update December 1998, The Advocate, President’s Column: Service January 1999, The Advocate, President’s Column: Thanks February 1999 - ITLA, Anatomy of a Civil Trial—Mock Trial Presentation (Plaintiff’s Opening Statement) July 1999 - Federal Practice Program, Expert Witness Reports February 2000 - Young Lawyers Section, Idaho State Bar, Building a Plaintiff’s Practice May 2000 - Idaho Law Foundation, Presenting an Effective Closing Argument November 2000, May 2001, and November 2001, Idaho State Bar, Citizens Law Academy, Torts June 2001, ITLA, Living With, and Loving the Law July 2001, Idaho State Bar Annual Meeting, Moderator, Representing Clients in Mediation October 2001, Idaho State Bar, Evidence Issues PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers President, American Inns of Court No. 130 (2005-2006) National Board of Trustees, American Inns of Court (2006-2010) President, Idaho State Bar (1998) Commissioner, Idaho State Bar (1996-1998) Board of Governors, American Trial Lawyers Association (1993-1996) Past President, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Past President Director, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (2001-2002) Board of Directors, Idaho Trial Lawyers Association (2005-2006) Past Member, Idaho Law Foundation Board of Directors Board of Directors, University of Idaho Foundation Sustaining Member, SCRIBES, The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects Idaho Supreme Court, Committee on Revisions to the Idaho Civil Jury Instructions (1995-2004) Listed in The Best Lawyers in America Listed in Chambers USA, The Directory of Leading Business Lawyers, (Litigation) Listed in Law Dragon, The Leading 500 Trial Lawyers in America University of Idaho Alumni Association, UI Gold and Silver Award (2001) Idaho State Bar 2006 Professionalism Award Idaho Trial Lawyers Association 2006, Jay May Trial Lawyer of the Year Idaho Trial Lawyers Association 2006, Chairman – Amicus Committee EDUCATION University of Idaho (J.D. 1968) University of Idaho (B.S. 1965)
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