Movers and shakers
Owens, McCrea & Linscott welcomes new attorney
The law firm of Owens, McCrea & Linscott in Hayden announced the addition of Jillian H. Caires as an associate attorney.
Caires is a native of Coeur d'Alene and graduated from Lake City High School in 2004. She attended Washington State University, graduating in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in political science. Caires earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Gonzaga in 2012, magna cum laude. In law school, Jillian was a member of the Mugel National Tax Moot Court Team and the Gonzaga Journal of International Law and was awarded the top grade in Legal Research and Writing, Estate Planning, Community Property, Criminal Procedure, and Animal Law.
Following law school, Caires served two years as law clerk to the Hon. Benjamin Simpson, district judge, 1st Judicial District of the State of Idaho. During her clerkship, Caires had the opportunity to work on numerous complex civil and criminal matters.
In addition to the firm's areas of focus, medical malpractice, personal injury, and employment, Caires plans to practice in the areas of environmental, real estate, property, probate and estate litigation, as well as appellate work.
INB restructures bank leadership, announces changes
Inland Northwest Bank, a Northwest Bancorporation company and community bank with locations in Eastern Washington, North Idaho, and soon The Palouse, announced a restructured senior management team to help take the company to its next stage of growth and success.
New INB President and CEO Russell Lee has promoted former Chief Revenue Officer Mark Dresback to chief credit officer and appointed Senior Vice President and Marketing Director Jason Miller and Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources Jennifer Nelson to the leadership team.
In addition, INB has hired Chad Burchard as chief lending officer. He will also be a member of the leadership team. Burchard, former senior vice president and commercial banking center manager at Umpqua Bank, returns to INB where he served as the commercial relationship officer three years ago.
The additions to INB senior management join Senior Vice President and Chief Retail Banking Officer Liz Herndon, Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer David Hockett and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Holly Poquette.
The shift in leadership comes on the heels of many other major announcements over the past several months including the acquisition of the Bank of Fairfield, hiring a new CEO, and renewing another 10 year financial commitment in a sponsorship of the INB Performing Arts Center.
Info: www.inb.com
Hazel earns award from Idaho bar
Joel Hazel, a partner at the law firm of Witherspoon Kelley in the firm's Coeur d'Alene office, is the recipient of the Idaho State Bar's Professionalism Award for 2015.
The Professionalism Award represents an expression of respect and commendation from Hazel's peers and represents one of the highest honors any Idaho lawyer can receive in his or her career. Recipients must have a wide reputation for ability, diligence, courtesy and cooperation. They are lawyers who have demonstrated a devotion to public service, the improvement of the administration of justice, and a career-long practice of civility, integrity and dignity.
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