Hurt in Boise? Start here.
If you were hurt in a crash, a fall, or by someone else's carelessness in Boise, the right lawyer changes what you walk away with. Idaho gives you two years to file most injury claims and uses a 50% comparative-fault rule, so a missed deadline or a bad fault finding can sink an otherwise strong case. Below are the Boise-area injury firms that show up again and again across independent rating services.
Personal injury work in Boise runs on contingency, which means you do not pay a lawyer by the hour. The firm takes a percentage of what it recovers, and you owe nothing if there is no recovery. That lowers your risk, but it also means the firm is choosing your case as much as you are choosing the firm. The strongest practices are selective, trial-ready, and honest about the range of outcomes.
How we picked these firms: We cross-referenced Super Lawyers, Avvo, Justia and Expertise.com, then looked for published verdicts, peer recognition, and consistent client review patterns. A firm had to appear across at least two independent sources to make the list. We do not accept payment for placement and we do not write sponsored reviews. This guide features the 8 Boise injury firms that appear most consistently across Super Lawyers, Avvo, Justia and Expertise.com. Where a firm's founding year or staff size isn't publicly confirmed, we leave it out rather than guess. More on our methodology →
Practice focus: Catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death
Charlie Hepworth and Kurt Holzer are among the most recognized injury trial lawyers in Idaho — Holzer carries a 10.0 Avvo rating and the firm has tried multiple seven-figure verdicts. Both have been named Idaho Trial Lawyer of the Year.
Practice focus: Personal injury, medical malpractice
Patrick Mahoney has more than two decades of practice and the firm reports recovering over $20 million for clients in the last ten years. Top-tier ratings on Super Lawyers, Avvo and Google.
Practice focus: Personal injury, motor vehicle, wrongful death
More than three decades serving Boise and southwestern Idaho, with attorneys named to Mountain States Super Lawyers and national Top 100 trial lawyer lists.
Practice focus: Personal injury, auto accidents
A Boise injury team with more than five decades of combined experience serving individuals and families across Idaho.
Practice focus: Personal injury, auto accidents
A family-owned injury firm with more than 60 years of combined legal experience, handling counseling and courtroom work for injury victims statewide.
Practice focus: Personal injury, auto and motorcycle accidents
A long-established, high-volume Boise injury practice known for free consultations and statewide reach across the Treasure Valley.
Practice focus: Personal injury, auto accidents
A Boise injury practice that appears consistently in Idaho personal-injury directory rankings.
Practice focus: Personal injury, free consultations
A Boise-area injury firm offering free consultations and contingency representation to Treasure Valley injury victims.
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Request Free Consultation →Most Boise injury cases move through the same stages: medical treatment until you reach maximum improvement, an investigation and demand package, negotiation with the insurer, and, if that fails, a lawsuit. Cases that settle usually resolve in nine to eighteen months. Cases that go to trial take longer, often two years or more, and are filed in Ada County's Fourth Judicial District or in federal court when the parties are from different states.
Idaho's two-year statute of limitations is the hard deadline that governs everything. If your claim is against a city, county, or state entity, you have a much shorter window to file a formal notice of claim — often just 180 days — so the clock matters even more in those cases.
Boise injury lawyers almost universally work on contingency. The common structure is roughly 33% of the recovery if the case settles before a lawsuit is filed and around 40% once litigation begins. On top of the fee, the firm advances case expenses — medical records, expert witnesses, court filing fees — and recovers those from the settlement. Ask for the percentage and the expense terms in writing before you sign, and ask what happens to costs if the case does not succeed.
Once you have two or three names, the decision usually comes down to fit and track record. Ask each firm who will actually handle your file day to day, how many cases like yours they have taken to verdict in the last three years, and what range of outcomes is realistic given your facts. A lawyer who promises a specific number is selling you something; a good one gives you a range and explains the assumptions behind it.
Pay attention to communication too. Injury cases last months, and the difference between a frustrating experience and a reassuring one is usually how often and how clearly the firm keeps you updated. Read recent reviews with that in mind.
Idaho's statute of limitations for most personal injury claims is two years from the date of the injury. Claims against a government entity have much shorter notice deadlines, so talk to a lawyer quickly.
Idaho uses modified comparative negligence. You can recover damages as long as you are less than 50% at fault, but your award is reduced by your share of the blame.
Almost all Boise injury lawyers work on contingency — commonly 33% if the case settles before a lawsuit is filed and around 40% if it goes into litigation. You pay nothing up front and case costs come out of the recovery.
Yes. Free initial consultations are standard among Boise injury firms, and you are under no obligation to hire after the meeting.
Most injury cases settle. A firm with real trial experience tends to negotiate stronger settlements because insurers know it can take the case to a jury.
Most Boise injury suits are filed in Idaho's Fourth Judicial District in Ada County, or in U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho when federal jurisdiction applies.
One last thing. Choosing a lawyer is personal. Read the reviews, then call two or three firms before you decide. Ask each one how many cases like yours they have taken to verdict in the last three years — the answer tells you a lot. — The LawFirmSquare team