Ford Elsaesser

Attorney

Current Position

Senior Partner
Elsaesser Jarzabek Anderson Elliott & Macdonald,
Chtd.
414 Church Street
#201
Sandpoint, ID 83864
USA

Tel: 208-263-8517
Fax: 208-263-0759
Email: ford@eaidaho.com

Class: VI (1995)Circuit: Ninth

Education

Goddard College, B.S. (1973)
University of Idaho, J.D. (1977)
Admitted to Idaho State Bar (1978)
Admitted to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1992)
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court (1994)

Professional Career

Elsaesser Jarzabek Anderson Elliott & Macdonald, Chtd., (1979-)
Successfully argued for respondent in U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall Partnership in U.S. Supreme Court, (Oct 1994)

Affiliations

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Lawyer Representative
Bonner County School District No. 82, Chair, Board of Trustees (1991-94)
Idaho State Bar Bankruptcy Section, Chair (1990)
Idaho State Bar Professional Conduct Board Hearing Committee (1989-94)
American Bankruptcy Institute: Board of Directors, Executive/Management Committees (1990-02); Chair of ABI Programs and Seminars Committee (1992-95); Vice-President Member Relations (1995-96); Vice-President-Research (1997-98); President (1999-00); Immediate Past President (2000-01)
Idaho Humanities Council, Board of Directors (1992-94)
Idaho Bankruptcy Court Local Rules Committee (1991)
Priest River, Idaho, Cubmaster, Cub Scout Pack #604 (1988-90)
Panhandle State Bank, Board of Directors (1993-)
Bonner County, Chair of Airport Advisory Board (1999-)
Idaho Community Foundation (1997-99)
Bonner County Economic Development Corporation, Board of Directors (1999-)
University of Idaho College of Law, Adjunct Professor; Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
St. John's University LLM Program, Adjunct professor, Small Business Bankruptcy and Trustee Elements

Awards

Idaho State Bar, Professionalism Award Recipient (1999)
Idaho State Bar, Pro Bono Award Recipient (1991)