Kirton McConkie PC
Mr. Woodard is a member of the firm’s Constitutional section.
More than 20 years in commercial litigation — including some lucrative and high-profile wins — has taught Wade Woodard that an attorney’s greatest skill can sometimes be flexibility. Some cases require a pragmatic approach, and others require a more aggressive style. For each client and each case, Wade draws from his lengthy experience to know what arguments will resonate with the jury and which will fall flat. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of complex commercial litigation areas.
Wade has attracted national attention as a trial lawyer. He represented the plaintiff in a 2007 breach of fiduciary action against St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center that resulted in a $63.5 million jury verdict. When the case was appealed, reversed and retried in 2011, a $52.5 million jury verdict was secured. Both verdicts against the hospital system were among the 100 largest awarded by juries in their respective years.
Wade also secured a $4 million dollar jury verdict in 2010 on a Fair Housing Act claim, one of the largest recoveries in the history of the Act. In a related case, Wade obtained the dismissal of Boise County’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition.
His defense work includes defending Tamarack Resort in a $250 million foreclosure proceeding. He also represents Idaho Power Company in cases throughout Idaho. He’s defended product liability and construction defect claims in more than 20 states while serving as a member of the national litigation team for a global leader in engineered wood products. Wade counsels the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in its Idaho cases.
Wade taught Advanced Torts and Lawyering Process at the University of Idaho, College of Law.
When not teaching or working, Wade loves to ride mountain bikes or motorcycles with his family and served as the founder and head coach of the Capital High School Mountain Bike Team in Boise.