Idaho Falls, ID

James Arnold, a Senior Partner, has dedicated his career since 1987 to helping injured individuals, specializing as a Workers’ Compensation Specialist certified by the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association and the Idaho State Bar Association. He is also a fellow of the National College of Workers’ Compensation Attorneys and a member of the Idaho Industrial Commission Advisory Committee. A University of Idaho law graduate and Idaho native, he is known for his commitment to obtaining medical care and monetary compensation for clients, including successfully arguing before the Idaho Supreme Court for undocumented workers' rights. He speaks Spanish.

Craig Swapp is the founder of Craig Swapp & Associates and a passionate advocate for victims' rights. He is a member of the American Association for Justice and the Board of Governors of the Utah Association for Justice.

Scott R. Hall

Scott R. Hall specializes in workers' compensation, mediation, governmental law, and personal injury. He has mediated over 1,400 cases and litigated over 1,050 worker's compensation cases, with personal injury settlements exceeding $3,500,000. He is a former President of the Idaho Association of Defense Counsel and 7th District Bar, and serves as City Attorney for Ammon and Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Bonneville County. Mr. Hall holds an 'AV Preeminent' rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

G. Lance Nalder

G. Lance Nalder has nearly 30 years of litigation experience. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho in 1956. He graduated from Brigham Young University with honors in 1982 with a degree in Business Management/Finance. He attended law school at the University of Idaho from 1982 to 1985, graduating with honors. He was an associate with Holden, Kidwell, Hahn & Crapo, a founding partner of Thomsen Stephens law firm, and established Nalder Law Office, PC in 2004. He is an active member of the Idaho State Bar Association and Idaho Trial Lawyers Association. He has received multiple awards, including being named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyer’s Association (2009-2014), listed in Legal Network’s Top Lawyers In Idaho (2013, 2014), named one of the 2015 Top 100 Litigation Lawyers in the State of Idaho by The American Society of Legal Advocates, and one of the 2015 Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys in Idaho by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys.

Jim McConkie

James W. McConkie is an experienced lawyer who grew up in New York City and London, England. He earned his law degree from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. Following graduation, he joined the staff of U.S. Congressman Gunn McKay (D. Utah), eventually becoming Chief of Staff. In 1977, Jim was appointed as an Assistant United States Attorney in the State of Utah and successfully prosecuted criminal cases. He left the office in 1980 to run for Utah Attorney General. After concluding his years of public service, Jim entered private practice as a founding member of the law firm of Parker & McConkie Personal Injury Lawyers. His practice has focused on personal injury and civil rights for more than four decades. Jim has always been dedicated to using the law to represent and protect the rights of individuals and families injured by the negligence of others or the wrongful acts of corporations or the government. He has represented victims in all kinds of cases, including medical malpractice, trucking accidents, auto accidents, traumatic brain injuries, and wrongful death. Jim and his partner, Bradley H. Parker, have prosecuted a number of high-profile cases. In 1992, they represented the sister-wives of a polygamist group in the wrongful death of their prophet/leader and obtained a $52 million verdict. In 2000, the firm represented a child who had been injured at birth because of medical negligence, obtaining a $10 million verdict. In 2004, Parker & McConkie settled a civil rights suit against the University of Utah for religious discrimination. In 2009, they represented the State of Idaho in a case against the drug manufacturer Eli Lilly. The company deceptively failed to warn the public about serious side effects of its drug, Zyprexa. In that case, Parker & McConkie recovered $13 million for the State of Idaho. In 2020, Jim and Brad successfully represented the family of Lauren McCluskey in a wrongful death, Title IX discrimination case against the University of Utah, obtaining a settlement of $13.5 million. In 2020, Jim was recognized by the Utah State Bar as the “Lawyer of the Year.” In addition to his law practice, Jim also taught constitutional law as an adjunct professor at Westminster College for many years. Jim and his partner, Brad, have also been active in several non-profit groups supporting social issues in the community. They founded Citizens Against Radioactive Waste (CARW), a bipartisan group opposing the storage of radioactive waste in the west desert of the state of Utah. In 2017, they formed the Refugee Justice League, a non-profit organization of attorneys and other professionals offering pro-bono legal help to refugees in Utah who have experienced discrimination because of their religion, ethnicity, or national origin. The Refugee Justice League now has a membership of over 800 lawyers in the State of Utah. Jim has also co-authored a book with his wife, Judith E. McConkie, on historical Jesus scholarship titled, Whom Say Ye That I Am: Lessons from the Jesus of Nazareth, (Kofford Books, Salt Lake City, 2018) and an earlier volume on Mormon history called, Looking at the Doctrine and Covenants Again for the First Time (Temple Books, Salt Lake City, 2010).

Gregory L. Crockett

Greg Crockett is the managing partner of the firm. He is a consummate problem solver, negotiator, and litigator. His extensive litigation experience includes personal injury, commercial and contract disputes, landlord/tenant, representation of shareholders, and LLC members. He has and continues to represent local and regional clients engaged in banking, real estate development, public health, environmental disputes, corporate dissolution, and farming.

Marty R. Anderson

Marty Anderson specializes in personal injury, wrongful death, business litigation, family law, agricultural law, real property law, construction litigation, and mediation. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science in 1995 and a Juris Doctorate degree in 1998 from the University of Idaho. He is a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar and an Idaho Supreme Court approved family law mediator.